Comments on: Monday Morning Stepback: PM Edition: how to gift an ebook?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:04:49 +0000

@Lori James: This is really great to know, thank you!

By: Teddypig

Teddypig — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:43:31 +0000

I love that gifting feature at All Romance eBooks! Another great idea guys.

By: Lori James

Lori James — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:34:29 +0000

AllRomance.com and OmniLit.com both allow for the gifting of specific eBook titles and the gifting of certificates (we call them eBook Bucks). We've been running a very popular Go Green For the Holiday's campaign since mid-November. With eBook readers being such a popular gift this holiday season, many people are seeking out eBooks as well. Pre-loading a reader with some choice titles to get someone started or a gift certificate to encourage buying is a great idea. Lori James Chief Operating Officer All Romance eBooks, LLC

By: AnimeJune

AnimeJune — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:29:59 +0000

I hope you enjoy “Bitten” – I ended up winning Kelley Armstrong’s backlist while working at Chapters and she’s one of the few urban fantasy authors I enjoy, I think because while the series is ongoing, the relationship-romances conclude in some way at the end of each novel.

I’m always hinky about series in any genre because, well, I like endings. I hate thinking “Oh, this character’s set up real well now – but, crap, if there are 12 more books coming you know something’s going to mess it up!”

By: Eliza

Eliza — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:08:56 +0000

OmniLit.com and AllRomance.com have a specific gift a friend feature. You buy the book you want to give them then in your library (before you download) there is a gift icon to click on. You provide the email of your friend and they get notified that you have sent them an ebook gift. No copyright issues and you get to be specific about the book.

I love to use this feature in contests when I want to give away another authors book instead of mine.

Eliza

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:18:24 +0000

@heidenkind: It's like a nongift in a way, isn;t it? @jmc: See, that's the thing. If the duplication is the issue, and you avoid that -- especially by buying a second copy to give -- it seems to me to be ok. The lending and gifting is such an important part of the experience of literacy and book reading. I still wouldn't; do it, but for other reasons. @Heather Massey: Heather I found your blog really thought provoking, because it raises the question of whether there can be "fair" violence between women and men. As a philosopher, that's one of the highest compliments I can give! Thanks you for stopping by. @Booklover1335: See, and the GC just doesn't feel the same, but I agree that is one way to do it legally. @JeanneTops: LOL. For years we had chinese with Jewish friends, who have, alas, moved away (this is a common problem when you live in the frigid hinterlands). But I do think we are going to see Invictus Christmas day with the kids, in prep for our S. Africa trip next week. @Keira: thanks Keira. I think if I took free books form authors this would work, but I am trying to find a way to pay for them myself, and give them away. -

By: Keira

Keira — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:53:34 +0000

On ebook giveaways, I contact the winner and cc the author. In the body of the email I tell the winner that the author was cced so the two can get in touch directly about the prize. I haven’t heard back from most winners one way or another on if they like this method or not. The one winner who did respond said she really appreciated it though.

Edit: No response from authors on if they like this method or not so far, either, but no complaints, so I’ll take that as “It’s fine.” Also, I think this way is better because the authors know the winning reader is the only one to get the ebook.

By: JeanneTops

JeanneTops — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:03:29 +0000

For many years, my Jewish kids also got to “double-dip” at my non-Jewish family’s Christmas celebration. Now we do what we think is the truly Jewish thing to do – a movie and Chinese take-out.

By: Booklover1335

Booklover1335 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:40:47 +0000

Hi,
I’ve given away several ebooks on my blog, although they’ve always been provided by the author of the ebook and they are the ones to send the ebook via email to the winner.

I’ve also given away an ebook (sortof) to someone by purchasing a GC to Books on Board for the dollar amount that it would cost them to purchase that particular ebook. I don’t know if they actually ended up purchasing what the GC was intended for, but is the only way I’ve been able to come up with that doesn’t violate copyright laws.

By: Heather Massey

Heather Massey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:27:44 +0000

Thanks for linking to my post at RTB and for reading it.

Heroes and heroines who face each other in a combat situation can make for exciting stories but it’s not for everyone. I don’t think we’re in danger of it becoming a huge trend anytime soon! And fortunately I’ve not come across any gratuitous violence in such scenes. So far, everything I’ve read fits the story. When I wrote the post, I was very much thinking in terms of action adventure stories, not domestic violence of any kind.