Breaking Down Breaking Bad

This book about Breaking Bad is out.

Posted inTelevision, Works by Eric, Writing
So hey, check it out. Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Unpeeling the Layers of Television's Greatest Drama is available for purchase and stuff. It's from me, so that's kind of cool. It's available for Kindle and Kindle-friendly devices such as iPads and iPhones, as well as in a print edition. It's totally affordable, too. Impulse buy! This book began as a germ of an idea about a year or so ago, but it wasn't an idea I took very seriously at first. Too much on my plate at the time, dealing with too many other things, juggling too many other projects.…
A Year of Hitchcock is on Kindle

A Year of Hitchcock is on Kindle

Posted inAlfred Hitchcock, Films, Works by Eric
I'll be the first to admit that A Year of Hitchcock is not a cheap book. The (gorgeous) hardcover runs $40 to $50. Yeah, I'd love for you to buy one, but it's not a small investment so I understand if you don't. However, good news. Kindle version. And Nook version. And... It's just $9.99. Yep, ten clams. That's cheap. The book rocks. You should get it.

Thinking about doing some self-publishing, part 2

Posted inRandom Musings, Writing
Yesterday I posted about self-publishing a local history book. Niche works like that are ideal candidates for self-publishing. An author with the will and skill can more effectively reach his or her target audience than a publisher, even a specialty publisher, and be more financially successful with it in the process. Yet that's not what prompted me to start yesterday's post, so let me pick up where I left off: I'm thinking of self-publishing some fiction. A short story collection or three. Digitally. My thought is, why not? These days print outlets for short fiction are few and far between.…

eBook pricing is just too damn high

Posted inRants, Writing
The Kindle, the Nook, the this, the that. The makers of eBook readers are pushing pretty hard to make them the next iPod, only with words instead of tunes. Word of mouth tends to be very positive, too. Me, I just can't jump on board yet. The price of entry is still too high -- over $250 for the low-cost model -- and the price of books on it is, in my opinion, absurd. You're generally paying $9.99 for a new release, which is fine if you're a person who needs to have a book right now, but is still…