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« Reply #375 on: October 24, 2009, 05:32:13 PM » |
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But it is pretty cool to get a message from an author of a book you've received...
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« Reply #376 on: October 24, 2009, 05:36:15 PM » |
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yeah. . . .and those deployed folks are generally happy with any sort of contact with the sane part of the world. So as long as it's not overboard or stalkerish, I think they'd probably really appreciate it.
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« Reply #377 on: October 24, 2009, 05:43:07 PM » |
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Good point BrassMan. I've thought of that a bit myself. I know I'd be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of emails.
But what else can we do? There is no central location to which we can direct the troops that contains all the information. That would require a fairly complex website. You'd need an introductory page, a page that listed the books available in the program, and a page with expanded info for each book available. You'd also need a page to download those books, and a page with personal contact info for the authors if we are to interact with the troops at all.
Then there would be the potential for abuse of the system. None of us mind what we are doing to help the troops, but think of the potential abuse a full blown website would be exposed to on a daily basis.
Oh it could be done, but it would be a huge undertaking.
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« Reply #378 on: October 24, 2009, 05:50:29 PM » |
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And we are 175 authors, but the Publishing Pres members are handling their stuff away from Smashwords and are sending single emails representing their stable of authors. Mark Coker at Smashwords wuld like to broker something with a Military website. Which would e=be great, but I've been in the militay and with security (as it should be) that ain't gonna be easy. Until then - BTW, the welcome letter to the troops tells them that they will be receiving individual emails from the authors. If there is an overburden, they can remove themself from the list.
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« Reply #379 on: October 24, 2009, 06:25:55 PM » |
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But what else can we do?
Exactly. I don't know. A common website truly would be a huge undertaking. No doubt some will be pleased with all the emails. Others might not be. But it's still worth doing. |
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« Reply #380 on: October 24, 2009, 06:30:53 PM » |
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Well we had a family of Troops join today and an Officer stationed in Mannheim whose wife has connections to Famliy Services, so we continue to make strides.
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« Reply #383 on: October 25, 2009, 02:49:35 PM » |
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Remember authors to post your feedbackfrom the troops here for all to see. Snymore pictures? Also remember you have an Amazon OED promotional thread that I created for y'all (excluding me - I get enough promotion, and it's against the Amazon rule to create a thread to promot your own books anyway . . . but it's there for you). http://tinyurl.com/ygk8u5oEdward C. Patterson |
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« Reply #384 on: October 25, 2009, 07:30:35 PM » |
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Hi Ed, I, too, thank-you for starting this wonderful initiative through your generosity of spirit (& books!). I got the e-mail this week that OmniLit, which carries copies of Secret of the Sands, is also participating - yaay!! I have signed up to donate copies of the book. I would be happy to just make them available to whomever on the list would like to read them...  Seeing how books can help make the world a little nicer place is really a blessing... Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands |
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« Reply #385 on: October 25, 2009, 07:50:26 PM » |
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Rai, my friend and buddy. I didn't realize that your were an OED author because I haven't received the OmnLit list of names, but I'm adding you to the list on the OP here and out on the Amazon thread and over at ebookgab. I you don;t have the troop list, let me know. ( edwpat@att.net) or over at the Shameless. Thanks for your support. Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #386 on: October 25, 2009, 08:18:00 PM » |
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Hi Ed, Aw, thank-you so much for the warm welcome!! You sure are a shining light in the world!  Secret of the Sands was only recently added to the OmniLit catalogue through Leslie at Bristlecone (such an awesome lady!) It was such great news that we could join Operation eBook. I am just waiting for the 'codes' I think. I think that the list is available through OmniLit, I would imagine that their list & yours would be the same...? Is it possible to just make the titles available & whoever wants them can just grab one of the coupons for it, rather than contacting a particular soldier? I am more than happy to have personal communication with them, I just don't want to presume someone might want to read the book, if they really don't (did I mention I'm kinda shy, too?!)...what are your thoughts? Here's my e-mail: rai-tavius@secretofthesands.comBy the way, I just found the Twitter site that was mentioned was reserved for this (KindleSF), no activity there yet (I understand the website is just in development), but I am their first follower, none-the-less Here it is: http://twitter.com/KindleSFRai P.S. Is there anyway to track these discussions with an e-mail notification? |
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« Reply #387 on: October 26, 2009, 02:38:24 AM » |
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Thank you Rai. nd yes, you can track these threads with the noticiation check mark in Other Options. As for leslie, what I can say. Leslie is a pioneer for Indies with Bristlecone. A real class act, as everyone at Kindleboards already knows.
Edward C. Patterson
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« Reply #389 on: October 26, 2009, 08:32:01 AM » |
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Ahh, Ed, you did see it. I meant to send you the link and then got overwhelmed with other things, per usual. |
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« Reply #390 on: October 26, 2009, 08:40:16 AM » |
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My GoogleAlert fills my email box daily with everyone's network posting on OED. Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #391 on: October 26, 2009, 11:16:26 AM » |
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Well, Mark Coker at Smashwords sent out a letter about Barnes & Noble and Sony (good stuff) to all Smashwords authors. He also included Operation eBook Drop in it. As a result, I have a big queue of new authors to processed when I get home from work tonight. Great going Mark!!!
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« Reply #392 on: October 26, 2009, 12:38:10 PM » |
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Welcome to the 5 new authors I just added to the list. Yeah!!!! We are now 181 participating authors.
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« Reply #393 on: October 26, 2009, 03:16:22 PM » |
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Whoops! 5 more! And some more on deck - but I think I'll eat my dinner first. Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #394 on: October 26, 2009, 03:17:49 PM » |
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Whoops! 5 more! And some more on deck - but I think I'll eat my dinner first. Ed Patterson Almost 200 - outstanding! Nice logo, too. Just saw it in mah email. |
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« Reply #395 on: October 26, 2009, 03:20:46 PM » |
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Thank you Stephanie Kelsey, the editor-in-chief of Mojocastle Press, who design team has donated our NEW LOGO. From the Imagination and Graphic Artistry of K.A. M'Lady & P.M. Dittman Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #396 on: October 26, 2009, 03:50:47 PM » |
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AWESOME LOGO
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« Reply #397 on: October 26, 2009, 03:52:35 PM » |
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Great logo, Ed. Made a new page on my website for it with the links to the smashwords blog and to this thread. Wish I got more traffic but every once in awhile someone pops in. I'm not the greatest at making these things so I hope it does the program justice. http://sierra-rose-books.webs.com/operationebookdrop.htm |
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« Reply #399 on: October 26, 2009, 09:39:59 PM » |
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Hi, y'all. Magnolia Belle (Belle) here from Smashwords. I just set up everything this evening with coupons and then sent out emails to Ed's list of people. I am so excited to be a part of this! I know there are still some kinks to work out, but what a grand adventure, huh? Looking forward to meeting you all. Belle www.blackwolfbooks.com |
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