Backlist Ebooks--A source for inexpensive author-published out of print books!

[starrigger]

Originally Posted by ficbot

I would strongly encourage authors in your position to just make sure they don't re-invent the wheel. We don't need two dozen authors each starting up different ventures right now---I think authors would be better served by congregating together in one or two places and having strength in numbers. I think customers need a very clear destination where they can go to get many books.

Agreed. And we'll take care of that as soon as all the cats are herded into the corral.

[starrigger]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You will enjoy your reading experience with a good reader. But if you can, before you get a nook, go also check out the Sony PRS-650 and see which one you like best. Then buy the one you want.

In particular, try the controls. See if you like buttons better or touchscreen better.

[Patricia Ryan]

Originally Posted by ficbot

I would strongly encourage authors in your position to just make sure they don't re-invent the wheel. We don't need two dozen authors each starting up different ventures right now---I think authors would be better served by congregating together in one or two places and having strength in numbers. I think customers need a very clear destination where they can go to get many books.

Amen to that! So far, Backlist Ebooks is the only venture of its kind that I know of, IOW the only dedicated showcase of author-published out-of-print titles that isn't also a sales venue (we provide links to the sales venues). A Writer's Work and Book View Cafe are the other two entities that were on the panel at Ninc. They're terrific, visionary ventures, but different from us in that they perform some e-publishing functions and sell books right off the sites.

So far, Backlist Ebooks has 36 authors of all genres (we just snagged our first horror author, Kevin J. Anderson), with a bunch more in the pipeline and new author queries every day. If you'd told me just a month ago that it would take off with such velocity, I wouldn't have believed you.

Oh, and it's worth noting that there was much articulate anti-DRM noise during the NINC conference, not just from Joe Konrath, but from several savvy inudstry professionals.

Pat

[Patricia Ryan]

Backlist Ebooks member Vonda McIntyre is a contributor, along with Hugo and Nebula winners, to the short story anthology Breaking Waves to benefit the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund. $4.99. Check it out!

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You will enjoy your reading experience with a good reader. But if you can, before you get a nook, go also check out the Sony PRS-650 and see which one you like best. Then buy the one you want.

Doranna, I 'm going to echo Jon here. I was thisclose to buying a Nook when I got my Sony 600. Since I got it, I've been really, really glad I went that direction. The 650 is a ton better than my 600 (new screen technologies), so I'd highly recommend adding it to your decision making process.

[Patricia Ryan]

Starting Saturday, October 23:
A Smashwords HALLOWEEN SALE at Backlist eBooks!

25% off already-low-priced ebooks by fifteen authors, including bestsellers and major award winners...

Stop by our website or Facebook page between Oct. 23 and Oct. 31
for your 25% off Smashwords coupon codes!

[FizzyWater]

Hey, just found another favorite author on this Backlist ebook website (and I'm so glad you've got the website - thanks!) Now I just have to wait until tomorrow to enjoy your sale.

[starrigger]

I'm one of the participating authors, and I'll be featuring the first three volumes of The Chaos Chronicles. Yeah, I've had them up for free for two years. But right now I'm working hard on new afterwords--reflections on the series, and how I went about writing the books. A little added value that I want to add to the books in time for the sale! (But if you buy the books without the afterwords, don't worry. You can just redownload them once the revised versions are up.)

[Patricia Ryan]

Halloween Sale!

Get 25% OFF Smashwords coupon codes for ebooks by 14 authors, including NYT and USA Today bestsellers and major award-winners! And these are already-low-priced digital reprints of out-of-print titles from major publishers, so it's an opportunity to stock up on some fabulous reads by terrific authors! All genres and ebook formats (including MOBI for the Kindle).

You can get the coupon codes either at the Backlist eBooks Facebook page or our interim website (click on the "Specials" page). The sale ends Oct. 31, so don't delay--and don't keep it a secret from your friends who love bargain books!

[starrigger]

I've just uploaded new versions of my first three Chaos Chronicles books, with all-new Afterwords in which I talk about the writing of the series. These Afterwords are exclusive to the Smashwords editions (25% off right now with the coupons you can find on the Backlistebooks site) and the revised Kindle editions that will go up shortly.

Check out the sale--it looks good!

BTW, if you happen to have bought these editions before now, you should be able to redownload them without charge. If you have trouble, let me know.

[frquixote]

Thought you might want to know that the discount code for Jeffrey Carver's Strange Attractors on BACKLISTEBOOKS.COM didn't work on Smashwords. The codes for Neptune Crossing and The Infinite Sea worked fine.

[starrigger]

Originally Posted by frquixote

Thought you might want to know that the discount code for Jeffrey Carver's Strange Attractors on BACKLISTEBOOKS.COM didn't work on Smashwords. The codes for Neptune Crossing and The Infinite Sea worked fine.

Yikes. I'll check that out right away. Thanks for the heads-up!

EDIT: Well, it looks like I screwed up on that somehow. Anyway, here's a new coupon for Strange Attractors: FU64M

Thanks for telling me!

[thrawn_aj]

@starrigger and @backlistebooks (in general)
Just picked up the entire Chaos Chronicles at Smashwords! Thanks for the links and the discounts .

[starrigger]

Originally Posted by thrawn_aj

@starrigger and @backlistebooks (in general)
Just picked up the entire Chaos Chronicles at Smashwords! Thanks for the links and the discounts .

Thank you.

[Seanette]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Some stuff is only available in PDF format, which will impose further restrictions, as not all readers handle PDFs. For the Kindle, for example, I believe your choice is the DX, which has a larger screen better suited to the sort of things issued as PDF.

Based on what I've seen so far, Calibre does a decent job converting PDFs.