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« Reply #475 on: November 03, 2009, 07:24:04 PM » |
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Ed,
I did some advertizing of OEBD on Facebook tonight, amongst a bunch of military groups that i'm part of. If it worked..you may see an uptick of troops applying in the next day or so. hope so, anyway.
glenn g. thater
author of harbinger of doom
Speaking of FaceBook, I just got a friend request from a retired vet who'd heard of OEBD. It made me wonder if OEDB should have a fan page there. Just a thought. Belle |
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« Reply #476 on: November 03, 2009, 09:17:27 PM » |
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Rai: Send those email. The troops love them and you're not pushing your book. They'll pick and chose, don; worry. I estimate that we have a library of nearly 500 books for them. Just send your link, coupon code and your hello email. t might set there for a while, but remember, nothing is in a vacuum, and these troops are "points of light," telling their barrack and shipmates about the books. Some troops will not even join up formally, I suppose, but just catch some titles from heir comrades. Belle: Fan club away!! Glenn: That's great. You know, I get through Google alerts to or three new announcements per day about OEBD. I share some here (incessantly). It's great to know that each author is taking charge of the program - I mean, these books are yours, not mine. You can present them anyway you want, and I don;t filter or censor you, and I will never restrict genres. These brave men and women are defending our Peter Zender rights to write and publish what we want. They deserve the full bull.I mean, they get 3 point beer still, don;t they? That's filtering enough.  Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #478 on: November 03, 2009, 10:48:39 PM » |
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Rai:
Send those email. The troops love them and you're not pushing your book. They'll pick and chose, don; worry. I estimate that we have a library of nearly 500 books for them. Just send your link, coupon code and your hello email. t might set there for a while, but remember, nothing is in a vacuum, and these troops are "points of light," telling their barrack and shipmates about the books. Some troops will not even join up formally, I suppose, but just catch some titles from heir comrades.
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Thanks Ed! I'll get over my shy self then & e-mail away (once I get the list)!  |
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« Reply #479 on: November 03, 2009, 10:58:54 PM » |
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Hi Belle, Thanks for setting the Facebook page up - it's great! I am now a fan & I just posted a tweet about it, too Wonderful stuff! Rai |
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« Reply #480 on: November 04, 2009, 04:32:42 AM » |
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Thanks Belle. Looks great.
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« Reply #481 on: November 04, 2009, 05:49:07 AM » |
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I became a fan and sent an invitation to those Facebook friends of mine who are on active duty.
I would suggest maybe a more prominent explanation of exactly what it's all about.
But, uh, no, Ed, they don't give 'em 3.2 beer any more. Deployed troops can't get beer at all at base facilities unless they're 21.
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« Reply #482 on: November 04, 2009, 05:54:49 AM » |
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I should have asked my Nephew Charlie, a Marine, who just returned from a stint in Japan. He just turned 20.
BTW, I don;t think I mentioned that my father is a WWII veteran, Navy, 5 invasions in both the Euopean and Pacific theaters, and is deeply involved with the VFW.
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« Reply #483 on: November 04, 2009, 09:32:43 AM » |
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220 OEBD Authors and growing Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #484 on: November 04, 2009, 02:27:24 PM » |
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I'd double check that. . . . .it's possible that the local paper is just the printer. At the least, it must have a separate editorial team because what's of interest on the base would not be the same as what is of interest off the base and vice versa. Checked, and this is what I found out about Hill AFB newspaper, the Hilltop Times. “The Hilltop Times is published by the Ogden Publishing Corporation, a private firm in no way connected with the US Air Force. The content of the Hilltop Times does not necessarily represent the views of, nor is it endorsed by, Hill Air Force Base. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Standard-Examiner. Additional editorial content is provided by various military and civilian wire services.” Indeed, almost all their articles and editorials are reprints of what appears in the Standard-Examiner, apart from a few from the base commander and other high-ranking military personnel. Still, I emailed the editor in charge of Hilltop Times. No response.  But, I refuse to be defeated! I made up some flyers and will pass them out to my co-workers, and one of them is the wife of a service-member who was deployed in Iraq several times. She and hubby are going to see they are plastered all over the base. Hopefully, they will get us some more troops. |
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« Reply #485 on: November 04, 2009, 09:45:25 PM » |
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Interesting. Got a bunch more author to add tomorrow.
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« Reply #487 on: November 05, 2009, 04:37:59 PM » |
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I just filed my report with the British journalist. Will keep you informed when the piece shows up. Also, working with RedAdept for a special piece.
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« Reply #488 on: November 05, 2009, 05:54:28 PM » |
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226 OEBD Authors now Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #490 on: November 06, 2009, 01:29:01 PM » |
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Edward, just so you know, Oprah is having a thing nominating Hero or the Year.. so I nimmed you.. Putting in as much info as I could in 2000 characters or less.
I hope they contact you... even if its not as a hero.
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« Reply #491 on: November 06, 2009, 02:14:51 PM » |
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Edward, just so you know, Oprah is having a thing nominating Hero or the Year.. so I nimmed you.. Putting in as much info as I could in 2000 characters or less.
I hope they contact you... even if its not as a hero.
And despite what Edward might have to say about it THAT was a splendid idea -- and MOST ASSUREDLY DESERVED!!! |
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« Reply #492 on: November 06, 2009, 02:30:35 PM » |
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Bluuuuuuuuuuuush! But I'm more than 2,000 characters. Ed Patterson |
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« Reply #493 on: November 06, 2009, 02:42:22 PM » |
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Just got finishing putting the final touches on my son's K2. 330+ books, and that doesn't include all the "complete works of..." books I put on! Many (probably most) of those 330 are books that were donated through this program. Thank all of you so much for your efforts!
I'll be leaving on Sunday to take it to him in Germany. You can bet I'll be spreading the word while I'm over there.
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« Reply #494 on: November 06, 2009, 04:05:32 PM » |
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Have a safe journey and God bless.
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« Reply #495 on: November 06, 2009, 08:27:27 PM » |
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Another author joined today and we added another troop point of light.227 OEBD Authors Ed Patterson
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« Reply #497 on: November 07, 2009, 03:12:45 PM » |
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BDA's blog is exceptional! There's an Australian counterpart to OEBD now. Yeehaw! (That's 'woot' in Texan).
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« Reply #499 on: November 08, 2009, 03:28:41 PM » |
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Here's a wonderful thing (and helps me out, but also prospective OEBD authors) from Claudia Jackson.
"Hi,
To try and motivate authors to donate their book, im offering free conversion services and epub on smashwords. I have skillset and technology so is easy for me.
Claudia Jackson"
Thanks Claudia and I've included your contact inforation in all the author welcome letters for those authors who are not on Smashwords.
Ed Patterson
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