January 15, 2002
Volume 1 No. 26
ISSN 1530-5287
eBook Ecstasy
This issue contains a combination of late December and January releases. The December 2001 and the January 2002 news has been combined. Due to technical problems, the December issue was delayed.
Be sure to read the farewell message from Susan Bodendorfer, publisher of Wordbeams. Susan, we will greatly miss you.
eBook Ecstasy is a free monthly newsletter aimed at introducing readers to great ebooks. In upcoming issues, we plan to include information on worthy ebook news. So, epublishers can feel free to send us their press releases about innovations, authors should send notification of book signings, awards or other achievements and readers should provide feedback as to the features you would like to see added to eBook Ecstasy. This is *your* newsletter.
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Content
Special Announcement
ePublishing News
Sponsors
E-Book Corner
New Releases
Classifieds
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Featured E-Author: Kevin W. Smith
Featured E-Publisher: Susan Bodendorfer
Featured E-Publisher: Ruth and Robert Marcom
Featured Reviewer: Cindy Penn
Featured Reviewer: Jonathan Fesmire
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E-authors and E-publishers - If you would like to contribute an article
to eBook Ecstasy, please contact me so we can
highlight you and your web sites. E-book reviewers, I am especially
interested in four star reviews of upcoming releases.
Lida E. Quillen 
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2001 Dream Realm Awards, the first annual award dedicated to
excellence in e-published speculative fiction, including Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror. Additional categories, Anthology, Young Adult and Cover
Art.
Action/Adventure - Rush to Glory by Robert L. Hecker, available
from Double Dragon eBooks.
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50% of the publisher’s proceeds will go to various September 11 charities,
while 50% of the author's proceeds will go to the Families of Freedom Scholarship
FundTM, a college fund that will benefit victims’ children based on their
financial need.
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In this joint effort, a portion of all sales income from participating
publishers' websites will be donated to a fund to be set up to assist the
survivors and emergency personnel involved in the terrorist attacks in
New York, Washington DC, and Pittsburgh. Final donations for the fourth
quarter are being collected for this worthy cause.
Participating publishers include:
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Saxco Publishing web site down. Saxco authors on a writers' email
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What's Wrong With Your Head?
by Kevin W. Smith
What's wrong with your head? Really. Your head could be costing you
a lot...if it is wrong.
Do you write for publication? Do you post your articles in free content
groups and sites? If you do, you are doing so in order to be published.
Being published means hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of people
will be seeing the links in your "Author's Resource Box" at the end of
the articles. Of course, that means more traffic for your site, and that's
the name of the game.
As editor-publisher of three e-zines, I go in search of content each
and every day. There are a few sites I visit in order to find the content
I require. I visit them because their policies are not so restrictive that
new and fresh ideas get bounced.
As I begin looking for content for my e-zines, I click open one article
after another. Since I am extremely busy (I also produce a talk show and
write), I budget about 5 seconds for deciding whether or not to read an
article once it opens in my browser.
Five seconds?!!
Yes. Five seconds. I read the title first. If that interests me, I look
for the "free-to-publish" statement. If I find it immediately, I scroll
down and read the article. If the title does not interest me--Zap! That's
it. I move on. If the title interests me but I have to
search for the "free-to-publish" statement--Zap! I move on to another
article. Why? Because, if the author does not care any more about his/her
article than to waste my time searching for what I should see immediately,
I am not going to publish the article. It's nothing personal. It's just
reality.
I am not the only publisher who is pressed for time. I am not the only
publisher who expects the author to have the courtesy and professionalism
to place a proper header on each and every article.
The header material on an article posted to a free content site is vital.
It is there for a reason. The reason is to get your article past the five
second review that most editors use.
So, just exactly what is wrong with your head(er)? These are a few of
the things I encounter and that immediately kill or hamper the article's
chances of my publishing it.
1. It is AWOL
A surprising number of articles are sent to free content sites with
no header at all. The header material is there for the editors. If you
don't care enough about the editors to provide them with the information
they need to see, you don't deserve to be published.
2. It is Too Fat
I have seen headers that took almost an entire page. That is not necessary
and is self-defeating. Headers above articles are supposed to provide the
editors with a snapshot of the article. The header is not a family portrait.
3. It is Too Lean
Not enough information is just as destructive to your publication chances
as having too much information in the header.
4. It is to P.T. Barnum-ish
Do not put links to other articles in your header. Do not make your
header an advertisement for the one, the only, the great and wonderful,
now appearing in the center ring, YOU! Just tell the editor what he/she
needs to know about THIS article.
5. Lacking an FTP Statment
An "FTP" statement means a "Free To Publish" statement. This statement
should contain words to the effect:
"This article may be freely published with the author's resource box
intact."
If that statement is not visible to the editor in the first few lines
appearing on his screen, your chances of being published are diminished
by immense magnitudes.
I have seen a lot of articles that contain an FTP statement at the end
of the article. Since an editor needs to know up-front that the article
is free to publish, how does it make sense to put that information at the
end of the article. A few times, I have read
A good header should contain useful information for the editors who
are going to take a look at it. It should contain the following:
Title
(Optionally)
If your FTP statement says that the author is to be notified upon publication,
it should contain an e-mail address. Otherwise, no e-mail addresses or
web addresses should appear in the header. Why? Because the editor is not
looking for you. He/she is looking for content and has come to a site he/she
trusts and relies upon for content. The editor is not likely to come to
a single-author site in search of content. He/she is going to be shopping
sites with a variety of authors and topics. It is up to you to come to
the editor by posting your articles in such sites.
There are two sites I use religiously in my search for content. Yes,
there are literally hundreds of free content sites, but I find these two
are the most reliable in terms of variety and quality:
Article Announce -
ArticlePublisher Group -
Both of these groups require a proper header. ArticlePublisher Group
seems to do a bit better at enforcing that policy, but both groups do require
the header information.
If your articles are just not being published at the rate you feel they
should, ask yourself, "What's wrong with my head?"
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Farewell from Wordbeams
While many of you have heard that Wordbeams will be closing its website
on December 31, others either don't know, or have only heard rumors. I'd
like to set the record straight.
It's true--the Wordbeams website will close after 12-31, due to medical
necessity. This is, in fact, the ONLY reason that I would even consider
closing Wordbeams, the company I gave birth to at the end of 1999 and nurtured
into a publishing house that has earned the respect of the industry and
my authors, and enjoys a fine, untarnished reputation for excellence and
professionalism that helped catapult it to the upper echelon of the
independent e-publishers. (Hey, I'm closing down, so I have the right to
toot my own horn just a bit! LOL)
Sadly, our industry has experienced a rash of extremely unfortunate
scenarios involving the closing of some less than professional e-pubs who've
treated their authors shabbily, left their authors to fend for themselves
without much notice (if any), and, in some cases, have withheld payment
of royalties, as well as created a host of other problems. This disgusts
me. I think it's unconscionable and I would NEVER want Wordbeams mistakenly
lumped into this category.
Here are the facts concerning the Wordbeams closing:
I have a musculoskeletal autoimmune disease that causes severe inflammation
of both soft and hard tissue. Because I was experiencing severe pain, a
battery of tests were done and the results showed that part of my spine
has fused together and other parts are deteriorating. This has been worsened
by sitting in a chair for 15 to 18 hours a day, 7 days a week for more
than 2 years now.
Basically, I was told that my job is killing me and that if I want to
save my health and reduce further injury, I mustn't sit for more than 4
hours a day, 5 days a week--with long breaks at each hour. Otherwise my
future wouldn't be a very pleasant one.
There's just no way I could operate Wordbeams that way and maintain
the quality for which it's known. Without those 15 to 18 hours a day, the
work simply wouldn't get done. Like most independent e-pubs, it's basically
just me working out of my home, wearing a dozen or so different hats, with
a bit of freelance or volunteer help here and there. I know full well that
many of the e-pubs who've been around for a while can understand exactly
what I'm talking about. ;-)
My authors have always been of primary importance to me, so I wanted
to give them as much notice about the closing as possible and told them
about this just a few days after my doctor visit in the first week of October.
My announcement was understandably difficult for all concerned.
I'd like to commend and thank the other e-publishers who, upon learning
of the circumstances surrounding the Wordbeams closing, opened their cyber-doors
to our authors, allowing them to submit their soon to be orphaned books
for consideration. This they did even though most of them were closed for
submissions, or were so busy themselves that they could barely see straight.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that we don't have some exceptionally warm,
caring, and professional people in this industry. I've always looked at
the other e-publishers as a part of my community, rather than as competitors.
In order to succeed in this struggling field, I've always believed that
we must come together and help each other, rather than to adopt a cutthroat
attitude.
So many have asked me why I didn't sell Wordbeams so that it could continue.
Yes, I've had some offers for mergers or for buyouts, but I'm not interested.
Wordbeams is my "baby" and, quite honestly (and with no offense meant to
anyone else <g>), I just don't think anyone else could or would run
it with the same love, devotion, and attention to detail that I did. It
would be awful to see the Wordbeams name taken over by someone else and
perhaps watch the company deteriorate. Remember what happened to Bookmice?
I shudder to think of something like that tarnishing the good name of Wordbeams--or
having something terrible like that happen to my authors. I've been fortunate
enough to gain respect and a fine reputation in the industry--so, when Wordbeams closes, it goes out on top. <g> I think
that's the best way to do it.
While I'm not going to disappear and will continue to have an online
presence, I will be drastically cutting down the time I spend at the computer.
Yes, this is tough--rather like losing an extremity, because Wordbeams
is my "baby"--but I'm going to come through this just fine. I'm a survivor
and I know that when one door closes, another opens. ;-) To reiterate once
more, the ONLY reason I'd consider doing this is for health--not money
(or, considering the industry, should I say the LACK of money? LOL!) or
pessimism about the industry. I LOVE e-publishing and KNOW that it will
be a great success in the future. Yes, it will take time and a lot of patience,
but I always knew that, right from the beginning. If you all hang in there,
your efforts, perseverance, and faith in the industry will pay off--believe
me. It may take a few years, but ask yourself--where would you be in a
few years anyway if you bailed out now? Stick with it and you'll be rewarded
in the future.
Finally, I'm always asked if I believe e-books will one day take the
place of print books. No, I believe e-books will eventually be an accepted
and popular alternative when the public is educated about e-books and their
benefits. We sometimes forget that most people still don't have any idea
what an e-book is! <g> I believe handheld readers need to be vastly
improved and brought down in price so that they're a viable option for the average
consumer. And I believe that the dozens of formats out there now are hurting
the industry and causing confusion and headaches among potential readers
as well as industry insiders. One or two standard formats needs to be decided
on so that ALL books purchased can be read on ALL handheld devices. Just
my two-cents. <vbg>
You already know that I love e-books, but how do I feel about print
books? (I'm asked that all the time.) I love them, too! In fact, I have
hundreds and continue to acquire more. It's just not an "either-or" thing
to me--never was and never will be. You don't have to love one and hate
the other. It's not a loyalty issue. There's plenty of room for print and
electronic to coexist and to complement each other beautifully. Books are
books, whether in electronic format or print. I'm just an incurable book
junkie and always will be. I adore reading. And I adore writing (which
I'm eager to get back to).
I've so very much enjoyed getting to know and to work with my authors,
as well as so many others in the e-publishing community. What a wonderful
cyber-family I've had these last couple of years. It's been a ball! Thank
you all for being such an important part of my life and for helping to
make Wordbeams the great company that it is.
Susan Bodendorfer, Publisher
Copyright © 2001 Susan Bodendorfer
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Robert & Ruth Marcom, Publishers of Stargate Electronic Library
eBe: Why did you get started as an ebook publisher?
Stargate Electronic Library was conceptualized as a response to the
theory that inexpensive electronic publishing was possible. The underlying
belief is that what can be done with less expense, will be done and will
be successful.
Electronic publishing is as important a paradigm as was moveable type.
Production costs, shipping expense, storage, and remaindered books and
magazines combine to make e-publishing extremely compelling, versus conventional
printed literature.
eBe: Do epublishers currently have a reputation for producing
quality novels?
Among the techno-elite, the jury has not come in. Among the rest
of society, epublishers are still "beneath the radar."
What will you do to earn a good reputation for your company?
Stargate Electronic Library adheres to conventional business philosophy:
A product of good value, sold at a very reasonable price, and delivered
with high standards of service will prove to be highly regarded by all.
eBe: What changes, good or bad, have you recently seen in the
epublishing industry?
There's been a very healthy shakeout of the concerns that were under
capitalized, inefficient, lacking of a sufficient business model, or that
were unscrupulous. The companies that remain in business at the end
of 2002 will probably be the "Fords, General Motors and Chryslers" of epublishing.
eBe: What do you have to offer that perhaps traditional (print)
publishers do not?
We sell children's books with features that would be very expensive
and difficult (if not impossible) to duplicate in a print book: Interactivity
(games, puzzles), sound effects; text read by authors; animation.
eBe: What genres do you offer?
We publish fiction and educational books for children, ages pre-K through
juvenile.
eBe: What do you see as the future of ebooks?
After a period of time, while the problem of e-readers is addressed,
e-books will begin to replace printed materials of all types. The
lack of an inexpensive, high definition, highly portable (think magazine)
E-reader is the biggest obstacle that e-publishing faces.
The back-lit LCD, the computer monitor, and the notebook-style reader
has been refused by the general public. New technologies, currently
in development, will find a combination of features that the average reader
will accept, and at that point content for those readers will become highly
desirable.
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Ruth and her husband Robert are a team. Ruth is president
of Stargate Electronic Library (soon to be Inc.). Robert is the technical
support, and the production manager for the company. Together, Ruth
and Robert founded Stargate in 1998 for the purpose of publishing children's
books on CD ROM. They saw the computer as the perfect learning and
reading environment for children. With various combinations of audio, graphics,
animation and interactive puzzles, each of their books turns reading into
a multimedia experience for kids.
Ruth is educated as a teacher for the state of Texas, and has an extensive
business background. Robert is retired from the field of contract
archaeology and--as he puts it--is "gainfully unemployed as a writer."
They've worked together in contract archaeology, re-roofing their house,
and as inventors of a publishing model.
Stargate Electronic Library...a new paradigm for literature
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Title: The Thirteenth Magician
Get ready for a ride into the imagination of fantasy newcomer Patrick
Welsh, with his first novel, The Thirteenth Magician. Although it
starts in a tavern, a somewhat typical fantasy location, the story immediately
shows its uniqueness. Daasek, the protagonist, is there to murder a perverse
magician.
Daasek is not the villain, however, but the tortured anti-hero, driven
by an external force to go from town to town, killing Horea's few wizards.
The first wizard shown in The Thirteenth Magician is actually
Daasek's seventh intended victim, a sorcerer with his own tricks. Due to
the magician's cruelty, Daasek's suffers horrible, burn-like wounds all
over his body, leaving permanent scars that he must bear for the rest of
his life. Daasek moves on, haunted by the magician's words in the aftermath
of their encounter.
As the title suggests, Horea has thirteen wizards in all. As the story
progresses, we learn that Daasek's mission is to murder all but one. Each
wizard represents a separate god or goddess, and provides their patron
deity with a portal into Daasek's world. By killing the wizards, Daasek
shuts out the very gods.
Though Daasek remembers little of his past, Welch reveals this information
to the reader, starting in the second chapter. Daasek comes from a fishing
village and a challenging, yet happy life. Then the thirteenth magician
came, stole Daasek's soul, and ruined his life.
Welch uses a straightforward style with little frill, making the novel
a smooth read. Still, the story is packed with relevant description. I
had some very strong images of each character and place, which made Horea,
the world of the novel, seem very real. Hints about the history of each
city and port also helped ground me in Welch's world. From the great warbacks
that swim the seas, the odd birds, and the vicious desert reptiles, Welch
describes an interesting place indeed.
The philosophical ending may take readers by surprise. I had to think
about it for awhile before coming to understand what Welch probably meant.
Rather than risk giving anything away, I'll leave it to other readers to
decide for themselves.
If all e-books are of this high quality, then I foresee that area of
publishing gaining more acceptance soon. I hope that one day The Thirteenth
Magician will also be in print, but don't wait for that day to read
it. It's worth getting in electronic format and reading now.
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Copyright © Jonathan Fesmire
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Winner of the WordWeaving Award of Excellence
Bruic the Badger, age thirteen, stands horrified at the massacre of
his fellow Gaels. He had been stolen from the Gael seven years before and
enslaved to a Norseman. Bruic's master makes him pay when he tries to hide
a girl child who could have been sold. The child's mother Alma is kidnapped,
and over the years keeps the legends and language of his Gael heritage
alive.
Years later Bruic feels guilty for what he must do to his fellow Gaels.
He must capture the An Dun Geata Fortress, but vows the battle will be
bloodless. His orders come from Olaf the White, who attempts to reclaim
Dublin from the Danes. Olaf holds Bruic's twin sons hostage to assure victory.
Bruic hopes locating the coves of An Dun Geata will make the trade Olaf
desires once he controls all of Gael. Perhaps it will be enough to secure
the twins' release and help him find his long lost siblings. But Olaf will
not want to loose Bruic's potency as a warrior nor his gift for finding
ports in the lands that they conquer.
Only a minor queen, known as the Black Bride, rules An Dun Gael. Queen
Kellach grapples with a Dark Druid's curse, having laid four husbands to
rest without the pleasure of consummating any of the marriages. Only her
kidnapped mother Alma holds the power to lay the curse to rest. As invaders
arrive, she realizes Ronan, her over-king Morfinn's stepson, has betrayed
her. Despite his betrayal, Ronan vows to marry her, as he and his step-father
force her to spy for their cause. Her over-king orders her to make the
Badger trust her, and in return, Morfinn will find her mother.
Bruic would like to make an example of the Kellach with her defiance
and fiery valor. He plans to bend her to his will, even as she vows vengeance.
She dares not soften to this man, despite their electric attraction. The
Northmen devastated her clan years ago, and now enslave her clan. Until
her high-king can rouse all of Gael, they risk their resources falling
into Olaf and the Northmen's hands. But Kellach suspects Bruic's personal
reason for being in Gael, believing that he holds his own secret motivation.
She needs to know the underlying reasons for him being there, and what
he wants both for her and for her country.
Rising star Dorice Nelson once again displays her dazzling mastery of
atmosphere and description in the extraordinary historical novel UNLAWFUL.
This innovative storyteller creates a tale both memorable and remarkable
in its recall of dangerous days and threatening nights. The characters
come alive with their foibles and daring, hatreds and passions, from the
stunning hero and heroine to the loyalty of a canine, villagers and warriors
are equally vividly realized in startling array, capturing the deepest
nuances of the era. Very highly recommended.
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Reviewed by Cindy Penn for WordWeaving.com
Cindy personally reviews 50-60 books a month.When she's not reviewing
or working on WordWeaving, she spends time with her beloved teen sons and
soon-to-be husband. Owned by 21 cats, two dogs, four tarantulas, one snake,
two bearded dragons, and two fire bellied toads, Cindy threatens to sell
tickets to the 'Zoo' to raise extra cash so she can buy more books.
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Night Demons
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Hennesseys' Heaven
Janus is a Two-Headed God
Side Effect
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Summer Ice
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Breaking the Chain (sequel to Blue Moon)
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Medics Wild
Restless Shades: Tales of Lurking Horror
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Interphase
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Steeldriver
World-Walker
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Falling Free
Mention My Name in Atlantis
Spider Kiss
The Dancers of Arun
The Northern Girl
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Beyond Stone and Shell
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Impostor
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Apology for the Devil
Enchanted Cottage
The Binding
Unlawful
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Sand Against the Wind
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Growing Old
Illiana Region Poems
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Generation Oz
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Bed Breakfast and Beware
Caresse, A Loving Touch
Hurdy-Gurdy Girl
In Too Deep
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Heart of the Wild
The Casebook of Doakes and Haig
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ePublishing News
Anthology - A Magic Dwells by Patricia Lucas White, The Fiction Works.
Cover Art - Dark Angel by Nicholas Krueger, Double Dragon eBooks.
Fantasy - Winter's Orphans by Elaine Corvidae, Novelbooks Inc.
Horror - Single White Pyschopath Seeks Same by Jeff Strand,
Wordbeams.
Science Fiction - The Wages of Justice by Kate Saundby,
available from Double Dragon eBooks.
Speculative Romance - A Host of Ghosts by Jim Gilbert,
Zander Ebooks.
Young Adult - Whisper Upon the Water by Connie Vines,
Hardshell Word Factory.
Bill Warner is this year's recipient of the 2001 Jamie Engle
E-Publishing Award.
Twilight Times ezine is the recipient of the 2001 Dream Realm
eZine Award.
http://www.dream-realm-awards.net/
2001 Pearl Awards. Nominations accepted through Jan. 31st. Barbara
Sheridan writes:
"To refresh everyone's memory and to give those readers a chance to
hear of your pnr [paranormal/futuristic romantic] books they might have
missed we'd appreciate it if you could send us (or resend) a list of this
year's paranormal/futuristic romantic novels and anthologies you've published.
The PEARL is open to books/stories that have been published for the FIRST
time this year either in print or electronic formats. (a 2000 or earlier
e-book that's new in print for this year is ineligible.)"
http://www.writerspace.com/ParanormalRomance/Award.htm
Beyond Stone and Steel available now from Hard Shell
Word Factory. Author, Brian W. Vaszily, writes:
"Like so many people, I could not stop seeing the fiery media images
of buildings and planes from September 11 in my head, and I could not stop
thinking about all those human beings who died inside. I began writing
Beyond
Stone and Steel on September 13 as a personal piece to deal with the
horror, but was literally driven to work at it day and night, completing
the first draft in three weeks."
http://www.hardshell.com
"E-books: Don't write ending to online publishing just yet"
- an article in the Kingsport Times-News about epublishing.
http://www.timesnews.net/index.cgi?CONTEXT=story&id=54976
eBooksonthenet.com is now under new management. Arline Chase
and her partner, Sandra List, recently purchased the epublishing house
from Connie Foster. Arline wrote: "We are pleased and happy to have acquired
the site and plan to keep it around until the market catches up to the
product."
http://www.ebooksonthe.net/
eWriters Valentine Contest runs from January 14 through February
14. Visit each of the author's web pages and find their game piece to win.
First prize $250.00. Second prize $100.00.
http://www.geocities.com/e_writers_today/contest.html
Jade Walker is the featured author for January at Scribes
World. Check out the other author interviews.
http://www.scribesworld.com/writersniche/interviews.html
Inscriptions Magazine is sponsoring the Engraver Awards
to honor the achievements of writers, editors and publishers working online
and in print. Nominations will be accepted from everyone in the writing
community until Feb. 1, 2002.
http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com/Engravers.html
MightyWords, Inc. ceased operations effective January 12, 2002.
For those of you who had personal libraries there, you may still be able
to contact customer support.
http://www.mightywords.com/company/support/form.jsp
Palm Digital Media's release of their bestselling ebooks for
2001 noted they are averaging 1,000 new customers a week.
http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=268
Pocket PC eBooks Watch web site reports on ebook technology
and content for Pocket PCs.
http://cebooks.blogspot.com/
Popular fantasy author Steve Lazarowitz wrote to say: "For those
of you in the Boston Area, I'll be at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to attend
Arisiacon 2002...[Jan. 18-20] to promote my new book Reflections of
a Recovering Servant, which is due out in electronic format in February."
http://www.dream-sequence.net
The eBook Community (TeBC) Archive (formerly known as the eBook-List),
an archive that includes all email posts since Jon Noring began the list
in 1996. [Ed. note: valuable resource.]
http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=92
The "Publishers Relief Fund Coalition" was formed for Victims
and Emergency Personnel involved with the terrorist attacks against the
United States of America on September 11, 2001.
Atlantic Bridge Publishing, Linda Eberharter, Publisher
Awe-Struck E-Books, Kathryn D. Struck, Publisher
Bookbooters.com, Toby Emden, Publisher
DiskUs Publishing, Marilyn Nesbitt, Publisher
Hard Shell Word Factory, Mary Z.Wolf, Publisher
NovelBooks, Inc., Penny Hussey, Publisher
PDA Bookstore.com, Mark Hollingsworth, President
Puff Adder Books, Karen Scott & Diana Hayden, Publishers
Sunnyside Up Publishing, Cheryl Larkin, President
SynergEbooks, Deb Staples, Publisher
Treble Heart Books, Lee Emory, Publisher
Twilight Times Books, Lida E. Quillen, Publisher
Writers Exchange, Sandy Cummins, Publisher
Upbeat article on the future of epublishing.
http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$953
Wordbeams has closed the epublishing division, but they are
still updating the web site with info on your favorite Wordbeams authors.
You'll find links to the author's new publishers as well as the authors'
personal websites.
http://www.wordbeams.com
Writers Exchange E-Publishing has moved to a new web host with
much higher bandwidth. During the changeover there was a slight mail error
and emails for January 10 - 11th never arrived. So if you sent an email
during this time please resend as they may not have received it.
http://www.writers-exchange.com/epublishing/
Rumor Mill
SPONSORS:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAM_in_the_News
iBookTime.com -- where print books meet ebooks. Features include
an Electronic Book Directory and Author Directory Locator. iBookTime.com is seeking business articles.
http://www.ibooktime.com/
The Dragon's Loft has added several new titles this month including
such fantasy novels as Escape the Past by K.G. McAbee,
The Blood
that Binds by Rie Sheridan and Dragon's Horn by Glynnis Kincaid.
http://www.drgnscave.com/dcLoftmenu.html
Twilight Times Books is offering some exciting
new fantasy releases.
Coming February 2002: Reflections of a Recovering
Servant by Steve Lazarowitz, The Thirteenth Magician, epic fantasy
by Patrick Welch and Eyes of Truth by Linda Suzane.
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/
(1) FEATURED E-AUTHOR
articles that had no FTP statement in the header. I liked the articles
and would have used them. However, since the author was inconsiderate or
unprofessional enough to put what I needed at the end of the article instead
of in the header, I did not publish them. Believe me, I am not the only
editor who follows this practice.
Author
Copyright
Use (FTP STATEMENT)
Word Count
Synopsis
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ArticlePublisher
Author Info:
KEVIN W. SMITH is an international talk show host, writer, and editor.
His articles have been published in newspapers, magazines, e-zines, and web sites. He has published several e-books.
You may e-mail Kevin at:
mailto:steeleye@ksshow.com
or you may visit him online at:
http://ksshow.com
(1) FEATURED E-PUBLISHER
Wordbeams
http://www.wordbeams.com
(2) FEATURED E-PUBLISHER
Publisher info:
http://www.e-shoppe.org
E-BOOK CORNER
Author: Patrick Welch
http://www/sff/net/people/patrickw
Twilight Times Books
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com
ISBN: 1-931201-48-X
Epic Fantasy
Reviewed by Jonathan Fesmire
Author info:
Jonathan Fesmire has traveled to France, Germany, Estonia, Finland,
and Ireland. He enjoys speaking French and learning bits of other foreign
languages, but most of all, he loves writing, and has sold fiction to Marion
Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, SpaceWays Weekly, Jackhammer,
and others.
Title: Unlawful
Author: Dorice Nelson
http://www.doricenelson.com/
Publisher: NovelBooks, Inc.
http://www.novelbooksinc.com/
Historical Romance
Reviewed by Cindy Penn
Author info:
http://www.wordweaving.com/
NEW RELEASES
http://www.atlanticbridge.net
Howard Hopkins
http://members.aol.com/Hhopk15447/page1.htm
Horror
Awe-Struck E-Books, Inc.
http://www.awe-struck.net
Judy Gill
Contemporary romance
Suzanne Marie Knight
SF
Francis Eaden
Medical suspense/contemporary
DiskUsPublishing
http://diskuspublishing.com
Kathleen Culligan Techler
DLSIJ Press
http://dlsijpress.com/
C. D. Ledbetter
Suspense
Double Dragon eBooks
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com
Darrell Bain
Adventure/Humor/Military
Paul Melniczek
Anthology
eBooksonthe.net
http://www.ebooksonthe.net/
Nina M. Osier
SF
Embiid Publishing
http://www.embiid.net
Don DeBrandt
SF
Melisa Michaels
SF
Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/
Lois McMaster Bujold
SF
John Jakes
Fantasy
Harlan Ellison
Contemporary
Elizabeth Lynn
Fantasy
Elizabeth Lynn
Fantasy
Hard Shell Word Factory
http://www.hardshell.com
Brian W. Vaszily
Memorial to 9-11 Victims
New Concepts Publishing
http://www.newconceptspublishing.com
T. L. Davison
Suspense
NovelBooks, Inc.
http://www.novelbooksinc.com/
Stewart Thomas
Thriller
Linda Bleser
Paranormal romance
PhyllisAnn Welsh
Fantasy
Dorice Nelson
http://www.doricenelson.com/
Medieval romance
Puff Adder Books
http://www.puff-adder.com
Ricardo Maffey
The ZeBook Company
http://www.blquanbeck.com/zebookcompany/
Elisha Porat
Poetry
John Horváth, Jr.
Poetry
Ward Kelley
Poetry
Twilight Times Books
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/
Alex Roces
Meta mythic
Virtual Publications
http://www.virtualpublications.com/
Kirk Eggleston
Wings ePress
http://www.wings-press.com/
Fran Keighley
Margaret B. Lawrence
Jane Toombs
Anne Carter
Writers Exchange-E-Publishing
http://www.writers-exchange.com/epublishing/
Rita Hestand
http://ritahestand.romance-central.com/
Romance
Patrick Welch
http://www.sff.net/people/patrickw
Fantasy anthology
CLASSIFIEDS:
http://www.ardeon.org/
Awe-Struck E-Books
http://www.awe-struck.net
http://www.awe-struck.net/SALEPAGE/salepage.html
eBooks N' Bytes, brought to you by Eva Almeida, is jammed packed
with useful resources for electronic authors, gathered
together in well-organized sections. Includes: where to promote your
e-Books, links to send out free press releases, e-book
publishers accepting submissions, and e-book reviews. Don't forget
to list your e-Book in the directory.
http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/
eBooksonthe.net offers a wide selection of genres that will
fulfill one of two purposes: entertain or inform. Current selections
include Death to the Centurion by Mark Misercola, The Casebook
of Doakes and Haig by Patrick Welch and WolfPointe by
Rick Buda.
http://www.ebooksonthe.net/
Invitation from Authors Den. "Do you want to increase
your exposure as an author, improve your promotional activities, ...sell your books, or hone your craft?
If so, we'd like to invite you to visit AuthorsDen."
http://www.authorsden.com
Net Author is an online resource for new writers. "The strongest
writing help you can obtain without a prescription..."
Recent article on "Doing the Radio Interview."
http://www.netauthor.org/
Publishing Promotions Partners -- brochures, flyers, templates,
buttons and more.
http://www.pubpromos.com
RFI West Publishing and Multi-Media New Year SALE. Special sale
ends January 31st.
http://rfiwest.com/Sale_January2002.html
The ZeBook Company - the last word in quality literature. Home
of the 69¢ ZeBook!
http://www.blquanbeck.com/zebookcompany/
Twilight Times Books maintains a Freebies
page with listings of Free ebooks from various publishers.
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/freebies.html
Wordbeams is currently offering free ebooks, stories and articles.
http://www.wordbeams.com/free.html
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