New Edition of Playing for Keeps, Mur Lafferty’s Podcast Novel, Launches August 25th
August 22, 2008 – 5:57 pm by Thomas GideonMur Lafferty (who also originally founded this site) is the latest but not the least in a succession of independent authors leaping the gap into the world of traditional publishing. Mur did a stunning job launching her novel as a podcast work last year. So much so that she attracted the attention of Permuted Press as they were searching for launch titles for their new imprint, Swarm Press.
She is staging her own rush on the Amazon charts in just a few days, on August 25th, to celebrate the book’s launch with Swarm. In anticipation of the book’s official launch and her attack on the charts, she has released the book as a PDF formatted electronic edition with a new short story set in the same universe.
She previously released the book a chapter at a time, with original artwork and links to audio easter eggs, as part of her enhanced feed to help promote the podcast. This new electronic edition compiles all of the original chapters into one file, along with the new content.
I chatted with Mur briefly and asked her if she’d considered Feedbooks as well which I’ve written about here previously. She was traveling but promised to look into it on her return. While the PDF is a huge reward for existing fans and an incentive to potential ones as a free edition, I think it would be a superb addition to Feedbooks for those of us who use mobile devices or dedicated ebook readers.
If you are a fan of the novel’s podcast, either of the previous ebook editions, or either of the previous print editions, help Mur by purchasing the Swarm Press edition this Monday, the 25th. If you are going to Dragon*Con, I encourage you to get the overnight shipping and take it with you. Mur has a signing session at the convention and I am sure she’d be pleased to sign any or all editions you happen to have.
If you haven’t read or listened to Playing for Keeps, check out the web site and try one of the existing, free editions now so that if you enjoy it, you’ll consider helping Mur with her rush on Amazon.
