A press release from author Carl Frederick:
I’ve published about 35 stories in Analog Science Fiction and Fact and have over 60 pro-publications in all. Some of my stories have been very geeky—even too geeky for Analog (or for anyone else). But now, thanks to e-publishing (via Kindle and Nook), I can now express my inner geek.
And so I proudly announce (my thirty-third Kindle title): SF++: Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks.
The anthology has “Linux” in its title, and the Linux operating system is free. So, I thought I’d make the book free as well. And anyway, most of the stories have already paid for themselves—seven of them have appeared in Analog.
But, experimentally, I’ve found that e-book buyers tend to equate price with worth. And since I believe SF++ has sufficient worth I’ve priced the book on Kindle at $4.00.
To keep with the Linux philosophy though, I’m providing the book for free through my website. www.frithrik.com/eb.htm.
If after you read the anthology you find you’ve enjoyed most of the stories, you might consider (hint, hint) e-hoofing it to Amazon or B&N and buying another of my anthologies, or novels.
The first plus in the SF++ title indicates that, in addition to stories, there’s a science fact article (“Challenge of the Anthropic Universe”). The second plus indicates an experiment—a story (“Roblocks”) that can’t be done in dead-treeware. It requires an html capable reader.
I intended that this be an anthology for geeks—smart, independent, computer and science savvy geeks with a sense of humor. And, for me, that pointed to Linux. Linux geeks are smart (I mean they use Linux, after all). They’re independent enough not to use that other operating system. And finally, there’s a tradition of humor and word play in the Linux community.
If words were kilo-miles, this 93 thousand word anthology would stretch from the Earth to the Sun.
We are Linux!
Resistance is… measured in ohms.