Archive for February, 2008

When podcast novels and blooks collide

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Michael Brownstein let me know about an interesting intersection between podiobooks and ‘blooking’ — the act of releasing a book chapter by chapter on a blog:

Reality Sandwich is a cutting-edge web magazine exploring consciousness change, ecology, politics, shamanism, sexual freedom, and more. I’m happy the editors have connected with my new novel, Must Not Sleep, […]

I’m crawling even further in bed with Apple

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Based on some fantastic reviews of the Apple TV from a few podiobook authors, I’m taking the plunge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really digging the DVR, but I only record a handful of shows. What I really want to do is make it easier for me to watch Mr. Deity, Ask a Ninja […]

Playing for Keeps is COMPLETE!

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Mur Lafferty, the Grand Dame of Podcasting, has completed her novel, Playing for Keeps. 15 episodes of action-packed, almost-superhero goodness!

 
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The Plump Buffet

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, another erotic tale by ThornDaddy and Dollie Llama. This one is a comedy tale titled The Plump Buffet and… well, you better just read the description for more details:
THE PLUMP BUFFET - a romantic kinky curvy cat cult comedy.
VALENTINE’S DAY RELEASE! The Plump Buffet is a cast-production radio play […]

 
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Crime podcast novel gets HUGE boost in advertising

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

This has got to be a first in the podiobooks world. Seth Harwood sent me this video of the billboard his publisher acquired for the print release of his book. Yes, I said a billboard. It’s one of those new digital boards that rotates multiple messages, and it’s some where in the San Francisco area […]

Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot is COMPLETE!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

It took 21 months and 26 episodes, but Erik John Bertel’s tale of prehistoric “hobbits” clashing with modern-day humanity is complete! Check out Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot if you’ve been waiting!

I Sold the Moon! is COMPLETE!

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Barry McArdle’s tale of… well, selling real estate on the moon, I Sold the Moon!, is complete with 14 episodes!

Episode download issues solved — we think!

Friday, February 8th, 2008

First, thanks for hanging in there while we struggled with this issue. We’ve just heard from the media hosting company (Libsyn, and I really do love those guys) that the issue has been tracked down and fixed.
At least, we’re pretty sure they’ve been fixed.
The reality is that there may be some lingering bugs. If you […]

Time Zone

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Breaking landspeed (or at least podiobook) records for most posts in a single day, we’re happy to announce the third completed novella posted by Tom Lichtenberg. This is a science fiction story, and it’s called Time Zone:
This is not your father’s time travel. There’s no machine, there is no dial. There’s no telling where or […]

Secret Sidewalk

Monday, February 4th, 2008

I told you that Tom Lichtenberg was coming on board with a fire. Here’s his second novella of the day, a magical realism tale called Secret Sidewalk. It’s complete, so get it while it’s hot!
Beauregaard Sweet became invisible, but his troubles began when he suddenly reappeared. Now everybody wants something from him. Manny the mechanic […]