No lily count yet -- but some modest news

[kinzel]

Folks in Australia are reading Theo's adventure in Ghost Ship:
http://createsend.com/t/r-9650A18B8FBF237A hey, that's another bookstore bestseller list Top Ten for us!

....and I posted the day lily picture to let people know what it is I'm talking about when I do the day lily count. Ours are not the usual trumpet orange, but if they're a well-known style, or named breed, I can't tell you.

A reminder, despite notes you may get from the big river and other online bookstores, Ghost Ship *is so* available electronically -- go to http://www.webscription.net/p-1413-ghost-ship.aspx and if you look around you may find a good deal with the month's Webscription at: http://www.webscription.net/p-1412-w201108-august-2011-webscription.aspx . Do look around -- Baen and webscriptions have a lot of our work electronically.

Also, our short story "Intelligent Design" is still available for free at http://baen.com/ -- on the front page, through August 14, IIRC.

Oh, and you electronic readers -- if you go to Splinter Universe (you do that regularly, right? www.splinteruniverse.com )you'll find a 1/2 price Smashwords coupon good the for the story that's a prequel to Kin Ties. Kin Ties is the Liaden story that'll be posted on Splinter Universe just before we leave for WorldCon. Smashwords is selling the entire Lee & Miller output from Pinbeam Books -- bet you knew that, though.

Comments

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Wow, translated into Australian already! *g*

Also: "Theo's Adventures in Ghost Ship" sounds like "Hergé's Adventures of Tintin", for those who remember the animated series. An animated series of the Liaden saga might be good (I'd nominate the folks who did the CGI Captain Scarlet, or the Dan Dare animations)...

e versions

[(Anonymous)]

Do you all get a better cut of the pie when we order from Smashwords through Pinbeam or is it the same slice size if you order from Kindle? I ordered chapbooks from Kindle for my new Kindle (worked a treat when I was on my family vacation in Maine a couple of weeks ago) but I will be getting my daughter a Kindle for her birthday and want to load hers with Lee & Miller works. If you get a bigger cut going through Smashwords I will buy chapbooks in eformat for her Kindle through them but if it makes no difference I will go through Kindle and plump up your numbers there.

Anne in Virginia

Re: e versions

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

We're really not too concerned with which you use -- the difference is in pennies for us and convenience for you -- that's why we did all three versions, so people could have a choice. Your call.

[berneynator.livejournal.com]

If I may ask, and I apologize if the question has been answered elsewhere - is it permissible and appropriate to copy "Intelligent Design" from the Baen website and make an e-file of it, for uploading to one's kindle? I've no desire at all to steal from you, but I'd very much like to keep a copy past August 14th. Thanks!

Also- I have just this evening finished my e-copy of Ghost Ship and I am, as ever, awed. I've been rereading all of the books and keep turning to whoever is near me and saying, "I love these books so much." Your stories are a very great adventure and never disappoint.

Have a perfectly wonderful time at WorldCon!

-Jesse

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

So I'm guessing you won't be joining so many of the Friends of Liad at WorldCon this year? Sigh for you ...

As to "Intelligent Design", although I gather Baen will fairly soon make it available as part of a free ebook they're building of the Baen front page stories, so it is not inappropriate to make a copy for your personal use. Enjoy!

[berneynator.livejournal.com]

I wish I could! Sigh for me indeed. Thank you, I will!