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Samantha by K Morris Available Free from 3-7 March 2013

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My book, Samantha will be available free, on Amazon from 3-7 March. The promotion starts at approximately 12 am pacific standard time, on 3 March and ends at around 12:59 am on 7 March.

Samantha tells the story of a young girl forced into prostitution in the city of Liverpool. Can Sam escape the physical and mental abuse of her pimp, Barry or will she end her days in the waters of the river Mersey. For Samantha by K Morris please visit the following link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BL3CNHI/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_QErlrb12J4Y1K

The Costs Of Self Publishing

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One of the decisions which one faces as a self published author is whether to use the services of a self publishing company or, alternatively to do everything (or most things) oneself. I am currently mulling over this question. My collection of short stories, The First Time was published using the services of a self publishing company. For a little under £400 the company formatted my manuscript, sent the book to various ebook retailers and designed a book cover.

Using the services of the company relieved me of the chore of having to format the book for the various retailers which would, I imagine have taken up a considerable chunk of my time. Again I lack the necessary expertise to design a book cover. However £400 is a considerable chunk of money especially when one considers that it is possible to format your own manuscript and send it to ebook retailers completely free of charge. I am in the process of writing another book, Samantha and I’m considering doing the formatting and distribution myself this time around. I know that this will entail formatting the manuscript to comply with the requirements of the various retailers, however so far as I have been able to ascertain most distributors provide their titles in epub format and Amazon does, for example format the manuscript on the author’s behalf (this does not relieve the writer of the obligation to check for typographical errors etc prior to submitting their work).

If I go down the do-it-yourself route for Samantha I’m still left with the issue of whether to pay someone to design a cover. Amazon and other ebook retailers will provide a generic cover for your book (if you don’t supply your own) and this would mean that my book could be published free of charge. However although you should not judge a book by it’s cover the fact is that an eye catching cover can assist in attracting the attention of purchasers so, on this basis I may pay for the design of a cover.

I would be interested to hear your views.

The Rise of the British National Party by Matthew J Goodwin

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As with all democracies the United Kingdom has a bewildering variety of extremist political parties on the extreme left and right. The largest far-right party, the British National Party has no representation in the UK parliament, it does, however have two Members of the European Parliament (MEPS) including the party’s leader, Nick Griffin.

As with many parties of the extreme right the BNP has attempted to throw off it’s image as a racist and anti-semitic organisation. The party’s policy of the forceable repatriation of non-white immigrants to what the BNP terms their “homelands” has been abandoned as official party policy, however scratch below the surface of respectability and the organisation remains the same racist and Nazi organisation (witness for example the clips on the internet of prominent party members making racist and anti-semitic comments).

In “New British Fascism: The Rise of the British National Party” Mathew J Goodwin examines the party in detail including in-depth interviews with BNP members and supporters. The book offers a fascinating insight into what makes extremists tick and I’d recommend it to anyone who wishes to understand the disturbing growth of political extremism. For Goodwin’s book please visit http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0053D73WC?ie=UTF8&ref=oce_digital

 

The First Time by Kevin Morris Amazon customer discussions

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As the author of “The First Time” I would love to hear the views of my readers. Please either leave a comment on this post or, alternatively by going to Amazon’s customer discussion forum on my book which can be accessed here http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Time-Kevin-Morris/forum/Fx2SED6KSY0FJIE/Tx1BEAOPB0SWCBD/1/ref=cm_cd_dp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B00AIK0DD6. To purchase “The First Time” on Amazon please visit http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-First-Time-ebook/dp/B00AIK0DD6.

The First Time by Kevin Morris availible at Waterstones for only £0.98

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My collection of short stories, The First Time, is available for £0.98 as a download from the Waterstone’s website http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/kevin+morris/the+first+time+28ebook29/9553853/. This compares favourably to Amazon where The First Time can be purchased for £1.53.

In this collection of short stories I explore why young women enter the world of prostitution. In “The First Time”, the first story in this collection, we meet Becky a young graduate who enters the world of professional escorting to clear her debts. The story looks at the effects of prostitution on Becky and her fellow escort and friend Julie. Other stories explore what happens when the worlds of sex and technology collide. In “Hemlock” I explore what occurs when machines in the form of a beautiful young robot woman attain the capacity to appreciate high culture. For “The First Time” please visit http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/kevin+morris/the+first+time+28ebook29/9553853/

The First Time

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I am in the process of having my second collection of short stories “The First Time” published by authorsonline.co.uk. The synopsis for this second collection reads
“The First Time

In this collection of short stories the author explores why young women enter the world of prostitution while other stories look at what happens when the worlds of sex and technology collide.
In “The First Time”, the first story in this collection, we meet Becky a young graduate who enters the world of prostitution in order to clear her debts. The story looks at the effects of prostitution on Becky and her fellow escort and friend Julie. In “The Pain Behind the Smile” Issie presents her friend, Peter with a birthday cake, however things are not what they seem.
In “Lucy” the acquaintences of a crusty old batchellor speculate how he could attract and retain the affections of a beautiful young woman. As with “The Pain Behind the Smile” things are far from what they seem.
“Hemlock” explores what happens when machines attain the capacity to appreciate high culture. The story is both humorous and deeply serious.”
“The First Time” should be availible for purchase in late December.
For my first collection of erotic short stories, “The Girl At The Bus Stop And Other Erotic Short Stories”, by K Morris please visit either amazon.com or amazon.co.uk where it is availible as an e-book in the Kindle Store.