Monday, March 30, 2009
The Elements Of A Good Read
Do you know what a good read is/ To find out go to http://johnnyoops.blogspot.com
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Brady's Run Takes Off
The answer to the question in the last post - Do Publishers really Care? - is that Brady's Run - a new cutting edge mystery - is taking off. Check it out at Http://www.answerthequestion123.blogspot.com
Monday, March 9, 2009
Why Am I Sitting At The Edge Of My Seat?
Award-winning journalist Joseph Collum hits a bull’s eye with the first in his series of mystery novels called Brady’s Run. With scintillating attention to detail, Collum puts the reader squarely in the middle of this action-packed adventure set in the luxurious beachfront community of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It’s non-stop action as native son Max Brady is drawn into investigating who is muscling his friends into selling their motels, who killed one of his oldest friends in the process, and who is ruining his beloved beach. He finds himself up against the Mayor, the building code department head, a gorgeous real estate agent, and a crooked lawyer who represents a greedy real estate mogul trying to accumulate the motel properties to build a high-rise resort guaranteed to steal the sun from the beach. Max Brady, with the mental tenacity of the hurricanes that are bedeviling Southern Florida, will not be swayed from the task of finding justice for his friends even as memories of his dead wife Victoria color his judgment and stifle his love for the new woman in his life called Rose. And yet Brady cannot be stopped, even by the physical treachery of Adonis Rock, the enforcer for this motley group of miscreants, from doing what he must to protect the community he loves.
The adroit way that the author manipulates the major characters and plot lines in this cutting edge novel keeps one turning the pages to find out what happens. It doesn’t hurt that the blood and guts Adonis the enforcer extracts from nearly everyone involved including those who hired him is detailed in lusciously excruciating detail, sparing none of the participants or our hero, Max Brady. This must-read creates a new high in mystery book entertainment value. With the full force of a hurricane rushing to an unknowable conclusion, the final pieces of the puzzle skillfully fall into place leaving the reader with a rush like a strong wind equal to a punch of adrenalin.
I recommend this book to mystery-lovers, readers looking for fast-paced entertainment spiced with a touch of romance, and anyone who loves a memorable hero. Collum has definitely hit a home run in the first book of the Max Brady Mystery series.
Available at:
http://jigsawpress.com
http://www.Barnesandnoble.com
http://www.amazon.com
The adroit way that the author manipulates the major characters and plot lines in this cutting edge novel keeps one turning the pages to find out what happens. It doesn’t hurt that the blood and guts Adonis the enforcer extracts from nearly everyone involved including those who hired him is detailed in lusciously excruciating detail, sparing none of the participants or our hero, Max Brady. This must-read creates a new high in mystery book entertainment value. With the full force of a hurricane rushing to an unknowable conclusion, the final pieces of the puzzle skillfully fall into place leaving the reader with a rush like a strong wind equal to a punch of adrenalin.
I recommend this book to mystery-lovers, readers looking for fast-paced entertainment spiced with a touch of romance, and anyone who loves a memorable hero. Collum has definitely hit a home run in the first book of the Max Brady Mystery series.
Available at:
http://jigsawpress.com
http://www.Barnesandnoble.com
http://www.amazon.com
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Do Publishers Really Care About The Economy?
Most publishers would say they care about what is happening to the economy if for no other reason than the current downturn affects the number of books they sell and the profits they can realize. Yet, there are a few publishing companies who go a step further and demonstrate how much they care by making their customers' reading experience as pleasurable and low cost as possible.
The smarter independent publishers are taking advantage of the trend to Internet sales of books--fiction and nonfiction--to provide readers with inexpensive e-books that can give them the type of literary experience they desire on a budget they can afford.
These publishing innovators are eliminating printing costs to provide their customers with a low cost alternative to the printed book, and combining it with the convenience of an instant download. Read what you want almost instantly.
As the ever-advancing technology of our age makes it possible now to download e-books to cell phones and other hand-held instruments, the rush to the Internet by publishers and authors will only increase exponentially. This innovation allows forward-thinking publishers to provide readers on the go with a worthwhile, time efficient, literary experience that accommodates busy schedules.
Although publishers are stuck with the considerable expense of editing, layout and cover design, eliminating the printing and return book costs that drive up all book prices in the long run goes a long way toward increasing the reading public's buying power, especially in troubled financial times like these.
In this new and ever-changing world of ours some things don’t change, and greed is no longer so easily disguised or dismissed. Charging whatever the bean counters think the market will bear for any product simply to please the shareholders of the corporation gives the entirely wrong impression and may spell disaster in the near future. Publishers of all sizes should recognize the financial difficulties facing readers everywhere and take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate where their loyalties truly lie--to their customers--by offering unique entertainment, information and escape in e-Books.
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Hi this is Arthur Levine. The missing pieces of your reading puzzle don't have to cost an arm and a leg. For under four dollars a pop, independent publishers like Jigsaw Press are endeavoring to help you get your literary kicks quick and easy at a really low price with cutting edge novels published in e-book form. For free previews and to order, visit Jigsaw Press at http://www.jigsawpress.com.
The smarter independent publishers are taking advantage of the trend to Internet sales of books--fiction and nonfiction--to provide readers with inexpensive e-books that can give them the type of literary experience they desire on a budget they can afford.
These publishing innovators are eliminating printing costs to provide their customers with a low cost alternative to the printed book, and combining it with the convenience of an instant download. Read what you want almost instantly.
As the ever-advancing technology of our age makes it possible now to download e-books to cell phones and other hand-held instruments, the rush to the Internet by publishers and authors will only increase exponentially. This innovation allows forward-thinking publishers to provide readers on the go with a worthwhile, time efficient, literary experience that accommodates busy schedules.
Although publishers are stuck with the considerable expense of editing, layout and cover design, eliminating the printing and return book costs that drive up all book prices in the long run goes a long way toward increasing the reading public's buying power, especially in troubled financial times like these.
In this new and ever-changing world of ours some things don’t change, and greed is no longer so easily disguised or dismissed. Charging whatever the bean counters think the market will bear for any product simply to please the shareholders of the corporation gives the entirely wrong impression and may spell disaster in the near future. Publishers of all sizes should recognize the financial difficulties facing readers everywhere and take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate where their loyalties truly lie--to their customers--by offering unique entertainment, information and escape in e-Books.
--30--
Hi this is Arthur Levine. The missing pieces of your reading puzzle don't have to cost an arm and a leg. For under four dollars a pop, independent publishers like Jigsaw Press are endeavoring to help you get your literary kicks quick and easy at a really low price with cutting edge novels published in e-book form. For free previews and to order, visit Jigsaw Press at http://www.jigsawpress.com.
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