Hello Monkeys! Great things are happening!
I’m going to tell you two really cool things right now and I will expand on them below:
1. My new novel, Black Cloud is now available for pre-order. So please do that.
2. Everyone you who pre-orders Black Cloud will get an audiobook of Monkey Business preformed by me. That’s right. I will send you a download link when you buy Black Cloud. No waiting, no strings. Monkey Business straight into your ear holes.
If that’s all you need to hear, then great. Stop reading, go buy Black Cloud and I’ll send you an audiobook. Nice doing business with you. If you would like me to pitch you a little bit more, I’m happy to do that. Let me tell you why this is a really, really good deal. You can pre-order a Black Cloud audiobook for $10 and I will give you an audiobook of Monkey Business. I would rather you spend $20 to get a printed, signed copy of Black Cloud AND a Monkey Business audiobook but that’s up to you. If you want to look at it the other way around: you are paying $10 (or $20) for an hilarious, audiobook AND you will probably receive a new ebook in the future. The worst case scenario is that Black Cloud doesn’t reach its funding goal in which case, you will get your money back and YOU WILL HAVE GOTTEN A FREE MONKEY BUSINESS AUDIOBOOK.
You literally cannot lose. It’s not possible to lose in this scenario. You will get at least one book and you’ll probably get two.
A few fun things about Monkey Business. If you’ve been a follower of the book but haven’t bought it or haven’t read it, this really is the way to go. It’s a book that was written to be performed. I really think you’ll enjoy hearing it because I really enjoyed preforming it. Also, Monkey Business currently has 80 reviews on Amazon with an average 4.5 star rating. It has consistently been in the top 1% of Kindle Action & Adventure books for the past 6 months. What I’m getting at here is I’m giving you a good book, you’re going to enjoy it.
As for the new book, Black Cloud, it’s not at all like Monkey Business and I think you’ll enjoy it as well. But don’t take my word for it, if you visit the project page you can hear the entire first chapter read by me. Just play the video on the project page and check it out.
Of, if you prefer, you can go directly to a sample chapter on YouTube. Just the sample chapter with no b.s.
That’s all for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you’ll support the new book. I will be very grateful and I’ll be happy to send you the hilarious, naughty, low-brow fun of a Monkey Business audiobook.
-Landon
DOWNLOADING THE EBOOK
Alright Campers,
A ton of you have had problems getting the ebook. Here is an explanation of how to download it. You should have recieved an e-mail from Inkshares that looks like this:
Please note, the ebook did not come from me directly. The e-mail you are looking for is from Inkshares.
Click on the download button and it will take you directly to a page that looks like this:
Download EPUB for Apple, MOBI for Kindle, EPUB for Android, EPUB for Sony, EPUB for Nook. Please note, EPUB should work on all Apple computers with Apple Books. You can download the Kindle App for free on ANY DEVICE to read the MOBI version.
If you continue to have trouble please e-mail hello@inkshares.com and they can help you sort out any issue. I cannot personally change your incorrect e-mail, tell you your Inkshares password, or sort out any issue with your account. Unfortunately I am not an Inkshares employee, although I would love to help you with any issue.
PAPERBACKS
Paperbacks will be shipped in August. Please note, you can update your address by logging into your Inkshares account. Inkshares will also send you an address confirmation before the book ships. If you don’t receive an address confirmation in August, you probably didn’t order a paperback. If you are positive you ordered a paperback and you do not get a shipping confirmation you can e-mail hello@inkshares.com to see if there was a mistake.
REVIEWS
Please remember to review the book on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble when you are done.
SPOTIFY
Want to listen to the music I wrote Sunshine Is Forever to while you read the book? Head here: https://play.spotify.com/user/1226958305/playlist/0CCgDQZs4DU3V7tWDfkl3u?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
KARID
My next book KARID will fund with Inkshares shortly after Sunshine Is Forever is released. You can follow it here so you can be the first to preorder it when the time comes! https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid
Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions and please don’t be offended if I direct you to Inkshares for help with your problem.
I appreciate all of you! Thank you for your continued support!
Kyle T. Cowan
Hello Machiners! A pleasant Saturday to you!
We have VERY significant news on a numbers of fronts. I am going to list the highlights just below, so you can quickly see what I’m covering in this update - then you can read more on any topic!
1. We have an AUDIOBOOK!
2. A second bookstore event - East Coast-style!
3. Last Machine artwork in an ART GALLERY!
4. Slash and burn prices! eBook now only $1.99!
5. 1,500 total book sales!
6. We need more REVIEWS on Amazon!
#1: I know. I said this was a big-time update! So for the AUDIOBOOK. It’s available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. It’s narrated by voiceover professional Scott R. Smith. It’s amazing! Don’t take my word for it, listen to it yourself!
This is what I’m doing. If you haven’t read Last Machine yet, no problem! Send me a message - Email (matthew.sobin@gmail.com), or on Twitter or Facebook, and I’ll send the first 10 people a coupon code to get the Audiobook for FREE. That’s right! I assume that if you are receiving this email, that you at least have some interest in reading / listening to Jonathan’s story. All I ask in return for the free audiobook is a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It can be as short as a sentence or two about why you liked the book. Reviews are critical - more on this below!
#2: Do you live in the New York area? I’d love to see you in October. I will be doing a second event, this time at Book Revue in my hometown of Huntington, NY! I’ll be reading and signing copies, and refreshments will be served. What could be better? It’s on Monday, October, 23 from 7-9 pm.
It’s by no means required, but if you want you can RSVP here!
#3: Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area? Super treat for you then! The artwork for The Last Machine in the Solar System is part of an Art Gallery Show! So crazy cool. It’s an amazing show with an eclectic mix of SciFi and Steampunk artwork. The show runs through August 5 at the Sun Gallery in Hayward, CA. The ARTISTS RECEPTION is next Saturday, July 22 from 1-4 pm. I’ll be there with the legend himself, Jack Katz. I hope you can join us for artwork and a double signed copy! :-)
Also, not necessary, but you can RSVP here!
#4: Look, I want everyone to read this story. I really do! The eBook is now available on Inkshares and Amazon for only ONE DOLLAR & 99 CENTAVOS. You like SciFi, right? So please do us all a favor and grab Last Machine for Kindle and leave a review on Amazon :-)
#5: 1,500 sales?! Holy cow!! Thank you, and THANK YOU! Next stop, 2K!
#6: This has somewhat been covered already, but it bears repeating: REVIEWS are the absolute lifeblood of newly published books. We need to get to 100 on Amazon. It’s not really an option. Like winning the contest, that wasn’t optional either. So let’s make a big push! We’re at 32 on Amazon right now. 68 to go!
As mentioned before, we have an Audiobook now and I’m offering it for FREE in exchange for Reviews on Amazon and Audible. Also, I’ve slashed the eBook to $1.99. No barriers to entry for this entertainment! Leave a REVIEW!!
I will leave you with this today. The Last Machine is doing amazingly well, and I have you all to thank. That’s forever. But there’s still a ways to go. Below, you can see us in the Tri-City Voice newspaper about the Sun Gallery exhibit, and in Green Apple Books, a San Francisco institution, on the fiction table - next to some guy named Neil Gaiman! Keep spreading the word!
Hello Machiners! A pleasant Saturday to you!
We have VERY significant news on a numbers of fronts. I am going to list the highlights just below, so you can quickly see what I’m covering in this update - then you can read more on any topic!
1. We have an AUDIOBOOK!
2. A second bookstore event - East Coast-style!
3. Last Machine artwork in an ART GALLERY!
4. Slash and burn prices! eBook now only $1.99!
5. 1,500 total book sales!
6. We need more REVIEWS on Amazon!
#1: I know. I said this was a big-time update! So for the AUDIOBOOK. It’s available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. It’s narrated by voiceover professional Scott R. Smith. It’s amazing! Don’t take my word for it, listen to it yourself!
This is what I’m doing. If you haven’t read Last Machine yet, no problem! Send me a message - Email (matthew.sobin@gmail.com), or on Twitter or Facebook, and I’ll send the first 10 people a coupon code to get the Audiobook for FREE. That’s right! I assume that if you are receiving this email, that you at least have some interest in reading / listening to Jonathan’s story. All I ask in return for the free audiobook is a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It can be as short as a sentence or two about why you liked the book. Reviews are critical - more on this below!
#2: Do you live in the New York area? I’d love to see you in October. I will be doing a second event, this time at Book Revue in my hometown of Huntington, NY! I’ll be reading and signing copies, and refreshments will be served. What could be better? It’s on Monday, October, 23 from 7-9 pm.
It’s by no means required, but if you want you can RSVP here!
#3: Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area? Super treat for you then! The artwork for The Last Machine in the Solar System is part of an Art Gallery Show! So crazy cool. It’s an amazing show with an eclectic mix of SciFi and Steampunk artwork. The show runs through August 5 at the Sun Gallery in Hayward, CA. The ARTISTS RECEPTION is next Saturday, July 22 from 1-4 pm. I’ll be there with the legend himself, Jack Katz. I hope you can join us for artwork and a double signed copy! :-)
Also, not necessary, but you can RSVP here!
#4: Look, I want everyone to read this story. I really do! The eBook is now available on Inkshares and Amazon for only ONE DOLLAR & 99 CENTAVOS. You like SciFi, right? So please do us all a favor and grab Last Machine for Kindle and leave a review on Amazon :-)
#5: 1,500 sales?! Holy cow!! Thank you, and THANK YOU! Next stop, 2K!
#6: This has somewhat been covered already, but it bears repeating: REVIEWS are the absolute lifeblood of newly published books. We need to get to 100 on Amazon. It’s not really an option. Like winning the contest, that wasn’t optional either. So let’s make a big push! We’re at 32 on Amazon right now. 68 to go!
As mentioned before, we have an Audiobook now and I’m offering it for FREE in exchange for Reviews on Amazon and Audible. Also, I’ve slashed the eBook to $1.99. No barriers to entry for this entertainment! Leave a REVIEW!!
I will leave you with this today. The Last Machine is doing amazingly well, and I have you all to thank. That’s forever. But there’s still a ways to go. Below, you can see us in the Tri-City Voice newspaper about the Sun Gallery exhibit, and in Green Apple Books, a San Francisco institution, on the fiction table - next to some guy named Neil Gaiman! Keep spreading the word!