If you’re a coffee drinker, you’ll be happy to know that as of July 1st Starbucks will have free WIFI at all US locations.
On Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents blog, McIntosh & Otis agent Rebecca Strauss posted Allie Larkin’s query for her women’s fiction book, STAY, which Ms. Strauss ended up representing and selling.
New agent Anne Bohner of Pen and Ink Literary is looking for commercial women’s fiction, romance, YA and popular nonfiction. A former senior editor at New American Library, Bohner also worked at Bantam Dell for several years.
Great news for eBook readers. Amazon and Barnes & Noble cut their prices. Amazon is selling their Kindle for $189 now. The B&N Nook is going for $199, but it’s full-featured with free Wifi. They also have the Nook Wifi for $149. And Borders is offering a $20 gift card to go with their $149.99 Kobo eReader.
Because of the slash in prices, Amazon and Barnes & Noble are offering refunds to customers who bought an e-reader from them within 30 days of the announcement.
If you’re thinking of self-publishing, you’ll find this J.A Konrath post interesting.
Is there a book signing in your future? You’ll want to read about the 8 Steps to a Stress Free Book Signing by William C. Mills.
