Archive for December, 2006

“Shadowmagic” Is Complete!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Irish mythology and cliffhanger adventure combine in this fantasy from John Lenahan!
Hear “Shadowmagic” from start to finish at Podiobooks.com.

 
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“Sparkling Death” Is Complete!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

What is the secret on Altruis 4? It is a secret that keeps its people in virtual slavery, a secret that millions will die for… and now you can discover the answers!
Mark Butler’s “Sparkling Death” is now complete at Podiobooks.com.

 
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“The Pirates of Sufiro” Is Complete!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

David Lee Summers’ sci-fi tale of adventure and the destiny of the galaxy can now be enjoyed in its entirety!
Check out “The Pirates of Sufiro” at Podiobooks.com.

 
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“Jack Wakes Up” Is Complete!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

What does a movie-star one-hit-wonder and ex-drug-addict do when he’s cleaned up, down on his luck, and running out of money? Now you can hear the whole story!
Seth Harwood has wrapped up his noir thriller, Jack Wakes Up, currently available in all its free audio book goodness from Podiobooks.com.

 
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Authors doing more than just writing

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

According to a recent article on The Book Standard:
Authors are increasingly coming up with new ways to integrate their books into other forms of media. A Hollywood deal continues to be the desired goal, while the Internet allows anyone and everyone to have a say. But in between, authors have been using music, games, plays […]

Reader’s Digest names Podiobooks.com Best of the Web

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Reader’s Digest identified Podiobooks.com as Best of the Web.
Special thanks to fellow winner Librivox for posting something about it and making me aware.

Reflections on the state of the audio book industry

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

I’ve been a bit reflective as of late, and with Matt taking over the update process I find myself with even more time to look at the big picture. More dissertations like this might be forthcoming. Heck, I should podcast this stuff.
I’ve been accused of being a rebel and of harboring an open hostility towards […]

We just made it easier to listen to podiobooks

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

In our never-ending quest to get our authors’ books in front of even more people, we’ve just released two changes to our system that effectively remove the subscription-only and members-only requirements from Podiobooks.com. As cool and as handy as the customized individual download feeds remain, we recognized (OK, I finally rolled-over) that not everyone wants […]

Podiobooker Podcast #11

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

The last Podiobooker of 2006 - *sniff*.
Site news from Tee, and Podiobooks featured titles:
Featured Title: The Immortals, by Tracy Hickman
Featured Title: The House Down Cherry Tree Lane, by Ramona Holliday
Special Feature: Dani Cutler of sffaudio.com and theaudioaddicts.com reviews A Different Point of View, by TD-0013.
We’ll see you again in January. Happy New Year from […]

 
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Top podcast novelist Scott Sigler shares unconventional promotional strategy

Friday, December 15th, 2006

When it comes to shameless self promotion, it’s hard to top some of the guys who’s work you can find right here on Podiobooks.com. Tee Morris and J.C. Hutchins (both are also on staff here at Podiobooks.com) know how to get their names out there, but Scott Sigler continues to push the boundaries of promotion […]