Read an E-book Week is here.  Some info:

History – Read an E-Book Week was first registered with Chase’s Calendar of Events in 2004. Chase’s is a day by day directory of special days, weeks and months used by event planners or anyone looking for a reason to celebrate. By having the week officially recognized, e-book authors and publishers acquired a certain extra “legitimacy” during that week to promote the new technology of e-books. The public and media were initially wary of e-books and many doors were closed to promotion. With the week officially recognized by Chase’s, authors reported they now had access to television morning chat shows and were allowed to set up library displays during the week-long event.

Purpose – Read an E-Book Week educates and informs the public about the pleasures and advantages of reading electronically. Authors, publishers, vendors, the media and readers world-wide are welcome to join in the effort. We encourage you to promote electronic reading with any event. These could include: public readings, library displays, reading challenges, school visits, newspaper and blog articles, chat show appearances, internet radio interviews, e-book give-ways, and banners on your website.

I like Cheryl Anne Gardner’s idea over at Pod Peep. Write a comment about your ebook if it’s free or you’ve made it free for the week.  The hardworking Peeps’ books:

Journey’s End by Emily Veinglory
The Mars Run by Chris Gerrib
The Kissing Room by Cheryl Anne Gardner

My self-published novels are free (“You set the price”) at Smashwords everyday.  So is the PDF for my first novel published by Another Sky Press.

A few of my fellow Backwordians are also offering their books for free:

Carol’s Aquarium and Homefront by Kristen Tsetsi
Waiting for Spring by R.J. Keller
Broken Bulbs by Eddie Wright

Additions:

The Principle of Ultimate Indivisibility by Brent Robison

Sid Valentine by R. Van Saint

Anyone else?

March 8, 2010 in Features, News by Henry Baum 5 Comments »