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Some pretty powerful things happened when I completed the Destroy All Starships series. Anticipation was high for the next adventure, and still is. There are a lot of unresolved plot threads that were established in previous books going all the way back to the first novels in Starships at War. In particular, readers were invested in the outcome of the Ithis Technology arc, and the whereabouts of the Denominator. You’ll be pleased to learn those subplots have been quietly building alongside the alarmist/anti-alarmist conflict in the human military and government. Part of the growing conflict reached a breaking point just before the pivotal meeting between President Baines and Admiral Powers.
Some of the subplots I’ve been weaving behind the events of Hunter Killer and Operation Justicar re-emerged in The Infamous 24 and early chapters of Last Charge of the Defiant. I have a number of new works in development, and I’m looking forward to sharing them with you all very soon.
In the meantime, my “current projects list” can be summarized as follows:
Last Charge of the Defiant
Advanced Starship Tactics Series
I am just over 11,000 words into this novella. It is the first book in a new trilogy. It will detail the confrontation set to take place at the doorway to the Atlantis sector, where an unexpected wreck was discovered, and the crew of DSS Sai Lore is about to find themselves at the center of one of the most intense deep space battles in the entire series!
Advanced Starship Tactics Series
I am just over 11,000 words into this novella. It is the first book in a new trilogy. It will detail the confrontation set to take place at the doorway to the Atlantis sector, where an unexpected wreck was discovered, and the crew of DSS Sai Lore is about to find themselves at the center of one of the most intense deep space battles in the entire series!
Ai
I am just over 7,000 words into this new and refreshing story. It’s science fiction, not necessarily military (even though the protagonist is a decorated U.S. Army officer). It is a story that will very likely be meaningful to a number of men, many of whom find themselves isolated and besieged by circumstance, intentional or otherwise. Ai also explores what it would be like if technology was on our side for a change. It is currently a Bitbook exclusive.
I am just over 7,000 words into this new and refreshing story. It’s science fiction, not necessarily military (even though the protagonist is a decorated U.S. Army officer). It is a story that will very likely be meaningful to a number of men, many of whom find themselves isolated and besieged by circumstance, intentional or otherwise. Ai also explores what it would be like if technology was on our side for a change. It is currently a Bitbook exclusive.
Let None Return Alive Signature Paperback
Destroy All Starships Series
As part of my ongoing project to release all of the titles on my backlist as affordable (and signed) trade paperback editions, I recently updated the #1 New Release that launched both the Siege Island and Destroy All Starships series complete with a brand new limited edition cover. I am currently working on the paperbacks for all my “firsts” including Strike Battleship Argent and Battle Force.
Let None Return Alive is on sale (25% off) now.
Destroy All Starships Series
As part of my ongoing project to release all of the titles on my backlist as affordable (and signed) trade paperback editions, I recently updated the #1 New Release that launched both the Siege Island and Destroy All Starships series complete with a brand new limited edition cover. I am currently working on the paperbacks for all my “firsts” including Strike Battleship Argent and Battle Force.
Let None Return Alive is on sale (25% off) now.
Jacks to the Nines
Action Faction
I am just over 10,000 words into this novella. It is an exclusive I’m writing for our most supportive reader from my Action Faction project, where I offer a completely unique custom book written for an audience of one. Jacks to the Nines is the story of an attack by a combined Human/Proximan task force against a hidden forward Sarn base discovered in the Platmore system. The Bandit Jacks even take to their fighters to perform a direct strike against the defenses constructed on Racer’s Moon just before they invade the sublevels and discover something nobody could have possibly expected. Features appearances by Lord-Captain Oakshotte and none other than Gurguul the Butcher!
Action Faction
I am just over 10,000 words into this novella. It is an exclusive I’m writing for our most supportive reader from my Action Faction project, where I offer a completely unique custom book written for an audience of one. Jacks to the Nines is the story of an attack by a combined Human/Proximan task force against a hidden forward Sarn base discovered in the Platmore system. The Bandit Jacks even take to their fighters to perform a direct strike against the defenses constructed on Racer’s Moon just before they invade the sublevels and discover something nobody could have possibly expected. Features appearances by Lord-Captain Oakshotte and none other than Gurguul the Butcher!
DSS Argent Technical Manual
Build a Starship Campaign
It goes without saying stories like the ones I write should include numerous futuristic technology concepts, especially as they relate to space exploration, military hardware, resource development, autonomous mechanisms and energy production. But this is the first time I’ve contemplated a book that is nothing but futuristic technology! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to explore the battleship Argent deck by deck and cabin by cabin, this title should definitely be on your list. The technical manual is the foundation reward for the Build a Starship campaign, and I’ll be making some preview available as part of our crowdfunding project very soon.
Build a Starship Campaign
It goes without saying stories like the ones I write should include numerous futuristic technology concepts, especially as they relate to space exploration, military hardware, resource development, autonomous mechanisms and energy production. But this is the first time I’ve contemplated a book that is nothing but futuristic technology! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to explore the battleship Argent deck by deck and cabin by cabin, this title should definitely be on your list. The technical manual is the foundation reward for the Build a Starship campaign, and I’ll be making some preview available as part of our crowdfunding project very soon.
Next up we’ll get you up to speed on our campaign to construct a real (model) spacecraft you can proudly display on your bookshelf at the office or at home!
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The Strike Battleship Argent Signature Edition Paperback
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It’s my bestselling book of all time. It broke the top 1500 of all books published measured by sales rank. It anchors the largest single-character science fiction universe in print. And now it’s available as a signed and dedicated paperback complete with an all-new updated cover just in time for the Ten Year Anniversary of the Bandit Jacks!
How to Read an Electronic Book
When most people think of electronic books, they think of trillion-dollar companies and mobile tablet devices. It might surprise you to know the electronic book was invented long before our modern notions of e-commerce and mobile devices became popular. For example, the epub can trace its lineage back to 1999, when the OEB was first established. This happened only six years after the PDF format was first released.
Epub is the format I use for all of my works. It is the default electronic format for getabook.today. Epub is not proprietary. It is easy to author and distribute and it is easy to read. I also make my books available to my readers without DRM, so you can install and read them on the device of your choice. All my electronic books validate to the epub3 standard before they are made available for distribution, so they should function identically on any device that can read them.
What is an Epub?
An epub format book or “ebook” is technically a web site (made up of html pages, css styles and web-compatible images) contained in a specially-formatted zip file. You could extract the archive and open the book with your web browser if you prefer, but there is an easier way.
The best way to think about electronic books is that the epub (a file with an extension of .epub) is just a document. You use an e-reader application to open it in much the same way you open a .doc file with Microsoft Word or a PDF file with Adobe Acrobat.
Tools for Reading Epub Electronic Books
The good news is there are numerous high-quality free e-reader applications available on both mobile devices and on PCs. If you have an iPhone or an iPad, everything is pretty much done for you. The Apple Books app uses epub as its native format. If it doesn’t open the book for you right away, just e-mail it to yourself. When you tap and hold on the attached book icon, you should have the option to share it to Apple Books.
On Android devices, you can use either the FBreader or the Moon+ Reader apps. Both are quite popular and give you many options for organizing your digital library. The Google Play Books App also uses epub as its native format. You can upload your epub books to Google Play and read them on any device that is logged in to your account.
There is also Bookfusion, the Librera App on Android and of course Kobo, which has both an ereader device and an app.
On PCs (Linux, Mac or Windows), you can use the Calibre application. Once installed, Calibre will make all your .epub files double-clickable which will open them in a desktop e-reader. The application also has a multitude of other functions which will make your electronic books much easier to manage.
If you have a Nook device or the app, you can read epub format books on either as well.
If you have a Kindle device, you can read epub format electronic books on it. PC World has a helpful guide. Note that importing your epub to Kindle will convert it to a proprietary format which you likely won’t be able to convert back, so be sure keep a copy of the original.
Note: When you make a purchase of a digital book from my store, you will ALWAYS receive a DRM-free original epub edition. You have full rights to back up your original if needed and to install it on as many of your own devices as you like.
My store has a cloud-based e-reader service called Bitbook, where you can read ebooks purchased from Getabook.Today without having to download or import them to a local e-reader application. For most titles, the downloadable epub and the Bitbook edition are delivered together, so you have the choice.
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For the record, as copyright holder to any epub distributed by my bookstore at getabook.today, you have my permission to make copies of books acquired from my store for personal use and to install or import those books to the device or devices of your choice. Why, you even have permission to share my books with your friends and family! (within reason, of course). As always, if you have questions, use the link above to e-mail. Black out.
New Infamous 24 Chapters
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The Power of Visibility
Since I’ve liberally invoked Harry Potter’s business model, I should probably point out an excellent example of the power of visibility from my experiences studying the market for anime generally and Sailor Moon in particular. This applies to every market from children’s books to political thrillers, but it is most apparent in our school-age markets because it combines all the things we’ve just learned into a very powerful practical history lesson.
When I was working for DIC Entertainment as a marketing consultant, one of my key responsibilities was projecting and/or tracking the success or failure of various initiatives for the English-language adaptation of the series. Sailor Moon premiered in syndication through a distributor called The Program Exchange. It debuted in 1995, before Pokemon and before many of the more successful anime series had an opportunity to build their own audiences.
One of the interesting conditions that led to Sailor Moon’s ultimate success was the fact the original Japanese animated series already had a large and growing fan base in the United States even before the show was adapted for the U.S. market. The manga also had a readership, even though it was necessary for some of the books to be translated digitally and distributed to fans without authorization by Kodansha, Bandai or Toei. Some episodes of the show were subtitled by other organizations, also without permission. This only served to increase the demand up to the point where the original syndication package was released by DIC.
While the relationship between the “subs” (fans who preferred the Japanese version) and the “dubs” (fans who preferred the DIC adaptation) is probably best left a subject further studied in my book, the fact is Sailor Moon’s syndication deal is a conclusive example of what happens when a commercial product has limited to no visibility. The key problem with the DIC version of the show in 1995 was that syndication left scheduling up to individual television stations. Sailor Moon wasn’t on a network in the U.S., so episodes could be (and were) scheduled at what could be generously called “haphazard” times. Many fans complained they had to set their alarms for the dark and early hours to keep up, as their favorite show was on at 5AM or some other unpopular hour.
Remember this was a billion-dollar property with tremendous success in Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, France and Spain. The risk of the show producing sub-par ratings was minimal, especially considering the already established fan base and their widespread and growing activity online. Nevertheless, because the show wasn’t visible to its key audience, it struggled to the point of near failure for the two years between 1995 and 1997.
A number-one property was driven to the brink of total failure because nobody could find it. It was invisible. Recall Shane’s Laws of Bookselling. If your book is invisible it will not sell. If your book doesn’t sell, it’s because it is invisible. If your internationally-famous legendary animated television series is invisible it won’t sell either.
But then something happened.
Because of changes in the U.S. broadcast markets in the mid-1990s, new shows were having much better success when they were on network television. In Canada, for example, Sailor Moon was on YTV, which was a nationwide network. Here in the U.S., the show eventually found its way to Cartoon Network, and became the 4PM anchor series in a block of programming called Toonami.
Within three years, the series had expanded to four seasons and saw its ratings triple. It had a #1 movie on Amazon, and it helped kick off an anime revolution that is still influencing home video, streaming, interactive, merchandising, television and American culture more than 20 years later.
Consider this for a moment. There was no difference between the show that failed in syndication and the show that helped turn Cartoon Network into the #1 cable channel in America. It was exactly the same product. What changed?
When Sailor Moon was on Cartoon Network at 4PM weekdays for two years, it became visible. That made it possible for DIC’s series to make history, help kick off the $4.3 billion dollar anime industry and help vault Pokemon into a market worth 11 figures.
When Sailor Moon was in syndication and being scheduled at five in the morning, it was invisible and it accomplished nothing except to upset its fans and drift to the brink of total disaster.
That, my fellow authors, is the power of visibility.