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April 22, 2014 · 6:30 am

Join me for a Virtual Book Launch ~ Tuesday 22nd April

‘Murder, Now and Then’ is available on Kindle from today.

‘Compelling ~ Complex ~ Mysteries ~ Unravelled!’

You can click on the book cover below and follow the link and it will take you to

‘Murder, Now and Then’ on Amazon.co.uk:

Available on Kindle

Available on Kindle

It is also available on Amazon.com and throughout the world!

I will be having  a virtual launch party on Facebook

 7 am to 9 am

12 noon to 2 pm

5 pm to 7 pm

Quizzes with real and virtual prizes

including mugs and gift vouchers!

I would love to see you there to join in the fun. If you are not already a friend then do come and say hello on Facebook. It would be lovely to have your support:

https://www.facebook.com/DianaJacksonauthor

For those of you who would prefer to wait for the paperback version then you are welcome to join me anyway. The paperback version of ‘Murder, Now and Then‘ will be launched in June 2014!

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April 10, 2014 · 5:32 pm

Murder, Now and Then ~ Book Launch

My murder mystery

MURDER, Now and Then

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set mainly in the heart of Bedfordshire -with links to Jersey and Alderney –  will be launched on

Kindle on 22nd April 2014!

Set in the future in  2019, a farmer’s wife is accused of murdering her husband, but the plot becomes decidedly more complicated and sinister when an unsolved murder in 1919 becomes inextricably linked. We are introduced to descendants of those involved in the 1919 case as the police try to unravel which clues are relevant, which are purely coincidence and which are there to confuse and mystify!

Why first on Kindle?

Up until now I have always had real events to launch my novels – followed up by book signings – special times to meet friends, family and above all readers.

This time I’m doing it differently. Why?

  • because I appreciate the power of on line marketing
  • because I understand the power of reviews, on Amazon especially
  • because I hope my readers on line will join in the buzz and help me to promote my novel by passing on feedback to their followers and friends

How will it happen?

I intend to send a newsletter out very soon but the main launch event will be on Facebook and Twitter over three days. Following the success of the feedback to my book cover competition, I hope that all my supporters and followers will take part and enjoy the fun. More details soon!

Many thanks to Will Smith, a student at North Herts College, who designed and was one of the winners of my cover competition. His design will feature on my Kindle novel.

 

Will there be a paperback?

Of course! I believe in paperbacks and real events where I meet readers face-to-face, and I will still be taking part in these later in the summer. I also believe in the wider market beyond Amazon and the paperback will be made available for orders from bookshops and libraries too.

I have enjoyed hearing from readers who have borrowed my books from libraries, mainly in Hampshire and Bedfordshire and am flattered that a few of you have taken the trouble to get in touch with me.

My aim is for the paperback to be launched in June 2014 both on Amazon and at real events, so I look forward to seeing some of you patient people then!

Will the cover be the same?

No. I will be revealing the paperback cover shortly but the designer is still working on the final finishing touches.

Watch this space!

 

 

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August 30, 2012 · 5:52 pm

Eventispress ~ Distribution of Ancasta and on line relaunch

Eventispress is publishing ‘The Riduna Series’ including my first novel:

RIDUNA

And the second in the series:

ANCASTA ~ GUIDE ME SWIFTLY HOME

 If you click on each book it will take you to Amazon, but although the new version of Riduna is now in stock, Ancasta is still Temporarily out of stock.

As the author I am finding this very frustrating, because I have been told by customers that it has taken up to three weeks for Ancasta to arrive. I have been reassured by the distributors that there is no problem, but that the books are taking a long time to reach and be placed on the Amazon system, but that it should be rectified shortly.

My second frustration, as an author, is that someone is still supplying Amazon with copies of the original version of Riduna, even though I was assured that they were pulped. Please, please, please, buy the new version if you would like to. I get no royalties whatsoever now, for any of the ‘blue’ covered version, and selling it is against copyright, since Eventispress now have sole permission to print the novel.

Here is their website

www.eventispress.com               or                      www.eventispress.co.uk

Any enquiries can be sent directly to them at enquiries@eventispress.co.uk.  Both novels are:

~already available in some independent bookshops including Guernsey and Alderney

~can be ordered by bookshops through Gardners and Bertrams

~can be ordered in any bookshop in the UK

~ can be ordered for outside the UK through enquires@eventispress.co.uk

~can be ordered on line at Waterstones, Blackwells and many other on line book stores.

Ancasta should be available any day now but, due to these distribution difficulties,  my publicist has suggested an online relaunch date of

Saturday September 15th for Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home!

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