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Calgary Herald: Literature's Next Chapter
Calgary author Jeff Buick has given readers more than just a book -- he's given them a literary experience. With the One Child project, readers get a new chapter each day online, along with news reports and videos that blur fact and fiction. It's an ambitious project he hopes will 'alter the way people read.'
Ottawa Sun: The Bookworm Blog: A new twist on reading
Folks,
Here’s a new twist on how a book is going to be released. Press release is slightly edited.
A new media-rich novel that embraces online culture and fictionalizes real events as they happen will be released on July 27th.
Marshall McLuhan’s iconic The medium is the message has never been
truer than in today’s online world. One Child, the latest offering from
five-time bestselling author Jeff Buick, delivers current content to
readers and
focuses on a fresh approach to writing and marketing books.
The novel has a daily release component, which brings a newsworthy story to readers on their computer or e-reader every morning. What they read on that day is actually occurring on that day.
The reader’s experience is enriched by character interaction. Fictional characters have Facebook profiles – and text back. Corporations have websites. WKIO 510, a radio station out of New York, delivers the daily news – and what’s happening in the book.
Four embedded videos, filmed for the book, show what it’s like on the front lines in Afghanistan.
Read more: Ottawa Sun: The Bookworm Blog: A new twist on reading
CJAY 92: Appearance on the Morning Show
Check out CJAY 92 on Friday, August 13th as Jeff Buick makes a special appearance on the Morning Show with Gerry Forbes.
AM 770 CHQR: One Child
Listen to the interview on the AM 770 website
Breakfast Television: Best Books
BEST BOOKS
Michael Hare of Owl's Nest Books told us about the best summer picks for readers of all ages.
Picture Books:
Choco, The Big Adventures of a Horse by Mike McGann, a local author - A true story about his miniature horse.
The Fairy Painting by Stacey DuFord - A magical story about a fairy befriending a gifted young artist.
Splat The Cat by Rob Scotton - A hilarious story. Splat takes his pet mouse to the first day of cat school.
Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole On Earth by Marie-Louise Gay - An endearing story about a determined rabbit who encounters resistance to digging a big hole.
Tweens/Teens:
Gone by Michael Grant - The first in a series. Very fast paced, lots of action, everyone over the age of 15 suddenly disappears.
Malice by Chris Wooding - part novel part graphic-novel. Kids enter a world that exists in a comic book and terrible things happen.
The Sisters 8 by Lauren Baratz-Logsted - The parents of 8 sisters vanish.
Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey - Fans of Harry Potter will love it. It has magic and wizardry. It's the first in a series.
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman - A mysterious ghost story. Watch the videos on-line.
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix - A future world where parents are allowed only 2 children. It's the first in a series.
Adults:
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegeer, the author of the best selling Time Traveler's Wife.
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, author of bestselling Mystic River - A major motion picture based on the book was released a short while ago.
One Child by Jeff Buick - A Calgary author releasing his new thriller on-line. Check out the dedicated website.
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff - An urban fantasy set in Calgary.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe - A modern day witch story. This is Howe's first novel and it won a USA Today best book award.
In The Kitchen by Monica Ali - A literary murder mystery set in an upscale UK restaurant.
Last Night In Twisted River by John Irving - A complex, sad, funny story spanning 5 decades of family life in America
More Info: www.owlsnestbooks.com
Threepress Consulting Blog: A story unfolding one day at a time
Congratulations to our friends at Enthrill Entertainment on the launch of their first serial novel: One Child by Jeff Buick. Each day for 30 days, new content will open up in the online version. More about the daily release schedule.
The story is revealed online with new content each day, and will later be published as a standalone ebook and print book.
Read the full post on the Threepress Consulting Blog
storycentral DIGITAL: Publishers to sell experiences and not products
In the last episode of Mad Men (series 1) Donald Draper had his ‘eureka’ moment when he thought he had to reinvent the wheel. Kodak had told him it was a ‘wheel’, when in fact it was the circular cartridge to hold a series of slides for a projector. Don wasn’t happy with trying to reinvent the wheel – it wasn’t a sexy concept – so he took the cartridge home and used it, finally deciding it was more a carousel than a wheel. Of course, being Don Draper, he wowed the client, sealed the deal and sold consumers the promise of the ‘experience’ of the carousel. It was a ride, a journey! You got on and enjoyed the ride, the memories, “travelling around and around and then back home again”. Draper sold his ad campaign by tapping into consumers personal experiences and nostalgia rather than boring their asses off by trying to invent the wheel. The guy’s a legend. Click the image to view the clip. It only runs for a couple of minutes and is perfect for a ‘between-the-cracks’ moment (more on that later..) Please view it – it’s important!
Examiner.com: Jeff Buick demonstrating leadership in the publishing industry
Leadership is about much more than a boss who gives his employees a great environment to work where they feel developed and valued. Leadership is a word that defines many forms of ‘taking the lead’.
Leadership is finding new ways to accomplish old tasks and reach goals, leadership is about taking risks. This is the day and age where the public hears how the publishing industry needs a re-vamp, few people have actually demonstrated how that re-vamp can be accomplished... until now.
Last
week was abuzz with articles and information about e-Book sales
outpacing traditional books as more and more people are being exposed to
recent data. According to the Association of American Publishers
Read more: Examiner.com: Jeff Buick demonstrating leadership in the publishing industry
Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing: This is like, the greatest marketing idea EVER!
I received an email a few days ago from the publishers at enthrill asking
me if I would be interested in reviewing a new book with a very new
and innovative marketing design. Enthrill is a brand new publisher,
getting set to launch their first book in the next few days. Knowing
that they would lose out against the huge publishers if they tried to
compete using their traditional marketing methods, they are launching
this book as an ongoing project. The idea is so huge, so unique, and so new that
I was ready to accept their review offer without even having read the
book. Ya, it's that cool! So what is it you ask. Well, let me tell you!
Read more: Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing: This is like, the greatest marketing idea EVER!
Patchwork Reflections: Book Preview: One Child
One Child is the new thriller by best-selling author Jeff Buick, which you can begin reading NOW online at onechildonline.com: One Child
is a story that takes place over a 30 day period starting July 27th.
Each day the story unfolds and new chapters will be released. Follow
along in real-time, interact with the characters and watch as the events
happen around you.
The Digital Reader: New concept in ebooks – the month long story
Enthrill have just started a new ebook project. They have a story that takes place over 30 days, and they’re going to release parts of the story as it happens.
One Child is a story that takes place over a 30 day period. Each day the story unfolds and new chapters will be released. Follow along in real-time, interact with the characters, watch as the events happen around you.
Every day a new red book will appear on the reader wall. Notifications will also be sent daily to keep you up to speed with the story and provide additional information to the daily events that are happening.