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Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy Tour, day seven!

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Sadly, I have no infographic for you today, but I hope you’ve learned a bit about book piracy and its effects.  I also hope that you’ve checked out some of the books I’ve shared this week and that, if you have, you’ll enjoy them.  I’ve got several on my TBR list that I can’t wait to get to.  If you’ve picked up any of these books, please review them!  Review them anywhere – on Amazon, Goodreads, even your blog.  Next to purchasing all their available books, a review is the best way to thank an author for the enjoyment they’ve given you. 😀

If you’d like to learn more about ebook piracy, you can check out our website.  It’s full of information and resources.  And don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card!

Even though I don’t have any more piracy stats for you today, I do still have free books to feature.   Today’s books are…

Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy Tour, day six!

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pirated percentage

That’s a heck of a lot of ebooks, especially when you consider how many ebooks are published in this country every year.  If you’re looking for something new to read, check out the free books below instead of pirating something else.  Help an author out!

To learn more about ebook piracy, check out our website.  And don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card!

Today’s free books are…

Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy Tour, day five!

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lost sales

Wow.  That’s a lot of money.  But it’s not just publishers who are hurt by piracy, it’s authors.  When a book is pirated, authors don’t see any royalties from it.  The big names we all know, the J.K. Rowlings and the Stephen Kings and the Tom Clancys (or their estates, in Tom Clancy‘s case), are few and far between in reality.  Many authors struggle to pay the bills with their writing, and most of us have day jobs we’d love to ditch but can’t afford to.  For us, piracy can be devastating.

To learn more about ebook piracy, check out our website.  And don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card!

And when you’re done, check out today’s free book…

Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy Tour, day four!

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indie earnings

I’d believe it.  At the rate I sell books, I’ll be lucky to see $1,000.00 in my lifetime, never mind a year.  Everyone wants something for nothing, but it takes a lot of time and money to put together a good-quality book.

Like O.J. always told us (my high school econ teacher, not the disgraced former football player), there’s no such thing as a free lunch – someone always pays.

Except for you today.   Today’s free book is…

Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy Tour, day two!

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admited priates

Do you fall in this camp?  I know I do.  My books, though, were free on Amazon or Smashwords when I downloaded them.  Whatever you might think of Amazon and their business practices, at least they don’t fill your device’s OS with crap.

If you’d like to learn more about ebook piracy, check out our website.  And don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card!

Today’s free book is…

It’s day one of the Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy tour!

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2018 piracy

That’s a pretty startling statistic, isn’t it?

The purpose of the Authors and Bloggers Against Piracy blog tour is pretty self-explanatory, really.  We’re a group of like-minded individuals working to raise awareness of book piracy and its effects, and we’re giving away a load of free books – and a $20 Amazon gift card – in the process!

Info + free books + a chance to win $20 = one great time!  To enter the Rafflecopter giveaway, click here!

Today’s free books are…

Photo 365 #283

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Yesterday morning, I hit the streets with my mother-in-law to go garage saleing.  It was time for city-wide garage sales in the neighboring town, and we had a ball.  The city publishes a map of the town with a list of all the sales and puts them out at the local grocery and convenience stores, so we grabbed our copy and headed out.

There were 31 sales on the list and a whole bunch more besides (it costs five bucks to have your name on the list), and we hit a ton of them.  We went to half the sales on the list and I don’t know how many that weren’t.  We saw all sorts of things, from a solid wood rolling pin that could really do some damage if used as a weapon to a stock tank someone had used for a kids’ swimming pool.  There were a couple of estate sales, a couple of plant sales, and several people selling baked goods in addition to other stuff.

We even saw a couple places selling everything including the kitchen sink. 🙂

I lucked out and found…

I’m a guest!

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Today I’m being interviewed by the wonderful Susan Finlay.  We talk all things writing, so if you’d like to find out more about my books and some of the other kinds of writing I’ve done, be sure to check it out!

And don’t forget to check out Susan’s books.  She’s got three mystery series going, one of which involves time travel, and I can’t wait to check it out. 🙂

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Review time!

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atrToday I’m reviewing After the Ruin by Harriet Goodchild.  If you missed the interview she was kind enough to submit to back in March, you can check it out here.  If you haven’t heard of After the Ruin before now, here’s the blurb:

What is the price of a man’s life? An apple? A sword? A kingdom? There are many ways to leave a life in ruins. But ruined lives go on, and so, after the ruin, there is love, sweet as roses on a summer’s evening. But love is such a little thing, no stronger than a candleflame at noontime. For, after the ruin, Averla, fire made flesh, is hiding in the light. She will use lover against lover, sister against brother, father against son, to build again her kingdom of everlasting fire. Love is not enough to set against her fierce desire. As well seek to turn back the tide with a wall of sand.

This book…This book!  I’m still thinking about it.  It’s a dense read, but a fantastic one, and I couldn’t get enough of it.  The writing reminded me of some of the classics that I’ve loved; no one specific novel, just classic works in general.  It has a timeless feel to it, and the prose is like reading music.  It was poetry, plain and simple and magical.  The worldbuilding was rock solid and the character development was amazing.

And the end…I still can’t believe the end.

This is a book you definitely don’t want to miss, and one I highly recommend.  You can pick up your copy at Amazon, Amazon UK, or Barnes & Noble.  I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!

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