Back in May, fantasy author Joe Abercrombie asked what his readers would want in an enhanced ebook, or if they even wanted one at all.
He has just announced on his blog that as well as the paper book, audiobook and regular ebook version of his new novel, The Heroes, he will also be selling an enhanced ebook for between £20 and £30 that includes:
Quote:
- Full Text of The Heroes
- Unabridged Audiobook of The Heroes, narrated by Stephen Pacey
- Introduction by the author
- Afterword by the editor
- In depth behind-the-scenes interview with the author (in text, audio, and possibly video), covering genesis of the idea for the book, influences, discussion of the six central characters, the writing process, the revision process from plan to completion, the importance of maps, the development of the cover
- Five maps showing the battlefield, and unit positions at the start of each day of the battle
- A dramatis personae
- A 20,000 word planning document, with rough early plans, character sketches, and more detailed plans for each part
- Several chapters presented at varying stages of revision, annotated by the author to illustrate the editing process
- Cover file – all the briefs, sketches, and rough versions of the different elements of the cover, and of the combined cover, hopefully with some commentary from the award-winning artists and designer
- Author biography
- Links to other interviews and relevant websites and blogs
- Archive of all blog posts during the writing and editing period
- In due course, I hope we’ll be able to add The Fool Jobs, a short story featuring characters from The Heroes, though that may not be available until later in 2011
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Interesting. Pricey, but you certainly get bang for your buck. And the basic book will still be available as an epub/Kindle download for a cheaper price.