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SHIMMER Trade Paperback
SHIMMER is now available in trade paperback. For all those without Kindles or other eBook readers, this is the version for you! The price is $14.99. Order yours now!
The first 20 people to pre-order an autographed trade paperback copy of SHIMMER through my Passarella Author Store will be entered into a PRIZE PACK drawing to win:
(1) WITHER TRILOGY Large Coffee Mug,
(2) WITHER’ S RAIN Suspense (Stress) Ball,
(3) WITHER’S LEGACY Ice Scraper
I modified the trade paperback book cover slightly compared to the eBook version. (See new image to the left!) The books are on their way to me and your order should ship within a week to 2 weeks. If your e-mail* address wins the Prize Pack, I will contact you for your mailing address.
First official review of SHIMMER (Five Stars!): “Pleasant dreams will be all but impossible as you read this incredible story. The Outsider in this tale kills without a scintilla of remorse and in unique ways. This book could very well be the first of a new series. (No, I have not heard that it will be, but I can sure hope!) Each character is well developed and has at least one interesting ability. This is a very intense story. I could not read fast enough and was eager to find out what would happen next. I urge all fans of horror or the paranormal to purchase a copy. Shimmer gives me shivers!” FIVE STARS!
—Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews (Read Full Review.)
LIMITED TIME OFFER: For a limited time, order SHIMMER and pay only $0.99 shipping & handling.
SHIMMER BOOK LAUNCH PARTY: For my local readers, I plan on having a book launch party at Between Books in Claymont, DE as soon as the owner (Greg Schauer) and I can lock down a date.
Thanks for reading!
-John Passarella
SHIMMER Book Info:
Pages: 308
Trim Size: 6″ x 9″ x .70″
ISBN-10: 1448648564
ISBN-13: 978-1448648566
Publisher: Virtuous Circle Press via Create Space
*Note: I will add your email address to my author newsletter list (the only use for the email address) to keep you up to date on my books and fiction and appearances, but you can opt out at any time.
Kindle 2
Word from my editor is that both Wither and Wither’s Rain will be available for Kindle (and other eBook formats) on July 7, 2009.
At this time, both Wither’s Legacy and Kindred Spirit are available for the Kindle.
One of my Facebook friends lamented that Wither was out of print. But that isn’t so! The print edition of all four of my books mentioned above are still in print, but years after release (10 years for Wither now), it’s much less likely that book distributors (the middlemen between the publishers and the booksellers) will keep these books in stock. Since many bookstores consolidate all their purchases through 2 or 3 distributors rather than dealing directly with a couple dozen publishers, they don’t have access to the print editions. Dealing with distributors is simpler for bookstore owners and managers, so that’s what they do. You might have luck if you request a print copy from the store’s information desk, but then again, they may not want to go through the “hassle” of purchasing a single book from the publisher — Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuser) in my case — so they may just tell you that they can’t order it.
I’ve also noticed that Amazon.com has some wacky prices listed for the “in stock” and “sold by Amazon” copies of Wither’s Rain and Kindred Spirit. These are mass market paperback books, both priced at $7.99 — not the $25.95 or $28.95 that Amazon has posted! Of course, you can purchase new and used copies through the 3rd party dealers if you are comfortable with that approach.
If you aren’t on the digital book (eBook) bandwagon and don’t plan on getting a Kindle anytime soon and you’re having trouble finding/ordering my books through traditional online and brick-and-mortar bookstores, I sell signed (and personalized, if desired) copies of my books out of my author bookstore. So, that’s an option.
Thanks for reading!
-John Passarella
