Bard and Book
Publisher info
Bard and Book Publishing represents an incredible new vision for connecting publishers, authors, and readers. How does it work? Those who subscribe to our reader community get access to every creative piece our authors generate, for as long as the reader maintains his membership- at no additional cost to them! The authors in turn receive the vast majority of the funds received by subscribers, allowing the readers to directly support writers. Moreover, the authors receive a share of all the revenue that the publisher receives, as well. There is no better publishing model in the market today for authors.
The readers make out well, too. Not only do they receive 5-10 new short stories or poems each month and every 3-5 months the latest novel one of our authors has completed. That’s less then a dollar per book! Beat that! But we’re not done: in many cases, readers get to ‘watch’ as the stories are actually written, providing feedback throughout the process. For example, an author may make available installments of novels that they are writing and solicit comments.
Readers get exclusive access to the authors in ‘member area’ only sections of the site and instant access to every work that has been produced by the author, past and present. Depending on the subscription plan the reader chooses, the reader may also get one or more soft or hard cover editions of BBP’s books, again, at no further cost to them, but also making sure that BBP isn’t a collection of ‘starving artists’!
Where to find Bard and Book online
Layover
by Derek Elkins
Price: $0.99 USD. 4720 words.
Published by Bard and Book on May 28, 2012. .
What happens when a Christian and an Atheist wash up on a deserted island? Can they stomach each other enough to learn to survive together? Or will their differences doom them both?
The Lonely Levite
by Robert Cely
Price: $0.99 USD. 8070 words.
Published by Bard and Book on February 23, 2012. .
Levi is the last man alive, and so must set out into the empty world to look for a wife, and the future of mankind.
The Knight in Black Tuxedo
by Anthony Horvath
Price: Free! 1420 words.
Published by Bard and Book on February 6, 2012. .
"You're as plain as plain can be" said the father to the daughter, in front of her prom date. Could anyone survive the weight of such crushing words?
Bring on the Brave World
by Anthony Horvath
Price: $0.99 USD. 3010 words.
Published by Bard and Book on January 31, 2012. .
Many joke about world domination but no one expected someone to actually try to get it. What happens if someone tries, and actually succeeds? In this short story, the attempt is described and the results are disconcerting, to say the least.
In Full Color
by Anthony Horvath
Price: $0.99 USD. 2780 words.
Published by Bard and Book on January 6, 2012. .
You couldn't get Sid Cynic to believe anything he didn't see with his own eyes. You can imagine his dismay when cars started relying on computers. As a mechanic with a skeptical bent, there was a lot going on that one couldn't see. Sid Cynic knew that real life happened in full color. The rest was rubbish.
The 2012 Collected Works of Robert W Cely
by Robert Cely
Price: $19.95 USD. 18490 words.
Published by Bard and Book on January 6, 2012. .
Enter the imaginative world of Robert W Cely in this 2012 anthology of short stories. Constantly updated throughout the year with new additions, there is always something to hold the reader's interest.
This One Belongs to the Reds
by Joseph Shaw
Price: $0.99 USD. 3320 words.
Published by Bard and Book on January 6, 2012. .
Is Baseball about winning? Or is it about something else? Author Joseph Shaw tells a story of generations linked together to America's past time.
Helmets Do Not Expand With Heads
by OJ Wolfsmasher
Price: $0.99 USD. 4490 words.
Published by Bard and Book on January 6, 2012. .
Have you ever wondered what NFL players were actually thinking between plays? With so many suffering head injuries, it's a shame that helmets don't expand with heads... this would surely help them think more clearly...
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