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christopher-g-moore-0's picture
Jun.12.2009
  Pundits have for the past year danced around those shoveling dirt onto the grave of traditional publishers. Not that publishers will vanish into the hole any time soon. But the emergence of ebooks seems ready to drive the mass of readers to electronic readers.    God of Darkness is the...
kemble-scott's picture
May.18.2009
When I walked into the lobby at Scribd, I noticed an object nailed into the floor – a small plastic ramp. Next to it sat a pile of kick scooters. The ramp was for jumping those scooters into the air. This wasn’t going to be the same old publishing experience. They asked if I’d be one of a handful...
robby-charters's picture
May.10.2009
I suppose, being my first blogpost on my RedRoom page, I'll ramble a bit on my new book, Pepe: It's a cyberpunk novel -- perhaps a bit of crossover to fantasy -- set in 2040 (I wanted to begin it in 2020, but the publisher thought that some of the elements were a bit too futuristic -- especially...
j-r-reardon's picture
Apr.28.2009
The Fear Cage:  is there a relation to conspiracy theories?   Fans of shows as the Sci Fi Channel’s “Ghosthunters” are familiar with the term “fear cage”.  In a nutshell, a fear cage is an enclosed space with a high electro magnetic field (EMF) reading which can cause feelings of paranoia, fear,...
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Apr.14.2009
Happy April everyone!  I am thrilled to announce that CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS is now available as an ebook on Kindle and Mobipocket......please don't keep it a secret!!!   http://www.amazon.com/Confidential-Communications/dp/B0024NLKR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1239044481...
simon-haynes's picture
Mar.08.2009
Last year my publisher released Hal Spacejock book one as a free ebook, and we've seen just over 50,000 downloads to date. As of today the rest of the series is available in DRM-free ebook format at a super-low price of A$5 each. (Approx US$3.50) That means you can grab the entire series for A$...
cliff-burns's picture
Feb.06.2009
I notice that more and more of the folks clicking on my blog and downloading my novels and stories are coming from sites dedicated to these new-fangled e-Readers (Kindles, Sonys and associated gadgets). I've also commented previously on the plunge book sales have taken as readers show their...
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Feb.03.2009
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Jan.24.2009
Newsdate: Mid-February 2009 What: Hal Spacejock books 2-4 released as low-cost ebooks. Where: Right about here Why you should care: Can't buy them in the shops, can you? (Outside Australia) What you should do: Repost this news. I'm facing several months of hard work on Hal Spacejock #5, and if...
simon-haynes's picture
Jan.09.2009
I had a meeting with my publisher just before Christmas, where we discussed a few things about the Hal Spacejock series. The main topic was ebooks. I'm a strong believer in DRM-free ebooks, and I also believe the price point should reflect the fact there's zero cost required to pump out each copy...