Monday, July 16, 2012

Revisiting the Classics

One of the great things about the digital age we now live in is that many books that have long been out-of-print are being made available again. Many authors, like our own Patricia Rosemoor, have been reissuing their older titles as ebooks (Don't miss the Quid Pro Quo series if you haven't read it before!).  Over the past year, Harlequin itself has been rapidly digitizing many backlist titles too. I've been excited to have the chance to buy digital copies of some of my favorite books, including what may just be my all-time favorite Intrigue, The Dream Wedding by M.J. Rodgers, which was reissued last year. It's also been exciting to think that new readers might now have the chance to discover some truly wonderful books that have been out-of-print for far too long.


Today marks the release of the latest set of Harlequin Treasury titles, including many Intrigues that were originally released in 1994 and 1995. Among the books I'm excited to see issued as ebooks for a new generation of readers to find are Thief of Hearts by New York Times Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, the first three books in Rodgers' brilliant Justice Inc. series, and Laura Kenner's terrific A Killer Smile.


What about you? Have you been checking out any of the reissued ebook titles? Any old favorites you've been excited to see reissued, or some you're still hoping to see released? Made any new discoveries that have become favorites?

Happy reading!

Kerry Connor
FAKING MR. RIGHT - June 2012
HER COWBOY AVENGER - August 2012
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6 comments:

  1. RuthJuly 16, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    HI Kerry, I have been checking some of the digital books for one's that I might have missed in a series. I'm finding that I love e-books. Still read print books but I think the e-readers are so much easier to carry around, and with my poor eye sight easier to adjust the font size.

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    1. Kerry ConnorJuly 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM

      Ruth,
      Sounds like e-books have been great for you! I have to admit, I don't have an e-reader yet. I mostly use the apps for the various e-readers (Kindle, Nook, Adobe) on my computer. But I suspect it won't be long until I cave... (I'm always behind the times when it comes to technology anyway!)

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  2. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    I have read a reissue of one of my favorite authors. It was the first book of hers that I ever read and I found that I enjoyed it more the second time around.

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    1. Kerry ConnorJuly 16, 2012 at 3:32 PM

      Lilsis,
      Cool! Always nicer to have that happen than the other way around, right? :)

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  3. MarcieJuly 16, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    I love seeing older books being reissued and the author getting a tiny sliver of royalty pie. That way readers don't have to go the used bookstore way.

    I do like searching for authors I've recently found but don't have a list started. Yet.

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    1. Kerry ConnorJuly 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM

      Marcie,
      Yep, that's definitely one of the upsides to reissues for authors!

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