The iPad Book App in the works
As you may recall, Steampunk Holmes will be distributed in many formats this year (i.e. paper book, ebook, web book, audiobook, and iPad) including an interactive iPad book app. The interactive iPad book app is probably the most demanding from a production standpoint and the most exciting to work on from a creative stand point. It takes the most resources to build and provides the widest breadth of features for readers.
After talking to many development organizations, we hired on a two-man development company, Floodlight Software, out of Chicago a couple weeks ago to develop the software that will be used for the first and subsequent books in the series. One of the things that attracted us to Floodlight was their enthusiasm for the project and willingness to work very closely with us during software development.
Development of the iPad book app edition is going to take a while – four months at least – but the guys at Floodlight are already off to a stellar start. This past week they delivered a portion of the functionality, which we used as a demo, at the BookExpo America (BEA) – the largest book fair in the United States.
Our Chief Marketing Officer, Julie Brannon, presented the demo of our iPad book app to more than 100 different publishers at the BookExpo and the response was overwhelmingly positive! The demo was rock solid, and although limited compared to the final product, it was of the highest quality. No unexpected error screens or hiccups during the dozens of demos Julie gave at the BookExpo.
I’ll continue to keep you informed on our progress with the iPad book app edition of Steampunk Holmes – as well as other formats. For now, I can tell you that the expected final release date for the iPad edition is late October or early November.
We’ll be opening the door to beta testers later this year and our kickstarter project supporters will be given first priority for participating in the beta. We can’t let everyone who contributed participate – there are 1,290 of you! - But we will send out a survey to qualify beta testers later this year so look forward to that.
In our minds you are not just our benefactors, you are our partners in this publishing adventure and we want to keep you as involved as possible every step of the way.
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Pledge any amount and you will get a link to download the text-only eBook edition of Steampunk Holmes today! All pledges qualify - even $1.00 gets you a free download of the text-only eBook which you can read on your Kindle, Sony Reader, Nook OR directly on your laptop as a PDF!
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $8 or more
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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 as they become available.
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $9 or more
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At the $9.00 level you 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. That's a $200.00 value for a $9.00 contribution!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $19 or more
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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.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $29 or more
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All three electronic editions of 'Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus', including the fully enhanced, illustrated, and animated iPad book app, the text-only eBook (ePUB), and the audiobook (MP3). PLUS your name immortalized on the Contributors List published in the iPad book and the web site.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $36 or more
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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.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2014Pledge $39 or more
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At the $39.00 level you get everything at the $9.00 level, plus Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus for the iPad, audiobook, and eReaders (i.e. Kindle, iBooks, Sony and most other eReaders).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $59 or more
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Everything you get at the $29 level plus Abney Park's latest music CD signed by lead singer, Captain Robert. PLUS your name immortalized on the Silver Contributors List published in the iPad book and the web site.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $69 or more
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At the $69.00 level you get everything at the $39.00 level, plus Abney Park's latest CD signed by lead singer, Captain Robert. In addition, your name is immortalized in the Silver Level Sponsor List permanently published on our web site. In 20 years you can look back and say, "I helped to launch Steampunk Holmes" and have proof.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $99 or more
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At the $99 level you get everything at the the $69.00 level, plus the print edition of Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus and your choice of three mini-posters from the book signed by the artist Daniel Cortes. You'll also get a personal Thank You letter from the author, P.C. Martin!
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At the $249 level you get everything you get at the $99.00 level plus, access to all subsequent books in audio, iPad, eBook, and print editions as they become available. In addition, your name will be immortalized in the Gold Level Sponsors List permanently included in the acknowledgments section of all editions of the book.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $499 or more
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At the $499 level you get everything you get at the $249.00 level plus, all printed editions of each sequel lovingly signed by the soon-to-be-famious author, P.C. Martin. In addition, your name will be immortalized in the Diamond Level Sponsors List included in the acknowledgments of all editions of the book.
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Two contributors at the $899 level will get everything at the $499.00 level, plus we'll use their names for two characters in the story! Imagine Sherlock Holmes addressing a character with your name!
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At the $1,399 level, your likeness will be used for a character portrait which will be included in the book, made into a print signed by the artist for you exclusively. One of a kind original art by Daniel Cortes!
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Comments
Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on June 25, 2012
Hi Penni,
We are excited to be developing this and sharing it with all our contributors!
Richard
Creator Penni Walker on June 21, 2012
Thank you so much for the update, I really appreciate it. Pretty cool to be apart of this and can't wait to see the next steps of everything :)
Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on June 9, 2012
Hi tkersh - The album Captain Robert signed is "Off the Grid" which was their latest album at the time of the kickstarter project. We'll be sending this off to folks when we ship the books which (hopefully) will be later this month.
"Ancient Land", the album they just released this week was not available at the time the Kickstarter project ended. You can order Ancient land directly from Abney Park at http://abneypark.com/market/
Creator tkersh on June 9, 2012
Very excited about this project and the iPad app! Now that Abney Park's album is on sale, can you please send an update for when we can expect to receive our signed copies? Thanks!
Creator Glenn R. Martin on June 9, 2012
The iPad app excites me. Can't wait for the beta details!
Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on June 9, 2012
Hi Theo, sorry we missed you!
Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on June 9, 2012
Hi Peter, at the level you pledged you do not get a paper edition of the book but you do get a lot of other stuff. Check out the $59.00 level for more details
Creator Theo Lane on June 9, 2012
Damn I missed you at BEA. I was there with Scholastic. Sorry I missed you but I'm excited for the iPad app.
Creator Peter Kavanagh on June 8, 2012
I am curious, do I get a paper copy of the book?
Creator Richard Monson-Haefel on June 8, 2012
Shannon, we are so excited about it as well! Thanks to our backers at Kickstarter we are able to produce a first class product. We can't wait to show you what's coming!
Creator Shannon Arrant on June 8, 2012
I love reading the updates and seeing how all of this is unfolding. I'm so excited to hear about the success of the demo! The future of Steampunk Holmes is very bright and I'm proud to have been a part of making it happen!