Entries Tagged ‘book reviews’:
filed in Publishing Industry on Feb.13, 2012
Reading my post from last Friday about literary snobs and snobbish critics, I became a bit worried that readers might think perhaps I was prejudiced toward such folks. I am. Of course I refuse to take personal responsibility (and hereby place full blame on society). Perhaps some of my anger stems from to the review […]
Tags: arrogant critics, book reviews, Duncan Long, Literary critics, unfair book reviews
filed in Book Artwork and Illustrations, Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork on Feb.14, 2011
I’ve been using TinEye the last few days to discover folks using my artwork online without permission. This is a handy little search engine that compares similarities between pictures. If I find sites using my work without permission, I then write a take-down notice, ask the user to credit me for the artwork, or whatever […]
Tags: book artist, book artwork in books, book cover artist, book cover illustrator, book illustrations, book illustrator, book reviews, Delta Press, Duncan Long, HarperCollins, ILEX, ISFiC, Paladin Press, pirated artwork, Sci-Fi Art Now, TinEye
filed in Publishing Industry, Self Publishing on Feb.11, 2011
Ray K Alan has opened a new website that posts book reviews and author press releases for free. Called “New Book Journal” it offers free posting of press releases for authors books, events, and announcements. ===================================================
Tags: author press releases, book reviews, New Book Journal, Ray K Alan
filed in Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork on Apr.02, 2010
I recently read an interesting blog posted by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen (here). Vandermeulen was a bit taken aback by a “reviewer” on Amazon.com who suggested the author tooted her horn too much in her book Promotional Tips for Authors. What an odd criticism. If ever there was a books in which an author should “toot her […]
Tags: advertising, advice for authors, Amazon.com book reviews, authors, book cover artwork, book cover illustration, book cover illustrator, book critics, book reviews, P. T. Barnum, publisher, toot your own horn