Month: November 2012

Book Brief: Savannah Jade

SAVANNAH JADE
by Sandra Cimadori
Genre: Young Adult Novel, Contemporary Fiction
Word count: 46, 272

Trailer trash is what people in Port Regal, South Carolina call seventeen-year-old Savannah Jade Mason and her family. Savannah dreams of doing important, spectacular things, but it is unlikely she ever will given her spectacular ability for getting into trouble. When her mother dies, the family’s circumstances sink further into the Lowcountry swamp. Adult responsibilities are thrust on Savannah overnight. She is the only one left to care for her elderly grandmother and little brother – Savannah’s older sister is in jail and no good to anyone.

Who can Savannah turn to? Will it be Jonah her rocker boyfriend who she has loved for years, Derek who is anxious to escape his new life and baby, or steady and dependable Luca who she sees only as a friend? The revelation of a family secret will shake her identity to its core, lead her to question all her relationships, and set her on the road to self-reliance.

This title is available from Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. Continue reading “Book Brief: Savannah Jade”

Smashwords Sunday: Holiday Shopping Edition

The holiday shopping season is upon on us. Time to start thinking about the kinds of goodies to stuff those Kindles and Nooks and Kobos and Sonys hanging from the mantle.

Unlike Amazon, Smashwords distributes to about every retailer in the world. Props to Coker and his crew of indie rebels.

Here is a holiday salute to Smashwords and the Smashers with a selection of holiday-themed books. Give these authors’ wares a look-see and maybe you’ll find just the right gift for that special someone without ever having to leave the comfort of your home. Just click the cover to look and even buy. Continue reading “Smashwords Sunday: Holiday Shopping Edition”

Video Trailer Smackdown

It’s time once more to vote for the video book trailer of the week. Wake the kids, phone the neighbors and fire up the popcorn popper. We have a selection of three great book trailers to choose from, so take a look and pick your favorite. No cash. No prizes. It’s all for the glory!

So, let’s get ready to rumble. It’s a steel-cage death match of awesome videos. Or something.

Check ’em out for yourself by clicking the links! The contestants this week are:

Bad Spirits

Deviations

Paulie Potatoes

Which was your pick for video trailer of the week?

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Copyright and a Case for Why We Should

Copyrights are always something in the forefront of our collective indie publisher minds. Should we or shouldn’t we, do we have to take special steps? This overview will focus on U.S. copyright laws but I would imagine that they are similar in other countries. Toward the end of this post we’ll look at a possible copyright infringement that hits a little too close to home. Continue reading “Copyright and a Case for Why We Should”