Our company celebrated our second birthday at Necon this year, and to say that it’s been an interesting and exciting ride so far would be massive understatement. Without doubt, it’s an amazing time to be in the digital publishing industry; technology and software continue to evolve, new opportunities present themselves, and the business is in a constant sate of flux (so much so that that which was considered state-of-the-art at the moment I started writing this blog will be yesterday’s news by the time I’m done!).
We here at Necon E-Books are proud to be part of this “brave new world,” and we couldn’t be happier, or more thankful, for all our customers who’ve continued to show us their unending interest and loyal support. With that in mind, we were proud to make the following announcements at this year’s Necon regarding the ongoing evolution of our company as we enter our third year. In short, here’s what we’ve got in store for you over the next year —
• Since our company’s launch in 2010, we’ve maintained a consistent production schedule of offering an average of two new titles per month. Quite frankly, this was a tried-and-true quota for us to meet, as many print publishers (some of whom will remain nameless, but have recently ceased publishing) followed a similar schedule throughout the years. But that was the old publishing model, and beginning in August we’re officially raising the bar for ourselves — for the next year, we’ll be publishing at least one new title per week. This ambitious schedule will commence today (8/3/12), and every Friday thereafter you can expect a new Necon E-Books title to hit the digital shelves at your favorite e-book vendor.
• As part of our newly-increased production schedule, we’re also announcing two new libraries of digital content. Our first new library somewhat speaks for itself, as we are proud to announce the launch of Necon Comics. Simply put, if you’ve never read a comic book or graphic novel on a new generation e-reader, you are missing out! Advances in technology simply made this decision for us, as digital comics absolutely sing on new, high-resolution, full-color devices like the Amazon Kindle Fire. Again, our Necon Comics library will kick off today with our first title, the graphic novella Catching Lucifer’s Lunch by The Brothers May. For now, all Necon Comics titles will only be available via our own site (please see the link in the lefthand column of this page) and on Amazon; while we hope to expand our distribution soon, the simple fact is that digital comic books simply read the best on Amazon Kindle devices or using Amazon’s free Kindle Apps (available HERE), so we decided not to compromise quality and to recommend that our titles be read via that platform.
Catching Lucifer’s Lunch by The Brothers May
• Our second new library of content, named “Necon Horror: Bloodlines,” aims to bring lost and often shamefully-forgotten titles which helped to shape the horror genre back into publication. Sure, classic titles like Dracula and Frankenstein are available via digital format, but what about the work of authors such as Leonard Cline, E.F. Benson, A.E.W. Mason and Algernon Blackwood (including their short fiction)? Every “Bloodlines” title will include an original essay explaining that work’s importance and influence by esteemed author and critic Don D’Ammassa (who is a veritable walking encyclopedia of horror’s lineage), and each title will also be priced at an extremely reasonable $2.99. We are proud to kick off “Bloodlines” with Jessie Kerriush’s The Undying Monster, which will be available very soon via all of our standard e-book vendors.
The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish
• Much as we did last year around this time, expect our web site (including this blog) to undergo a bit of a “facelift” over the coming weeks. Other than needing to reflect and promote these new projects, we just figure it’s a good idea to freshen things up every so often.
Again, our sincerest thanks to each and every one of our customers for your continued interest in, and support of, what we’re doing. We’d be nowhere without you. And here’s to another exciting twelve months in year three!
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