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andrewburt · 11-11-2011, 01:00 AM

Six time Hugo winner Ben Bova's most sought-after and possibly best novel, THE STAR CONQUERORS, has been long out of print. There was only one small hardback print run of his first novel, never reprinted, and used copies are rare, costing upwards of $500. (Ouch!) Until now!-- ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the publication of THE STAR CONQUERORS in this special ebook and paperback edition.

It's available at: http://ReAnimus.com/store/?item=1128

To Explore New Worlds... and Resistance is Futile... all found their home here first with Star Watch Captain Geoffrey Knowland in what's not just a great story, but what some say is a virtual blueprint for Star Trek.

This ReAnimus Special Edition features a special introductory essay from Ben Bova about the history of writing of the novel. (Not to mention, valuable advice to new writers on how to succeed.) As an extra treat this edition also includes the cool original Mel Hunter cover art in addition to new cover art from Clay Hagebusch.

It comes in both .mobi and .epub, DRM-free. (We're also publishing several other of Ben's ebooks, namely THE EXILES TRILOGY, THE WEATHERMAKERS, THE DUELING MACHINE, and THE KINSMAN SAGA; and in general, ReAnimus Press publishes works by other award-winning and best-selling authors, so check us out.)

Available exclusively from ReAnimus Press, THE STAR CONQUERORS is a major publishing event you don't want to miss. Resistance IS futile, so get your copy today!

****** Update 11/13/11:

Richard and all, I think we've come up with a creative solution to your concerns. By way of background, we did have higher than usual production costs on this title (starting with the fact that just getting a copy to scan was expensive). But we realize that there are really two categories of readers for this particular book: Collectors, who want something as close to the original as possible, and people who just want to read the story.

So, addressing the points you raised, we've put up a second edition of the book at a lower price now. It's just for those who want to read the story, rather than for collectors. The "Collector's Edition" has extra material, like an essay from Ben about the history of the book, the original cover by Mel Hunter, and some other minor items only of interest to collectors; the "Standard Edition" is the whole story (complete, unabridged), good for reading. If you go to the link above, in the side box there's a link to the Standard edition.

Also, to bring the price down to where you're suggesting, we've created a special coupon just for MobileRead members, good for 20 percent off any titles in our store for the next 72 hours. The code is "mobileread20". So, a Standard edition, plus the coupon, is right at your price. I hope this helps address your concern about the price; and of course we hope you love the book and tell everyone you know.

([removed promotion of affiliate link program at website - moderation] Just to be clear, to try to avoid any confusion regarding posting policies, the link above is NOT an affiliate link; we're the publisher, so that would be moot.)

****** Update 11/24/11:

Just an update that there's a 20% off coupon available for this weekend for MR folks, through Monday. Code is "mr20".

11-11-2011, 01:00 AM	#1
andrewburt Science Fiction Writer Posts: 231 Karma: 124188 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Golden, CO Device: several	BEN BOVA's most sought-after novel, THE STAR CONQUERORS, now available! Six time Hugo winner Ben Bova's most sought-after and possibly best novel, THE STAR CONQUERORS, has been long out of print. There was only one small hardback print run of his first novel, never reprinted, and used copies are rare, costing upwards of $500. (Ouch!) Until now!-- ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the publication of THE STAR CONQUERORS in this special ebook and paperback edition. It's available at: http://ReAnimus.com/store/?item=1128 To Explore New Worlds... and Resistance is Futile... all found their home here first with Star Watch Captain Geoffrey Knowland in what's not just a great story, but what some say is a virtual blueprint for Star Trek. This ReAnimus Special Edition features a special introductory essay from Ben Bova about the history of writing of the novel. (Not to mention, valuable advice to new writers on how to succeed.) As an extra treat this edition also includes the cool original Mel Hunter cover art in addition to new cover art from Clay Hagebusch. It comes in both .mobi and .epub, DRM-free. (We're also publishing several other of Ben's ebooks, namely THE EXILES TRILOGY, THE WEATHERMAKERS, THE DUELING MACHINE, and THE KINSMAN SAGA; and in general, ReAnimus Press publishes works by other award-winning and best-selling authors, so check us out.) Available exclusively from ReAnimus Press, THE STAR CONQUERORS is a major publishing event you don't want to miss. Resistance IS futile, so get your copy today! **** Update 11/13/11: Richard and all, I think we've come up with a creative solution to your concerns. By way of background, we did have higher than usual production costs on this title (starting with the fact that just getting a copy to scan was expensive). But we realize that there are really two categories of readers for this particular book: Collectors, who want something as close to the original as possible, and people who just want to read the story. So, addressing the points you raised, we've put up a second edition of the book at a lower price now. It's just for those who want to read the story, rather than for collectors. The "Collector's Edition" has extra material, like an essay from Ben about the history of the book, the original cover by Mel Hunter, and some other minor items only of interest to collectors; the "Standard Edition" is the whole story (complete, unabridged), good for reading. If you go to the link above, in the side box there's a link to the Standard edition. Also, to bring the price down to where you're suggesting, we've created a special coupon just for MobileRead members, good for 20 percent off any titles in our store for the next 72 hours. The code is "mobileread20". So, a Standard edition, plus the coupon, is right at your price. I hope this helps address your concern about the price; and of course we hope you love the book and tell everyone you know. ([removed promotion of affiliate link program at website - moderation] Just to be clear, to try to avoid any confusion regarding posting policies, the link above is NOT an affiliate link; we're the publisher, so that would be moot.) **** Update 11/24/11: Just an update that there's a 20% off coupon available for this weekend for MR folks, through Monday. Code is "mr20". Last edited by andrewburt; 07-10-2013 at 01:19 AM. Reason: [removed promotion of affiliate link program at website - moderation]