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September 10, 2013
Friday the 13th Giveaway
In honor of the first anniversary of my first novel, Living with Your Past Selves, (September 9), I’m sponsoring a giveaway that will basically run from now to midnight on Friday the 13th. You can win a $100 Amazon e-gift card and other prizes.
You can use the rafflecopter widget below to enter.
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No entry fee nor purchase is necessary to enter.
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The giveaway is open to anyone in countries in which such activity is legal, provided that the entrant is at least thirteen. Thirteen to seventeen-year-old entrants must have the permission of a parent or guardian to enter. Winners not meeting eligibility requirements will be disqualified.
The number of prizes will never be less than what is advertised in the contest widget. However, the sponsor may, at his exclusive discretion, decide to offer more prizes than the number specified.
Photo in the cover illustration is copyrighted by Pavel L Photo and Video. Added birthday cake is copyrighted by Elena Elisseeva. Black cat is copyrighted by Portokalis. All three are licensed from http://www.shutterstock.com .
August 30, 2013
Meet Andrea Buginsky and Her New Novel!
Coming Soon
Constantly teased and taunted by the popular girls, Elena Baxter desperately wants to fit in. On her sweet sixteenth, she receives two shocking gifts: telekinesis and the surprising truth about her heritage. With high hopes that things will be different now, Elena returns to school to find that nothing has changed. Only this time her hurt feelings and frustration boil into something even she cannot understand.
When her powers explode, chaos ensues and she learns that her new ability is greater than she ever desired. As she learns to control her powers, Elena discovers there’s so much more to her heritage than she ever imagined.
Excerpt:
As Elena bounded back up the stairs, her mom watched, smiling, thinking about the last 16 years, and of all this next one would bring. She knew there would be a lot of changes, more so than Elena could possibly know, and she was looking forward to every one of them. She could hardly wait for Isabel’s arrival the next day so they could finally tell Elena the truth about who she was, and help her to blossom and start to become whom she was meant to be.
Andrea Buginsky is a freelance writer and author. “The Chosen,” a middle-grade fantasy novelette, was her first book, and was followed by “My Open Heart,” an autobiography about growing up with heart disease. “Nature’s Unbalance” is the second story in THE CHOSEN series. Andrea is currently working on another series: a YA fantasy. To learn more about Andrea, visit her on her website.
July 24, 2013
July 19, 2013
Another chance for fun and prizes!
Interested in fun and prizes? Follow the blog stops on my Orangeberry Find a Treasure Book Tour to find clues that lead to a $50 gift card. (Why should total strangers have all the fun?) Here is the link that shows you which blogs to visit, and how soon you can visit, to see the clues. The entry form for the contest is available on each of these blogs. http://blog.orangeberrypromo.com/2013/07/ob-find-me-a-treasure-bill-hiatt/
June 24, 2013
Readers’ Rock June Issue Is Out!
And here it is, at least here it is if the gods of embedding smile upon us:
You can expand the magazine to full screen to view (which I would recommend).
If you prefer to view the magazine from the Joomag website, here is the link: http://www.joomag.com/magazine/reader-s-rock/M0695788001371942337
June 9, 2013
Fan Loyalty Giveway–win a $100 Amazon e-giftcard!
This giveaway is designed to reward my loyal blog followers and Facebook fans.
I decided to do a giveaway now because I’m celebrating the end of the school year in Beverly Hills. I’m also having a two-day free promo on Amazon for my novelette, Echoes from My Past Lives. It is going to be free the same two days the giveaway is running, so everyone who stops by, even if they don’t win the giveaway, can get something for their trouble.
The giveaway is only running June 14-15. Just check back here on June 14. The rafflecopter widget, including entry instructions, is below but will not be active until 12:15 am on June 14. Entries will close at 12:15 am on June 16. Times listed are Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada).
As with all the giveaways on this site, there is no purchase necessary to enter, and there is no cost for entry. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
Beginning on June 14, claim your free copy of Echoes from My Past Lives here.
June 2, 2013
“Living with Your Past Selves” Is on SALE!
If you really like physical books instead of ebooks, this is your moment. Amazon has put Living with Your Past Selves on sale for $6.75 (regular price is $7.50). This is as low a price as you are ever likely to see, and I don’t know how long it will last, since Amazon initiated the sale itself. If you want to take advantage of this special offer, here is the link to the paperback edition: http://www.amazon.com/Living-Your-Past-Selves-Hiatt/dp/1479295698/ (Please note that this is the CreateSpace paperback version. The Feedaread edition is still $11.29.)
I won’t be adding any new posts for a while because the end of school is upon me, and I am buried in essays. But even if I don’t post for a few days, I will still be thinking of you…
May 27, 2013
A Quick Word about New Buying Options
This is just a little information for my UK fans, and for others who might prefer the UK online bookstores. I haven’t had a chance to add it to the product page (http://billhiatt.com/?page_id=5) yet, so in the meantime, let me tell you about some new buying choices. The e-book version of Living with Your Past Selves is now available at The Titan Bookstore. http://thetitanbookstore.com/product/living-with-your-past-selves-bill-hiatt/
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A paperback version is now available through Feedaread directly http://www.feedaread.com/books/Living-with-Your-Past-Selves-9781782993919.aspx and through other well-known dealers such as Waterstones http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/bill+hiatt/living+with+your+past+selves/9841835/
Of course, the book continues to be available in both kindle and paperback forms from Amazon. http://viewbook.at/B00987M4CI. It is also available from all other sites and location listed on the product page.
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Thanks for your continued interests and support!
Curious Behavior of Resellers
Here’s another interesting word of caution. My book, Living with Your Past Selves, has only been up on Waterstones for a few days, and already a seller in New Jersey is offering new copies of the book–for almost twice what Waterstones is charging. I noticed a similar odd pattern on Amazon UK (where another seller offered it for three times as much) and Barnes and Noble (more than twice as much). On the other hand, Amazon.com has someone offering new copies for 40% of what Amazon is offering them for. Has the world gone mad?
What reasonable book consumer would buy a new book for twice as much (or more) than it is being offered for on the same website? Would reasonable seller would offer new copies at a price that would cause them to lose money on them? I don’t get it. And what about the UK seller who was offering used copies (at more than new) before anyone had bought one in the UK? That has to be the weirdest example of virtual inventory I have ever heard of. I guess he was planning to rub them on the ground a little before sending them out, to make them look used.
The moral of all of these situations is to check the current new price before buying from an independent reseller. It is one thing to buy out-of-print books for above cover price, but don’t buy something still in print that way–it makes no sense.
May 18, 2013
Readers’ Rock
Check out the website for the new e-magazine dedicated to helping readers connect with new books. It’s called “Readers’ Rock,” and it will be available in June. Get your subscriptions in now. It’s free, and it’s going to be jam-packed with author interviews, book reviews, special offers, and other good stuff. (Also, if you watch the banner slide show, you’ll see my latest ad for “Living with Your Past Selves”!) http://www.featurearticlesforfree.com/readersrockmagazine/
