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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/.../awaydays-film Kevin Sampson's account of getting his (brilliant) book made into a (not very great) movie. Warning - will put you off using hedge-trimmers. |
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05-22-2012, 03:50 AM | #20 |
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i want movie(s) made from the Nightrunner series author mentioned it before, but had to back down since they couldn't get a financier
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05-22-2012, 04:32 AM | #21 |
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Sonds like an intersting read. But i can't find the book somewhere I can get it. Amazon wrong format, Apple have drm i can't read, barnes and noble is US-only...
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05-22-2012, 06:41 AM | #22 |
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Apprentice Alf not necessary. I do believe the books are DRM-free (at Amazon at least).
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He's just coming off having it as an Amazon exclusive recently so hopefully he'll add Smashwords into the mix soon, although he's not happy with his sales at the other outlets .vs the benefits he got from being only at Amazon so who knows he may go back the other way.
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He had it available in the Kindle Lending Library and it had a huge effect on the books rankings as apparently a lot of people were borrowing it which then led to more sales plau Amazon pays something??? each time the book is borrowed.
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But you don't care that much. That's fine! Really, I'm not being sarcastic. There's a bar that you have to get over to buy any book, and Howey's set the bar a little too high for you. Nothing wrong with that at all. In return, for 90 days he gets to promote his book through Amazon with free days, he gets it listed on the Kindle Lending Library where people can borrow it for free (but he gets $2.48 or so for each loan), and there's the always mysterious effect on the Amazon algorithms. He's made a business decision. Lose the 1% that won't cross the street to buy his book, in order to gain exposure to a wider audience that doesn't have to cross the street to buy his book. So you read something else, he sells to many other customers. It's a numbers game. As for the movie option...hey, tell me about it. I've optioned my book five times. Howey is in a whole different ball game, though. Ridley Scott and screenwriter Steve Zaillian (Google him) are major players, the kinds of people who attract money, who can get movies made. This kind of option is a big deal indeed. |
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