DIGITAL FIRST PUBLISHING WITH KAYLEA CROSS
I’m Kaylea Cross and I write mostly military romantic suspense, with a little paranormal romance on the side. So far all my books have been published with digital first publishers. The Wild Rose Press was my first publisher, and because my books were longer than 65k words, they also went to print on demand (POD).
This means that my romantic suspense titles with TWRP are also available in trade paperback format, but at online retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble rather than on the shelves at brick and mortar stores.
I like having books in POD format as well, as it allows me to reach a broader reader base. More and more people are turning to digital, but there will always be those that prefer print. I’m also published with Harlequin’s Carina Press, and so far none of my titles there are available in print. Would I love to be published in mass market paperback someday? Sure I would. I have received emails from readers complaining about my Carina books not being available in print, but on the whole I think readers are embracing digital books, and the e-book market is much larger than it was when my first book released in 2008.
As for myself, I love my Kindle. A lot. In general e-books are cheaper than paperbacks (with the notable exception of some big NY pubs and such), so I actually wind up reading more books because of that. Also, the Kindle is wireless, so I can shop for books anywhere there’s an Internet connection. And, it’s better for the environment because it saves on paper and shipping, since the download is instant. I tend to read books on my Kindle first, and buy my absolute favorites in paperback later on. Like the first five delicious books of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward. *g*
Some of my favorite books from the past year are: Sheltered by Charlotte Stein, Shaken by Dee Tenorio, Liberating Lacey and Under His Hand by Anne Calhoun (but really, anything by her is amazing), and Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye, and I read all of them on my Kindle. Do you prefer reading digital or paper books? Tell me some of your favorite reads from the past year.
Leave a comment to be entered into a giveaway for one of my backlist titles:
Out of Her League (suspense series #1)
Cover of Darkness (suspense series #2)
No Turning Back (suspense series #3)
Relentless (suspense series #4)
Absolution (suspense series #5)
Deadly Descent (Bagram Special Ops book #1)
Darkest Caress (paranormal romance)
Kaylea Cross
www.kayleacross.com
Kaylea Cross is an award winning author of edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense. A Registered Massage Therapist, Kaylea is an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dancer and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She is an active member of the Greater Vancouver Romance Writers of America chapter and lives just outside Vancouver, BC.