Industry News About EBooks and Christmas Giveaway Winners

CBS News posted an article - Will Publishers Kill Amazon’s Golden Goose?

Big publishers are starting to push the price of their ebooks up again. Since ereaders such as the Kindle require an investment to begin with, this could hurt sale. Who will get hurt more - publishers, Amazon, or both?

The New York Times featured an article - Pulp Fiction: The Kindle Debate

It’s in response to an earlier article concerning the dissatisfaction of Kindle Fire owners. It does end with a note that Amazon does have the advantage, even though the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet is better and the Apple Ipad years ahead of either device.

Anyone care to share your thoughts?

And the winners of the Christmas Giveaway-

One print copy-  
A Southpaw’s POV - Holly
Cruising Altitude - DL
Ciara Knight

One ebook copy -
Sia McKye
Visiting Reality - Linda
Nancy Williams

Congrats, everyone! Send me an email and let me know what book you want.(The Circle of Friends Books I-V or Overcoming Obstacles.)

Christmas Giveaway Special!

As a thank you to all of my blogger friends and faithful fans, I have a special giveaway for you.

There are two parts to the giveaway:

1 - Comment to win a free book -

Must be a follower & comment - 2 points

Tweet this giveaway #SpunkyChristmas - 5 points

Post giveaway with button in sidebar of blog - 5 points

Post giveaway on Facebook - 5 points

Blog post about giveaway - 10 points

Three physical books and three ebooks will be given out to six random winners - the more points, the more times you are entered! Book is winner’s choice.

Contest runs until December 16, 2011 - winners announced on December 19, 2011

2 - Purchase a book to receive free book -

Buy any book from the list below and receive free books!

Purchase a print copy and receive ONE free, autographed copy of your choice.

Purchase an ebook copy and receive TWO free ebooks of your choice.

Books must be purchased between December 1 -16, 2011. Send copy of receipt from any retailer to wolferock@earthlink.net and let me know which book(s) you want. Don’t forget a snail mail address for print books!

Qualifying books:

Overcoming Obstacles with SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting

Non-fiction - self-help/inspiration

Print ISBN 978-0-9816210-2-9  $13.95
Ebook ISBN 978-0-9827139-2-1  $1.99

The Circle of Friends series -Fiction - YA:

Book I…Lori

Print ISBN 978-0-9816210-0-5  $20.95

Ebook ISBN 978-0-9816210-8-1  $1.99

Book II…Sarah

ISBN 978-0-9816210-1-2  $20.95

Ebook ISBN 978-0-9816210-9-8  $2.99

Book III…James

Print ISBN 978-0-9816210-3-6  $19.95

Ebook ISBN 978-09827139-0-7  $2.99

Book IV…Mike

Print ISBN 978-0-9816210-4-3  $19.95

Ebook ISBN 978-0-9827139-1-4  $2.99

Book V…Heather

Print ISBN 978-0-9816210-5-0  $19.95

Ebook ISBN978-0-9816210-7-4  $2.99

Books available retail and online and in all ebook formats.

For a full description to all books, click the tab above marked ‘Books’ or visit Spunk on a Stick’s Tips.

You have until December 16 - now go!

And Merry Christmas! (Doesn't Spunky look festive and happy?)

Holidays Coming & Special Feature

The latest newsletter went out last week and below are some of the highlights. My newsletter goes out four times a year and the most recent is archived here. Thanks and enjoy!

* NEWS & UPDATES * 

Greeting friends & fans!

The holidays are now only two months away!

The joy of reading is the greatest gift you can ever give.

When selecting Christmas presents this year, be sure books are among your purchases.

Print books are still available in bookstores and online. If you are a fan of the physical book, your purchase sends a message that you don’t want to see this form of media vanish.

Many people now own eReaders. A gift card from iTunes, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble would make a eReader owner very happy! EBooks tend to be 50-75% cheaper than their print counterparts, so that’s twice the reading.

And like any good author, my books are available in all formats!

Enjoy your holidays. Thanks again for all your support and remember to dream BIG!

L. Diane Wolfe
“Spunk On A Stick”
The Circle of Friends
Spunk on a Stick

* SPECIAL FEATURE *

Double feature for you today!

Two of my fellow Dancing Lemur Press LLC authors have books coming out in the next few months.

Charlette Denise Sutton was one of the co-authors for my Overcoming Obstacles with SPUNK! book. She’s a talented writer, poet, and songwriter. Her book, Seizing Opportunities to Propel You Forward, debuts in eBook form on November 5, 2011. You can visit Denise’s site at My Words and Me
 





Alex J. Cavanaugh’s next book, CassaFire, comes out February 28, 2012. A truly incredible book trailer is now available at You Tube and featured below. You can visit Alex at his BLOG.


Both are amazing authors and I hope you have the opportunity to check out their books!