The House of Jacquarelle is now available on the SJB

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-21-2010, 05:43 PM

The House of Jacquarelle (the Kestral Voyages) is now available on SteveJordanBooks.com:

The industry-controlling planetary governments of Lyrae Two and Lyrae Six have been enmeshed in corporate espionage for years, but it's beginning to escalate to dangerous levels. Carolyn Kestral and the crew of the Mary, as well as Coray Gheris of the Jovian Skies, get caught in the crossfire... and in the process, discover a shocking secret about one of their own!

Your favorite freighter captain is back, hauling goods, kicking a$$, and making the Galarchy safe one planet at a time! (Actually, in this case, two at a time... but who's counting?) This third in the series features the entire crew of the Mary, plus Captain Gheris and the crew of the Jovian Skies, and some new faces... some of whom might stick around!

In addition to background material and excerpts, the full novel is available for a great low price, in multiple formats and (say it with feeling!) DRM-free. Get your copy now, while the electrons are hot!

pilotbob · 03-21-2010, 07:13 PM

Sweet! Of course being in the deals/freebees section I am surprised you don't specify the deal?

BOb

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-21-2010, 09:46 PM

Oh. Did I not mention that the DRM-free books are only $1.99? Terribly sorry!

Barcey · 03-22-2010, 07:01 AM

Congratulations on the new book.

Certainly sir you must have missed a "1" on the front of that price. The combined brain power of the Amazon and Apple sales agencies are not able to perform an electronic sale and e-book download for less then $4.20. How is it possible that you can sell the entire e-book for less then half of that?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-22-2010, 09:32 AM

How? Because I'm in-saaane!!

Seriously: Amazon and Apple are pinning a lot of hope on making it big as resellers, but are also heading into too-Draconian realms as they try to out-compete each other. I predict a lot more pubs and authors will get tired of it all, and eventually see that going direct-sale makes more sense than losing more than half their profits to Amazon, Apple, and other similar stores. I only pocket 15% of the sale going through Amazon... I make more money off of 1 direct sale than 5 Amazon sales. (And because I'm a little guy, I don't see that many through Amazon.)

All that is needed (he said, rolling his eyes) is a good and popular portal or three promoting e-books, and earning their incomes from traffic as opposed to sales, to put indie authors and publishers on a more equal footing. If that happened, even Amazon and Apple may discover that in terms of e-books, their services are no longer required...

pilotbob · 03-22-2010, 09:53 AM

Do you have an E-Mail it to my Kindle feature on your Web site yet?

BOb

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-22-2010, 12:52 PM

No: The buyer selects the e-mail address they want to have the book sent to, when they purchase it. Why won't that work for the Kindle?

Moe The Cat · 03-22-2010, 11:02 PM

Congrats on the new addition to the Kestral family, Steve. I've just bagged it and placed it at the top of my TBR list.

Kokomo Lee · 03-23-2010, 12:17 AM

Got it and congrats on the new book!

While the special introductory price of $1.99 is highly appreciated, I worry the price will go too low. My motives are selfish: Steve makes money selling e-books, he writes more books, and I get to read them!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-23-2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLMines

Got it and congrats on the new book!

While the special introductory price of $1.99 is highly appreciated, I worry the price will go too low. My motives are selfish: Steve makes money selling e-books, he writes more books, and I get to read them!

Well, things could always change... so, just in case, you'd better tell everyone you know to buy my books now, while they're cheap!

(I have selfish motives, too.)

cbell · 03-24-2010, 02:03 AM

Steve, I've been waiting SO LONG for another Kestral story. It's eons since I read the second one.

Thank you for the House of Jacquarelle (the Kestral Voyages). I'll be purchasing it on the weekend.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-24-2010, 10:35 AM

Yay Yay Yay!

03-21-2010, 05:43 PM	#1
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	The House of Jacquarelle is now available on the SJB The House of Jacquarelle (the Kestral Voyages) is now available on SteveJordanBooks.com: The industry-controlling planetary governments of Lyrae Two and Lyrae Six have been enmeshed in corporate espionage for years, but it's beginning to escalate to dangerous levels. Carolyn Kestral and the crew of the Mary, as well as Coray Gheris of the Jovian Skies, get caught in the crossfire... and in the process, discover a shocking secret about one of their own! Your favorite freighter captain is back, hauling goods, kicking a$$, and making the Galarchy safe one planet at a time! (Actually, in this case, two at a time... but who's counting?) This third in the series features the entire crew of the Mary, plus Captain Gheris and the crew of the Jovian Skies, and some new faces... some of whom might stick around! In addition to background material and excerpts, the full novel is available for a great low price, in multiple formats and (say it with feeling!) DRM-free. Get your copy now, while the electrons are hot!

03-22-2010, 12:52 PM	#7
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	No: The buyer selects the e-mail address they want to have the book sent to, when they purchase it. Why won't that work for the Kindle? Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 03-22-2010 at 12:58 PM.

03-24-2010, 02:03 AM	#11
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	Steve, I've been waiting SO LONG for another Kestral story. It's eons since I read the second one. Thank you for the House of Jacquarelle (the Kestral Voyages). I'll be purchasing it on the weekend. Last edited by cbell; 03-25-2010 at 11:29 PM. Reason: Edited so Steve doesn't appear sarcastic

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03-21-2010, 07:13 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Sweet! Of course being in the deals/freebees section I am surprised you don't specify the deal? BOb

03-21-2010, 09:46 PM	#3
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Oh. Did I not mention that the DRM-free books are only $1.99? Terribly sorry!

03-22-2010, 07:01 AM	#4
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Congratulations on the new book. Certainly sir you must have missed a "1" on the front of that price. The combined brain power of the Amazon and Apple sales agencies are not able to perform an electronic sale and e-book download for less then $4.20. How is it possible that you can sell the entire e-book for less then half of that?

03-22-2010, 09:32 AM	#5
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	How? Because I'm in-saaane!! Seriously: Amazon and Apple are pinning a lot of hope on making it big as resellers, but are also heading into too-Draconian realms as they try to out-compete each other. I predict a lot more pubs and authors will get tired of it all, and eventually see that going direct-sale makes more sense than losing more than half their profits to Amazon, Apple, and other similar stores. I only pocket 15% of the sale going through Amazon... I make more money off of 1 direct sale than 5 Amazon sales. (And because I'm a little guy, I don't see that many through Amazon.) All that is needed (he said, rolling his eyes) is a good and popular portal or three promoting e-books, and earning their incomes from traffic as opposed to sales, to put indie authors and publishers on a more equal footing. If that happened, even Amazon and Apple may discover that in terms of e-books, their services are no longer required...

03-22-2010, 09:53 AM	#6
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Do you have an E-Mail it to my Kindle feature on your Web site yet? BOb

03-22-2010, 11:02 PM	#8
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Congrats on the new addition to the Kestral family, Steve. I've just bagged it and placed it at the top of my TBR list.

03-23-2010, 12:17 AM	#9
Kokomo Lee Keeps on Ticking... Posts: 79 Karma: 42864 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific NW Device: Kindles, iStuff, Nexus and a partridge	Got it and congrats on the new book! While the special introductory price of $1.99 is highly appreciated, I worry the price will go too low. My motives are selfish: Steve makes money selling e-books, he writes more books, and I get to read them!

03-24-2010, 10:35 AM	#12
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Yay Yay Yay!