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About bookmarks: I still have some lovely full-color bookmarks for Games of Pleasure and for some of my earlier releases. Please e-mail me if you'd like some. Alas, I don't have any bookmarks for Clandestine. Please accept my apologies for any disappointment. About buying my books: If you don't find my latest book on the shelf, most independent bookstores will happily order any in-print book for you with no shipping costs, or you can use your favorite Internet bookstore. Best of all, when a new book is coming out, please ask your bookstore to reserve a copy for you in advance. Many readers don't know that publishers keep rigorous track of new book sales, especially when a book is first released, and use those numbers to decide whether or not to publish that author again. In other words, every brand new copy sold acts like a "vote" for my publisher to release more of my novels in the future, so many thanks for your support. Unfortunately, there's no way for publishers to track used book sales, (neither publisher nor author receives any payment from them). However, once a book is out of print, the "numbers" no longer matter, so please don't hesitate to hunt for and enjoy used copies of my earlier titles. (If you're curious to know more about all this, please scroll down to my note about used books at the bottom of this page.) Booklist: Upcoming Releases: Clandestine by Julia Ross, mass market edition. November, 2007. $6.99. ISBN 978-0425-218-334 Recent titles (should still be available to order new): Games of Pleasure by Julia Ross, mass market edition. April, 2007. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-425-20730-7 Clandestine by Julia Ross, trade paperback edition. November, 2006. $14.00. ISBN 978-0425-21197-7 Night of Sin by Julia Ross, mass market edition. March, 2006. $6.99. ISBN 0-425-20344-1 Games of Pleasure by Julia Ross, trade paperback edition. November, 2005. $13.00. ISBN 0-425-20565-7 Earlier titles (may or may not be available to order new): Night of Sin by Julia Ross, trade paperback edition. January, 2005. $13.00. ISBN 0-425-20013-2 The Wicked Lover by Julia Ross, mass market edition. January, 2005. $6.99. ISBN 0-425-19996-7 The Seduction by Julia Ross, mass market edition. March, 2004. ISBN 0-425-19486-8 The Wicked Lover by Julia Ross, trade paperback edition. February, 2004. ISBN 0-425-19406-X The Seduction by Julia Ross, trade paperback edition. June, 2002. ISBN 0-425-18469-2 Definitely out-of-print titles (so please don't hesitate to hunt for used copies!): My Dark Prince (2000) by Julia Ross Flowers under Ice (1999) by Jean Ross Ewing Illusion (1998) by Jean Ross Ewing Love's Reward (1997) by Jean R. Ewing Folly's Reward(1997) by Jean R. Ewing Valor's Reward (1996) by Jean R. Ewing Rogue's Reward (1995) by Jean R. Ewing Virtue's Reward (1995) by Jean R. Ewing Scandal's Reward (1994) by Jean R. Ewing
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And a note about used books: We all buy used books! It's a great way to discover new authors, recycle the books we love, and keep our backlist in circulation, so none of us is opposed to used book stores. Many of them are great supporters of romance, and we'd be lost without them. However, if enough fans buy enough of their books used, publishers will go broke and there won't be any new books. This is because publishers and authors receive payment only from sales of brand new books, not used books, not rented books, not books checked out of American libraries. (Though libraries buy lots of new books to first stock their shelves, so we all love libraries!) I read recently that 70% of all new books sold are written by just five authors. That doesn't give publishers much incentive to launch new authors, or even keep their mid-list or bestselling authors, when only the mega-sellers are doing really well. Sometimes used books are sold (or rented, which amounts to the same thing: no payment to the publisher) within days of their first release, in direct competition with the brand new book that's just hitting shelves. The Internet has made all of this very instant, and there are more and more ways to find books without buying them new. No one blames readers (including me) for enjoying a bargain, but publishers are starting to feel the pinch. Imagine a world with no new books from your favorite author! Or a world where no new authors are ever published at all? Yet very few of us can afford to buy all of our books new, and it's really fun to browse the used book store hunting for authors we might love. So what do we booklovers do? Obviously we can start by buying as many of our favorite authors' books new as we can afford, and we can order in advance to make sure we get a copy (enough advance orders for an upcoming title means a bigger print run and a very happy publisher). We can also sometimes buy a brand new book by an author we don't know simply because we read a great review, or heard a good buzz about it. That can really make a difference in those first crucial days when the publisher is busy counting sales. (Otherwise, by the time we wait to find it used, it may be too late for our "vote" to count and the publisher may have already "axed" the author.) Meanwhile, the used book store is still there to feed the rest of our habit. When, sooner or later, we find a new-to-us author we love at the used book store, my answer is to immediately order her latest book new, while I take the used book back to trade in, so someone else also has a chance to discover her. That's what I did when I discovered Queen's Play at my local used book store many years ago. I immediately ordered the entire Lymond Chronicles new: my vote to see more books by Dorothy Dunnett (or more books like that), please! If you simply can't afford to buy any books new, not even your favorites, that's OK. You can still make a big difference by posting good reviews on the Internet, talking up that author on chat rooms, and telling all your friends. Authors really value their fans and understand that we can't all buy everything new all the time. Yet it's a common misperception that authors worried about sales are being greedy, which is a very odd idea. Firstly, most authors aren't wealthy (most must work full time at a 'day job' in order to survive), and every author deserves to make an honest living from all her hard work. Since the number of new sales counts not only for her bottom line, but also toward whether she will ever be published again, she has every right to worry. So there you have it! Buy books new when you can, buy them used when you can't, but please continue to enjoy reading! © Home ©
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