Angeline came across this review of my novella THE BONE TREE recently. Some snippets from the review: “It’s a short novella but it’s packed full of fabulous description and has lots of heart. It made me go all misty eyed over the deep felt connections between the characters … unexpected moments like these melted my heart … nicely done, creepy…”
This kind of review makes a heavy burden seem a little bit lighter. THE BONE TREE is a story that’s close to my heart. It unfolded before me on the page as if I lived it myself — a darkly magical and heartfelt journey. That being so, I’d like more people to read it. I can tell you all about how it worked on me inside, but that doesn’t amount to more than a hill of sawdust to anyone but me. So, I hope you’ll take the word of some other folks who read it and liked it, and give this novella of mine a try.
Prior to the review from the fine folks at The Feinting Couch, THE BONE TREE also received excellent reviews from Famous Monsters of Filmland, from Don D’Ammassa, from Lee Thompson at The Bag and the Crow, from Bookgasm, and Horror World. It also has several five-star reviews on Amazon, and couple of great blurbs from gentlemen such as Joe McKinney, Dean Andersson, John Everson, and Nate Kenyon.
The Crossroads Press ebook edition is only $3.99, available in all reader formats. The novella is also available in trade paperback from Bad Moon Books, with amazing cover art by the legendary Jill Bauman. For more information on THE BONE TREE, please click here.
About the middle of last year, I finally removed my dug-in heels and gave in to the e-reader revolution. I have a NOOK Simple Touch. As someone who has always been a voracious reader, it really changed my life in a lot of ways. I chose the NOOK over Kindle because I preferred the Barnes & Noble device. It felt better in my hand, the controls are sturdier, I like the way it works and the way books render on the screen. I enjoy being able to go into Barnes & Noble and get support for my NOOK, and read exclusive content in the store. I can convert Word documents to EPUB and read them on my NOOK. I can download massive amounts of free books. I recently cleaned out tons of hard copy classics and made some much-needed space on my shelves.
However, as much as I love reading with my NOOK, Barnes & Noble has yet to do much in the way of price matching to beat Amazon’s prices on some of the books that I want to read. While BN.com figures out how to become more competitive in this regard (and make a site that’s better at helping you find the things you’re interested in), I have decided to take matters into my own hands. If you’re reading this, you’re right there with me.
Here’s how to get started reading Kindle books on your NOOK:
Download Software and Plug-Ins
- Download and install the free Kindle for PC (or Kindle for Mac) program, which you can find here.
- Purchase and download the Kindle books that you want to read to your Kindle for PC (or Kindle for Mac) program.
- Download and install the free e-book management system Calibre. You can find it here.
- Launch Calibre and configure it to recognize NOOK as your main device. (This sets EPUB as your default output format.)
- Download the tools_v5.0.zip file from this page. NOTE:Be sure to use the Click Here link. The “Download” image that appears on the right side of the page is an advertisement. Also, as of this writing, the link provided is the right one to get the Calibre plug-ins you need. However, as Calibre pushes out new releases, the plug-ins may need to be updated, so the link to download the tools_v5.0.zip file could change. For information on the latest plug-ins needed, click here.
- Unpack and extract the plug-ins from the tools_v5.0.zip file.
Install Plug-Ins for Calibre
- Open Calibre.
- Go to the location where you unpacked the tools_v5.0 file and open the folder. In the Calibre_Plugins folder, you’ll find a README file for the Kindle DRM plug-in.
- Open the README-K4MobiDeDRM-plugin.txt file. It will tell you how to install the plug-in for Calibre. Follow the instructions.
- After you have successfully installed the plug-in for Calibre, you’re ready to convert DRM Kindle books to EPUB format.
Convert Kindle Books and Load Them on Your NOOK
- Locate your My Kindle Content folder. When I installed Kindle for PC, it automatically created mine in My Documents.
- In Calibre, click Add Books.
- Open the My Kindle Content folder.
Kindle books that you have purchased and downloaded to your machine will have cryptic file names like the ones shown here. I like to sort mine by “Date modified,” so I can see the ones I purchased recently. - Select the Kindle book you want to convert for your NOOK, and then click Open.
- The book is added to your Calibre library.
- In the Calibre library, locate the book you just added and right-click the title to open a menu.
- Select Convert books > Convert individually, as shown below.
- When the following screen appears, make sure that EPUB is selected as the Output format in the upper right corner.
- Click OK. This starts the conversion process. Calibre tells you it is running a job in the lower right corner of the screen.
- When the Jobs status says 0 (zero), the book is converted.
- If you haven’t already done so, attach your NOOK to your computer and let it power-up until it is recognized in Calibre.
- Now, simply locate the book in your Calibre library, right-click it, then select Send to device > Send to main memory.
You can now read DRM protected Kindle books on your NOOK!
NOTE: If you already had Calibre installed on your machine with Kindle books in your Calibre ebook library before you installed the DeDRM plug-in, you will have to delete those books from your Calibre ebook library and add them again after you have installed the plug-in. Otherwise, you will receive a conversion error when you try to convert or load DRM protected Kindle books onto your NOOK.
This is kind of a long process, but naturally, after you’ve installed the plug-in, you won’t have to do all of that again, unless a Calibre update requires it. To convert future Kindle books, simply follow the “Convert Kindle Books and Load Them on Your NOOK” section of the procedure above.
Happy reading!
DarkFuse is now taking orders for our new horror novella, SORROW CREEK. The limited edition hardcover is scheduled for a June 2012 release from Delirium Books, but the e-book editions are already available for download!
The name of Sorrow Creek Plantation should have been Max and Cassi Gautreaux’s first clue. The chilling inscription on the old rebel Captain’s crypt in the cemetery on their property should have warned them away. Nevertheless, they’re committed to the cause of refurbishing the old home, especially in the wake of Max’s nervous breakdown, which drove them into the backwoods to seek a quieter life. But when they discover a cache of decaying baby items hidden away in a wall, things start to happen. Unspeakable things.
Now, Max and Cassi are drawn into a tangled web of mystery, murder, ghosts and deceit. Voodoo stirs the mists of the Louisiana swamps, drawing them deeper into the scarred and haunted heart of the bayou, to face the darkest secrets of Sorrow Creek.
Digital editions are available through links on the DarkFuse website, or you can download the book for your Kindle or NOOK using the links below.
The signed hardcover edition will be limited to 150 copies. These are very handsome mini-hardcover books, but you don’t have to be a collector to enjoy them!
Famous Monsters of Filmland posted a good review of BLACK MERCY FALLS recently. Having been a fan of the magazine as a kid, its a special thrill to see a book of ours reviewed on its website, especially because they liked it! Here’s a snippet from the review:
“The story is fast paced and builds up the tension and dread until the cataclysmic ending. Be warned, once you start [reading] you won’t be able to put it down. DarkFuse continues to publish superior dark fiction, and with “Black Mercy Falls” they continue that tradition … I highly recommend it.”—Peter Schwotzer, Famous Monsters of Filmland
Now is a great time to get in on a deal DarkFuse is offering: buy the signed, limited hardcover edition of BLACK MERCY FALLS for only $12.50! It’s also still available in all major e-book formats.
- Order the signed limited hardcover
- Download ePub or Mobi formats
- Download for Kindle
- Download for NOOK
For more information about the book, please click here. To read the full review from Famous Monsters of Filmland, click here.
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If you read digital books, Delirium Books has just announced a sweet deal: the new Delirium Kindle Book Club.
For a one-time payment of $70, you’ll get 24 original thriller, suspense and/or horror novellas, delivered to you TWO a month, a total $50 savings off the regular $4.99 per-book price. But wait, there’s more!
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Delirium Books brought you BLACK MERCY FALLS by Fulbright & Hawkes last fall. Now, look for SORROW CREEK, another Fulbright & Hawkes novella, in the upcoming line-up — it will be one of your June digital books if you join the Delirium Kindle Book Club.
Visit the DarkFuse site for more details, and be sure to enter the referral code to get your extra books!
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