The first resource I'm going to point you to (all you mystery and thriller authors, pay attention!) is All Mystery! eNewsletter. To quote the site:
This is a published monthly e-newsletter that features a variety of authors from the august veterans to the rising stars of tomorrow.
Each issue has a fun theme to tickle your imagination: British authors, exotic locations, paranormal detectives, historical mysteries, and romantic suspense, to name a few.
I feature three or four authors and include the following:
* Colorful book covers with click through to the author website
* Book description
* A few reviews of the book
* Buy Now click-throughs to a variety of buying sources: a small bookstore, B&N , Amazon, publisher
Could be a good place for mystery writer types to promote their work. (And hat tip to Timothy Hallinan for that resource.)
And here's an article that had me asking, "What the heck is a quora anyway and why should I care?"
Also, here's a Mystery Scene Magazine article in which electronic media is discussed in much broader terms, with a brief mention in one paragraph at the end for books. My, how desperately the author seems to be grasping at straws in defense of printed books. Using statistics and everything. And, um, "even Kindle needs source material"? What? I'm sorry. Where have you been, Gary Phillips? Your statement reveals that you don't know that many authors are bypassing or delaying print publication and publishing straight to ebooks now. Apparently.
And finally this Writer Beware blog post which cautions us that just because one ebook author is a raging success that doesn't mean every ebook author is going to be a raging success, too.
How can I say this politely? I can't. Well, duh!
PS: Scan the comments. Most of them are a waste of time, but look for Joe Konrath's. Clear, concise and on the mark.
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