The When Worlds Collide Festival in Calgary this past weekend was a unqualified success. The consensus of those attending was that it was the best SF convention since Context’91. I highly recommend the convention to any writer, editor, or publisher who can make it next year. (The pilot convention this year focused on SF and some Romance writing, but will be expanded to include all genre’s next year.) It is starting to shape up as…
Five Rivers editor, Robert Runteacute;, will be attending and presenting at Calgary’s When Words Collide convention next weekend (August 12-14). The convention is a new one, but being mounted by a reputable team, and the concept — a convention for genre writers and editors — is very appealing. Might be worth checking out if you live near Calgary.
It’s been a very busy summer here at Five Rivers, and nearly a month since last I updated our blog. Apologies for the silence. There’s just been a lot to do. So what’s the scoop? Why so busy? Well, we’ve released three new books, back to back, in both print and digital formats, and it’s been that latter part, the digital part, that has taken so much time, as always. Now, however, we’re pleased to…
According to an article published yesterday in Canada’s Quill & Quire, Indigo’s new business strategy may have far-reaching consequences. Not only has Indigo decreased the floor space it allots to books to 50% (which begs the question: how can you call yourself Indigo BOOKS and Music, when half your inventory is giftware destined for garage sales and landfill?), but it now will return books to publishers within 45 days, depending on sales performance. Just how…
We’re participating this year in Smashwords’ annual Summer/Winter Sale by offering 50-75% discount on all our eBooks. All you need to do is click here, and that will take you through to Five Rivers’ catalogue on Smashwords. Discounts and promotional coupons appear under each individual book’s page. There’s some great year round reading here and some incredible prices, in all digital formats.