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OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?
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Naomi Hirahara commented on B.R.Stateham's blog post 'A stupid question: is it possible . . . .'

Good question. I also write middle-grade books and my last hardback for that market had a retail price of $16.99 and was 230 pages. So it seems that it's possible to charge less for a hard cover.

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Sarah E Glenn replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?'

Gwen Mayo and I will be attending. Unsure if and when we will be available. The schedule is pretty full. If you see the pic below, it's us.

October 13

Beth Groundwater replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?'

Since the Anthony ceremony & reception is 4-6 pm and the charity auction starts at 7 pm, it sounds to me like 6-7 pm is the PERFECT window for snacks and drinks with the Crimespace gang at the main Hyatt hotel bar. I'll look for your hat then Jack!

October 12

Mike Dennis replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?'

Count me in. See you there.

October 10

Robin Burcell replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?'

I'm going! It should be fun! I have a panel Friday morning at 10. My publisher might be giving out ARCs of my book THE BONE CHAMBER Friday morning at 8...

September 30

Donna Moore replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'OK, so who's going to Bouchercon?'

I shall be there! Looking forward to seeing you Naomi.

September 29

JackBludis replied to Naomi Hirahara's discussion 'Wallander -- what do you all think?'

I like Wallander. I consider British accents almost necessary for anyone but Americans in foreign pieces. I have to admit that knowing nothing of the series before I caught it in the middle of the first episode that I was surprised somewhere alon...

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California Crime Writers Conference a Success!

Here I am with fellow co-chairs Jane DiLucchio, left, and Susan Beery. The next one will be in 2011.

Posted on June 29, 2009 at 1:33am — 2 Comments

e-publishing wars

Kindle-less and e-reader-less, I'm just starting to learn about electronic publishing, even though all of my novels are available as e-books.

I attended an e-publishing panel at our inaugural California Crime Writers Conference during the weekend of July 13-14 and it was fascinating. E-publisher Marci Baun, e-published pioneering author Marilyn Meredith, and Poisoned Pen acquiring editor Annette Rogers were all there to give their take on the future of digital books.

Some stuff I learned:

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Posted on June 26, 2009 at 1:40am — 3 Comments

Happy Holidays, Crimespacers!

May you all be safe with food to eat, a roof over your head, and lots of books by your side.

See you in the Year of the Ox.

oxox

Naomi Hirahara

Posted on December 20, 2008 at 11:22am — 2 Comments

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Posted on September 25, 2008 at 12:50am — 2 Comments

How will high-tech trends, global economy affect book publishing?

As I watch high-tech trends and the economy, which includes consolidation and buyouts, decimate print newspapers, forcing a definite paradigm shift for journalism, I wonder about books and publishing.

I don't think books will be as threatened by the Internet in the short-run because well, books tend to be long--and people are still catching on to reading from hand-held digital devices. As e-readers get more popular, I wonder if people will be more open to download self-edited books vs. those re… Continue

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At 12:33pm on October 18, 2009, Sarah E Glenn said…: Enjoyed seeing you on the Geezer Lit panel! That was a lot of fun.

At 9:11am on September 26, 2009, REID JACKSON (pen name) said…: send me info on Bouchercon

At 2:37am on May 2, 2009, Mari Sloan said…: That's a beautiful, imaginative, cover!

:-) Mari

At 5:20am on February 2, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…: Naomi, I have a photo of you with the beautiful Snakeskin Shamisen on my photo page.

At 10:05am on November 30, 2008, I. J. Parker said…: Thanks for the comment on my page. More there. I'm always very glad when you post in the "Forum". Had missed you. You have a new novel out, I see. Excellent. Love title and cover. Will keep an eye out.

At 3:07am on September 25, 2008, Linda Brown said…: Thanks, as always, for coming to The Mystery Bookstore, Naomi! And thanks for turning me on to Crimespace! Linda

At 2:34am on August 11, 2008, Mitzi Szereto said…: Thanks! my "Getting Even" book is great fun... unless you happen to be on the receiving end of the revenge!

At 3:58pm on August 6, 2008, Beth Groundwater said…: Thanks for becoming my friend, Naomi!

At 7:20am on July 16, 2008, Alison Bruce said…: Hi Naomi,

thanks for the invite, hope you have loads of success as well as a great night at the pictures, Alison x

At 4:32am on June 25, 2008, I. J. Parker said…: Naomi, I love your new picture. You look gorgeous. And thanks for the comment on my site. I also hope that all is going well for you. I shall sign a contract for the next Akitada novel (already written) with Penguin soon. So we're limping along. Congratulations on the Japanese translation. I've been told that is hopeless for me. A German-American writing about 11th century Japan for the Japanese? It's probably considered blasphemous.
I did make a sale in Indonesia, though. :)