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Old 05-06-2009, 02:23 AM   #76
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There's always the possibility of Publish On Demand(POD) through http://www.lulu.com or similar services?

I've been running out of material to read lately so nice I found this will need to give them a go...
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Old 05-11-2009, 10:56 AM   #77
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I about a 3rd of the way though The Ark... I went ahead and purchased all 3 book from Amazon even though they are available for free.
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Old 05-12-2009, 02:43 PM   #78
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Just finished The Palmyra Impact. What I found interesting was that it was a different type of book than The Ark, but still kept me up at night (and apparently talking to my husband in my sleep about it). Way to go Boyd!
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Old 05-13-2009, 03:24 PM   #79
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Wow - what great praise for these books! I have just bought a PRS 505 and am waiting for it to be delivered. Cant wait to receive it so i can download all 3 books!!! Thanks for making them freely available to download
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Old 05-13-2009, 03:54 PM   #80
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Download them now so they will be ready to load once your 505 arrives.

I have finished The Ark and am 50% through The Adamas Blueprint. These are really good books.
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:37 PM   #81
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Thanks for the free ebooks!!

I agree it is a great way for us to sample your books. They look very interesting and a good read. I look forward to checking them out.

Thanks again!!
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Old 05-15-2009, 07:19 PM   #82
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Thank you Boyd!

All three books were real page turners! A great read! And i will go on Amazon to review them.
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Old 05-15-2009, 08:32 PM   #83
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I left a well deserved review on Amazon for you Boyd! Great work
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:42 PM   #84
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Hi everyone! Thanks for the kind words and for leaving me such great reviews on Amazon. I really appreciate it.

I don't think Lulu.com or other publish-on-demand services are right for me because I don't really want the hassle of publishing myself (on Kindle and my web site, it's relatively easy), plus POD books typically end up costing $15 or more for a paperback which seems way too high. I think they'll stay ebooks for now.

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Old 05-21-2009, 06:11 PM   #85
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I don't think Lulu.com or other publish-on-demand services are right for me because I don't really want the hassle of publishing myself (on Kindle and my web site, it's relatively easy), plus POD books typically end up costing $15 or more for a paperback which seems way too high. I think they'll stay ebooks for now.
I wonder if it'd be worth you & 'ahi' having a chat, as while your genres are quite different, he seems to be going in for pbook publishing (via Amazon) with associated ebooks - See here and http://www.paxlibrorum.com/.
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Old 05-21-2009, 07:56 PM   #86
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Hi Boyd, I'm reading the Ark and I'm really enjoying it. I'll recommend this book to all my friends! Thanks and keep writing!

Greetings from Portugal
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Old 05-22-2009, 02:34 AM   #87
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Boyd, I just finished reading all three and I really enjoyed them just as much as (probably more than) what passes as popular fiction. As a diving archaeologist, I found some minor things slightly objectionable , but I got over those quickly because the stories are just that good. I'm impressed that you've improved with each book, instead of writing the same story over again, something that some successful novelists tend to do. I wish you success and look forward to your next novels.

-A new fan from the Philippines
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Hi Boyd, I'm reading the Ark and I'm really enjoying it. I'll recommend this book to all my friends! Thanks and keep writing!

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Boyd, I just finished reading all three and I really enjoyed them just as much as (probably more than) what passes as popular fiction. As a diving archaeologist, I found some minor things slightly objectionable , but I got over those quickly because the stories are just that good. I'm impressed that you've improved with each book, instead of writing the same story over again, something that some successful novelists tend to do. I wish you success and look forward to your next novels.

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How great is it that I have readers in Portugal and the Philippines! Thanks!

Yes, I admit to taking a few creative liberties in my stories, but they are mostly of the improbable kind, rarely the impossible kind, although I'll leave it up to Mythbusters to confirm or bust the crazier ones (I'm a certified scuba diver myself, so I tried to make the underwater scenes this side of plausible). Think about when a friend tells you a story about something that actually happened to them. If your reaction is "Oh, really," the story was probably mildly interesting about something rather mundane. But if your reaction was "No way!", then it was probably an awesome story about something really improbable. Those are the ones I want to tell.

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I wonder if it'd be worth you & 'ahi' having a chat, as while your genres are quite different, he seems to be going in for pbook publishing (via Amazon) with associated ebooks - See here and http://www.paxlibrorum.com/.
Thanks! That's an interesting idea.
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Old 05-22-2009, 06:29 AM   #89
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I have downloaded all three, and look forward to reading them.

Will also give a review as well.

Many thanks.

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BTW, I got a nice mention in Joe Konrath's blog yesterday on ebooks: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com

It was very nice. I cut this part to share...

"Boyd Morrison is outselling me on Kindle, doing the same thing I'm doing: good product, low price point. Even though Boyd has been blurbed by some major bestsellers, he hasn't gotten a print contract yet. I stress "yet" because eventually NY Publishing is going to see Boyd's success on Kindle and want a piece of it."

He also acknowledged you on one of the threads.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44600

... "Several people have contacted me asking if I could make my free ebooks Kindle-ready.

I had no idea what that meant, so I asked a Kindle-savvy author, Boyd Morrison www.BoydMorrison.com, and he led me in the right direction. Incidentally, Boyd's books are Michael Crichton type techno-thrillers and are very good, and very inexpensive on Kindle."


I left a note to JA Konrath that it was a,"Nice write up about Boyd Morrison on your 5/24 blog post...

also, the below .. (hint, hint ?)

... The offering of his (Boyd Morrison's) work in multiple formats also helped in his recognition. (This is an international forum and it was GREATLY appreciated.) ....

Congratulations, Boyd, and thank you for sharing your work.

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