THOUGHTS of Christmas are thrilling publishers already, with all those new reading devices to boost the sale of ebooks. A serial hailed as “the best since Dickens” is among them, this year available as a one-piece novel at smashwords.com. Run Maggie Run wears its publisher’s audacious boast with optimism, because worldwide reception has been impressive.
Featuring a compellingly original heroine, its first release coincided with rivalry between several electronic reading devices that were competing for a place in festive stockings. In this ongoing marketing skirmish, content is a vital ingredient, and Maggie’s spicy adventures are available in all, or most, of the appliances.
The story joins bestselling novels that are now in digital format. It could eventually outsell them. The Scots-Australian author, John Ivor, holds star rating for historical fiction from Darling Newspaper Press
Ivor’s digital adventure story, following its successful hardback and paperback editions, blends thrills, humour and outrageous characters.
“That is why we likened it to Charles Dickens,” said publishing executive Charles Bryce in Perth, Australia. “It is also interesting to recall that the Victorian novelist used serial form to popularise his novels. Recent research has shown serials to be in disfavour with onscreen buyers, so we now offer it as a complete novel.
“For briefer attention span, say text up to 6000 words, our short-stories sell well in digital format, mostly mystery and romance. Thanks to the Internet, the essay has also made a comeback, although nowadays people call them blogs.”
Run Maggie Run begins with a heroine aged 9 sentenced to hang for murder in the 1830s. Her odyssey to womanhood begins in Scotland and culminates in The Great Southland, as Australia was then known. In the waif Maggie, author John Ivor has created an intriguing original character. She is self-taught from books, and takes this incomplete wisdom into her decisions. To look at, she’s a mess, with dye-stained face and rodlike legs, yet her eyes hold the magic of youth.
The serial is one of the goodies nudging readers towards ebooks. These can be read on any computer screen, or on most hand-held designs. There are several appliances on sale. Google to find them and take your pick. All have small individual differences.
Featuring a compellingly original heroine, its first release coincided with rivalry between several electronic reading devices that were competing for a place in festive stockings. In this ongoing marketing skirmish, content is a vital ingredient, and Maggie’s spicy adventures are available in all, or most, of the appliances.
The story joins bestselling novels that are now in digital format. It could eventually outsell them. The Scots-Australian author, John Ivor, holds star rating for historical fiction from Darling Newspaper Press
Ivor’s digital adventure story, following its successful hardback and paperback editions, blends thrills, humour and outrageous characters.
“That is why we likened it to Charles Dickens,” said publishing executive Charles Bryce in Perth, Australia. “It is also interesting to recall that the Victorian novelist used serial form to popularise his novels. Recent research has shown serials to be in disfavour with onscreen buyers, so we now offer it as a complete novel.
“For briefer attention span, say text up to 6000 words, our short-stories sell well in digital format, mostly mystery and romance. Thanks to the Internet, the essay has also made a comeback, although nowadays people call them blogs.”
Run Maggie Run begins with a heroine aged 9 sentenced to hang for murder in the 1830s. Her odyssey to womanhood begins in Scotland and culminates in The Great Southland, as Australia was then known. In the waif Maggie, author John Ivor has created an intriguing original character. She is self-taught from books, and takes this incomplete wisdom into her decisions. To look at, she’s a mess, with dye-stained face and rodlike legs, yet her eyes hold the magic of youth.
The serial is one of the goodies nudging readers towards ebooks. These can be read on any computer screen, or on most hand-held designs. There are several appliances on sale. Google to find them and take your pick. All have small individual differences.
