Smashwords.com introduced an e-book gift feature on Christmas Day. This means you can give Blackbirch Woods (and other Smashwords e-books) as a gift by clicking on the "Give as a gift" button at checkout... it will be sent to their e-mail address. The recipient need not have a Smashwords account.
I know, some of you are thinking, why not sell e-books through Amazon? While my book is available on Amazon as a paperback, they maintain propriety over their Kindle format and charge authors to make the book available as an e-book... whereas Smashwords provides the conversion service at no charge (I pay only a small service fee when the book is purchased) AND they provide the book in formats for ALL e-readers-- not just Kindle.
Monday, 26 December 2011
Friday, 9 December 2011
How more of what you spend can go to orphans....
I had forgotten to post that considerably more of what you pay for the book will go to orphans when you order through CreateSpace's e-Store rather than Amazon. For the CreateSpace e-Store link, scroll down slightly and the link is on the right sidebar, below the e-book version link.
A side note- today our Elementary School completed its Christmas Project, collecting enough cloth to clothe nearly 300 children, and flip-flops for children as well (I missed the number). Two agencies who serve orphans were represented and they brought several children who were introduced. Some had been in the orphanage more than half of their lives, yet you could see how well cared-for they were and how loved they felt receiving new clothing for Christmas in the name of Jesus. It was a really wonderful moment!!
A side note- today our Elementary School completed its Christmas Project, collecting enough cloth to clothe nearly 300 children, and flip-flops for children as well (I missed the number). Two agencies who serve orphans were represented and they brought several children who were introduced. Some had been in the orphanage more than half of their lives, yet you could see how well cared-for they were and how loved they felt receiving new clothing for Christmas in the name of Jesus. It was a really wonderful moment!!
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Your Gift Can Give Twice!
For the month of December, all royalties from paperback and e-book versions of Blackbirch Woods will be donated to support AIDS orphans and widows through Mashiah Foundation. Give Blackbirch Woods as a gift, and know that it will also give to the "least of these" in Nigeria. Merry Christmas!!
Friday, 11 November 2011
Your reading friends have read everything else...
Your avid reader friends have read everything else, so why not give Blackbirch Woods as a gift? I noticed that several sellers on Amazon have reduced the price, too.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Another recommended Free e-book
Thomas A Kempis's The Imitation of Christ was written so long ago, it reminds me of the Charlie Brown comic where Linus asks, "Were there people then?"
The Imitation of Christ is not a light read, and the Moody Classics version I own says very honestly that while it is one of those books we know we "should" read, it is not as accessible as we wish. For myself, I have been reading one chapter each day for a devotional (together with the Word of Life Quiet Time Diary, which I have done for over ten years).
It continues to amaze me how honest and insightful the book is. While the book was primarily aimed at fellow scholastic monks and therefore perhaps too often advises the shunning of human company and fellowship, A Kempis's spiritual insights are still fresh and compelling. I guess people haven't changed all that much since the 1400s!
The Imitation of Christ is not a light read, and the Moody Classics version I own says very honestly that while it is one of those books we know we "should" read, it is not as accessible as we wish. For myself, I have been reading one chapter each day for a devotional (together with the Word of Life Quiet Time Diary, which I have done for over ten years).
It continues to amaze me how honest and insightful the book is. While the book was primarily aimed at fellow scholastic monks and therefore perhaps too often advises the shunning of human company and fellowship, A Kempis's spiritual insights are still fresh and compelling. I guess people haven't changed all that much since the 1400s!
Monday, 8 August 2011
Free Download of the #2 Bestseller of all time!!
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress remains a spiritual classic. Yes, the antiquated English usages require a measure of patience for many readers. But trust me, this book is so worth the effort. It can change your worldview. Download it here: http://www.manybooks.net/titles/bunyanjoetext94plgrm11.html#download
There is a small window at the right side with a drop-down list to choose from any format you can possibly want.
I got one of my "life quotes" from this book:
To go back is certain death; to go forward is indeed attended with the fear of death; but eternal life is beyond, and I must venture.
There is a small window at the right side with a drop-down list to choose from any format you can possibly want.
I got one of my "life quotes" from this book:
To go back is certain death; to go forward is indeed attended with the fear of death; but eternal life is beyond, and I must venture.
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Free e-book!
Ardinéa is a novel I wrote over ten years ago. I decided to haul it out and put it out there... and let the chips fall as they may! Somewhere between the Middle Ages and Middle Earth I imagined an island realm in which to retell the Tam Lin myth... and the story grew from there.
Hard core Tolkien fans will easily recognize his mytharc as far as my depiction of the Faerie Realm, but this was years before the films made Middle Earth popular... and the book is somewhat overly sentimental in places. Still, it is a long and satisfying story, if you can get through the teary-eyed reunions.
Still with me? Then click here: Ardinéa and happy reading!!
Hard core Tolkien fans will easily recognize his mytharc as far as my depiction of the Faerie Realm, but this was years before the films made Middle Earth popular... and the book is somewhat overly sentimental in places. Still, it is a long and satisfying story, if you can get through the teary-eyed reunions.
Still with me? Then click here: Ardinéa and happy reading!!
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