The biggest news for RWA members this last week is the change of location for the National conference from Nashville to The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, July 28–31. According to the NY Times, self-publishing numbers are up and they’re gaining in cachet. Cheap, digital-publishing technology — especially print-on-demand options, [...]

According to Publishers Weekly, St. Paul Library’s Got Friends — including authors and publishers. With author chats, book sales, cocktails and dinners, the library’s fund-raiser had 796 attendees this year. In 2008, they made a profit of $102,000. Other libraries should take note. Do you think e-books are hot in romance? Publishing Perspectives does. They [...]