SUCCESS by DESIGN Publishing Releases New eBook, "Stories of Myth, Legend and Future: SBD SF&F 2002 Anthology"

Old Saybrook, CT, January 20, 2003 SBD SF&F eZine releases its 2002 Anthology, "Stories of Myth, Legend and Future" as an eBook available in Microsoft Reader and Adobe Acrobat formats.

Featuring:
"The Gryt," by Myth Spinner
"Time and Tide," by Bev Vincent
"One Small Step," by Richard Jones
"Nothing Succeeds Like Suks-X," by Ralan Conley
"Bring Good Things to Life," by Jane Gwaltney
"Hindsight," by William Ledbetter
"The Heart of the Overchild," by Daniel Pearlman
"In Formation," by Robert L. Slater
"Billy's Brew," by S. Joan Popek
"The Sacrifice," by Bruce Golden

Have you ever wondered why UFO's would visit New Mexico? How about a traveling salesman landing on Earth in an entertaining 'farmer's daughter' story? Or the classic meeting of a young girl and a monster? Science gone wrong, the future of education, wildlife conservation gone wild and thought provoking stories of sacrificing for your dreams. This collection of the Best-of-the-Best of SBD SF&F 2002 includes science fiction, myth, fantasy and horror both thought-provoking and entertaining. All of the stories were selected by SBD SF&F readers to be entertaining, fast-paced and usually have an excellent moral or lesson.

A sample copy of the book may be obtained by contacting editor@motordoc.net. The editor, Dr. Howard W Penrose, Ph.D. may be contacted at howard@motordoc.net or 630 886-5091.

SUCCESS by DESIGN Publishing was founded in 2000 by Dr. Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D. as a technical publisher. In July, 2002, SBD launched SBD SF&F, a science fiction, fantasy and horror eZine with a twist. SBD SF&F authors would be selected and posted by SBD on www.motordoc.net/sf&f, then the readers would vote on the best stories to be published in eBook anthologies. Starting in 2003, SBD SF&F has planned a series of eBook story collections and novels available in Microsoft Reader and Adobe Acrobat formats. SUCCESS by DESIGN Publishing is a member of the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN).

NovelBooks, Inc. announces asset acquisition partnership with the leader in global inventory-free fulfillment

DOUGLAS, Massachusetts

            NovelBooks, Inc., a leader in on-line publisher of electronic and trade paperback books, announced a strategic alliance with BookSurge, LLC, the Print-On-Demand leader in global inventory-free book fulfillment. BookSurge currently operates inventory-free distribution facilities in seven countries around the world and sells titles in over 20 languages. 

            "This association will allow NovelBooks, Inc. to concentrate on exploring publishing avenues that previously had been out of our reach," said Penny Hussey, Founder & Publisher of NBI.  "As a small, independent publisher it is difficult to find quality distribution of our books and even more difficult to find relationships within the traditional publishing structure that allow for sufficient cash flow.  With Booksurge assuming operational responsibilities we can concentrate on our core competencies, while our books are distributed worldwide.  Most importantly, NBI can be insured of making money when those books sell." 

            "In addition," Hussey continued, "NBI will now be positioned to meet the needs of many traditionally published authors who have their rights back from out-of-print books, and who want those same books to be available once again to the public, both in the United States and world wide."

"With strong pressures on traditional publishing houses to find best-sellers, strong mid-list books are now being published by this new breed of IF (Inventory-Free) publishers," says BookSurge Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing, Mitchell Davis.  "These publishers are fast to market, have a strong understanding of their genre's reader base and expect to sell books profitably.  NBI is one of the strongest publishers in this new game.  They have a list of award-winning authors and a powerful editorial team.  Now they can concentrate on acquiring new authors and growing their business in a smart way.  We expect great things from this relationship."     

            "The future of NovelBooks is truly exciting," said Hussey.  "We recently sold out of our entire first run of a paranormal anthology 'Once In A Blue Moon' at the Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention in New York and we are starting a marketing push for that book in Europe and Australia.  We are also working on a new project, 'Ladies Who Bite'  -  which profiles the Top Ten Vampire Novelists of 2004.  Authors will include Heather Graham, Anne Rice, Christine Feehan, and other best selling authors of the genre.  Projects such as this would not have been possible prior to our teaming up with BookSurge."



NovelBooks, Inc. opened its doors in September, 2001.  They were the first on-line publisher to offer all their books in electronic and print formats, simultaneously.  NBI has consistently been at the forefront of the on-line publishing industry, offering readers quality, award-winning books at reasonable and affordable prices.  Another popular NBI feature is to offer free short stories by their authors.  Anyone visiting the website www.novelbooksinc.com can read any of the over 100 short stories in order to get a taste of the authors before committing to purchase a book.



BookSurge, LLC started in 1999 is the world's only company with a worldwide network to sell books in leading retail and wholesale channels with no inventory.  They have written software and established worldwide alliances with publishing industry leaders to allow books to be manufactured "just-in-time" and shipped to customers, anywhere on the planet, in less than two days.

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