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The Road to Rome released in USA today!

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The Road to Rome released in USA today!

Post by parthianbow » Tue March 29th, 2011, 8:40 am

Today's the day that The Road to Rome is released in the USA. Here's hoping it does well. :)
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Post by Vanessa » Tue March 29th, 2011, 9:13 am

Congratulations and fingers crossed for you!
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Way to Go!

Post by TonyHays » Tue March 29th, 2011, 12:44 pm

Congratulations, Ben!
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Post by Alisha Marie Klapheke » Wed March 30th, 2011, 7:03 pm

Good luck to you! Keep us posted!
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Post by annis » Thu March 31st, 2011, 7:01 pm

Res secundae :)
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Post by Matt Phillips » Thu March 31st, 2011, 8:39 pm

Good luck, Ben - Any word on an e-book (preferably Nook!) version?
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Post by parthianbow » Fri April 1st, 2011, 5:05 am

Thanks for all your good wishes.

Matt - it's very frustrating, but no, there is no word on ebooks in the USA. For whatever strange reason, my US publishers didn't purchase digital rights for the trilogy. They will in the future, I've been told, but I have no idea when. This, while ebook sales are rocketing up :confused: :(
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Post by EC2 » Fri April 1st, 2011, 10:03 am

Congratulations Ben. Who are your USA publishers? It is a bit odd them not purchasing e-book rights because as you say, this market is flying hard and fast.
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Post by Misfit » Fri April 1st, 2011, 12:53 pm

Congrats Ben and best of luck. I see you already have a review up from Madam Klausner :o ;)
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Post by David Ross Erickson » Fri April 1st, 2011, 2:03 pm

Good luck with the book, Ben. Needs an e-book version, though.
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