Archive for January, 2008

11 Commandments of podiobook production

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Well, commandments might be a little strong, but I’ve been called egotistical before…
Tips and and Tricks of Success
So you want to make a podiobook, either out of your work or out of some Creative Commons material, do you? Excellent. You’ve made a wise choice in embracing the concept that “information wants to be freed”. The […]

Authors and listeners get together in our Community section

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

For the last couple of weeks, many of you have been helping to kick the tires of a new Community section where authors and listeners can interact with one another.
I know what you are thinking: One more social network, and I’ll pluck my own eyes out. I get it. I really do. The big difference […]

Podiobook author nominated for 2007 Philip K. Dick Award

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Jon Armstrong just emailed me with some FANTASTIC news that is so hot, even the official PKD Award site hasn’t updated their site with the info yet:
For Immediate Release
2007 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced
The judges of the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society are pleased to announce seven nominated works […]

Checkwolf - Book 1

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Remy Gibson joins us with his debut serialized audiobook, Checkwolf - Book 1:
Checkwolf is a crimefighting organization, a group of talented vigilantes who have come together to battle corruption in their own way. Led by the enigmatic Sean Matts, this group of a dozen skilled men venture out into a small-scale area in the fictional […]

Clear Heart is COMPLETE!

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

31 episodes and 3 months later, Joe Cottonwood has wrapped up his novel, Clear Heart.

 
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Get Children of Rhatlan as a free PDF

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Looks like another author has jumped on the free eBoon version bandwagon. This time it’s Jonathan Fesmire, offering up his book Children of Rhatlan to those who’d rather read it for free than listen to it for free. Why, you may ask?
Well, I have several reasons. The main one is that I got into writing […]

Sojourns On Mars is COMPLETE!

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Brian Downes mystery novel Sojourns on Mars has just wrapped up, covering 29 episodes.

Republic released as free eBook, too.

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Author Charles Sheenan-Miles knew he was breaking a few rules when he decided to make his own audiobook version of Republic: A Novel of America’s Future and then give it away for free. He’s now decided to be doubly bold, making the eBook version freely available as well.
Okay, so maybe you are wondering why? After […]