• About
  • Schedule
  • Community Involvement
  • Book Reviews
  • Ermilia Books
    • Request a Free Copy
    • Blind Sight Series
      • Praise for Blind Sight
      • Blind Sight Blog Tour
    • Poisoned Waters
      • Poisoned Waters Blog Tour
    • Picture it & Write Publications
  • Free Book Covers

Ermilia

~ Blind Sight Coauthors

Ermilia

Tag Archives: kindle

__ebook prices

30 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda

≈ 11 Comments

Tags

books, bookstore image, ebook, funny bookstore advertisements, great features of paperback, kindle, prices, technology, world

Stand Bookstore - New York

Stand Bookstore – New York

I thought this was so funny! I love physical books but this isn’t meant to spark a fight about ‘ebook versus physical books’. Both have their advantages. I just thought this was a great little marketing/advertising idea from the bookstore.

What really caught my eye was how they state that ebooks often cost more than physical books. That truly baffles me. I know it’s because they can charge that price, so why not? But it seems ridiculous. But on the other hand, by keeping ebook prices high, that’s helpful for bookstores so they can still compete.

In Australia, I’m not sure if most bookstores can still truly compete with all their book prices. Our books are very expensive compared to American standards. A paperback is very often $16-$28. If there is a good sale, it might be just below $10.

What are your thoughts on ebook/physical book prices?

– Ermisenda Alvarez

Book Review: The Games We Play by Sean Hayden

13 Monday Aug 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Eliabeth, Reviews

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

books, ebooks, fiction, kindle, paranormal, reading, romance, Sean Hayes, short stories, The Games We Play, vampires

The Games We Play

by Sean Hayden

genre: paranormal romance, short story

Synopsis from Goodreads

A smoky bar, a few too many drinks, it had all the makings of a perfect night. It looked even brighter when he walked in. “Tall, dark, and delicious,” she thought. Too bad Veronica didn’t realize he was having the same thoughts about her. She looked very delicious…to the predator. A shot with a chaser quickly turns into just a chase. Running for her life was not how she thought the night would end. Veronica had always had a thing for games. She could only pray she would win this one.

Review

Completely neutral.  I have nothing to say about this book, which is not generally something you’d see in a review, but there it is.  It was fine, well written, and short.  It’s something to read to pad your books for the year if you’re behind on your Goodreads Challenge; it just went by too quickly for me to feel any emotional attachment at all.

It doesn’t seem to be the introduction to a longer story, so it doesn’t even have that going for it, but there’s nothing negative to give it less than three.

3 out of 5

-Eliabeth Hawthorne

To submit a review request for your novel or see what other books we’ve reviewed, please check the Book Reviews page.

Blind Sight – Leocardo’s volume has moved to KDP Select

17 Tuesday Apr 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Announcements

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

Amazon, Blind Sight, books, ebooks, KDP, kindle, Leocardo Reyes

Blind Sight Through the Eyes of Leocardo Reyes has been moved to Amazon.com exclusively for 90 days while we experiment with KDP Select.  If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can now borrow the book for free!  It’s got twenty-two 4 and 5 star reviews on Goodreads, so what are you waiting for?

If anyone would like a copy for Nook or PDF, please comment below and we’ll e-mail you to work something out.  You can still find Aniela’s volume at Barnes & Noble and Smashwords.

Amazon: (Aniela/Leocardo)
Barnes & Noble: (Aniela)
Smashwords: (Aniela)

About the book:

Genre: Adult Fantasy

Snatched out of their life in Spain, Leocardo and his blind sister Odette find themselves on an island with no recollection of the trip. After foiled attempts to escape, Odette’s strange behavior gets worse. Even after learning the island has bestowed magic upon them both, Leocardo faces the possibility his sister is having a mental break down.  Just as he thinks he is settled in, job and romantic life stable, Odette disappears.

See what other readers are saying about the book, here.

__picture it & write: Blind Sight Edition

11 Sunday Mar 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Eliabeth, Ermisenda, Picture it & Write!

≈ 10 Comments

Tags

art, Blind Sight, books, creativity, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, kindle, life, music, nook, photography, poetry, stories, urban fantasy, writing, writing exercise

Blind Sight launched March 1st so as part of the Blind Sight Blog Tour, it’s theme month for Picture it & Write.  The rules have not changed, but all of our initial post will now be written using Blind Sight characters and have two paragraphs instead of one as Ermisenda and Eliabeth use characters from their side of the series.  If you have read the novel, you are welcome to use our characters if you make a reference to the Blind Sight novel in your post or write it as a comment here.

I urge people to join in, comment with your paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. It doesn’t have to follow my story or reflect the same themes. It can be a poem or in a different language (provide a translation please :)). Anyone who wants to join in, is welcome. This photograph has been reblogged under Ermisenda on tumblr.

Every fortnight we hope to host a photograph suggested by contributors. So, keep those photograph recommendations coming. Submit your favourite images (with credit) for next week’s Picture it & write!

Tatiana meandered across the grand hall. Everyone was wearing their most expensive and dazzling gowns and suits. The chandeliers twinkled, casting a galaxy of stars across the room. The glasses of champagne sparkled. The food glistened. Smiles shimmered from all corners. This was the event to attend. The great charity ball for Aniela’s orphanage, Phoenix, had started.

Tatiana plucked a ripe grape from the fruit platter and let it drop upon her tongue. The supple skin burst and a flood of juice delighted her tastebuds. And yet, Tatiana found the taste hard to savour. Something else had caught her dark eyes. The innocent and ‘angelic’ Aniela was wearing something that did not belong to her. Tatiana’s fingers clenched into a fist. Her fingernails dug painfully into her skin. The tiara that ought to be Tatiana’s maliciously glimmered from Aniela’s golden head. Tatiana spat the corpse of the grape onto the floor.

– Ermisenda Alvarez

Everything was perfect.  The tablecloths hung perfectly centered off the edges of the tables, not a single bulb was out on the chandeliers, each flower arrangement  had been redone until it’s beauty could be appreciated from every angle, and even a gentle breeze gently rustled the tulle curtains as if Alaya controlled the wind too.  Alaya could not be more proud of her youngest.  Aniela was not as ambitious as her brother, but she was the youngest so it was to be expected.  The diamond tiara Alaya had bestowed upon her youngest tonight would make her otherwise overlooked beauty radiate and hopefully catch the eye of some eligible suitors for Alaya to chose from.  Such a choice could not be left to Aniela.

Alaya strode over to the podium where she would address the crowd and surveyed her handiwork.  Nothing would ruin tonight.

– Eliabeth Hawthorne

Everyone is welcome to use the button, just link them back to the Picture it & write category or Ermiliablog! 🙂 Share your love for Picture it & write on your blog with the image below. Be proud, and stylish 😉 !

<a href="https://ermiliablog.wordpress.com/category/picture-it-write/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/LadySerendipity/pictureitandwrite2copy-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Ermilia

Ermisenda and Eliabeth are coauthors blogging about books, life, and everything in between. May Ermilia Blog inspire you today!

Grab this title!

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Ermilia

Ermilia

Blind Sight

Blind Sight

Categories

  • Announcements
  • Blind Sight: Aniela [Novel]
  • Blind Sight: Leocardo [Novel]
  • Character Galleries
  • Eliabeth
  • Ermisenda
  • Free Book Covers
  • Listen & Write!
  • Picture it & Write!
  • Reviews


Creative Commons License
Ermilia Blog by Ermisenda Alvarez and Eliabeth Hawthorne is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Ermilia
    • Join 1,797 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Ermilia
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...