THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

Justin wrote: "For those worried about their book appearing on a torrent site; I found out by searching my book title and name on google.

If you really want to find my book on a torrent site just search for it..."

Have you contacted the publisher and the authorities? As in America, I assume that's a violation of British copyright law?

I don't think there's a lot you can do about it to be honest. I contacted the site and asked them to take it down and they basically said it's not their problem.

Justin wrote: "I don't think there's a lot you can do about it to be honest. I contacted the site and asked them to take it down and they basically said it's not their problem."

It's their problem if you push the authorities. They are knowingly encouraging book piracy as well as being active participants by hosting the site. I suggest you talk to legal council, barrister or solicitor, whichever is more appropriate under British law. Either that or chat with the fraud division at New Scotland Yard. Your call but remember each time an illegal download takes place, you're being robbed of royalties.

I'm a GR author, and I love publishing on my own. I also really try to support other indie authors by reading/reviewing their books on my blog.

Here are my books:

It didn't take me too terribly long to realize that being an indie author with a ninety-nine cent book was not going to be my path to financial independence. But it occurred to me that perhaps it would be a good thing to see if it could help me support a cause or two I believe in. So I am part of Operation ebook Drop, which provids free ebooks to service men and women stationed overseas and just recently I decided to donate all of my earnings from October through Thanksgiving (November 24th) to the Life is good Playmakers Foundation, which trains child care professional who work with kids in life challenging situations.

So, I am just putting the word out there hoping to generate as many sales before Nov. 24th as possible. When I sell a paperback direct from my website that means $7.12 cents of the $9.99 price goes to the foundation. When I sell an ebook somewhere between 35 cents and 60 cents, depending on the retailer, goes to the foundation. Obviously ebooks are where the volume is, but it takes a lot to add up.

Anyway, if you have read and enjoyed Boomerang, now would be a great time to help me get the word out. And if you know of anyone who qualifies for Operation ebook Drop please check out the organization's page on Facebook for info on how to sign up. I've got to tell you that it is a real kick to get a thank you email from the commander of a nuclear submarine and a nice note from troops stationed in Afghanistan.

Thanks!
Alan

Alan wrote: "It didn't take me too terribly long to realize that being an indie author with a ninety-nine cent book was not going to be my path to financial independence. But it occurred to me that perhaps it w..."


by all means, Alan, feel free to post links for Operation ebook Drop - so important and worthy a cause

Hi Everyone!

In my case, I think, It was both funny and sad how ignorant I was of indie authors and books until I became one. I lived in Mexico though, so every trip to the U.S. meant going to a store and loading up for the next trip.
When I moved over here I began to learn about the indie community and now most of the books I read are indie.
I still go to the stores, but I don't load up as before.

Thanks Rick. Operation ebook Drop is essentially a one man operation run by Vietnam era veteran and author Edward Patterson. So to sign up, all a member of the military (not just US, but any allied nation) has to do is send Ed an email asking to join.

[email protected]

The Facebook page is at

http://www.facebook.com/OperationEboo...


Alan

I agree with a number of you. It's hard to really know what being an Indie author is like until you are one, but so far, it's been an awarding experience for me. I really enjoy seeing my books out there, getting reviews, and being able to do my own covers and marketing. Plus, I've found some great reads from other Indie authors, and made some good friends. I'm definitely glad I didn't publish traditionally, though I'm sure some things would have been easier.

There are great rewards to going the indie route. Getting publicity is fun and you do make friends.
I've written four books but am a lazy writer---I like to do thinks according to my schedule. I'm afraid a deadline would give me writers block, which I've never had, knock wood. My books are mysteries so they won't get too dated for some time and I can keep them all available. I like controlling the price of the books, offering large print and Kindle editions and giving them away sometimes.

Being an indie author has been an interesting experience to say the least. It's not an easy venture without the muscle of a publishing company behind you. But in the end, I like that I have full on control of my destiny. I just hope I don't crash and burn trying to be an author, book marketing director, web master, working full time, a mother, and a wife. You can't be good at all thing so something will suffer.

Synopsis:
“The Rones lie about their true intent. They enter the city of Huron at the peril of us all. Save me steward.” – The Voice of Huron

When fourteen year old Nick Lyons hears a woman’s cry for help, he soon discovers that every city has a voice, and this one calls him steward. Nick and company are transported from a space age future to a mythic past when Earth is tethered to the fantastic world of Mon, or as we have come to call her, the Moon. He is brought to the capital city Huron, where he encounters fire-breathing winged lions, volcano-born nymphs and magic so thick in the air you can breathe it. Suddenly, Nick Lyons finds himself the steward over the cradle of all magical civilization. There’s only one problem.

Nick Lyons.

When Nick gets involved, things tend to go awry—burning down the neighbor’s greenhouse kind of awry. And so no one believes him when he says that an evil lurks under the cobblestone streets of Huron. To make matters worse, his best friend, Xanthus, is infected by a mysterious creature while aboard the Mottle Craw. Pretty soon, Nick realizes that Xanthus' infection and the evil lurking through the streets of Huron are one and the same.
Never one for responsibility, Nick istasked with finding a cure for a sick Xanthus and protecting the city of Huron from the mysterious creature most foul.
http://nikolasandco.com

A while ago I did a piece for Discovery Channel I.D. Channel's Deadly Women series. The episode is titled Born Bad and features the story behind my true crime "I'm just an ordinary girl." The Sharon Kinne Story. The episode will air again on November 23 at 8:00 p.m. on the discovery I.D. channel. I have posted a link to the trailer below.
http://investigation.discovery.com/vi...
http://www.sharonkinne.com

I'm doing an interview with some Goodreads/Indie authors coming up!

Check out my blog on November 21st for an interview with Cambria Hebert, author of:


And in December, I'm interviewing the author of:

Check out the interviews! Here is the link to my blog: http://wordsoftheworlds.blogspot.com/

Finished reading Wendy and the Lost Boys. Wonderful book by an indie author, and only 99 cents!

Moved on to Not What She Seems. Good readin' so far. :)

Scott wrote: "Finished reading Wendy and the Lost Boys. Wonderful book by an indie author, and only 99 cents!"

Have not read that book- but am sure it is a fine read as I respect your judgement Scott- key point is though, there are so many wonderful books by indie and small press writers- very much worth the time to seek out!

I'm reading almost exclusively indies these days. Can't keep up with my TBR list!

Scott wrote: "I'm reading almost exclusively indies these days. Can't keep up with my TBR list!"

That's great! There are some wonderful Indies out there. :)

Hello! If you know of anyone who loves to read Young Adult Paranormal books, mine is up on Smashwords! It's called, The Betrayal and it's book one in The Dark Circle Book series! Check it out and let me know what you think!

Greetings,

I'm actually having the time of my life, somewhat occasionally of the devil of a kind variety, as an Indie author and publisher. From ground zero as a book publisher, six months later I've succeeded in self-publishing a product I believe that ranks with any on the marketplace.

I recently posted the epub edition on Goodreads you can sample to see what I mean.

Cheers.

Puramore: The Lute of Pythagoras

Join Marsha Jones as she kills terrorists daily who try to harm her passengers on a cruise! FREE SAMPLE 1st 3 chapters!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Privateer-C...

As part of my marketing campaign for The Privateer Clause, I am going to gift a free Kindle copy of this book to the first 10 members of the James Mason Community Book Club who send me their recipe for either Oyster dressing, Stuffed Ham or Oyster cassarole. The recipes will all be included in the next edition of The Chesapeake, a monthly publication, in the Chesapeake Bay region in print and also online at www.the-chesapeake.com
Please provide your email address along with your recipe and send to me at [email protected]
Thanks and here is a sample of The Privateer Clause first three chapters:
Join Marsha Jones as she kills terrorists daily who try to harm her passengers on a cruise! FREE SAMPLE 1st 3 chapters!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Privateer-C...
my blog is located at www.privateerclause.com

I'm so brand new and just found Goodreads that I'm a total virgin. Wow... I haven't been able to say that in a long time. LOL

I appreciate your support. As an Indie writer, I sure can use it. One suggestion to celebrate Cyber week is to immerse yourself in a great novel of suspense. Better yet, buy a good novel of suspense for a friend also. COVERT DREAMS might just be the answer. You can read the first 10% on the Amazon site posted below to see if it indeed hooks you right away. Is the mysterious disappearance of an American in today's Saudi Arabia somehow linked to a terrible murder in Munich back in 1984? What is real, and what is not? Who is really who, and why? What is behind the murder, the kidnappings, and the nightmares all leading up to what end? I am not good at tooting my own horn, and I don't often do, and I apologize for doing so now, but it seems right at this place in time and on this forum. So, with my humble apology, here goes: Do you love mysteries? Do you love thrillers? Do you love suspense? If so, then COVERT DREAMS is for you. I hope you take a few seconds to check it out. There: I have done it.

http://www.amazon.com/Covert-Dreams-e...

And if you don't yet own a Kindle, you can download a free Amazon application to read the book on the device you do own:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html...

Hi,

Free eBooks on Amazon from Oceanview Publishing:

We periodically have free eBook downloads available through Amazon for Kindle. I am still trying to work out the kinks to do the same with B&N, Kobo, etc. Unfortunately, they haven't made it easy. This is a great opportunity to discover new authors. Anyway...This month we have three free eBooks for Kindle. Check out The Fallen http://tinyurl.com/7gqfryk by Mark Terry, Shadow of Death http://tinyurl.com/7rkfgo3 by Patricia Gussin and Dead Air http://tinyurl.com/7qbfhv5 by Deborah Shlian & Linda Reid. No catch, just enjoy!

David wrote: "Hi,

Free eBooks on Amazon from Oceanview Publishing:

We periodically have free eBook downloads available through Amazon for Kindle. I am still trying to work out the kinks to do the same with B&..."

super David!! thanks for posting!

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but does anyone know anything about selling books on Google Books? It's a bit confusing to me.

Patricia wrote: "Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but does anyone know anything about selling books on Google Books? It's a bit confusing to me."

Patricia- this is as fine a thread as any to ask that question- not sure of the answer- but sure that other members will know- I would also post it on LETS SUPPORT A MEMBER and BOOKS AND WRITINGS BY MEMBERS- no doubt on of our Members can answer!

Rick wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but does anyone know anything about selling books on Google Books? It's a bit confusing to me."

Patricia- this is as..."

Thanks Rick. I was trying to add books to Google Book, but it was so confusing I didn't finish. I wasn't sure if you could add books published with CreatSpace, Amazon Kindle, and Smashwords, or publish a new versions with them. There were so many confusing things on that website and instructions weren't clear to me at all. :(

I'll post on the other link too, Rick.

Hello everyone,

Some of you are our Goodreads friends and others just share a passion for the paranormal. Either way, hey!

Life has been crazy, aside from the writing, and we haven't really had a chance to get on here to say hello. I don't know how many people realize it, but M.A. Leslie, is two people.

My wife, Amy and I write under one pen name. Writing has been a life long goal for both of us and alone we never finished anything. But after I got sick, we found the time to write. It started as a way to pass the time...

Together though, we have written several books.

We seem to love the paranormal genre more than anything else, read and write.

Anyway, We just wanted to take a minute, say hello, and let you know that we would love to have you read our books. They are only 99 cents each and we love them and the characters in them.

Check them out if you are interested or stop by the author's page. We would love to have you see what they are about.

I am an indie author and I read indie authors. I've also frequently supported them by promoting them on my blog (Chazz Writes).

Robert wrote: "I am an indie author and I read indie authors. I've also frequently supported them by promoting them on my blog (Chazz Writes)."

Welcome to the forum.
Mike

I think that more of us are doing that every day! GO INDIE!

Hi guys,

I'm indie all the way!

Hope you'll check this out : )

http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...

www.seanjquirk.weebly.com

Definitely an indie author here, and I enjoy reading indie works. I'm still new to Goodreads, but I have been enjoying the community that is fostered here.

If it's okay for me to post this here, I wanted to let you know that I'm hosting a giveaway contest for a signed copy of my book Moral Authority over at my website. My blog post contains some information about my book's origins, an excerpt from the novel, the novel's blurb, and the contest rules. Here's the link to the contest if you're interested.

I have little something different from my sci-fi Wetwire series out now.

A collection of short fiction from the past few years. I'd like to welcome you all to have a look!



http://www.amazon.com/Small-Histories...

Kimberly,

I just found this thread and I'm sort of jumping in the middle. I do support Indie authors by reading their books, writing reviews and giving my honest thoughts, while trying not to give out any spoilers...which is hard to do.

I'm currently reading "Discontents" by James Wallace Birch. I think his story line is really good so far.

I'd also like to provide fellow Indie author supporters a chance to help more Indie authors. If you get the chance read this article to see if anything is of interest to you:

http://freedominlove.normabudden.com/...

Lynn

I believe I've read more Indie writers books this year than I read for the past 3 years of more established writers - so yes I do support my fellow writers.

Also I like to feature authors on my website, so if any of you would like to apply please contact me on the contact page

http://www.faithmortimerrauthor.com

I'd love to hear from you
Faithx

Faith wrote: "I believe I've read more Indie writers books this year than I read for the past 3 years of more established writers - so yes I do support my fellow writers.

Also I like to feature authors on my we..."

Faith, that link didn't work.

Ah sorry! apparently my web link didn't work - I was asking for authors to contact me if they wanted a feature on my site - here it is again!

http://www.faithmortimerauthor.com

Cheers!

Faithx

My husband is an Indie author and last year we published My Name is Joe.

Since then, I have found myself reading more Indies than anything else. Here are a few that I've really enjoyed. They deserve some love! : )

The River Within

Starring in the Movie of My Life

Double Exposure

Hello All! My historical romance, Romancing Olive, is available here on GR. Visit www.hollybushbooks.com to read an excerpt. Put Olive on your shelf!

Romancing Olive . . . 1891 . . . Spinster librarian, Olive Wilkins, is shocked to learn of her brother’s violent death at a saloon gaming table. Compelled to rescue and raise his children, Olive travels to Ohio, intending to return to her Philadelphia home with her niece and nephew. Little does she know that the children have come to love their caretaker, widower Jacob Butler. Will Olive return home without them or learn to love Jacob as well?

Holly wrote: "My husband is an Indie author and last year we published My Name is Joe.

Since then, I have found myself reading more Indies than anything else. ..."

sounds like a fantastic book Holly!!

I'm an indie author and have read quite a few indie books this past few months, though mostly those for children as my daughter wants a Kindle for Christmas and I wanted to find some good books to add to it.

I have two ebooks 'out there', both fantasy - one for adults, one for children...




I'm hoping to have another fantasy novel (YA/crossover) out just after the new year. I had hoped to get it out earlier, but I ended up with rather more editing to do than I'd been expecting and I want to get it just right.

Katie wrote: "I'm an indie author and have read quite a few indie books this past few months, though mostly those for children as my daughter wants a Kindle for Christmas and I wanted to find some good books to ..."

WONDERFUL LOOKING BOOKS!

Thanks for the great review, Wilfried Voss. http://frogenyozurt.com/2011/12/a-lif...

Romancing Olive gets a great review! Thanks!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Speaking of Supporting Indie Authors:

The Facebook page for Independent Authors and Writers (IAW) opened (again) today.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indepen...

If you not in the know,Independent Authors and Writers website initially appeared on the web in July 2011. It had to close in September(too long a story) but it came back up and running this weekend.

If you visit the website, http://www.independentauthors.org you will see all kinds of Independent authors with pages for their books.

FYI: Brainrush by Richard Bard is a KDP feature book. Richard Bard's book is on IAW and has been since the summer.

Lynn

Lynn wrote: "Speaking of Supporting Indie Authors:

The Facebook page for Independent Authors and Writers (IAW) opened (again) today.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indepen......"

thanks Lynn!! great link!