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FTL Publications titles on the Kindle

The following FTL Publications titles are now available on Amazon.com's Kindle eBook format: Autumn World, Boldly Writing, Cat's Paw, and Murder at the War. ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 6/30/2009 3:26 PM | Add Comment

Thunderbirds.com on Google

This morning, I entered "Thunderbirds" in the Google search engine, and was delighted to find that Thunderbirds.com appeared on the first page of the search results. What’s so pleasantly astonishing about this is that until very recently, I did not know what Search Engine Optimization (SEO) was. All I knew was that I kept getting calls and e-mails from companies that offered to make changes to my web site so that it would come up on the first page of any web search...for a price, which generally was $200-$1000 a ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 5/30/2009 3:05 PM | Add Comment

More on the Mom's Choice Awards® recognition of Countdown to Action!

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Posted by Publisher at 5/3/2009 7:43 PM | Add Comment

Announcing a new web site: Thunderbirds.com

I'm pleased to announce a new web site: http://www.thunderbirds.com

This Thunderbirds site has information on the novels, the characters, the technology, and the episodes. There's also an associated forum for the discussion of all of the above.

Feel free to come and visit! ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 3/20/2009 6:35 PM | Add Comment

Publisher's Essay on Small Press Month

In a struggling economy, all small businesses encounter obstacles, but the hurdles that independent presses face even in a good economy become much higher. Many habitual readers remain largely unaware of small press books, and March's Small Press Month presents the opportunity to raise awareness of these vital contributors to the book world.
The smaller a press is, the less visible it is. I have noted with a mixture of amusement and disgust that surveys of small presses generally exclude those with an income under $1 million. Hundreds of small presses, however, take in significantly less than that, and ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 3/1/2009 7:33 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

ISBN for Next Thunderbirds Novel, Deadly Danger

The next Thunderbirds novel will be Deadly Danger, which will concentrate on Virgil Tracy (just as Action Alert! concentrated on Scott Tracy). All the Tracys, nonetheless, will appear in the novel.

The ISBN has been assigned: 978-0-9653575-9-3

The projected publication date will be determined later.

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Posted by Publisher at 2/23/2009 3:58 PM | Add Comment

Deadly Danger cover

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Posted by Publisher at 2/20/2009 8:23 PM | Add Comment

Countdown to Action! is a Mom's Choice Awards® Silver Recipient

FTL Publications is delighted to announce that Thunderbirds: Countdown to Action! by Joan Marie Verba, is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver Recipient in the Young Adult: Fantasy, Myths & Legends category.

The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. Countdown to Action! was named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services for 2009. Joan Marie Verba, author of Countdown to Action!, says, “I’m proud to have received this award. It is my goal to write family-friendly stories which can be enjoyed by readers of all ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 1/31/2009 9:11 PM | Add Comment

Thunderbirds novels mentioned in FAB 61

FAB is the newsletter of The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society (Fanderson). Issue 61 included a very nice interview with me about the Thunderbirds books, especially Countdown to Action!, and displayed the covers for both Countdown to Action! and Action Alert! ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Publisher at 12/6/2008 7:57 PM | Add Comment