Does SWORDSPOINT dream of Electric Sheep?

[ellenkushner]

Maybe not - but my newfound friends on Twitter (@ellenkushner) sure are sweet!

I came home (from seeing Joe Turner's Come and Gone again, and once again bawling my eyes out) to find a royalty statement in the mail, informing me that as of Dec. 31, 2008, Bantam was willing to admit to 81 Electronic Book copies of Swordspoint having been sold. I thought this was the sort of trivia that plays well on Twitter, so tweet I did.

To my surprise, several people immediately chirped back wondering where to get an e-copy. I have no idea - I've never even seen one - so I offered an Extra Ration of Rum (the traditional offer in my family since childhood) to whoever first sighted one.

Honors go to @neuromantique, who offers:
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780307418357.html
All my other titles are there on e-book, as well. So buy, enjoy - just don't expect me to sign your microchip.

Comments

[hippoiathanatoi.livejournal.com]

It's also carried at Fictionwise (http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook73648.htm), which is the first place I tend to go when trying to see if a book has an e-text edition. A lot of good choices there, including a nice selection of SF/F short fiction and collections.

Privilege of the Sword too

[romsfuulynn.livejournal.com]

http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/EllenKushnereBooks.htm

but Fictionwise only has Swordspoint available in Mobipocket format - and I'm an eReader girl...

You might want to ask your publisher to make them both available in more of the secure formats.

[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

And now for something completely different.

Saw this linked elsewhere today, thought you might like it. You've probably already read it. It's a passover story. :D

http://www.simner.com/story.html

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

It's also available for the Kindle direct from amazon.com. (I have all 3 books in hard copy and then rebought them for the Kindle when I went traveling.)

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

I'm a Luddite when it comes to such things. I have a paperback copy that I read in the bubble bath (thus combining two great pleasures, like dark chocolate and orange) and the massive Swords of Riverside version on my nightstand, comfort reading after a bad day. But hooray for more readers, whatever their mode of reading!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Oh, me, too! I was surprised how many people I knew - including friends I knew had already read the book - expressed interest in getting an electronic copy when it came up on Twitter.

(Hey - Speaking of inability to fully engage in the complexities of online culture - is there a glyph or weird combination of letters that means, "Hey, I really like your icon!" ?)

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that there is, but I don't know it (I'm hopeless at texting, to my childrens' great amusement. No twittering from me.)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Re: Privilege of the Sword too

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Nice! I suspect my publisher won't listen to one lousy little author - but they're bound to catch up eventually....

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

OK, well in that case:

I like your icon(s)!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Oh, good!

I am ridiculously touched that someone likes my books enough to want Traveling copies of them. Sniff.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Adorable! Remind me next April & I'll make everyone read it!

[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

You so funny! I can't remember stuff from earlier today sometimes! I'll try :)

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

*g* Thank you! I don't have anywhere near enough Swordspoint related icons, so I'm always on the lookout for new ones.