Free Download on WOWIO Reminiscent of Classic Stephen King Style
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WOWIO, Inc., an established market leader with an online destination (www.wowio.com)
that provides access to rich digital media content and eBooks, is
excited to announce that it is offering free PDF downloads of The
Painted Darkness, by Brian James Freeman, for the month of October.
The book has received praise from New York Times bestselling authors
such as Stewart O'Nan, author of The Night Country and A
Prayer for the Dying, who said, ?The tone and building dread reminds
me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super
creepy.? David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The
Shimmer and creator of Rambo, said, ?Freeman's evocative tale about
the dark corners of an artist's imagination is elegant and haunting."
?This really is a wonderful program because it allows WOWIO to provide a
platform for a small press, such as Cemetery Dance, to further their
reach to new audiences while our customers get exposure to one of our
new publishing partners?
Each month WOWIO chooses one title to be the ?Book of the Month.? This
program enables publishers and authors to get their titles into the
hands of thousands of readers who might not have come across their books
otherwise. With approximately 300,000 new titles published annually in
the US alone, obscurity is the biggest challenge authors and publishers
face. ?Our goal at WOWIO is to help publishers stand out by selling
their titles on our site. From time to time we are also able to offer
them for free to our readers via our sponsorship program where
publishers get paid for every free download. What sets us apart is that
we work hard promoting them virally through various channels such as
social media sites and our own web channel, Pop Galaxy,? Kristin
Ellison, Editorial Director of WOWIO explains.
?With The Painted Darkness in the horror genre, we knew it would
be a fantastic fit for our October Book of the Month. When there?s an
opportunity to play on a theme, in this case Halloween, it makes the
promotion that much more fun for our readers and for fans of this
genre,? Ellison said.
?This really is a wonderful program because it allows WOWIO to provide a
platform for a small press, such as Cemetery Dance, to further their
reach to new audiences while our customers get exposure to one of our
new publishing partners,? said Brian Altounian, CEO and President of
WOWIO. ?The Book of the Month is a great way to build a relationship
between publishers and readers, and we love being able to provide the
tools to do so.?
Altounian continued, ?The publishing market?s rapid transformation into
the digital realm has opened up countless opportunities to both promote
and merge various types of media relating to a particular title. At
WOWIO, we see authors as brands and want to deliver to our readers who
follow them all manner of related content including audio, video, other
titles, links to their blogs etc. thus creating a richer experience. In
this WOWIO-exclusive edition of The Painted Darkness, we?ve
embedded an audio file of Mark Justice of Horrorworld.org reading the
first chapter. This is just the beginning of these types of initiatives
and in the coming months, readers can expect to see our content library
and eBooks deepen across the board.?
Cemetery Dance publisher Richard Chizmar said, ?This is an experiment
about getting The Painted Darkness into the hands of as many
readers as possible by making it as easy as possible for them to give it
a try, and we?re excited that WOWIO shares our vision in doing this. We
think this promotion will only help generate more word of mouth for this
terrific book, which will in turn sell more copies of the hardcover."
WOWIO is continually looking to work with new publishers producing
titles across all categories. To learn more, please contact editorial
director Kristin Ellison at editorial@wowio.com.
About WOWIO
WOWIO is an online destination that provides users with the opportunity
to share and consume digital media content, such as eComics and eBooks,
while providing revenue generating opportunities for creators and
publishers through advertising and merchandising programs. WOWIO, Inc.
is an Alliance Acquisitions, Inc. portfolio company headquartered in Los
Angeles, California.
About Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications recently published the World's First Edition
of "Blockade Billy" by Stephen King, announced a deluxe special edition
of "The Passage" by Justin Cronin, and is widely considered the world's
leading specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. The
hardcover imprint has published more than 200 affordable and collectible
Limited Edition hardcover books from the genre's most acclaimed authors,
including Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, William Peter Blatty,
Peter Straub, Graham Masterton, Richard Laymon, Michael Slade, Douglas
Clegg, Jack Ketchum, William F. Nolan, Joe R. Lansdale and hundreds of
others, along with the best new writers in the genre.
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