Category Archives: e-books

StarWarp Concepts Publishing News

Hey, folks! I know it’s been a while since my last post, so here’s just a brief update on what’s going on around ’Warp Central. It’s a good news/bad news situation—but mostly good! We’ll start off with the bad news: … Continue reading

Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Events, Publishing, Publishing Announcements | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on StarWarp Concepts Publishing News

DriveThru Fiction’s 2024 Dracula Sale Is On!

Here’s a pleasant surprise: Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend (in the U.S.) this Friday—the start of summer beach-reading—and the celebration of World Dracula Day on May 26 (the date when Bram Stoker’s seminal novel went on sale in … Continue reading

Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Vampires | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on DriveThru Fiction’s 2024 Dracula Sale Is On!

King Kong: Back to the Big Scream!

Hey, monster-fight fans! It’ll be round 2 of epic kaiju wrestling when the film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens tomorrow in movie theaters—only this time the Big G and the king of the jungle aren’t fighting each other, they’re … Continue reading

Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on King Kong: Back to the Big Scream!

It’s Time for Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2024!

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-retailer Smashwords launches its annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 3–9—and yes, you’ll need to set up an account … Continue reading

Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, Gaming, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on It’s Time for Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2024!

Happy National Tell a Fairy Tale Day 2024!

No one seems to know where it came from, or whose idea it was, but today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, a time “to celebrate those beloved stories that we all loved as children, those fictional stories that told … Continue reading

Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Fantasy, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Snow White | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Happy National Tell a Fairy Tale Day 2024!

StarWarp Concepts Joins Ebook Distributor Draft2Digital

Last year, major publishing news was made when it was announced that e-book distributor Draft2Digital had acquired competitor Smashwords and, over time, would migrate Smashwords’ client publishers into D2D’s ever-expanding stable, while also making Smashwords available to D2D’s clients as a … Continue reading

Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Publishing, Publishing Announcements | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on StarWarp Concepts Joins Ebook Distributor Draft2Digital

DriveThru’s New Year, New Comics 2024 E-book Sale Is On!

Holy unexpected promotions! I just happened to drop by the home of DriveThru Comics, one of our e-book distributors, and saw they’re currently running a New Year, New Comics Sale, in which the first volumes of all publishers’ graphic novels are … Continue reading

Posted in Blood Feud, Bob Larkin, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Events, Horror, Lorelei, louis small jr., Pandora Zwieback, Steven A. Roman, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on DriveThru’s New Year, New Comics 2024 E-book Sale Is On!

King Kong at 90: The Long-lost Horrors of the Spider Pit

As 2023 comes to a close, we also reach the end of our yearlong celebration of King Kong, who made his cinematic debut 90 years ago, on March 3, 1933. The creation of movie producer Merian C. Cooper and author Edgar … Continue reading

Posted in e-books, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies, Publishing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on King Kong at 90: The Long-lost Horrors of the Spider Pit

Smashwords’ 2023 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 15 to January 1, 2024—and yes, you’ll need to set … Continue reading

Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Holidays, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Smashwords’ 2023 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!

DriveThru’s 2023 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!

The Christmas shopping season officially kicked into overdrive, with Thanksgiving Day here in the United States arriving yesterday. Now Black Friday—the biggest shopping day of the year—is upon us, when stores discount prices to generate sales, and Cyber Monday is … Continue reading

Posted in Carmilla, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, vampirella | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on DriveThru’s 2023 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!