{"id":3133,"date":"2014-09-08T09:56:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajaalto.com\/?p=3133"},"modified":"2014-09-08T09:56:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T14:56:52","slug":"amazon-and-booktrope-sittin-in-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ajaalto.com\/?p=3133","title":{"rendered":"Amazon and Booktrope, Sittin’ In a Tree…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am thrilled to share some awesome news with my readers and loyal fans. This week my publisher, Booktrope, entered into a new business relationship with Amazon, beginning with a mutual licensing deal that deepens ties with Amazon to a much more significant degree. This licensing deal directly impacts me; I was one of the authors selected for this opportunity.\u00a0I was pretty excited to hear about this, even though reading contracts and stuff cut into my research time…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><Shown: Writerghoulie hard at work><\/em><\/p>\n

Probably,\u00a0this new dealio involves signing my soul over to the lesser gods of Success and Spiffiness, but since that part of the contract was cleverly blacked-out by glitter tape and smiley face stickers, I couldn’t tell ya. (They could have saved their glitter tape, I didn’t read it anyway. Maybe I signed over my left arm and both pinky toes. Who knows? Guess I’ll find out when the sawbones shows up.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Now, I wasn’t there, but I’m bettin’ I know\u00a0how this miracle happened… somebody caught someone’s eye over a fancy publishers’ dinner of beluga caviar and Krug Clos d’Ambonnay \u00a0(that’s what publishers eat, right? Shut up, it’s my fantasy.<\/em>), and there was a spark, and a sexy, lingering smile, and suddenly: PAPERS EVERYWHERE! PENS FLYING! MANIACAL LAUGHTER! HEAVY BREATHING! (Don’t tell me differently, fun-wreckers.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

What this all means is the digital version of my first book in the Marnie Baranuik Files, Touched, will be reissued by Amazon Publishing as an e-book and\/or audio book (man, I hope there will be an audio book, cuz I’d LOVE to hear the poor voice actor say “twatwaffle.”<\/em>) under Amazon\u2019s imprint, while still crediting Booktrope. This agreement covers 15 of Booktrope\u2019s nearly 300 titles.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a major chubby\u00a0about this opportunity and wanted to share it with my readers ASAP. (The news, not the chubby. I don’t even have a chubby. I have an imaginary chubby. Stop picturing my chubby! Jeez!<\/em>) If you would like to learn more about this new relationship, here’s the linkipoo to the official Booktrope announcement<\/a>. It’s a lot more polite and professional than I’ve been.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued support of my writing, ya kooks. I’ll keep you posted as this unfolds. And now, back to the super-serious business of makin’ shit up.\u00a0Marnie’s callin’, and she wants to take you on a monster hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><OoooOOooo!><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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