Posted on 11/02/2001 1:07:12 PM PST by Dukie
My good friend and Free Republic regular Jeff Head spoke with me on the phone this afternoon with the great news that Pocket PCpress, a major publisher of electronic books, has expressed strong interest in Jeff's recently completed work of fiction Breath of Fire, a tale of the coming third world war. Mr. Doug Clapp of PocketPCpress wrote in his endorsement on Jeff's website:
"My company, PocketPCpress, gets to see a ton of novel submissions. Most are truly terrible...which is sad. We wish it weren't so.
We recently had the good fortune to read Dragon's Fury-Breath of Fire by Jeff Head and -- for the first time in a long, long while -- we were absolutely knocked out.
Don't be mislead by the fact that -- for now -- this is a self-published book offered only on the author's website. I'm sure this won't be the case for long. This is an amazingly accomplished, professional, techno-thriller that will make you turn page after page after page -- and enjoy every minute of it.
I could go on about plotting and characterization and all that, but I won't. This is simply a hellava great read and "right on" about what's happening in the world today. Tom Clancy now has some serious, serious competition."
Doug Clapp
PocketPCpress
Jeff went on to mention that Mr. Clapp has also put him in contact with a New York literary agent who has requested expedited delivery of a complete hard copy manuscript in anticipation of possible print publication. For those of you who may not have seen the initial announcement, excerpts from Jeff's book Breath of Fire can be found here.
This is a most noteworthy and laudable achievement and a source of pride for all of us here. It is also even further evidence that Free Republic is the beacon of American liberty which both attracts and stimulates the brightest minds to be found on the net or anywhere. Congratulations to you, Jeff !
Congratulations!
www.dragonsfury-breathoffire.com
When the printed books come in, I have a list of all the orders and all of the requests and will sit there and do it as I package them up that day. I'm still trying to figure out what my John Henry can possibly add ... but will accomdate anyone who asks while I can figuring to each their own.
Me being the President, janitor, shipping and receiving ... leaves nobody but myself to point to. Also really cuts down on the "turf wars" and politics LOL!
But kind of limits the volume, so maybe one of these outfits will pick it up and run with it.
More expensive that way for me, but allows me to fill orders.
Thanks again and I hope you enjoy it.
And a Big Bumo Backatcha, my brother...MUD
WoooHooo...we've felt this way about you fer awhile, Jeff, but it's good to see folks outside of FReeperdom noticing as well!! When you race past Tom Clancy on the best-seller list, you gonna bring an NFL franchise to Idaho?!
Congrats & FReegards...MUD
When it's you, yourself (ie. sole proprietorship/individual) shipping a "real" physical product (as opposed to a completely electronic one that is immediately fulfilled) , they take a lot harder look at it, it costs more and takes more time to get going.
In the mean time, I am getting quite a few orders by mail ... which is what has to happen on the site now for the printed book.
Thanks for asking, I'll keep working on it unless and/or until events make it unnecessary.
Regards!
Won't that be wonderful! For now, I'll just send a check. :-)
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