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Coming Soon! The paper edition of ‘Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus’

Update #16 · May 19, 2012 · 5 comments

On Wednesday Noble Beast (the publisher of Steampunk Holmes) and MX Publishing sealed a deal that will bring the first paper edition of Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus to the world this June!  Thanks to the generous support our backers the paper edition of the book will be in your hands very soon!

We are really excited about partnering with MX Publishing, one of the largest Sherlock Holmes publishers in the World, to publish the paper edition. MX Publishing has dozens of new Sherlock Holmes novels, short stories, and biographies of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

Winners of the 2011 Howlett Literary Award (Sherlock Homes book of the year) for ‘The Norwood Author’, MX Publishing counts among its dozens of titles these best sellers:

  • The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes
  • Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Vampire
  • My Dear Watson
  • The Secret Journal of Dr Watson
  • Sherlock Holmes and The Plague of Dracula
  •  Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Horror

For those backers who are not getting the paper book as an award you can pre-order the paper book directly from MX Publishing or Amazon UK.  The paper book should be available on Amazon USA within the next couple of weeks for pre-ordering as well.  I’ll send an update when its available. Other Amazon outlets should be quick to follow.

When we receive the printed copies for backers, we’ll have a Shipping Party to box up all 400+ copies to delivery to backers who pledged for them.  I’ll be sure to send out another update before we package books so that folks that have moved since our survey can give us their new addresses. 

Of course, the paper edition of the Steampunk Holmes book is only one of several different channels.  The book is already available as an eBook on Smashwords.com and soon on Amazon and we will have exciting news about the iPad, audiobook, and Web book editions for you in the coming weeks! 

Although important updates will be sent to you through Kickstarter emails, you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more frequent news -- and to connect with others Steampunk Holmes backers.

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      Creator Kiwamu on May 22, 2012

      Awesome can't wait to read it :) ... no I won't spoil the fun of turning pages with reading it on smashwords :) ... and if it's any good, the 2nd novel will be a buy... :D

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      Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on May 21, 2012

      Hi Mike,

      I hope you enjoyed the story! If you feel inclined we can always use positive reviews on SmashWords.com!

      All the best!

      Richard

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      Creator mikescott8 on May 21, 2012

      And I just finished the epub version this past weekend. will probably have to re-read when I get the paper copy...looking forward to more books and more stuff (site, and app)

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      Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on May 20, 2012

      Hi James,

      We are working on the Web site system but we are not ready to announce anything yet. We will, however, be making more announcements in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

      Richard

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      Creator James Yee on May 19, 2012

      Nice! So next update will be more info on the Steampunk Holmes website?

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    This is a special level that combines Levels 8, 9, and 19 and is included by popular demand. **** You get access to the first book in the series, 'Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus' as promised at the $1 and up level, as well as an advanced copy of each of the next six books in the series (eBooks) as they become available. *** You also get a lifetime subscription to the Steampunk Holmes Web site on which you can enjoy reading and interacting with the first book, Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus and all subsequent books in the series as they become available. *** And finally, you get a copy of the print edition of 'Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus' for those of us who like to curl up with a book.

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