{"id":271,"date":"2009-10-31T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gwellstaylor.com\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2010-10-21T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T20:48:34","slug":"horror-author-terrifies-publishers-with-fair-e-book-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwellstaylor.com\/blog\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"HORROR AUTHOR TERRIFIES PUBLISHERS WITH FAIR E-BOOK PRICES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">TORONTO, ONTARIO &#8211; (Oct. 31\/09) Horror author G. Wells Taylor hopes to shake things up in the exploding eBook marketplace by offering his list of full length novels for $1.99 each to celebrate the Halloween release of his new novel <strong><a title=\"Get the Book\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bentsteeple.com\" target=\"_self\">BENT STEEPLE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentsteeple.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-273    aligncenter\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Bent Steeple Now Available\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gwellstaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bent_steeplet_cover_6x9_front_4_5_low_res-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwellstaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bent_steeplet_cover_6x9_front_4_5_low_res-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gwellstaylor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bent_steeplet_cover_6x9_front_4_5_low_res.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>And it isn&#8217;t just a promotion. &#8220;I&#8217;m selling content here. There&#8217;s a royalty to cover and a few expenses but we&#8217;re not paying for printing and shipping. $1.99 for an eBook is fair.&#8221; The Indie writer&#8217;s decade online laid the groundwork for creating a user-friendly web presence and platform for his Reader-direct pricing. &#8220;The old publishers wanted the status quo to continue because they had all the money and control, but the &#8216;status quo&#8217; didn&#8217;t feed many writers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He describes his horror novel as a disturbing tale that would scare the glitter off a modern vampire\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cheeks. BENT STEEPLE has teeth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Something is in the trees. In BENT STEEPLE a blizzard isolates a remote northern village that was stricken by a fatal and unknown disease thirty years before. Some survivors believed a vampire stalked the frozen forests, but their suspicions sounded like insanity. Now their secrets have drawn them back for vengeance, salvation and for blood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On top of the new book and low prices, visitors to BentSteeple.com get a chance to win a SONY eBOOK READER TOUCH EDITION with BENT STEEPLE installed. Visit BentSteeple.com for your chance to win. (No purchase necessary. See web site for contest details.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Download BENT STEEPLE at <strong><a title=\"Bent Steeple\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bentsteeple.com\" target=\"_self\">BentSteeple.com<\/a> <\/strong>and <a title=\"Bent Steeple\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bentsteeple.com\" target=\"_self\"><strong>GWellsTaylor.com<\/strong><\/a>. Visit the web sites to order the paperback, download sample chapters, graphics and free eBooks. Visit GWellsTaylor.com for a full list of $1.99 eBook titles. ($1.99 price available at shop.gwellstaylor.com.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like more information about Bent Steeple, a review copy or to schedule an interview with G. Wells Taylor please call 519-372-1157 or e-mail G. Wells Taylor at gwellstaylor@gwellstaylor.com or webmaster@wildclown.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, ONTARIO &ndash; (Oct. 31\/09) Horror author G. Wells Taylor hopes to shake things up in the exploding eBook marketplace by offering his list of full length novels for $1.99 each to celebrate the Halloween release of his new novel BENT STEEPLE. And it isn&rsquo;t just a promotion. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m selling content here. 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