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Army Magazine raves about Elderberry book

The author of Gasoline To Patton , General Albin Irzyk, has received high praise for his military history from The Department of the Army's official magazine: Army. Kudos go out to the general, whose book describes how incompetence and politics delayed the end of WWII and cost tens of thousands of lives.

Introducing new way to target small press book buyers

2500 color brochures featuring each new book will now be inserted into every book order going out from Book Clearing House, our 800 number order line. This targets exactly the readers who buy books from small presses like ours, readers who don’t hesitate to buy books by new authors---lean mean marketing at its best. >

Rachel Verdon, author of Lyme Disease and the SS Elbrus begins lecture series

The Los Angeles Lyme Disease Support Group will be the first venue for Rachel Verdon's lecture circuit. A Lyme Disease film project is soon to follow, proving yet again that nothing sells books like author promotion.

Regional book fair featuring Elderberry author.

Cry of the Goshawk will be featured at the annual bookfair in Yakima, Washingon .

1000 glossy postcards now offered to all Elderberry authors.

As of March 2006, a thousand glossy color postcards on heavy cardstock are now included in Elderberry Press publishing package. These can be used as calling cards, signing announcements, postcards, bookmarks and even small posters to promote each author's book.

Frances Fernandes to host talk radio show in Santa Fe.

Frances Fernandes, wife of General Gordon Sumner, author of Marching On, now has her own radio show in Santa Fe called "The Right Side" heard Sundays at 4pm MST on KSFR, 90.7 FM. Frances has already hosted several of our authors on her show in 2006, and we anticipate more appearances. What a great lady! But when a general picks a wife, would you expect any less?

ELDERBERRY EDITOR CONTRIBUTOR TO WIKIPEDIA

HISTORY

Dave St.John added his two cents to the Wikipedia entry on self-publishing below in blue:
It should be noted that in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century it was common for legitimate authors, if they could afford to, to pay the costs of publishing their books. Such writers could expect more control of their work, greater profits, or both. Self-publishing was not judged negatively as it is today. Among the authors taking this route to publication was Lewis Carroll, who paid the expenses of publishing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and most of his subsequent work. Also among those forced to self-publish were Mark Twain, Zane Grey, Upton Sinclair, Carl Sandburg, Edgar Rice Burroughs, George Bernard Shaw, Edgar Allen Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman and Anais Nin. Who would not agree that, had the ‘wisdom’ of publishing at the time prevailed, our literature would be the poorer for it? This list, which is by no means complete, should make it obvious why an alternative publishing industry exists: Publishers are poor judges of what is worthy of publication, and the fact that eight out of every ten books they publish loses money is proof. That they serve as arbiters of what is worth reading and what is not, has kept alternative publishing alive and thriving for centuries. The prevailing prejudice against self-published authors stems mainstream publishing and media---both of which have a vested interest in maintaining status quo. That the industry has tarred all alternative presses with the pejorative "vanity' is to be expected from an industry, whose hegemony is threatened. With the advent of Print On Demand (POD), mainstream publishing's stranglehold on access to the market of ideas is fast slipping. Recent estimates put books published annually between 150,000 and a quarter-million. One industry analyst estimated a thousand a day. With numbers like that, mainstream publishers' desperation is understandable. In the final analysis, judging each book and each author on merit alone must be in the best interest of both author and reader.

Elderberry author reviewed in national mathematics professional journal, Mathematics Teacher

PrestigiousMathematics Teacher has reviewed Barr McCutcheon's book of math puzzles, Urns, Dice and Polyominoes.

Elderberry authors now listed in Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Authors has invited our authors to contribute biographical information to its respected librarian research database on contemporary American authors published by Thompson-Gale, owners of Scribners and Sons.

COVER ARTIST RAVEN O'KEEFE JOINS ELDERBERRY TEAM.
Raven is now painting custom cover art for Elderberry Press novels. Here is one of her recent designs.

Elderberry Scholarships offered at College of the Redwoods

College of the Redwoods in Crescent City California awards two annual writer's workshop scholarships to promising young writers. These awards will be offered to young writers of merit and funded by Elderberry.

TOM OSTROM'S BOOK: USCG: 1790 TO THE PRESENT
TO BE NLBH AUDIO BOOK

History of the USCG has been accepted by The National Library for the Blind and Handicapped and will be made available on audio CD to blind and handicapped worldwide.

DUNNE TWO HOUR GUEST ON BOSTON NATIONAL RADIO SHOW
Richard Dunne, author of Summer at Seashell Harbor, connected with fans from Ireland to California on the national Joe Mazza Show on radio in Boston.

WESTERN HORSEMAN REVIEWS BLACK MOUNTAIN DOMINO
Another great review for Pamela McDermott's new western for horse lovers.
CLICK HERE TO READ REVIEW IN WESTERN HORSEMAN MAGAZINE .

1000 HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE SITES by Mike Varey
reviewed in ROLLS ROYCE COLLECTOR MAGAZINE

The Flying Lady, the periodical of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club (USA) and The International Club for Bentley and Rolls-Royce owners, has lavished high praise on Varey's automobile tourguide.

POLES APART TO BE FEATURED AT OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM MARCH 19

Bess Balchen's book about the life of her famous husband and Admiral Byrd is setting the historical record straight at Owls Head Museum in Maine.

TOM OSTROM TO APPEAR WITH ANN COULTER
ON WAAM RADIO

Thomas Ostrom's new book, The U.S. Coast Guard, 1790 to the Present, is enjoying great sales, proving again that radio sells books.

Elderberry title featured in catalog with 500,000 readers

Bess Balchen's book about the life of her famous husband
sets the historical record straight.

GENERAL GORDON SUMNER
BREAKING INTO MIILITARY PX SALES WORLDWIDE

General Gordon Sumner's, Marching On, is poised to enter the military market through the world's largest military distributor. Other Elderberry titles to follow.

THE JUSTICE COOPERATIVE TO BE FEATURED REVIEW IN FOREWORD MAGAZINE

Joseph Martino novel garners praise in prestigious ForeWord magazine January 2005.

WAR AGAINST MEN GARNERS PRAISE
IN WASHINGTON TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Texas A&M professor, Richard Hise's book has been striking a chord with men's groups and national media.

BETTY ORELEMANN PROMOTES MYSTERY SERIES
WITH HATTIE FARWELL DOLL

Readers have been clamoring after the fourth novel in the Hattie Farwell Mystery series by Betty Orlemann, and now Murder On The Canal is due out soon, so mystery fans take heart. Soon Hattie Farwell fans around the country will be up late turning pages as they read Hattie's most dangerous adventure yet.

AUTHOR SLATED TO APPEAR ON FOX TV

General Gordon Sumner, Jr. is soon to appear with Col. Oliver North on Fox TV to discuss his newly released title: MARCHING ON: A GENERAL'S TALES OF WAR AND DIPLOMACY

ELLEN PERRY BERKELEY RISE TO 87 IN AMAZON SALES RANKING

Ellen Perry Berkeley's new book, Keith's People, is garnering rave reviews. To read more about this powerhouse of an author CLICK HERE .

ELDERBERRY NOVEL TO BE
HOLLYWOOD DE LAURENTIS FILM

Lisa Doctor's new novel: The Deflowering of Rhona Lipshitz has been selected for a new film by the daughter of legendary producer, Dino De Laurentis. Congratulations go out to Lisa on her success!

Selected Elderberry books now stocked in B&N, Borders,
and Books-A-Million stores nationwide.

Elderberry Press is listed in Literary Marketplace

We now accept all major charge cards.

Elderberry Press, INC is now accepting unagentedqueries and MSS.
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Our authors in the news
	Army Magazine raves about Elderberry book The author of Gasoline To Patton , General Albin Irzyk, has received high praise for his military history from The Department of the Army's official magazine: Army. Kudos go out to the general, whose book describes how incompetence and politics delayed the end of WWII and cost tens of thousands of lives. Introducing new way to target small press book buyers 2500 color brochures featuring each new book will now be inserted into every book order going out from Book Clearing House, our 800 number order line. This targets exactly the readers who buy books from small presses like ours, readers who don’t hesitate to buy books by new authors---lean mean marketing at its best. > *Rachel Verdon, author of Lyme Disease and the SS Elbrus* begins lecture series The Los Angeles Lyme Disease Support Group will be the first venue for Rachel Verdon's lecture circuit. A Lyme Disease film project is soon to follow, proving yet again that nothing sells books like author promotion. Regional book fair featuring Elderberry author.** Cry of the Goshawk will be featured at the annual bookfair in Yakima, Washingon . 1000 glossy postcards now offered to all Elderberry authors. As of March 2006, a thousand glossy color postcards on heavy cardstock are now included in Elderberry Press publishing package. These can be used as calling cards, signing announcements, postcards, bookmarks and even small posters to promote each author's book. Frances Fernandes to host talk radio show in Santa Fe. Frances Fernandes, wife of General Gordon Sumner, author of *Marching On,* now has her own radio show in Santa Fe called "The Right Side" heard Sundays at 4pm MST on KSFR, 90.7 FM. Frances has already hosted several of our authors on her show in 2006, and we anticipate more appearances. What a great lady! But when a general picks a wife, would you expect any less? ELDERBERRY EDITOR CONTRIBUTOR TO WIKIPEDIA HISTORY Dave St.John added his two cents to the Wikipedia entry on self-publishing below in blue: It should be noted that in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century it was common for legitimate authors, if they could afford to, to pay the costs of publishing their books. Such writers could expect more control of their work, greater profits, or both. Self-publishing was not judged negatively as it is today. Among the authors taking this route to publication was Lewis Carroll, who paid the expenses of publishing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and most of his subsequent work. Also among those forced to self-publish were Mark Twain, Zane Grey, Upton Sinclair, Carl Sandburg, Edgar Rice Burroughs, George Bernard Shaw, Edgar Allen Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman and Anais Nin. Who would not agree that, had the ‘wisdom’ of publishing at the time prevailed, our literature would be the poorer for it? This list, which is by no means complete, should make it obvious why an alternative publishing industry exists: Publishers are poor judges of what is worthy of publication, and the fact that eight out of every ten books they publish loses money is proof. That they serve as arbiters of what is worth reading and what is not, has kept alternative publishing alive and thriving for centuries. The prevailing prejudice against self-published authors stems mainstream publishing and media---both of which have a vested interest in maintaining status quo. That the industry has tarred all alternative presses with the pejorative "vanity' is to be expected from an industry, whose hegemony is threatened. With the advent of Print On Demand (POD), mainstream publishing's stranglehold on access to the market of ideas is fast slipping. Recent estimates put books published annually between 150,000 and a quarter-million. One industry analyst estimated a thousand a day. With numbers like that, mainstream publishers' desperation is understandable. In the final analysis, judging each book and each author on merit alone must be in the best interest of both author and reader. Elderberry author reviewed in national mathematics professional journal, Mathematics Teacher PrestigiousMathematics Teacher has reviewed Barr McCutcheon's book of math puzzles, Urns, Dice and Polyominoes. Elderberry authors now listed in Contemporary Authors Contemporary Authors has invited our authors to contribute biographical information to its respected librarian research database on contemporary American authors published by Thompson-Gale, owners of Scribners and Sons. COVER ARTIST RAVEN O'KEEFE JOINS ELDERBERRY TEAM. Raven is now painting custom cover art for Elderberry Press novels. Here is one of her recent designs. Elderberry Scholarships offered at College of the Redwoods College of the Redwoods in Crescent City California awards two annual writer's workshop scholarships to promising young writers. These awards will be offered to young writers of merit and funded by Elderberry. TOM OSTROM'S BOOK: USCG: 1790 TO THE PRESENT TO BE NLBH AUDIO BOOK History of the USCG has been accepted by The National Library for the Blind and Handicapped and will be made available on audio CD to blind and handicapped worldwide. DUNNE TWO HOUR GUEST ON BOSTON NATIONAL RADIO SHOW Richard Dunne, author of Summer at Seashell Harbor, connected with fans from Ireland to California on the national Joe Mazza Show on radio in Boston. WESTERN HORSEMAN REVIEWS BLACK MOUNTAIN DOMINO Another great review for Pamela McDermott's new western for horse lovers. CLICK HERE TO READ REVIEW IN WESTERN HORSEMAN MAGAZINE . 1000 HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE SITES by Mike Varey reviewed in ROLLS ROYCE COLLECTOR MAGAZINE The Flying Lady, the periodical of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club (USA) and The International Club for Bentley and Rolls-Royce owners, has lavished high praise on Varey's automobile tourguide. POLES APART TO BE FEATURED AT OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM MARCH 19 Bess Balchen's book about the life of her famous husband and Admiral Byrd is setting the historical record straight at Owls Head Museum in Maine. TOM OSTROM TO APPEAR WITH ANN COULTER ON WAAM RADIO Thomas Ostrom's new book, The U.S. Coast Guard, 1790 to the Present, is enjoying great sales, proving again that radio sells books. Elderberry title featured in catalog with 500,000 readers Bess Balchen's book about the life of her famous husband sets the historical record straight. GENERAL GORDON SUMNER BREAKING INTO MIILITARY PX SALES WORLDWIDE General Gordon Sumner's, Marching On, is poised to enter the military market through the world's largest military distributor. Other Elderberry titles to follow. THE JUSTICE COOPERATIVE TO BE FEATURED REVIEW IN FOREWORD MAGAZINE Joseph Martino novel garners praise in prestigious ForeWord magazine January 2005. WAR AGAINST MEN GARNERS PRAISE IN WASHINGTON TIMES BOOK REVIEW Texas A&M professor, Richard Hise's book has been striking a chord with men's groups and national media. BETTY ORELEMANN PROMOTES MYSTERY SERIES WITH HATTIE FARWELL DOLL Readers have been clamoring after the fourth novel in the Hattie Farwell Mystery series by Betty Orlemann, and now Murder On The Canal is due out soon, so mystery fans take heart. Soon Hattie Farwell fans around the country will be up late turning pages as they read Hattie's most dangerous adventure yet. AUTHOR SLATED TO APPEAR ON FOX TV General Gordon Sumner, Jr. is soon to appear with Col. Oliver North on Fox TV to discuss his newly released title: MARCHING ON: A GENERAL'S TALES OF WAR AND DIPLOMACY ELLEN PERRY BERKELEY RISE TO 87 IN AMAZON SALES RANKING Ellen Perry Berkeley's new book, Keith's People, is garnering rave reviews. To read more about this powerhouse of an author CLICK HERE . ELDERBERRY NOVEL TO BE HOLLYWOOD DE LAURENTIS FILM Lisa Doctor's new novel: The Deflowering of Rhona Lipshitz has been selected for a new film by the daughter of legendary producer, Dino De Laurentis. Congratulations go out to Lisa on her success!