thepete.mag for June is LIVE! Just $1 for the e $6 for print!

thepete.mag issue #6 June 2012

By Pete The in thepete.mag

24 pages, published 7/3/2012

In honor of the month of Gemini--er--June, it's twofer time with the best photos of NYC taken by thepete coming in pairs! Buildings, parks, skies--NYC at it's most breathtaking!  (New Jersey's in there, too--what? It's just across the river!)  All full-page photos, this month, were taken with an adult-sized camera with an adult-sized lens! Photos, sure to please!

Not into photos of the Big Apple? Well, why not support thepete? Grab the digital version for just a skinny buck! You can afford $1, cantcha?  THANKS!!

thepete.mag issue #1 201112 now available! 2011 in photos and words by thepete!

Now available! Just $6.02 shipped! Featuring my photos, words and commentary from the year 2011!

thepete.mag issue #1 201112

By Pete The in thepete.mag

20 pages, published 3 JAN 2012

The first issue of thepete.mag, a photo retrospective of 2011 from thepete's point of view living in NYC.

 

Including exclusive content not available anywhere else, including my submission to Quakebook and photos I haven't posted anywhere online. There's even a digital version for $1.00 or free when you buy the print version!

Check out what ebooks are on my iThingy (shameless plug alert!)

Check out what ebooks are on my iThingy (shameless plug alert!), a photo by thepetecom on Flickr.

Yep, it's my book! Go pick up a copy for yourself by hitting up the link above or just head over to http://press.thepete.com where you can get the ebook version for Kindle for just $3 or the paperback version for $13. Do it now and support your favorite "thepete" just in time for the holidays!! Thanks!

Self-publishing perils! Come on, #CreateSpace! Make it good! UPDATED!

Here are the spines of two proofs of my first finished novel. Spines on self-pubbed paperbacks (for some reason) always look crappy to me, but the one on top looks exceptionally so. What's odd is that of all the things I changed in the cover graphic between proofs, the spine was not one of them. Yet, for some reason, the later proof (the one on top) came out looking much worse than the previous proof (the one on the bottom).

 

I don't remember having this trouble with Lulu. Here's hoping CreateSpace.com makes it right for me or is willing to refund the $40 I spent on getting this book listen on Amazon. (Not a fortune, but hey, $40 is $40.)

UPDATE 20110901: Just got an email from CreateSpace and not only was it a problem on their end, but they're sending me a new proof! Awesome! Thanks, CreateSpace!! You made it right!! THANK YOU!

TheKey (my novel!) makes a great gift! http://snurl.com/thekeybook

Buy my book!

Just a quick note for anyone who is still looking for something to get the book reader in their family: my novel, TheKey is available right now at Lulu.com here: http://snurl.com/thekeybook where you can get it for just $11!!. WHAT A VALUE! PLUS you can download the, uh, downloadable version for just $2!!
 
What's it about? Well, TheKey follows the adventures of a handful of amateur conspiracy theorists as they go on a quest to find and destroy one of the most powerful computer viruses ever devised. A virus so powerful, it is capable of destroying every computer on the Internet. Along the way they discover that every conspiracy they've heard of is true and worse than they could have imagined. They also learn that accepted history itself is a lie crafted by the very people who are out to beat them to that virus--a tiny computer program known as, TheKey.
 
So, not only is it perfect for the book reader in your life, it's IDEAL for the conspiracy freak in your life! And if you're like me, you ARE one!! OK, I only entertain conspiracies--but the story is a lot of fun. Pick up a copy and support ThePete!!!
 
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE! If you want to by TheKey in paperback, you must order before December 19 to get it by Christmas! (and even then I think you'll have to pay a bit extra for shipping :( )
 
Not celebrating Christmas? Well, why not pick up a copy anyway? It's good conspiracy fun for the whole--well, almost the whole family. If it were a movie, it'd probably be PG-13. But ANYway, please order a copy of TheKey today! (Or, whenever is convenient, really--I don't want to pressure you.)
 
Oh and THANKS!

"TheKey" (my novel) Now Available in Digital!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have a digital version of my novel available now on top of the already available print-version!

Here's how the prices break down:

Print: $11 <--better because it's something you can touch!
Digital: $2 <--same content, not as touchable!

Here's where you can get your copy:

http://www.lulu.com/…nt/1233032 <--direct link to product page

http://snurl.com/thekeybook <--easy(er) to remember URL to product page

http://press.thepete.com/ <--official site for my self-published works

Here's the blurb from the back cover of "TheKey":

TheKey follows the adventures of a handful of amateur conspiracy theorists as they go on a quest to find and destroy one of the most powerful computer viruses ever devised. A virus so powerful, it is capable of destroying every computer on the Internet. Along the way they discover that every conspiracy they've heard of is true and worse than they could have imagined. They also learn that accepted history itself is a lie crafted by the very people who are out to beat them to that virus--a tiny computer program known as, TheKey.


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As I'm between jobs and hoping to, one day soon, make my living as a novelist, I'd truly appreciate your support! The more people who buy my self-published stuff, the easier it will be to convince a publisher (and an agent) that there is a market for my work.

Thanks in advance!

And no, my real name isn't "Scott Campbell." The novel is written in first-person and it felt unfair to the lead character to not let him get his name on the cover. :)
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