"My Inconvenient Duke" Kindle deal for India

I’m delighted to let my readers in India know that My Inconvenient Duke, the third Difficult Dukes novel, will be a Kindle Monthly Deal, at INR 149, during the month of November.

It seems as though 99.9% of the deals I find out about are limited to U.S. and Canadian readers. This is because rights and licenses for my books are different for different parts of the world, English speaking or not. Note, for instance, the slightly different cover for this edition, intended for those numerous other parts of the world. (I will spare you the details and complications of rights & licenses, partly because I barely understand them myself; also, they are boring.)

And so I get pretty excited when I can offer a bargain to some of the the jillions (technical term) of readers who do not live in the U.S. or Canada.

This was my first alert about a deal for India, but I trust there will be more to come.

For readers in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand: We won't be late!

In this day and age, you would think that with a push of a button a book could be released simultaneously all over the world, in all formats. Annoyingly enough, we are not at that day and age. We’re still dealing with contracts and subsidiary rights, licenses, and a bunch of other things that would bore you witless, were I to attempt explaining—presuming I could explain in any remotely intelligible fashion.

However, in this day and age, it is possible—if one has the right team, working diligently—for the eBook to come out in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand on the same exact day (well, allowing for time zones), as it does in the US and Canada. I’m very happy to report that my absolutely right team has managed the feat. In short, my UK/AU/NZ readers will be able to read My Inconvenient Duke on their e-readers as soon as my US readers do.

It will not have the exact same cover (please see contract, etc note above), as you can see if you compare the cover here with the one on the Books page. But I think the non-US/Canadian version is quite as nicely done, and like the U.S. version, it includes the house, which I’ll talk about in a future blog post.

As to other formats, like audio: Again, please see the note about contracts & rights, etc. When/if we have an audio release for you, I’ll let you know promptly. I’m sorry we don’t have it now, but oh, it’s complicated… Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Book bargains—A Duke in Shining Armor

Please brace yourself for a small flurry of blog posts in the coming days. Things seem to happen in bunches.

Today’s news comprises two special offers for A Duke in Shining Armor, the first Difficult Dukes book, U.S. edition.

EBook deal: Until 25 April, you can get the book for a mere $1.99 from all the major eBook retailers. If you already own it, thank you! And please feel free to pass the information on to a friend.

Audio deal: Until 30 April, the audio version, with the talented Kate Reading giving voice to my story, is available at Chirp and Barnes & Noble (and possibly other retailers, but I can’t say, not having received those details) for only $3.99. Again, if you already own it, thank you! And please don’t hesitate to alert your friends.