|  05-11-2009, 11:34 AM | #1 | 
| Member            Posts: 24 Karma: 279534 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none | 
				
				Campbell Award finalist releasing free e-books
			 
			
			Covenant, the first volume in my Deviations series, was released by Aisling Press as a trade paperback in September 2007.  The sequel, Appetite, was to be released last September, right around the time Aisling's parent company was administratively dissolved by the Florida Department of State. I re-released Covenant in March as a free download from my website and plan to release Appetite later this week. Genre: science fiction/anthropological fiction/dark fantasy, with mature content. Formats available: EPUB, HTML, LIT, LRF, MOBI, PDB, PDF, PRC Site: http://home.earthlink.net/~deviations/index.html I was a John W. Campbell Award finalist in 1985. My story "Moments of Clarity" (Full Spectrum, Bantam, 1988) reached preliminary ballot for a 1989 Nebula. This year, two publications containing my fiction are up for awards: Electric Velocipede for a Hugo Award and the anthology Unspeakable Horror (Dark Scribe Press) for a Bram Stoker Award. Bibliography and other info may be seen at my main website: http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html I found this forum through Jeffrey A. Carver's article, "Psst! Wanna Buy a Free Ebook?" (SFWA Bulletin, Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009). Thank you all for being here! -- Elissa | 
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|  05-11-2009, 11:57 AM | #2 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX | 
			
			Placed into the To Read list    | 
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|  05-11-2009, 12:04 PM | #3 | 
| Zealot            Posts: 135 Karma: 727000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: iPhone XS, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, kindle Oasis | 
			
			Many thanks! It looks like an interesting book.
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|  05-11-2009, 12:14 PM | #4 | 
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			Very nice of you.  Thanks soooooo much.  I am amazed at the super talented authors who frequent and contribute to this site.   Thanks again. | 
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|  05-11-2009, 12:46 PM | #5 | 
| Storm Surge'n            Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1 | 
			
			Great to see ePub format in a free download!   *edit* great to see all those formats | 
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|  05-11-2009, 12:57 PM | #6 | |
| zeldinha zippy zeldissima            Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you? | Quote: 
 welcome to the forum Elissa ! we're always thrilled to see authors joining us ! take a look around, don't hesitate to ask any questions. thank you for the books ! | |
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|  05-16-2009, 08:34 PM | #7 | 
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			Thanks for your interest!  Carver's site directed me to Calibre, where I found the EPUB conversion.  I'm an e-book newbie -- I don't have a reader except for what I've put on my computer. I've just released Appetite on the site and plan to release Vol. 3, Destiny, this December. Goin' soon with a bunch of CDs and paperbacks to Oasis May 22-24, hosted by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society. | 
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|  05-17-2009, 05:56 AM | #8 | |
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|  05-17-2009, 06:04 AM | #9 | 
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			Elissa  Thank you for this. I am sure you will find much support from members of this forum.
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|  05-17-2009, 10:37 AM | #10 | 
| Resident Curmudgeon            Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3 | 
			
			ePub rocks!
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|  05-20-2009, 07:49 PM | #11 | 
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			Thanks! I've given y'all a shout-out over here: http://hurricanecountry.blogspot.com...s-at-home.html | 
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|  05-21-2009, 09:34 AM | #12 | 
| Jeffrey A. Carver            Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+ | |
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|  05-21-2009, 12:39 PM | #13 | 
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			Thanks, Jeffrey.  You, too! I loved the article -- it's a wonderful how-to for someone new to e-books. BTW, I've linked to your site in the blog entry and Deviations page cited above. Hope it gets more traffic over to your place. As an aside -- In addition to the two award nominations listed up top, I've just learned that Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (Scriblerus Press), which contains my story "Arachne," has received an IPPY Silver Medal. <Grin> | 
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|  12-02-2009, 10:07 AM | #14 | 
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			I've just released Deviations Vol. 3: Destiny.  Same place, same formats: http://home.earthlink.net/~deviations/index.html News from here: In addition to IPPY Silver Medalist Riffing on Strings, two other publications with my work have won awards. Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (Dark Scribe Press) won a Bram Stoker Award. Electric Velocipede won a Hugo Award. My story "Hermit Crabs" in EV #14 is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Edition. (Grin.) Recent work includes fiction and poetry in the October/November Asimov's. More info is on my main website, http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html. Thanks again, all! Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season! -- Elissa | 
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|  12-02-2009, 10:24 AM | #15 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600 | 
			
			Elissa welcome to MR and thank you so much for the book. It is on my TBR list - and I moved it right to the top.    | 
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