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« on: May 04, 2010, 04:37:57 PM » |
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Last week I released the fifth volume in my Jason Dark: Ghost Hunter series. This time, Jason Dark has to unravel the mystery surrounding walking corpses in the middle of London. It is the most gruesome adventure in the series so far, and once again it is filled with action-packed thrills and mysteries. Available as a print dime novel, as eBooks or for free in your browser, please feel free to check it out on the official website at http://www.jasondarkseries.comI always welcome thoughts, comments and suggestions, of course, to hear what you think of the series or particular adventures. Synopsis: After the passage of the Anatomy Act, surgeons have access to legally obtained corpses. Yet a few individuals persist in making their illicit living from grave-robbing. And what exactly is the research of the mysterious Dr. Prometheus, who purchases these dead bodies? Could it have any connection to the wild stories regarding re-animated corpses shuffling about in some of the seedier areas of London? When Scotland Yard's finest are baffled, Jason Dark is called in to investigate, not realizing the dangers that lie in wait even for a seasoned investigator of the occult.
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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2010, 05:34:51 PM » |
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Hi Guido, Congratulations on your book! I know you know the drill, but here's a friendly reminder. We invite you to use your book cover as your avatar and have links to your book and website in your signature. Be sure to read the fine print below. Although self-promotion is limited to the Book Bazaar, most of our authors have found the best way to promote their books is to be as active throughout KindleBoards as time allows. This is your target audience--book lovers with Kindles! Thanks for being part of KindleBoards! Feel free to PM us if you have any questions. Betsy & Ann Book Bazaar Moderators The fine print: Please add to your existing book thread when you have news about your book rather than start a new one, it helps the members who are trying to follow you. You may have a separate thread for each of your books. We recommend you bookmark your post so that you can find it in the future. You may respond to all posts, but if there have been no member posts, we ask that you wait a week before "bumping" the thread by posting back-to-back posts of your own. And we ask that Amazon reviews not be repeated here as they are easy to find at your book link. Also, full reviews from other sites should not be posted here, but you may post a short blurb and a link to the full review instead. All this, and more, is included in our Forum Decorum. From time to time our site rules may change; be sure to check Forum Decorum (http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,36.0.html) for the current guidelines and rules. 
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2010, 07:37:29 PM » |
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Welcome, Guido. Glad to see you (and the fog) here at Kindleboards.  Ed Patterson
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Guido Henkel
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2010, 09:19:29 PM » |
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LOL, you guys make it sound like I'm new around here... I've been hanging around these boards for months! ;-) Anyway, Ed, good to see you, too. I hope things are going well - well judging by your output, I guess it it is. 
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2010, 04:55:49 PM » |
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The sixth installment in the Jason Dark: Ghost Hunter series has arrived also, From a Watery Grave. Read Jason Dark's sixth adventure in your web browser for free, get the PDF version for your computer or buy an eBook version at the nominal fee of $2.99, and have it delivered straight to your device! Synopsis: A quaint seaside town seems the ideal place for an English summer holiday. Little do its inhabitants suspect, that a century-old curse is about to throw their idyllic existence into turmoil and terror. Wraith-like, the black ghosts of undead mariners spread their cloak of horror over Pegwell Bay, the lure of their cursed gold too much for most to resist. Can Jason Dark and Siu Lin find the key to unlock their secrets and lift the curse from beyond the grave before more innocent townspeople die, or will some villainous trickery put even their own lives in jeopardy? 
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2010, 02:03:34 PM » |
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This is just a little blip to let everyone know that we have consolidated all eBook formats in our store, turning them into a single purchase. While previously your purchase was tied to an individual eBook format, with more and more eBook readers competing for people's attention we found it was unnecessarily restrictive - not to say, unfair - to limit your ability to read your Jason Dark adventures on only one platform. This way you will now be able to read your books on the Kindle as well as the iPad, Nook or any other reader that you may own, by simply re-downloading the respective version free of charge. http://www.jasondarkseries.com/news.php?id=32I think this was a necessary step, as eReader proliferation is becoming more and more of an issue.
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2010, 06:57:33 PM » |
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Great concept, Guido. Thats what I call forward thinking. 
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2010, 12:40:28 AM » |
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Good job! That's how all ebook sales should be! (In my perfect world.)
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 08:14:22 AM » |
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Guido. . . .I merged your post about this series with your previous thread for the books. . . .you'll recall we ask that you maintain just one thread per book (or book series, if you prefer.)
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« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2010, 09:21:03 AM » |
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Wow... that's harsh. I don't see you enforcing this policy with other authors, though.
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2010, 11:57:20 PM » |
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Originally I wanted the next volume in the Jason Dark series released by now, but things have gone a little haywire over the past weeks with summer and all... so it'll have to wait for another week or so. Nonetheless I thought some of you might be interested in hearing and seeing what the upcoming volume "Dead by Dawn" is all about. Of course the previous six installments are all available on the Kindle, as well as in print and for any other eBook reader, so feel free to check those out, too. :-) SynopsisThe unexpected death of their next door neighbor rattles Jason Dark and Siu Lin. But does a woman in good health simply drop dead by dawn? The Geisterjδger is not convinced and suspects something more wicked and sinister is at work in London. As his investigation leads him down to the seedy underbelly of society, things more mysterious than he expected reveal themselves, making it clear that the ghost hunter will need all of his skills and resources to put an end to the horrors that stalk the night.
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2010, 04:23:20 PM » |
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Jason Dark's latest adventure has just taken off. "Dead by Dawn," volume 7 in the series, is now available on our website or directly from Amazon. Synopsis: The unexpected death of their next door neighbor rattles Jason Dark and Siu Lin. But does a woman in good health simply drop dead by dawn? The Geisterjδger is not convinced and suspects something more wicked and sinister is at work in London. As his investigation leads him down to the seedy underbelly of society, things more mysterious than he expected reveal themselves, making it clear that the ghost hunter will need all of his skills and resources to put an end to the horrors that stalk the night.
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2010, 10:03:34 PM » |
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Love the cover, Guido. Looking forward to reading it.  Cheers, Vicki
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« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2010, 03:22:52 PM » |
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Thanks for the kind words regarding the covers, guys. I have a contract artist that I use to get the covers painted according to my specs and mock-ups. Not exactly cheap but well worth the expense in my opinion, as they are the visual hook and representation of these stories.
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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2010, 10:04:37 AM » |
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Thanks for a fun read! I have just posted my review and will be sending you the Q's for Breakout Books tomorrow.
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2010, 02:09:36 PM » |
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Thank you so much, Imogen.
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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2010, 09:21:34 AM » |
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Recently, my "Jason Dark" series was covered in Fangoria magazine, one of America's leading horror mags. For all of you who might be interested in seeing the article, I have reposted it on the official Jason Dark website. http://jasondarkseries.com/news.php?id=35
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« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2010, 11:15:30 AM » |
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Guido,
I moved your post from the Book Corner; self-promotion is not allowed there. And merged it with your existing thread for this series.
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« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2010, 11:19:25 AM » |
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You know, I give up! Why has this been integrated into this thread? Nothing I do seems to conform with this board's rules...
Like all other authors I want to have individual threads for each of my books because the limitations of a single thread are simply too unrealistic given the volume of output that I have.
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« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2010, 11:47:22 AM » |
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Guido, chill, please.
As Ann has stated, you posted initially in the Book Corner, apparently by mistake from the sound of your last post. Since self promotion is not permitted in the Book Corner, instead of deleting your thread, which we often do, Ann merged it with your current book thread, thus bumping your thread.
If you now want to have a thread for each book, which was not our understanding, we're happy to have you do that. We can split out the post as its own book thread and lock this "series" thread, allowing you to start over with a thread for each book.
Let us know!
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« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2010, 05:16:22 PM » |
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I would make that a very chill, yes, please.
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« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2010, 08:48:34 PM » |
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After some deliberation and discussion with some friends I have decided to change the covers of the eBook versions of the "Jason Dark" adventures - as you can see also in my signature. What do you guys think? Do they get the atmosphere across a little better than the old ones?
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