{"id":7011,"date":"2011-08-09T16:29:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2011-08-09T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T20:29:44","slug":"ch-ch-ch-changes-and-publishing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/09\/ch-ch-ch-changes-and-publishing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch-ch-ch-changes and Publishing news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First things first.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The winner of my July Contest is&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>RHONDA JONES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congrats, Rhonda! You&#8217;re getting 4 fabulous books.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In creative news, I&#8217;m giving The Season website and blog a makeover. I do this about once a year because obviously I&#8217;m\u00a0 a masochist.\u00a0 If you want a sneak peek, here&#8217;s what it looks like right now&#8211;although, always subject to change by the time I make it &#8220;live&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/new_index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a0Home Page<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Covers here are merely props. I have no idea which books are Top Picks yet or which book will be the featured book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/new_template.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Book Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/september-month-at-a-glance.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Month-at-a-Glance Page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Ignore the star ratings here. Placeholder.<\/p>\n<p>Would love suggestions on how to make it better.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the facelift, I&#8217;ve decided to move the <strong>2nd Anniversary Bash<\/strong> to the third week of August, so it will run August 22nd-26th.\u00a0 This way, the &#8220;new look&#8221; will go live at the same time as the bash. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aspiring Authors,<\/strong> to celebrate the 2012 mass market publication of <strong><em>Family Affair<\/em><\/strong>, a novella by #1 New York Times bestselling author <em><strong>Debbie Macomber<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>Avon Books<\/strong> is hosting a Debbie Macomber-inspired online writing contest!\u00a0 Aspiring writers who participate in the <strong>\u201cMake Your Dreams Come True\u201d<\/strong> contest may find themselves enjoying an \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d-type moment, as the winner receives a cash prize of $500, and the winning entry will be published in the back matter of the paperback and e-book edition of <strong><em>Family Affair<\/em><\/strong>, going on-sale in July 2012.\u00a0 In addition, the grand prize winner may also be offered an <strong>Avon Impulse publishing contract<\/strong>!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avonromance.com\/family-affair-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for Contest Rules and Entry Procedures.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A little publishing news I did get a chuckle over yesterday. As you may or may not know, Amazon has been flexing their publishing muscles lately with the upcoming launch of their Thomas &amp; Mercer and Montlake lines with NYT bestselling authors <em><strong>Barry Eisler<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Connie Brockway<\/strong><\/em>. At this point their share of the ebook distribution market is approx 60%. Well the books in these lines are not digital only&#8211;although the digital books will be exclusive to their Kindle (mobi) format&#8211;which means they will need print distribution. But which stores will stock these books? Barnes and Noble&#8217;s CEO William Lynch told Publisher&#8217;s Weekly that they will stock Amazon books only if the digital books are also offered for distribution. In my opinion, this is precisely the position Barnes and Noble should hold. Why would they distribute the print books if the digital books are not offered for the Nook? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/publisher-news\/article\/48259-all-eyes-on-amazon-publishing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for full article.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-7011\" data-postid=\"7011\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-7011 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First things first. The winner of my July Contest is&#8230; RHONDA JONES Congrats, Rhonda! 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