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IMMORTAL on Kindle
Kindle Just a quick note to let everyone know the second edition of Immortal is now up on the Amazon site for the Kindle. The print edition is not yet listed there, and for some reason the reviews of the prior edition have not rolled over to the new edition, but we’re getting there. IMMORTAL on…
Read MoreIMMORTAL: happy second edition day
Run right over to the publisher’s site Yes, readers, Immortal is back on the marketplace! You can buy it right now from The Writer’s Coffee Shop Publishing House in either e-book or print format by clicking this link right here. Listings on Amazon and ebook purveyors such as Apple are still pending (Amazon is being a pain as…
Read MoreImportant IMMORTAL updates
“Currently Unavailable” As I previously announced, Immortal is switching publishers in 2011. This is almost all entirely good news, especially since it means Hellenic Immortal will be arriving shortly. But in order to list the new edition of Immortal the old edition has to go away first. In a perfect world not ruled by computers and automation and…
Read MoreThe Year of IMMORTAL: A book is released
This week we’re looking back at the first year in the life of the indie published book Immortal. You should probably read it. I’m not proud Immortal was scheduled to debut on 10-1-10, and I’d love to say things went smoothly, and everything worked out okay, and I was cool about it all. But… There was Amazon.…
Read MoreThe longest title you'll ever own
The OTHER Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: A Parody (Anniversary Edition) The big news first: you can now buy a brand-new Anniversary Edition of the funniest book since the invention of hyperbole: The OTHER Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook. The new edition is in e-book only, for a perfectly modest sum of $4.99. Why don’t…
Read MoreImmortal on Amazon Kindle
Ebook challenges part two Yesterday I dove back into the Ebook fray for two reasons: Immortal was still not set up on the Kindle; and we’d gotten back feedback from Smashwords on the ebook version we’d uploaded that required addressing. As you know, I had issues reformatting Immortal to accommodate the Smashwords Style Guide, but…
Read MorePromoting in a social media world
Leading horses to water Promoting a novel can be extremely challenging, and in ways that are different from promoting a website or a toy or a machine that goes *ping* at regular intervals. Novels are subjectively enjoyable, frequently disappointing, and an unavoidable commitment. Nobody wants to get stuck reading a bad one, or worse, having…
Read MoreImmortal as eBook
The important news first You can now purchase Immortal as an eBook in any format your heart desires thanks to the folks over at Smashwords. Go there now to buy your copy: Immortal eBook. EBook formatting is hell The book was actually “available” on Kindle at the beginning of November, for about half a day.…
Read MoreIn defense of Amazon
Outrage You have, I am sure, heard at least a portion of the story: Amazon.com allowed an e-book that instructed pedophiles on how to be better pedophiles (I’m guessing) to go on sale through their vast retail empire. When the book was discovered– and I’m sort of interested in figuring out what search parameters led…
Read MoreInternational and electronic Immortal
Death of the “local” customer As I have discussed before, the e-book revolution sort of took me by surprise. I still like paper books, but I’m coming to realize that every day I cling to them is another day for me to look like a guy on horseback on a freeway. And I’m still trying…
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