With ebook sales rocketing skyward,
established publishers, authors and readers alike are taking a second look at
electronic publishing. Tyndale House Publishers answer is the Digital First
Program.
Tyndale launched the program in July
2011 with four fiction titles and one non-fiction title. Digital First's
initial ebooks include Delivery by Diana Prusik, Cash Burn by Michael Berrier,
Stealing Jake by Pam Hillman, The Reinvention of Leona Harper by Lynne Gentry
and a non-fiction title, 40 Days without Food: Divine Goodness to a Starving
Soul by Russ Masterson.
Right after the announcements came
out, someone asked me this burning question, "Why did you through Tyndale
to do an ebook, when you could have gone directly to Amazon?"
Seriously? First reason, because
Tyndale launched a Digital First Initiative, and I was blessed enough to be one
of the 5 debut authors chosen to launch the program.
Next, are you ready for this? My
publisher is Tyndale House Publishers! Oh. My. Lucky.Stars!
I could stop right there, because
that's reason enough in and of itself, but if you want more, here you go:
My book was edited by Tyndale editors.
They were awesome! The entire process was as smooth as silk. My cover was
designed by Tyndale cover designers. And I love it! My book is backed by
Tyndale's good name. Whoa! Tyndale has marketing and publicity power. That I
don't have... Tyndale did all the work to get my book listed on Amazon, CBD,
B&N, and Mobipocket.
And finally, I am a Tyndale author,
not just another name on Amazon. How much is that worth to me? I can't even
begin to measure that. I have no clout or pull with readers. Sure, some of my
friends and family would have bought my book if I put it up on my own, but then
that would have been the end of it, unless I got lucky as a few do. (And more
power to them!)
And if this Digital First Initiative
is as successful as it's shaping up to be, I might even see Stealing Jake in
print next. This is a win-win situation for the Digital First authors and for
Tyndale, and I'm over-the-moon excited to be partnering with one of the most
respected publishing houses in the industry on this new venture.
Here are three wonderful articles that
shed more light on Tyndale's Digital First Initiative:
When Livy O'Brien spies a young boy jostling a man walking along the boardwalk, she recognizes the act for what it is. After all, she used to be known as Light-fingered Livy. But that was before she put her past behind her and moved to the growing town of Chestnut, Illinois, where she's helping to run an orphanage. Now she'll do almost anything to protect the street kids like herself.
Sheriff's deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livy--literally--while chasing down a pickpocket. With a rash of robberies and a growing number of street kids in town--as well as a loan on the family farm that needs to be paid off--Jake doesn't have time to pursue a girl. Still, he can't seem to get Livy out of his mind. He wants to get to know her better . . . but Livy isn't willing to trust any man, especially not a lawman.Interwoven throughout is a group of street kids arrested in Chicago and sold as child labor. Leading this band of ragamuffins is young Luke, a scared, determined orphan intent on rescuing his little brother at any cost.
Stealing Jake is free for a limited time on Amazon, B&N & CBD. It was #1 on the top 100 Free Kindle list at Amazon for 7 days! Mind boggling and a testament to Tyndale’s clout as a publisher of quality fiction.
To celebrate the release of Stealing Jake, I’m giving away a Kindle. Deadline to enter the contest is September 30th. CLICK HERE TO ENTER
Award-winning author Pam Hillman writes inspirational fiction set in the turbulent times of the American West and the Gilded Age. Her debut book, Stealing Jake, won the American Christian Fiction Writer’s Genesis contest and was a finalist in Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart contest. She lives in Mississippi with her husband and family.
Cheryl, it's great to be here. I'm so thrilled to be on the cutting edge of ebook technology.
ReplyDeleteShucks, 10 years ago, I didn't even know what an ebook was, and especially nothing as cook as a Kindle or Nook.
Wow! We live in an amazing time.
Pam Hillman
I love Pam! I've already bought her book, but I got the free download to shoot her up the Amazon scales :) Love you both!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sherri!
ReplyDeleteVisit tomorrow, too to meet some very special friends.
Love you too, my successful friend.
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