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Liaden Universe® InfoDump #63
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 01:01 pmWe'd planned to get this InfoDump out on schedule at the end of last month but ... we didn't since certain firm dates became moving targets and then some other stuff happened... and we just didn't. Thanks for your patience! Yep, This is a long one!
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Liaden Universe® Companion News:
We've experienced some delay in the production of Liaden Universe® Companion Volume Two, which we had planned for an August printing and shipping. While we're doing our best to speed things up we expect this delay to be on the order of 75 days. While going over our list of orders we've also found some mailing address discrepancies as well as a few double orders, which we hope to rectify in advance.
To make sure we're on the same page: As things now stand we expect to begin shipping Liaden Universe® Companion Volume Two in October, with the likelihood that some later orders may not make it out the door until November. We expect to ship in first in/first out order. Expect a confirmation email by the end of the month.
"Mass Market Form Factor" Liaden Universe® Companion Volume One:
With the help of some blog-readers willing to weigh in on the issue of price, we've decided that the reissue of Liaden Universe® Companion Volume One will be in a mass-market sized paperback edition. This will be printed on good white paper of a heavier weight paper than usual paperbacks and will be a "no-strip" edition. Unlike true mass market paperbacks we'll be issuing the book in small print runs and will not accept stripped covers for credit the way large mass market houses do. We expect each printing to be between 600 and 750 copies; the cover price will be $10 and we will allow wholesale orders. We'll have ordering info fairly soon. Watch the skies! Well, checking in on the SRM web catalog might work better.
From Fictionwise, Coming Soon:
Two mystery novels and eight short stories by Sharon Lee are due from electronic publisher Fictionwise, Real Soon Now. Some of these stories had been issued electronically by Embiid but have been out of print in that format since the Embiid shutdown several years ago. The novels are the two Jen Pierce mysteries, both set in Maine: Barnburner and Gunshy (and both originally issued by SRM Publisher, Ltd.), while the shorter works are: "A Matter of Ceremony", "Coffeecat", "Gonna Boogie with Granny Time", "Master of the Winds", "Passionato", "The AfterImage", "The Big Ice", and "The Handsome Prince", which appeared in venues including Amazing Stories, Dragon Magazine, and elsewhere.
Fledgling
Fledgling, soon to be at Chapter 28, continues to gain readers - we hope you're reading the (almost) weekly installments and letting your friends know about it, too. In case reading time is an issue for you, you can also listen to the podcasts put online by Sam Chupp and Fireheart Foundry - if you're in Second Life these are updated regularly and can be found at most SRM Publisher in world locations, if you're not in Second Life you can subscribe to the RSS feed.
"Misfits" Accepted and Scheduled and...
Liaden Universe® novella "Misfits" (aka The Story of the Weatherman and What Became of Him) has been accepted by Jim Baen's Universe and scheduled for publication in the December issue. The first half of the story is available here. There is no charge to read the excerpt; you do not have to register. You do, however, have to wait until December to get the rest of the story.
Speaking of Baen
Baen books will be publishing two fantasy novels by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller; the first, Duianfey is tentatively scheduled for September of 2008. The second, Longeye, still lacks a firm schedule, but does now have a title.
A Little Late but Still in Force:
A few weeks ago we started a five week long "Take Five" sale ... but since we forgot to tell most of you, things have been a bit slow. There's still a couple weeks to go: please visit the Take Five page. Some bargains just in time for the holidays... We know the "get your number" approach is a little cumbersome, but we don't want to run out of things the way we did with the ACE paperbacks awhile back. Thanks for your patience!
In Other News:
Over in Second Life SRM Publisher has added a new store, this one on Publishing Island. If you're already a member of Second life, the following SLURL ought to get you there: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Publishing%20Island/35/135/37/ ... and the island is full of goodies for reader like you.
We expect to be using the new area for some events shortly - we may even try out the new voice feature to give a reading. Have an idea for an event you'd like to see? Drop Elan Neruda an IM in Second Life if you get there. Thinking of visiting the 3D world for the first time? Mention Elan Neruda (alias Steve Miller) or Kit Jimenez (alias Sharon Lee) when they ask who referred you.
Montreal in October
Steve is set to attend CON*CEPT, the Montreal science fiction convention, October 12-14. While we don't expect a Liaden Lounge, Steve will try for a Friends of Liad breakfast if there's any interest. Watch Steve's blog (see below) for additional details.
Boston in February
The next scheduled joint convention Lee & Miller appearance is still Boskone 45, February 15-17 2008.
Blogs of Note
Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling
Steve Miller's blog, Journeyman
Sharon Lee's blog, Eagles over the Kennebec
Disclaimer Stuff
This InfoDump is a product of the Liaden Universe®, accept no imitations.
If you would like to receive the newsletter direct to your mailbox, you may subscribe here
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Liaden Universe® Companion News:
We've experienced some delay in the production of Liaden Universe® Companion Volume Two, which we had planned for an August printing and shipping. While we're doing our best to speed things up we expect this delay to be on the order of 75 days. While going over our list of orders we've also found some mailing address discrepancies as well as a few double orders, which we hope to rectify in advance.
To make sure we're on the same page: As things now stand we expect to begin shipping Liaden Universe® Companion Volume Two in October, with the likelihood that some later orders may not make it out the door until November. We expect to ship in first in/first out order. Expect a confirmation email by the end of the month.
"Mass Market Form Factor" Liaden Universe® Companion Volume One:
With the help of some blog-readers willing to weigh in on the issue of price, we've decided that the reissue of Liaden Universe® Companion Volume One will be in a mass-market sized paperback edition. This will be printed on good white paper of a heavier weight paper than usual paperbacks and will be a "no-strip" edition. Unlike true mass market paperbacks we'll be issuing the book in small print runs and will not accept stripped covers for credit the way large mass market houses do. We expect each printing to be between 600 and 750 copies; the cover price will be $10 and we will allow wholesale orders. We'll have ordering info fairly soon. Watch the skies! Well, checking in on the SRM web catalog might work better.
From Fictionwise, Coming Soon:
Two mystery novels and eight short stories by Sharon Lee are due from electronic publisher Fictionwise, Real Soon Now. Some of these stories had been issued electronically by Embiid but have been out of print in that format since the Embiid shutdown several years ago. The novels are the two Jen Pierce mysteries, both set in Maine: Barnburner and Gunshy (and both originally issued by SRM Publisher, Ltd.), while the shorter works are: "A Matter of Ceremony", "Coffeecat", "Gonna Boogie with Granny Time", "Master of the Winds", "Passionato", "The AfterImage", "The Big Ice", and "The Handsome Prince", which appeared in venues including Amazing Stories, Dragon Magazine, and elsewhere.
Fledgling
Fledgling, soon to be at Chapter 28, continues to gain readers - we hope you're reading the (almost) weekly installments and letting your friends know about it, too. In case reading time is an issue for you, you can also listen to the podcasts put online by Sam Chupp and Fireheart Foundry - if you're in Second Life these are updated regularly and can be found at most SRM Publisher in world locations, if you're not in Second Life you can subscribe to the RSS feed.
"Misfits" Accepted and Scheduled and...
Liaden Universe® novella "Misfits" (aka The Story of the Weatherman and What Became of Him) has been accepted by Jim Baen's Universe and scheduled for publication in the December issue. The first half of the story is available here. There is no charge to read the excerpt; you do not have to register. You do, however, have to wait until December to get the rest of the story.
Speaking of Baen
Baen books will be publishing two fantasy novels by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller; the first, Duianfey is tentatively scheduled for September of 2008. The second, Longeye, still lacks a firm schedule, but does now have a title.
A Little Late but Still in Force:
A few weeks ago we started a five week long "Take Five" sale ... but since we forgot to tell most of you, things have been a bit slow. There's still a couple weeks to go: please visit the Take Five page. Some bargains just in time for the holidays... We know the "get your number" approach is a little cumbersome, but we don't want to run out of things the way we did with the ACE paperbacks awhile back. Thanks for your patience!
In Other News:
Over in Second Life SRM Publisher has added a new store, this one on Publishing Island. If you're already a member of Second life, the following SLURL ought to get you there: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Publishing%20Island/35/135/37/ ... and the island is full of goodies for reader like you.
We expect to be using the new area for some events shortly - we may even try out the new voice feature to give a reading. Have an idea for an event you'd like to see? Drop Elan Neruda an IM in Second Life if you get there. Thinking of visiting the 3D world for the first time? Mention Elan Neruda (alias Steve Miller) or Kit Jimenez (alias Sharon Lee) when they ask who referred you.
Montreal in October
Steve is set to attend CON*CEPT, the Montreal science fiction convention, October 12-14. While we don't expect a Liaden Lounge, Steve will try for a Friends of Liad breakfast if there's any interest. Watch Steve's blog (see below) for additional details.
Boston in February
The next scheduled joint convention Lee & Miller appearance is still Boskone 45, February 15-17 2008.
Blogs of Note
Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling
Steve Miller's blog, Journeyman
Sharon Lee's blog, Eagles over the Kennebec
Disclaimer Stuff
This InfoDump is a product of the Liaden Universe®, accept no imitations.
If you would like to receive the newsletter direct to your mailbox, you may subscribe here
