Comments on: ‘A Really Bad Hair Day: The Return of Magic Plague’: New e-book from TeleBlog regular Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Todd Jonz http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761550 Todd Jonz Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:08:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761550 Rob writes: <blockquote><i>I had a lot of fun writing it, setting it in Santa Cruz, my old college town.</i></blockquote> I thought that looked like the front page of The Sentinel on the cover! (I lived in Santa Cruz for twelve years, and the greater Monterey Bay area for over thirty.) Do any surfers, drumming circles, parking meter feeding clowns, street musicians, geriatric hippies, militant lesbians, socialist mayors, or local bookshop owners (Neil always wanted to be famous!) make an appearance in the novel?! Hmmm. Local interest, a DRM-free edition at an unbeatable price, an author who's also a TeleRead contributor — guess it's time to get out my wallet and head over to BooksForABuck.... Rob writes:

I had a lot of fun writing it, setting it in Santa Cruz, my old college town.

I thought that looked like the front page of The Sentinel on the cover! (I lived in Santa Cruz for twelve years, and the greater Monterey Bay area for over thirty.) Do any surfers, drumming circles, parking meter feeding clowns, street musicians, geriatric hippies, militant lesbians, socialist mayors, or local bookshop owners (Neil always wanted to be famous!) make an appearance in the novel?!

Hmmm. Local interest, a DRM-free edition at an unbeatable price, an author who’s also a TeleRead contributor — guess it’s time to get out my wallet and head over to BooksForABuck….

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761452 David Rothman Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761452 Exactly, Rob--and I hope readers notice the "for sale." The price is a mere $3.99. This is one of the advantages of social DRM, in that it would clearly distinguish between nonDRMed commercial books and genuine freeies. My message both to you and FW on the biz model front is: Keep up the good work with the nonDRMed options! Thanks. David Exactly, Rob–and I hope readers notice the “for sale.” The price is a mere $3.99. This is one of the advantages of social DRM, in that it would clearly distinguish between nonDRMed commercial books and genuine freeies. My message both to you and FW on the biz model front is: Keep up the good work with the nonDRMed options! Thanks. David

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761448 Rob Preece Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:47:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/12/a-really-bad-hair-day-the-return-of-magic-plague/#comment-761448 Hi David, Thanks for mentioning this book. I had a lot of fun writing it, setting it in Santa Cruz, my old college town. I like to think there's some depth to it, as well, though. Fictionwise is an excellent distributor for small publishers and very encouraging to the no-DRM cause. Of course, both Fictionwise and I believe that there is no necessary connection between no-DRM and no-pay. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com (and author of A Really Bad Hair Day) Hi David,
Thanks for mentioning this book. I had a lot of fun writing it, setting it in Santa Cruz, my old college town. I like to think there’s some depth to it, as well, though.

Fictionwise is an excellent distributor for small publishers and very encouraging to the no-DRM cause. Of course, both Fictionwise and I believe that there is no necessary connection between no-DRM and no-pay.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com
(and author of A Really Bad Hair Day)

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