The Best of Every Day Fiction 2008

[kcball]

Great looking cover, Camille, and a nicely crafted blurb.

Well done! 

K.C.

[Mark Harding]

What fantastic news about the anthology. You guys have done a great job!
I suspect this might not work but are there any other Scottish or London based authors in the anthology? Perhaps we should arrange an event?
OR Any UK based SF/Fantasy authors in the anthology? We could look to get a slot at the UK SF Eastercon (LX2009, Bradford) which I am attending.

Sorry if I should know the answer to where authors are based - but it seems sensible to kick things off via the forum.

Regards,
Mark H

[Madeline]

I like the cover and the blurb, too.  Great work, guys!

Do you know if it will be available to order anywhere else, like Amazon, or should we direct people to the EDF site?  Will the link be obvious enough or will we need to direct them to the forums?  (Keep in mind, it might already be obvious and I'm just missing it!  Wouldn't surprise me.)

Will local bookstores be able to order it?

Don't worry about answering any of these questions now, if they'll be answered in another post/email at a later date. 

Thanks again, everyone at EDF!

[Gay Degani]

Awesome cover you guys.  Best cover any of my work has ever been lucky enough to be in.  I am chuffed! (thanks S for the brit-speak!)  It's on my blog and i'm about to send out my emails.

[Sarah Hilary]

Yes terrific job! Thanks Jordan, Camille and Steve. I've posted it in the bookshop over at my writing forum.

Sarah

[jasonstout]

Thanks Jordan, Camille and Steve - great work.  And thanks Camille for answering my questions earlier.

I've linked to the Anthology from my website - posted it to facebook - sent out a blanket email to tons of folks - and gave the antho a thumbs up on Stumble Upon.  If there are any other stumblers on here, it may help if you thumbed up the link:  www.everydaypublishing.ca/cart/

Thanks again for all of your great work.

Jason

[Shameless]

Thank you!  It's gorgeous.  EDF rocks in every respect.

It looks beautiful.  And the blurb is excellent, even going into the difficulty of crafting a flash tale.

Nicely done!

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

Do you know if it will be available to order anywhere else, like Amazon, or should we direct people to the EDF site?  Will the link be obvious enough or will we need to direct them to the forums?  (Keep in mind, it might already be obvious and I'm just missing it!  Wouldn't surprise me.)

It should be available in all the usual places, such as Amazon, but I'm told that it can take 4 to 8 weeks for them to pick up new listings from new publishers. For purchases from us, you can give people the link to the anthology page directly: http://www.everydaypublishing.ca/cart/ (And no, there is no obvious link on our front page yet... we just got proofs approved and the shopping cart working last night and we hadn't thought of that detail yet!)

Will local bookstores be able to order it?

Yes!  Any bookstore anywhere can order it if given the ISBN (bear in mind that there are two editions, each with a separate ISBN, so make sure to give them the number of the format you want).

Thank you all so much for the kind words!  And now I'm off to send the authors' promo code emails!

[JonP]

That looks excellent - definitely something to aim for next year!

[Jordan Lapp]

Mark,

There are quite a few UK authors at EDF. I think M. Sherlock (Michael) was talking about arranging signing. We'll have to start a new thread for UK authors soon.

[djbarber]

Camille, Jordan, and all,

Great looking cover!
Can't wait to get my hands on it.

--dj

[Gay Degani]

Looking for the promo codes.  Were they in an email or here?  Sorry I've had my head up my....
and haven't been paying attention.

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

Looking for the promo codes.  Were they in an email or here?

I'll resend you the email, Gay.  If anyone else is missing the email, just let me know.

[M.Sherlock]

Yeah if there is demand for something in the UK, i daresay something can be arranged

[tchernabyelo]

I'm no longer a UK-based author...

Anyone else in the LA area?

[Scott M. Sandridge]

Congratulations everybody! WOOT!

I know. I'm late to the party. But I just moved again, and I'm stuck playing catch-up while currently limited to what bandwidth I can steal from unaware neighbors.

[Bill Ward]

Just got my copies of the trade today -- wanted to say it looks wonderful, very professional. Congrats Jordan, Camille, and Steven, you've topped off a year of hard work with a fantastic anthology!

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

Thank you so much, Bill!

[Madeline]

Got my copies of the trade the other day and I was blown away by how great they look.  It was even better than I had expected.  You all did a wonderful job!  Thank you!

Oh, one of the local bookstores was going to order a few copies and when they looked it up, they found it in Ingram Books In Print but not in Baker & Taylor-Title Source.  (I don't exactly know what that means, but they thought you all might want to know.)

[Nicholas]

Got my trade paperback in the mail a couple days ago and want to say it looks fantastic. What a joy! Especially knowing that the reading inside is even better!

Also Kudos on the interesting, insightful, and illuminating introductions from the three editors...

JORDAN: I found your overview of the market these past couple years fascinating and perhaps more insightful on the subject of online vs. print than anything I've read in publications like The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.

CAMILLE: Yours is the single best description of flash fiction I have found, and beautifully written as well.

STEVEN: Your behind-the-scenes peek gives me new respect for what it takes to keep this fine little facet of the web-o-sphere smoothly spinning.

I am looking forward to seeing the hardcover gift editions I've ordered for Christmas presents.

[tchernabyelo]

My hardcover arrived yesterday, and I can vouch for the fact that it is utterly gorgeous.

Great work from all involved.

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone!  I'm so glad you're happy with it!

We should be listed shortly with Baker & Taylor.  We were told that it would likely take four to eight weeks for the various distributors and online retailers to pick up our titles, so it's actually a wonderful surprise to find that Ingram has listed us already.

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

UPDATE:  It's now available on Amazon!

Hardcover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098105840X/
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Every-Day-Fiction-2008/dp/0981058418/

And Amazon UK!

Hardcover: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Every-Day-Fiction-2008/dp/098105840X/
Paperback: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Every-Day-Fiction-2008/dp/0981058418/

[Gay Degani]

Do you guys have any more info on the launch.  I want to make my airline reservations and figure out all the details.  I may be dragging husband and friends along.  Will that be okay? 

[Jordan Lapp]

Hey guys,

With the shakeup in the publishing industry right now, we're going to delay the publicity push on the book until January. It's a little late to get any reviews before Christmas at this point anyways, and we're worried our requests will get lost in the shuffle.

We're going to be sending out review copies in January, so if you guys have suggestions on where to send them, please make them in this thread.

Off the top of my head: The Fix Online, SFReader, and the Short Fiction Review, as well as major newspapers especially here in Vancouver (we're more likely to attract attention because of the local factor).

[Gay Degani]

Just got my copy of The Best and I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to be a part of this seminal movement.  Yes movement, a change in the way things are done.  I love that you guys are so good at what you do and that I'm along for the ride.  This issue is gorgeous and something we can all be proud of.  We'll look back someday and say "That's when everything kind of took off, remember?"

[Bill Ward]

Just got the hardback, LSI did a tremendous job on it, very impressed with the quality. I believe I will be ordering more in an attempt to make my friends perish with jealousy.

First time a story of mine has been in HB -- thanks EDF 

[Steven Smethurst]

Hello all,
We have created a special page for the anthology.
Please add your comments, first impressions and reviews to this page.
http://www.everydayfiction.com/features/the-best-of-every-day-fiction-2008/

I'm going to remove one word responses like "thanks" or "great job"

[Camille Gooderham Campbell]

Do you guys have any more info on the launch.  I want to make my airline reservations and figure out all the details.  I may be dragging husband and friends along.  Will that be okay? 

I am so pleased to announce that we have just confirmed our launch party details: it will be held on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 from 4 pm to 7 pm at Spartacus Books in Vancouver BC.

Everyone who can get there is welcome to join us!  Antho authors, please let us know if you plan to attend (either post here or contact us) so we can plan for numbers to read and sign.

[Steven Smethurst]

I created a thread for the Vancouver book signing,
http://www.everydayfiction.com/forums/index.php/topic,898.0.html

If anyone else wants to have a book signing in there city,
Please contact us and we will create a thread for you in the news section.