Discover a New Love, by Sourcebooks, is back with one of my favorite regular blog features – behind the scenes at its latest romance cover video shoot.
It’s a lot of fun. One model says his grandmother encouraged him to take the job. Check it out!
The report, the 2012 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics & Buying Behaviors Annual Review, says Gen Y bought 30 percent of all titles in 2011, up from 24 percent in 2010. Baby Boomers, who have historically spent the most on books, have a 25 percent share.
Forty-three percent of Gen Y’s purchases are made online, which is helping push the industry’s shift to digital.
The report, prepared by Bowker Market Research, also finds ebook prices fell between 2010 and 2011.
It puts the average price of a fiction ebook at $5.24 in 2011, down from $5.69 in 2010. In nonfiction, the average price fell from $9.04 to $6.47. In the juvenile segment, it dropped to $4.47 in 2011 from $4.88.
The reports finds ebooks have the most impact in the Mystery genre, accounting for 17 percent of spending, followed by Romance and Science Fiction, which accounted for 15 percent of dollars spent.
Contemporary Series – Final Round Judge: Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
Crashing Into Tess by Christine M. Griffin
Scarlet Distraction by Elly Takaki*
Testing The CEO’s Theory by Sarah Darnell*
Contemporary Single Title – Final Round Judge: Leonore Waldrip, HQN
First Aid for a Broken Heart by Kat Latham
Hawaiian Heat: The Marriage Trap by Diane Garner
Octagon Girl by Michelle Manon
Precious Jewels by Mary Behre
Royally Screwed by Kelle Z. Riley
Historical – Final Round Judge: Katherine Pelz, Berkley
An Unloved Earl by Eileen Emerson
The League of Rogues by Lauren Diana Smith
The Winds of Fate by Elizabeth Byziek
Paranormal, Fantasy, Futuristic – Final Round Judge: Esi Sogah, Avon
Fairy Tales by Liz Roadifer
Mated by Magick by Kat Bastion
Seal of Destiny by Traci Douglass
Strong Romantic Elements – Final Round Judge: Kathleen Gilligan, St. Martin’s
Murder, Curlers & Canes by Arlene McFarlane
Murder, Curlers & Cruisers by Arlene McFarlane
Wrestling with Alligators by Lateia Elam Sandifer
Romantic Suspense – Final Round Judge: Leis Pederson, Berkley
Death by Design- A Crime of Passion by Meline Nadeau*
Her Unreasonable Doubt by Anne-Marie Carroll
The Cell by Diane Garner
Young Adult – Final Round Judge: Karen Chaplin, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Disposables by Elly Takaki*
Dolphins, Dorks & Danger by Robin Weaver
Sway by Nicki Pau Petro *
Atlantis Riptide by Allie Burton
* TRW member
Categories with more than three finalists are due to ties.