Month: November 2015

Thank You! from Indies Unlimited

Whether you celebrate the American tradition of Thanksgiving or not, it is a good idea to stop once in a while and reflect upon the things in life for which you are thankful.

We are thankful for all of you – our friends, fans, and virtual families.

Thanks for stopping by here on your all-too-busy days. Thanks for sharing our posts with your friends and acquaintances. Thanks for  sharing your expertise and experience in wonderful guest posts and thoughtful commentary. Thanks for your support with donations, buying promotional services, gear, and books. Thanks for making Indies Unlimited such a cool place.

For those of you who do celebrate, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving day. Enjoy your repast. Get some good rest. You’ll need it. Tomorrow is Black Friday!

Thrifty Thursday: Gobble Up eBook Deals

Turkey Thumbs-up ebooksHappy Thanksgiving! It’s time to gobble up hot free and 99 cent eBook deals. And the best part is – they won’t make you feel all bloated and sleepy! So take a look and download some eBooks and then tell your friends to come on over to Thrifty Thursday and check ’em out!

Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.)

Authors: if you have a book priced at 99¢ or less (that’s right, post your free eBooks here, too!), follow the instructions below and post it right in the comment section. Got more than one bargain book? Go ahead and post them all if you like, but only one book and ONE link per comment please!

We will convert your link to a clickable book cover. Do not attempt to insert an image in comments on your own. Just put the following information in the comment section:

1. Book title
2. Author name
3. A one sentence blurb (~140 characters – longer descriptions will be deleted)
4. ONE link to download the book (only secure retail sites – Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Kobo, or Apple/iStore)
5. Whether your book is free or 99 cents (and for how long/what dates)

Then let your friends and fans know your book is available here today. Use the share buttons below, or copy the link in the address bar above and share the news on your favorite social media platforms. The more, the merrier, right?

So let’s give it a try, shall we? Please make sure to follow the RULES above. Now, go ahead and tell the world about your cheap read. IU is a safe-for-work site. PLEASE do not post links to erotica, religious, or political titles.

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Which “Graveyard of Heroes” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! The judges have whittled down the entries to a select few, and now it’s your turn: time for the public to have the final say. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below for this week’s Flash Fiction champion.

Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Check out this week’s entries here – we’ve even labeled the finalists to make them easier to spot. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which "Graveyard of Heroes" story should be in the anthology?

  • A. L. Kaplan (41%, 9 Votes)
  • Timothy Wan (18%, 4 Votes)
  • Marilyn Vix (14%, 3 Votes)
  • Doreen Strom (9%, 2 Votes)
  • S Gordon (9%, 2 Votes)
  • Dusty May Jane (5%, 1 Votes)
  • Philip Elrod (5%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions are not relevant to the prompts and/or exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

It’s Still Copyrighted, Knucklehead

copyright common sense courtesy of pixabaybanana gun suit-673697_640I’m not a lawyer, blah, blah, blah. And while marginally about copyright, this post is really more about common courtesy as well as common sense which someone (Wikipedia claims Voltaire) says isn’t so common. With a hat tip to Voltaire, I sometimes think common courtesy isn’t so common either. Maybe I should explain.

From a strictly legal sense, at least under US law, when you create a work of the kind covered under copyright law, you immediately have a copyright. While most of you think of this in terms of books and short stories, some of my musician friends are thinking in terms of recorded performances and lyrics to songs. Other artists think in terms of other output whether Kat’s photographs (don’t be using those without her permission), or the political cartoon in the Sunday paper, the same concept applies. Continue reading “It’s Still Copyrighted, Knucklehead”