Indigo’s Green Initiative — Is It Enough?

On Monday, November 30 Indigo announced their ambitious commitment to reaching 50% recycled paper in the books they retail within the next five years. While I very much applaud that corporate initiative, I might suggest it doesn’t go far enough, or encompass a growing alternative to paper waste, and that is print on demand technologies. No longer the poor second-cousin to offset printing, print on demand often produces a superior product, with less impact to…

Great Signing November 28, Another to Come December 5

I had a great book signing at Coles, Orangeville Mall this past Saturday. We sold half the stock on hand of From Mountains of Ice, all but one of Shadow Song, and even a copy of And the Angels Sang. It was great to have a fan, Anne, stop by to say how much she had enjoyed reading Shadow Song, and to sign a copy for her of From Mountains of Ice. Always love it…

Five Rivers Signs Debut Author

In a quiet, energetic series of emails, Five Rivers reached an agreement with new Canadian author, Alicia Hendley, to publish her debut novel, A Subtle Thing. Slated for release in the fall of 2010 in both print and digital formats, A Subtle Thing is a raw, honest and relentless novel, written with authority, that follows Beth’s heart-breaking and uplifting battle with clinical depression. You will cheer for her. You will want to shake her. But…

Book Signing in Orangeville

Lorina Stephens will be appearing in Orangeville, Ontario this coming Saturday, November 28, at Coles Books, located at 150 First Street, Orangeville Mall, Orangeville, Ontario, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This is one of many stops on Lorina’s busy virtual and actual book tour this fall, promoting her new fantasy novel, From Mountains of Ice. The novel, Lorina’s second, is now a Sunburst and World Fantasy Award nominee.

More about Smashwords and Digital Rights Management

It’s been about a week since we uploaded our book list to Smashwords. It’s a decision I don’t regret. Sure there’s still raging debate in the publishing community regarding digital rights management. After reading a great deal about it I’ve come to the following conclusion: It doesn’t matter. What? Yep. It’s doesn’t matter. Digital rights management doesn’t matter. The reason I’ve come to that conclusion follows this path of logic. In print media, after a…