Escape

Just wanted to let everyone know who hasn't purchased Escape yet that the price is now just .99 cents on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. There's no timeframe for it so I expect it will remain that price for a while. Sales at $1.99 just aren't strong enough so in an attempt to get more sales I decided to lower it. I have noticed a slight uptick in the few days since the price change so hopefully it'll work.

Escape

Just wanted to let all you Kindlers know that the price of Escape has been dropped to $1.99.

Amazon.com: Escape eBook: Rye James: Kindle Store

Barnes and Noble coupon

Just wanted to let any of you know that weren't aware of it that Barnes and Noble has a 10% off one item on their website. It lists the coupon code on the main page. So if you're a member you could wind up getting Escape for $8.08 or The Assassin for $8.95. Just thought I'd pass it along.

Bookworm Interview

I was just interviewed for The Bookworm website. You can check it out here:

http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/2008/11/interview-with-rye-james-and-book.html


A copy of Escape is also being given away for leaving a comment.

Barnes & Noble

I usually include links from my books to Amazon cause thats what I usually use but I know some can't stand them and prefer Barnes and Noble. If you have a members card for B & N the books are $1 cheaper than Amazon. The Assassin is $9.95 and Escape is $8.98 there. Just thought I'd pass it along if people weren't aware of it already.


I'll be passing along some news about the cover for Bounty Hunter tomorrow, so be sure to check back.

Kindle

For those of you who have the Kindle....The Assassin has dropped in price to $3.19, and Escape is now $3.99. No idea how long these will be on sale for but I thought I'd pass it along to those who have the Kindle and are interested in downloading those books.

Septembers interview

Every month I have an exclusive interview up on my website. I've decided that when a new interview is posted that the old one will be put up here on the blog so it can be archived and people can read the old interviews if they so choose. Here's the one from September:

Q: How soon is Bounty Hunter to being published?
RJ: Pretty close, I think. Within the next few days or so I'm gonna start looking for someone to do the cover. The story's basically done, just putting the finishing touches on.

Q: How does it stack up in your mind to Assassin & Escape?
RJ: I think it's pretty similar to Assassin in terms of there's a chance for more books or stories about the character.

Q: So do you have anything else in mind already for it or a short story coming soon as well?
RJ: Not right now but the possibility exists for more depending on how it's received.

Q: What will be after Bounty Hunter?
RJ: I'm not sure just yet. I would probably say Deadlock or Wanted if only for the fact that they have more written pages than the others but they're not that close to being done as yet.

Q: Will Bounty Hunter be out by the end of the year?
RJ: It's tough to say. Ideally I'd like to say yes. But my wife and I are expecting our 2nd child in October so I know things will get a little crazy around that time which will most likely push things back a little. I'd like for it to be available by Christmas so people can get it as gifts but we'll see how that goes.

Q: You've been having nice success with your short stories on Amazon with all of them reaching the top 10 in their respective genres, has that surprised you at all?
RJ: I don't know if I'd say surprised but it's definitely not something I was expecting. I kind of knew that Day Of The Assassin would probably get there since there were quite a few people asking for more stories with Matt Beck, so I knew there would be at least somewhat of an audience for it. Mason Files I really didn't know what to expect with it. There was no buildup or clamoring so I figured it could go either way. I wasn't really sure what to expect with Misconduct either. You know, that's a story about a hockey fighter battling through his rookie season, not really something I figured would have a lot of appeal, and I really only skimmed the surface with that. Looking back I could've delved a lot deeper into other issues involving a host of people but that probably would've wound up turning into a book or something.

Q: Could we see a book based off of Misconduct or other stories going further?
RJ: Well, I'm not gonna say no, but it's not something I'm planning on.

Q: What's the feedback you've gotten on your first 2 books?
RJ: Pretty good, actually. I know I'll never be compared to one of the literary greats or win any writing prizes or anything like that but I'm ok with that. The only goal I have is that when someone reads something I've written they enjoy what they're reading and they want to keep turning the page. I think I'm a good storyteller, and when you're done one of my works you'll be glad you picked it up.

Book Nook

I will be on Cheryl's Book Nook on Oct. 15th. I will talk a little about The Assassin and Escape as well as the charities they both benefit. There will also be a few autographed copies given away. The website is www.cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com

Look for another post in a few days from me about book piracy. I've been informed that my books have made it into the land of file sharing and I will give my thoughts on it.

Escape on Kindle

For those of you who have the Amazon Kindle, Escape is now available to be downloaded for $4.99. The Assassin is also already available on Kindle for $3.99. If you're not sure what Kindle is it's basically an electronic device that lets you download e-books. I have made sure that the prices for the Kindle versions of these are half, or in The Assassin's case, more than half of the print version. There are some books on Kindle where the price is close or equal to what the print version of the book is. I think an e-book should be half of the print version since you don't have to worry about printing costs and expenses.