Summer/Winter book promotion

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All four of my published books are on promotion beginning Sunday, July 1, this year. All but one of them is 50% (actually 49%) off. Go to Smashwords.com and see these and others.

See the listings, below:

PROVIDENCE; a love story
49% off
$1.00 US
coupon code:  SSW50

The Adventures of Chris Mouse; a story for the child in all of us
FREE
coupon code: none needed

Devotionals and Meditations, by Jewel Tilden
49% off
$1.00 US
coupon code:  SSW50

Jessica’s Way, by Jewel Tilden
49% off
$ 1.50 US
coupon code:  SSW50

Consider self-publishing with Smashwords to take advantage of this and other promotions.

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Smashwords: Are Copyright Statements Copyrightable?

Smashwords: Are Copyright Statements Copyrightable?.

Please take the time to read the article above. Smashwords publishers and authors, if you haven’t already read this, will find this very helpful. Particularly in party with earlier discussions.

Read on:

And Keep Writing!

Food for Thought!

The following essay was posted on BookRix by screen name “elisa1215” on Mar 8th 2012 at 12:11:29. If you will note her first and 18th paragraphs.

As writers and publishers, I think we can’t help but agree with this post.

Read on!

Censorship vs. gagging.

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“My Dad is uploading his work onto smashwords. Mark Coker, the site owner wrote him a message. This was his response, which he asked me to sen to you all:

“Does the date:10,

Mai 1933 mean anything to you?

“It was a day of infamy as far as ‘non-German’ (aryan) literature was concerned.

“One can compare it to the a*****e [sic.] who caused a world-wide outrage when he announced he would burn copies of the Koran.

“We saw the consequences of the incident in Afghanistan when a number of the Holy book of Islam was burned.

“So, these articles that were forever destroyed, were only bits of paper and ink one might say.

“The Bible is written on ink and on paper, what if that were also burnt because of its literary content?

“‘So what?’ Some people will say.

“I say ‘shame’, others though, will cry out ‘Sacrilege’.

“The following was part of the ‘letter’.

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“‘Two weeks ago, Paypal threatened to deactivate the account of Smashwords, if Smas

hwords did not immediately stop

selling certain categories of e-books that PayPal found offensive.

“‘This is censorship at its worst.

“‘Smashwords is a site dedicated to promoting new and established authors’ fiction and non-fiction.

“‘Today, I and other authors around the world now feel anger

and frustration, and we fear the day when censorship means your book, our books, our work will be cast into the fire, just because somebody does not agree to the contents.

“‘I fear a future where all books are banned (Fahrenheit 451), followed by all works of art.

“‘If you don’t agree with a book’s contents, then don’t read it.

“‘I once saw carved in stone, these words, “Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear”.

“‘I am all for freedom of speech, after they take that away, what follows?

“‘If you believe in free speech then pass this message on everywhere you can.’

“Paypal is owned by Ebay. “His master’s voice”.

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“Thanks,

“Elisa.”

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New Page Link

Useful Links Page:

Take a minute to view the resources on the new Useful Links page. Let me know if it was at all useful and if you have any others you’d like to add. This can become a Write On! Publishing blog group interactive page.

Thanks so much for joining!

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“In Progress” Tab

If you’ve been here recently you noticed a page tab titled “Works in Progress”. Through recent discussions on LinkedIn and others, I have learned that posting an unprotected draft your book online is just like welcoming someone into your home and rob you. Therefore, I have removed that page.

I have been reading a book  dealing with this very subject and the complicated issues and processes of the copyright system and registering your copyright. You really need to read it. I found it on Smashwords as a free book.

They Stole Your Book Now What?, by Ruth Ann Nordin.

I have also downloaded it in PDF format directly onto my hard drive and may even print it out so I can refer to it easily if necessary. It’s that valuable a resource.

 

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E-Books and Self-Publishing

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There was a time when I believed the only “real” books were printed on high-quality paper with a nice crisp cover and an unmistakable fragrance. A “real” book was the only kind of book I wanted to see my “Great American Novel” appear. Then I discovered BookRix.

Through BookRix I could publish on-line; which was free to produce and free to read. For a couple years I was able to get my feet wet “publishing and marketing” these books, at no cost to anyone, but no income to me. Then I discovered Smashwords.

A number of colleagues on BookRix recommended Smashwords as an excellent platform to publish quality e-books at no charge to the author. Their Stlyle Guide is very detailed, but if it is followed exactly, one can produce a great-looking and quality e-book. In fact, Smashwords formats the final book into most major platforms, including Kindle, Nook, and Sony. Of course they can also be downloaded in EPub format for other platforms; Adobe Reader, Kobo, and many others.

Of course the pricing and marketing is still up to the author, but Smashwords has a “Premium Catalog” of titles which is distributed industry-wide.

So far I have published two books under my Write On! Publishing name. One is a children’s Christmas story, The Adventures of Chris Mouse. The other is a collection of my mother’s devotional writings; Devotionals and Meditations, by Jewel Tilden.

(Maybe this is a shameless way to promote my books, but it’s also good advertising.)

If You’ve ever considered self-publishing your work as an e-book, I recommend Smashwords. I’m sure you’ll be pleased with the outcome.

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