Novel idea; It's not a radio program. It's a podcast. There are thousands available on countless topics. Now authors are discovering the power of podcasts as a means of boosting sales -- and their careers

Morris, who co-authored a fantasy novel MOREVI: The Chronicles Of Rafe & Askana with Lisa Lee in 2002, created a podcast of the novel in 2005, making it the first book podcast in its entirety. This not only resulted in a peak in sales for MOREVI three years after its initial release, but also bo...

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Published inSpectator (Hamilton. 1994)
Main Author Lefebvre, Mark Leslie
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hamilton, Ont Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited 28.06.2008
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Fallis, Terry
Sigler, Scott
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Summary:Morris, who co-authored a fantasy novel MOREVI: The Chronicles Of Rafe & Askana with Lisa Lee in 2002, created a podcast of the novel in 2005, making it the first book podcast in its entirety. This not only resulted in a peak in sales for MOREVI three years after its initial release, but also boosted online presales for the sequel, Legacy Of MOREVI. Finding an RSS feed or "Subscribe to this podcast" link is a simple way of downloading a podcast novel. The most popular application to subscribe with is iTunes. You don't need an iPod to download and use iTunes for free. Any computer or portable MP3 player will play the audio files. * If you'd rather manually download the MP3 to your computer so you can listen to it at your leisure, on your computer or MP3 player, right- click the Title link mentioned above and select the "Save Link As" option. A window will open up asking where you'd like to download the file to on your computer. Double-click that link, and your computer will open up your audio player of choice.
ISSN:1189-9417