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August 9, 2011
Choose Your Royalty: Traditional Publishing $0.24 vs Indie $2.09
Jaye, over at the jwmanus Blog, has written an interesting comparison of royalties between traditional and indie publishing yesterday. You see, Jaye knows a little about this – life's lessons the hard way – she signed over rights on some of her works to Harlequin and is now living to regret it. Her courage to [...]
August 8, 2011
Transparency and Sharing Information in Self-Publishing
Passive Guy shared an interesting post yesterday on one of the ways he sees publishing changing, that of how such a private industry appears to be opening up a little. That is, authors (self-publishers) sitting around a metaphorical campfire discussing their sales statistics and sharing what has and hasn't worked for them. PG encourages this practice, as do [...]
August 5, 2011
The Spanish Helmet at Orell Füssli – The Bookshop
It is my great pleasure to be able to advise all of my Swiss readers (and future readers) that The Spanish Helmet is now available at the Orell Füssli English bookshop in Zürich (rrp. 16.90 chf). Orell Füssli The Bookshop, Zürich Orell Füssli The Bookshop is the largest English bookshop on the European continent. They [...]
July 25, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Reviews
The following reviews of The Spanish Helmet are those that are presented on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk
July 24, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Pitch
A phone call between two friends unleashes a series of events which threaten to shatter New Zealand's officially accepted history. Dr. Matthew Cameron travels to New Zealand to investigate a remarkable archaeological discovery. As he follows a trail of clues scattered throughout the country, Matt is thrust into the role of student and learns about [...]
The Spanish Helmet – Misprints
Misprints are frustrating. Regardless of how many editors are involved in the pre-release stage of getting a book into print, misprints (OK, mistakes) still happen. Even when you have another six individual readers go through with a fine-toothed-comb, there is a possibility some errors slip through. So is the case with The Spanish Helmet. One [...]
July 11, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Preview
Want a sample? Here you go then. The prologue and first 6 chapters of The Spanish Helmet. ENJOY! The Spanish Helmet – Paperback Version Introductory Offer! $12.99 (was $16.99) Use discount code: 4KUWG8WB The Spanish Helmet at CreateSpace Kindle Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Smashwords ePub, PDF and more The Spanish Helmet at Smashwords
July 8, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Paperback Edition Released!
Introductory Offer! $12.99 (was $16.99) Save $4.00 with this discount code! Order your copy from CreateSpace. Use discount code: 4KUWG8WB The Spanish Helmet at CreateSpace The Spanish Helmet (Paperback) will be available from Amazon.com and other online bookstores. You can also place an order with your local book shop (as of August 2011) and they [...]
July 1, 2011
Interview – Kindle Author
This interview was first published over here at David Wisehart's Kindle Author Blog. What can you tell us about The Spanish Helmet? The Spanish Helmet is a plot-driven tale of a modern-day treasure hunt and a meticulously researched conspiracy thriller which carefully blends fact and fiction. Dr. Matthew Cameron travels to New Zealand to investigate [...]
Biography
Greg Scowen is a New Zealand born author, living in Switzerland with his wife and daughter. He recently turned down placement offers for post-graduate studies in archaeology, and instead works as a web developer for Switzerland's largest library, the ETH-Bibliothek. In his spare time, Greg is completing a librarianship master's degree from Northumbria University and [...]
