While some publishers are pretending that ebooks don’t exist, or trying to stifle ebooks’ by using such silly and self-destructive tactics as delayed release, other publishers get it.
According to Smart Bitches, in response to a query from them Harlequin reported that over 2.5 million romances were downloaded as of December 29. Last year Harlequin gave away 16 free titles in an effort to get romance into the hands of over 1 million women.
Guess what? Harlequin is still in business and the sky hasn’t fallen. Amazing!
I wonder how many did like I did and downloaded all 16 in all of the various offered formats (the ones directly from their site and also from Sony and other resellers). Still a huge number of downloaders no doubt.