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Kindle editions are back

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:28:10 +0000

Amazon seem to have finally started catching up with their backlog of emails and we’re happy to say that the Kindle editions of RealmShift and MageSign are available again. The price now matches the Smashwords and DriveThru price of US$2.89 each. That’s less than a cup of coffee! It also looks like they’ve kicked in the region coding plan, so if you’re looking from Australia, for example, you won’t see pricing information and there’s a nice green box telling you that you can’t have a copy. Of course, in that case you just go to Smashwords and buy DRM-free Kindle compatible editions from there.

There’s also talk of Amazon rolling the Kindle reader out to other countries very soon, at least including the UK and Australia. Given that there’s no amazon.com.au, it’ll be interesting to see how they handle this situation.

You can find the Amazon Kindle editions of RealmShift here and MageSign here. Tell your friends.

Formatting error on Smashwords ebooks

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:55:56 +0000

A reader was kind enough to point out to us recently that the epub versions of RealmShift and MageSign had a formatting error. It seems that the font size switched between 10 point and 12 point fairly randomly throughout both books on some readers.

Having investigated, it turned out to be publisher error. Isn’t it always? The problem has been fixed now, so if you bought a copy or RealmShift and/or MageSign and downloaded the epub version, you can go back to Smashwords now and download the corrected book at no cost. If you have any other problems, please do let us know.

You can get the correctly formatted books on Smashwords at the following links:

RealmShift

MageSign

If you haven’t got them, why not? They’re only US$2.89 each now as ebooks. Go on, treat yourself.

Free novella now available through Blade Red Press

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:58:41 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Blade Red author Alan Baxter has a new project available. Alan serialised a noirish dark future novella on his website over about eight months during 2008. The thriller is still available there. It is also now available as a FREE ebook through Blade Red Press, distributed through Smashwords.com and DriveThruSciFi.com.

Presenting GHOST OF THE BLACK: A ‘Verse Full Of Scum

by Alan Baxter

The book is available in multiple ebook formats, including the Kindle compatible .mobi format.

So head on over to Smashwords.com or DriveThruSciFi.com now and get your free copy of this exciting novella.

RealmShift and MageSign both available as e-books

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:41:41 +0000

This week is Read An E-Book Week. To celebrate, we’re pleased to annouce the release of Alan Baxter’s novels RealmShift and MageSign in various e-book formats through Smashwords and on the Amazon Kindle.

The Kindle version of MageSign is still waiting for all its details to be updated by Amazon, so bookmark the page of you’d like that edition. The Smashwords versions of both books, in a further Read An E-Book Week promotion, are available half price for this week only. So that’s both novels for the price of one – both are usually US$3.50 each at Smashwords; now you can get them at US$1.75 each until the end of the week.

The Kindle editions are priced at US$3.99, but Amazon usually do an automatic discount on RRP. (RealmShift is available on Kindle for US$3.19, for example, even though its RRP is US$3.99).

Also, don’t forget that both books are available in print from your local Amazon, B&N online, Booktopia and so on, as well as direct from us here at Blade Red Press.

Two great books, so many purchase options. How can you go wrong?

So, get out there and read an e-book.

RealmShift and MageSign now available direct in Australia

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:16:46 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that the new edition of Alan Baxter’s novel RealmShift and the new sequel, MageSign, are now both available here in Australia direct from Blade Red Press.

The books are AU$19.95 each and, if you buy both together, they’ll be shipped for free to anywhere in Australia.

For international sales, your local Amazon store is still your best bet and don’t forget the ebook version of RealmShift is available from smashwords.com for US$3.50 as well as from Amazon Kindle.

Please email contact@blade-red.com with your purchase enquiry.

First two Blade Red titles now available

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:03:28 +0000

Blade Red Press is pleased to annouce the official online release of its first two titles – RealmShift and its sequel MageSign by Alan Baxter.

You can learn about both of these great books by clicking the links on the Books Page of this site.

Some of the things that have been said about RealmShift:

“A fast-paced storyline that holds the reader right from the start … nifty devices galore, from RealmShift to the Balance … and a no-nonsense story-telling approach that lets the unfolding action speak for itself.” – Van Ikin, editor “Science Fiction”

“…entertaining and thought-provoking… I enjoyed it immensely…” – Julie Ann Dawson, Bards & Sages

“…a gripping, thought-provoking tale that evokes a strong response within the reader, both on an emotional and an intellectual level…” – David Wood, author of Dourado and Cibola

“the story is fast-paced and engrossing… a book that was thoroughly enjoyable. I look forward to reading the sequel! 4 1/2 Stars (out of 5)” – Linda, www.clubreading.com

And some of the things that have been said about MageSign:

“Don’t let fear of Yath-vados stand between you and a great read!”
Van Ikin – Editor, “Science Fiction”

“a fast paced supernatural adventure that will leave readers rethinking how they view the Cosmos.”
Julie Dawson – Bards & Sages

“…a gritty tale of blood rituals, mystery, and mysticism… grabs hold of the reader and doesn’t let go.”
David Wood, Author of Dourado and Cibola

“difficult to pin to any particular genre … fantastic qualities … horrific at times. “MageSign” is a great addition by Alan Baxter, and I highly recommend it.”
William Estep, clubreading.com

Do yourself a favour and get onto Amazon to get these two titles now. And released just in time for Christmas, they would make a great gift for friends and family too.

Stock is being organised for Australia now and should be available domestically any time if you would prefer not to use Amazon.