MetaGame (new sci-fi novel for $1.59 (in the USA)) - Page 13

scottjl · 06-08-2010, 02:19 PM

yep. now you can scroll that popover list, just put your finger on it and flick up and down. sci-fi/fantasy is below parenting.

kind of non-obvious, i know..

kjk · 06-08-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by scottjl

yep. now you can scroll that popover list, just put your finger on it and flick up and down. sci-fi/fantasy is below parenting.

kind of non-obvious, i know..

aahahaha, awesome, thanks, scottj!

Sam Landstrom · 06-09-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

Hi Sam, I finished reading your book a few days ago. I really enjoyed it. It was certainly different from anything I have read before. In the very beginning it sort of reminded me of Ender's Game. But not for long. I was a little disappointed with the ending. It wasn't a bad ending at all but just not what I expected or was hoping. I guess it's best not to be predictable.

~eddie

Eddie, glad you liked it!

Yeah, readers often comment on the end, often with mixed feelings like yours. I tried a few alternate endings, but the current route just had to be.

Sam

dorino · 06-09-2010, 03:41 PM

I've not read this on the iPad, but did read it (downloaded from your website, Sam) on my PRS-600. It's a very good read. I for one, liked the ending. I also thought of Ender's Game in the beginning. The virtual reality games the characters play inspired me to go play NetHack... Thanks for that. I ascended for the first time in years. ^_^

stustaff · 06-09-2010, 03:53 PM

Is this not available to uk? I can't find it?

dorino · 06-09-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stustaff

Is this not available to uk? I can't find it?

http://samlandstrom.com/metagame.aspx

Download the epub, and I believe you can put it on the iPad through iTunes.

Of course, you can put it on any other reader that supports any of those formats, too.

stustaff · 06-09-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dorino

http://samlandstrom.com/metagame.aspx

Download the epub, and I believe you can put it on the iPad through iTunes.

Of course, you can put it on any other reader that supports any of those formats, too.

Thanks and I love icab so I can download from the page on my iPad and then using Ifile transfer into stanza and start reading! Loving it.

Sam Landstrom · 06-10-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scottjl

go to the store.. look in the upper left. you should see a button for library and next to it one for categories, in both the featured and charts sections. you can then choose a specific category. at least, that's what is available in the US store.

the sci-fi/fantasy store stopped giving me the "more" option at 50, just like the app store on the ipad. maybe there's a way to browse a longer list via web or itunes. when you're going against the tried and true classics in the overall free section, you're facing some stiff competition. mark twain, brothers grimm, h.g. wells. jane austen, shakespeare. i wouldn't have any hopes of cracking that list if i were you. no offense.

Oh, I certainly won't take offense at being beaten by a classic, but what's interesting is that MetaGame hit #2 on the Amazon Kindle store as a free book which should have been *harder* than this best seller list for iBooks because it was competing against freebies (including many classics like The Art of War) *and* paid books.

From back in December:

scottjl · 06-10-2010, 12:22 AM

hmm. no clue then. i'll admit i downloaded your book but haven't had time to read it yet. but it would have to be amazing to compete against the likes of shakespeare, twain, or austen.

Sam Landstrom · 06-10-2010, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by scottjl

hmm. no clue then. i'll admit i downloaded your book but haven't had time to read it yet. but it would have to be amazing to compete against the likes of shakespeare, twain, or austen.

LOL, please don't start my book with the expectation that it competes with these authors! You'll end up throwing your iPad across the room in disgust and I don't want that on my conscience. I mean, hey I obviously like the book, but it's sooo not Shakespeare.

You can't see it in the screenshot, but #3 was a free slow cooker recipe book. I think what catapulted books like MetaGame and the slowcooker to the top was that it was free and it was new. Everyone had already downloaded free Dracula and 20k Under the Sea, etc. In addition, Amazon has a sophisticated browsing and referral system (e.g. "People who bought this bought that") not to mention their genre best seller lists are easy to find. So once the ball got rolling, then it snowballed.

I don't have an iPad and so I can't use their iBook app, but from what I can tell from this thread, their storefront is pretty primitive right now. As jsWolf said on this thread, "browsing is lousy" and since I'm not a well known author, people aren't going to search on me for no reason.

Now that I realize this, I think you're right. MetaGame won't get into the top 50 because it isn't in the top 50. Classic chicken and egg issue...

scottjl · 06-10-2010, 01:09 AM

by the way, it's still #1. has 4 stars out of 5, with 29 ratings. there are 8 written reviews, all positive.

unfortunately book information shows up sort of like album information, in a small pop-up window. i can't copy and paste some of the reviews for you. maybe this will improve with the new itunes store due in a few weeks. i hope so, the existing store is a total PITA to navigate!

dorino · 06-10-2010, 12:56 PM

I'm going to read this again, I think. I forget too much of the story...

MsAstoria · 06-10-2010, 05:39 PM

very nice and a nice edition to my ibook shelves. Can't wait to read it!

MsAstoria · 06-10-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by leebase

It's number 4 on the free sci fi section.
Lee

currently #1 on Top Free Books in Sci-Fi in iBooks store! Who says Mobile Forum members don't have influence, LOL! Way to go!

MsAstoria · 06-10-2010, 05:56 PM

Frankly I like the original cover, the girl with the blue eyes really stands out on my ibook shelf.

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scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	yep. now you can scroll that popover list, just put your finger on it and flick up and down. sci-fi/fantasy is below parenting. kind of non-obvious, i know..

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dorino I'm odd. Take note. Posts: 325 Karma: 779 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montana Device: deceased PRS-600, Nook STR	I've not read this on the iPad, but did read it (downloaded from your website, Sam) on my PRS-600. It's a very good read. I for one, liked the ending. I also thought of Ender's Game in the beginning. The virtual reality games the characters play inspired me to go play NetHack... Thanks for that. I ascended for the first time in years. ^_^

06-09-2010, 03:53 PM	#185
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	Is this not available to uk? I can't find it?

06-10-2010, 12:22 AM	#189
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	hmm. no clue then. i'll admit i downloaded your book but haven't had time to read it yet. but it would have to be amazing to compete against the likes of shakespeare, twain, or austen.

06-10-2010, 01:09 AM	#191
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	by the way, it's still #1. has 4 stars out of 5, with 29 ratings. there are 8 written reviews, all positive. unfortunately book information shows up sort of like album information, in a small pop-up window. i can't copy and paste some of the reviews for you. maybe this will improve with the new itunes store due in a few weeks. i hope so, the existing store is a total PITA to navigate!

06-10-2010, 12:56 PM	#192
dorino I'm odd. Take note. Posts: 325 Karma: 779 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montana Device: deceased PRS-600, Nook STR	I'm going to read this again, I think. I forget too much of the story...

06-10-2010, 05:39 PM	#193
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	very nice and a nice edition to my ibook shelves. Can't wait to read it!

06-10-2010, 05:56 PM	#195
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	Frankly I like the original cover, the girl with the blue eyes really stands out on my ibook shelf.