Google Signs Agreement with On Demand Books

Over Two Million Public Domain Titles Now Available Directly to ConsumersGoogle has agreed to provide On Demand Books, LLC (ODB), the maker of the Espresso Book Machine® (EBM), with immediate access to over two million public-domain titles in the Google digital files. This unprecedented number of reading options is in addition to the current 1.6 million titles already available directly to consumers via the Espresso Book Machine®. The Espresso Book Machine® is a small, patented…

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Oct 2009

By Lorina StephensBooks, Espresso, InformationComments Off

Virtual Book Tour Launches

My virtual book tour for From Mountains of Ice launched yesterday with the premiere stop at the blog of friend and colleague, Paul Lima, a freelance writer who is an unstoppable force. You can read the interview at: http://paullima.com/blog/?p=810 By all means leave comments and feedback. Paul has re-issued a book of his own with a fabulous new cover (if I do say so myself — I designed it), which I’m sure new and intermediate…

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Oct 2009

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From Mountains of Ice Reviews

Two reviews in for From Mountains of Ice. The first is from Brent Knowles, who I know from SF Canada. Brent Knowles is a freelance writer and game designer (formerly with BioWare). From Mountains of Ice, by Brent Knowles This is a novel by Lorina Stephens. Full disclosure: I am a member of SFCanada of which Lorina is also a member. I don’t really know, other than through SFCanada’s very interesting discussion list. Overall I…

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Oct 2009

By Lorina StephensBooks, From Mountains of Ice, Information, ReviewsComments Off

Interviewed on Goodreads

Over the past month there has been an open question and answer session with me on the book network, Goodreads. Some interesting and challenging questions were posed regarding my work, my views on writing and publishing. With 54 posts in the feature, it’s a little large to post here, but I thought I’d give you the link so you can peruse at your leisure. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/202318-questions-for-lorina As a follow-up to the launch of From Mountains of…

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Sep 2009

By Lorina StephensBooks, Events, From Mountains of Ice, InformationComments Off

Successful Word on the Street

Much to everyone’s relief the constant rain that has plagued the Great Lakes Basin this year held off on Sunday for an overcast but otherwise fine day at Toronto’s Word on the Street. Five Rivers’ booth, although minuscule and in the Fringe Beat of the festival, presented quite well if I do say so, and certainly drew interest from crowds. Paul Lima, Kelly Stephens and I met colleagues and visitors throughout the day, made some…

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Sep 2009

By Lorina StephensEvents, Information1 Comment