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Compuserve ................................................... 9 Connected Editions ........................................... 10 Digital Publishing Association ............................... 12 Electronic Publishing Forum .................................. 14 Epubnet ...................................................... 15 Esub ......................................................... 16 Floppyback ................................................... 17 GEnie Lamp ................................................... 18 Green Tower Publishing ....................................... 19 High Mesa Publishing ......................................... 20 Infomarket Express ........................................... 21 Mack the Mouse ............................................... 22 Pathfinder Publications ...................................... 23 Pecan Valley ................................................. 25 Project Gutenberg ............................................ 26 Rune's Rag ................................................... 28 Rutgers University Press ..................................... 29 DPA Press Releases ........................................... 30 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── For more information contact ATTN Ted Husted, USERWARE, 4 FALCON LN E, FAIRPORT NY 14450-3312 USA. CIS 71540,3660. GEnie T.HUSTED. Voice 716 425-3463. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PUB CITY and New Alexandria are trademarks of UserWare. All rights reserved. ACCESS PUBLISHERS ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ACCESS PUBLISHERS of Littleton Colorado publishes mainstream and science fiction novels. Material submitted to them should be in ASCII text on IBM-PC compatible disks. They find that about twenty percent of the books they see meet their standards. ACCESS offers a sliding-scale royalty schedule starting at ten percent. The royalty is computed quarterly and the exact percentage depends upon how many disks are sold. After ACCESS accepts a manuscript, they add a reader program to place the material on the monitor. Computer requirements to run the books are: 256K of memory, a color or monochrome monitor, and a double-sided drive. Disk formats used are: 360K or 1.2Mb, 5.25" and 720K or 1.44Mb, 3.5" Complete writers guidelines are available: send an S.A.S.E. They also have an on-disk catalog. For additional information, contact: John Sanchi ACCESS PUBLISHERS 1078 East Otero Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80122 (303) 797-2821 ACCESS supports the following DOS formatted disks: A. 5.25" (360 Kilobyte) B. 5.25" (1.2 Megabyte) C. 3.5" (720 Kilobyte) D. 3.5" (1.44 Megabyte) Books available as of March 1991 are listed below. (Note that shipping and handling is $3.00 per order and Colorado sales tax is 3 %.) BARE BYTES MAGAZINE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ SEEKING CONTRIBUTORS │ └──────────────────────┘ Bare Bytes is a planned quarterly magazine from Web-Man Publications which will be made available in hypertext for the IBM compatible, ascii text for non-IBM computers, and in printed form for those without a computer. ┌───────────────────┐ │ Scope and Purpose │ └───────────────────┘ Our purpose is to promote the exchange of information among naturists/nudists through the use of electronic communications. The 'on-line' naturist/nudist is a growing number these days, particularly because of the decreasing costs of computers, modems, and FAX machines, and the increase of people accessing computer bulletin boards and on-line services. The potential for sharing information among naturists/nudists through electronic communications is great, yet surprisingly under-utilized due to the simple fact that information about clothing-optional activities on BBSs and on-line services is not readily available and is spread mostly by word of mouth. Bare Bytes is an attempt to bridge this gap between naturists and nudists who enjoy the art of communicating via the electronic forum. We will explore on-line services (such as GEnie, Delphi, CompuServe, and Prodigy), national amateur 'echo' networks (such as InterNet and Fido), and private bulletin board systems which carry message areas about the clothing-optional lifestyle. However, Bare Bytes will not be limited to discussions about electronic communications. We will report on clothing-optional activities and events of national associations, groups, SIGs, clubs, and resorts, as well as present newsletter articles submitted by nudist and naturist organizations. ┌─────────────┐ │ Submissions │ └─────────────┘ We are currently seeking items for publication along the subjects of clothing-optional living and electronic communications as described above. Articles should be in the form of an ASCII text file (one which can be viewed by using the DOS 'type' command). We can accept 5-1/4" (360K & 1.2M) or 3-1/2" (720K & 1.4M) disks. Paper submissions will also be accepted, but text file versions are preferred. Only original articles can be accepted; we cannot re-print articles from other sources (newspapers, magazines, on-line services) without written permission. ** Press releases by nude recreation organizations and on-line services are of particular interest; advertising space will be made available by special arrangement. Articles or query letters may be submitted: by US mail to; Web-Man Publications P.O. Box 60562 Sacramento, CA 95860 Phone: (916) 486-0756 (Voice) or by E-mail on the following services; GEnie: C.MILLER25 Delphi: WEBMAN Editor: Craig S. Miller, Author of The American Naturist Hypertext Guide NOK-NOK MAY BE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING. READ ON. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Do you have the itch to write ? Have you ever sent a manuscript to "The Slush Pile" in New York ? Have you ever waited weeks and weeks, hoping that your manuscript would be accepted ... only to have it rejected by some faceless nobody for reasons they didn't even bother to explain. {Form-letter rejection slips don't count.} If you have ever opened the tattered box containing your precious (rejected) manuscript, only to find it ruined with coffee-stains and smudged pizza sauce, then I know exactly how you feel. About five hundred years ago ... give or take a century or two, cowled monks labored in dimly lit monastic cells copying texts by hand. As they felt that their time was too precious to be wasted on just anything, it was the monks who decided what would be copied and what would not. Then a goldsmith named Gutenberg cast the first moveable type and, using an old wine press, invented the first printing machine. Now, hundreds of books could be printed in less time than a copyist could create a single chapter of a book. The Reading Revolution Had Begun ... or so we thought. It didn't quite work out that way, did it ? At one time, many book publishers would publish works that they *=KNEW=* would not be very lucrative, but it was quality literature. It was culture. It was something that the people needed to read. Not any more. Today, the unpublished author faces a bewildering merry-go-round that has caused many good writers to throw up their hands in disgust and quit. If you aren't represented by a Literary Agent, the average publisher won't even bother to read your manuscript ... and the average Literary Agent doesn't want to handle a writer until he or she HAS HAD SEVERAL BOOKS PUBLISHED. How about the old Advertising Scam ? Very few first-time authors will ever make the Best Seller List because most publishers make no real attempt to PUBLICIZE the works of a first-time author. If your name is Stephen King, W.E.B. Griffin or Tom Clancy, the publishers will spend millions of dollars to publicize your book. However, you may have noticed that you foolishly decided to be born someone other than a known, respected, Best-Selling Author. If there's anything to this reincarnation business, maybe you can do something about that minor oversight the next time 'round, but it's too late for this life. So, what's the answer ? How do you get to be a Published Writer if they won't read your stuff unless you have an agent and the agents won't represent you unless you are already a published writer ? {Ever watch a dog chase his own tail ?} Well, one alternative is for you to log on to the Disktop Publishers Assocatiation at 1-205-854-1660 and download ORPH122A.ZIP, ORPH122B.ZIP & ORPH122C.ZIP or DART1G.ZIP and become an Electronic Publisher and publish your own works. On the other hand, you might not want to bother with all of that. Maybe you just want to write your books and let it go at that. Another alternative is this. If your manuscript it in an IBM Compatible ASCII format, then why not submit your manuscript to BEACON HILL HOUSE, Publishers, for consideration ?!? Yes, the New York Big Time Publishers still employ their modern-day "monks" to read incoming scripts. However, the "bottom line" is C-A-$-H. It is no longer a matter of whether or not your novel is any good. It is a matter of whether or not they can make a $ubstantial Profit$ from publishing it. The "monks" are still deciding what the public gets to read and what gets buried beneath a mountain of rejection slips. At Beacon Hill House, I don't work that way. *=IF=* your book is good and *=IF=* it fits the parameters of the types of books we publish, *=THEN=* you've got a publisher. We'll help you to "massage" your text to make it the best of which you are capable. Where possible, we will add graphics illustrations to enhance the readability and marketability of your book. We will handle putting it in the most readable electronic publishing format, copying and distribution. Instead of any piddling 5% or 10%, we offer Top Royalties. We are interested in books and novels in the following categories: a. Science Fiction. b. Action-Adventure. c. Mysteries. d. How-to e. Photography and Photographic Albums of all types. (We use special Multi-Media display programs for these.) f. Children's and Family Oriented Books and short story collections. We are definitely *=NOT=* interested in: a. Pornography. b. Excessively descriptive erotica. We are also not interested in Poetry, political or economic philosophies (about which hardly anyone knows anything, anyway) or Religious works (about which there are too many self-styled "experts." Sorry, but there are just too many conflicting points of view to make that feasible.) If you are interested in submitting your manuscript for consideration, send a Query Letter first. (If you are unfamiliar with the format, go to any public library and ask for a copy of "The Writer's Digest" or "The Annual Writer's Market.") Manuscripts cannot be accepted without a prior Query Letter. (This is to save YOU postage and US time.) Send your Query Letter to BEACON HILL HOUSE, Publishers. CLARENCE S. WRIGHT, JR. ROUTE 3 BOX 1114 BANNER ELK NC 28604-1114 Phone: 1-704-898-6980 COMPUSERVE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ New Flash from CompuServe's IBMAPPS Forum .. Section/Library Change ────────────────────────────────────────── Section/library 14 has been opened as an Electronic Publishing and Hypertext file/discussion area. (CIM users look for Elec. Pub.) The library now contains files that were previous in the Word Processing library (for Hypertext related files) and the Misc. library (for electronic publications such as Z*Net PC, etc.). ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── If anyone has an epub or authoring tool to upload, but doesn't have access to a CIS (or GEnie) account, send your distribution disk to Digital Co-Op, 4 Falcon Ln E, Fairport NY 14450-3312, 716-425-3463 (voice), 71540,3660 (CIS), T.HUSTED (GEnie). and we will be glad to upload it as a free service. For those of you on CIS, don't forget that the CIS Shareware Registration program (GO SWREG) would allow people to register your pub and have it charged to their CIS account. CONNECTED EDITIONS ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Connected Editions weigh ounces rather than pounds, and can be read via your favorite mode of text display, or via paper printout in whatever fonts you have available on your printer. A Sampler of our books, including tables of contents, excerpts, and author bios, is available postpaid on disk format of your choice for $1.00 plus postage and handling. Connected Editions 92 Van Cortlandt Park South, #6F Bronx, NY 10463 PHONE: 212-549-6509 FAX (24 hours a day): 212-601-3403 CONNECTED EDITIONS ORDER FORM ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── BIRDHOUSE CATHEDRAL (Dubie) ...........................$4.95___ DEUCE OF A TIME (Levinson) ............................$8.95___ FELLOW TRAVELLERS (Lerch) .............................$8.95___ SECURITY (Lerch) ......................................$8.50___ SNAPSHOTS (Buck) ......................................$4.95___ VISUAL PLOUGH (Buck) ..................................$5.95___ THE AGE OF CHOICE (Cleveland) .......chronological....$14.95___ topical....$14.95___ DECISIONS: COMPUTERS AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS (Straus) ..$9.95___ ESSAYS ON CYBERSPACE AND EDUCATION (Levinson) ........$19.95___ THE LOOM AND THE KEYBOARD (Thomas) ....................$8.95___ ONLINES (Levinson) ....................................$9.95___ PROVOCATIONS (Roberts) (available Fall 1990) .........$19.95___ UNDERSTANDING IN-FLIGHT RADIATION (Barish) ............$9.95___ Disk format: $2.50 for 1st disk, $1.00 for each additional disk: 360K, 5.25" DOS ___ 720K, 3.5" DOS ___ 1.2MB, 5.25" DOS ___ 400K Mac ___ 800K Mac ___ 190K CP/M*___ 390K CP/M*____ *Please specify CP/M format ___________________ 1.44 MB, 3.5" DOS (additional $2.50 per disk) ___ Above prices are all postpaid, first class U.S. and Canada Mail. Please include additional $5.00 for international postage ___ CONNECT ED SAMPLER DISK (format: _________)............$1.00___ Total Disk & Postage____ Check enclosed for _____ Please charge my American Express or Optima Card: Card No. _______________________________Exp. Date_______________ Signature ______________________________________________________ (required for Credit Card orders) PRESS RELEASE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ron Albright Contact: Ron Albright Digital Publishing Association (formerly "Disktop") 1160 Huffman Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Voice: 205-853-8269 FAX: 205-853-8478 BBS: 205-854-1660 NEW ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TO PROMOTE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── BIRMINGHAM, AL: The "Digital Publisher's Association" ("DPA") is an association for parties of all levels who share interest in the dissimination of information in electronic ("computer readable") format. Those eligible for membership include authors, publishers, and consumers of on-disk publishing. "Electronic publishing," in its broadest sense, shall mean the authorship and production for general consumer access of any materials which are primarily read by computer and viewed on computer monitors. Electronic publishing - also synonymous with "paperless," "digital," and "on-disk" publishing - includes fiction and nonfiction works that are stored and distributed on disk or available by modem access on "bulletin board systems" ("BBSs"). Electronic publishing, in this sense, specifically does not include programs (which are sets of instructions used by a computer to perform other tasks) unless these programs are designed to facilitate the reading of written materials. Examples might include hypertext authoring programs or text viewers. The Association of Shareware Publishers and the Software Publishers Association address these genre very well, but do not make provisions for reading materials. Statement of Purpose ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The purpose of the DPA includes: 1. To promote, though improved public awareness, the benefits of electronic publishing. These benefits include availability - often on a 24 hour a day, on demand basis - of electronic publications, faster production time, cheaper cost, easier revision and updating, reduced consumption of natural resources, and - using appropriate reader software - enhanced presentation and readability. 2. To provide a forum for discussing the unique challenges of successfully publishing and marketing disk-based publications. Examples might include matching an author or publisher with the appropriate medium for a proposed project. Would hypertext be best? Plain ASCII? Multimedia? 3. A matching service will be organized to place authors - who may not be interested in complexities of marketing and publishing - with publishers who may be willing to assist in these commercial aspects. "Writers write and publishers publish" is an axiom that applies to electronic publishing as well as traditional formats. 4. To share resources for mass marketing electronic publications. Would you like to apply for membership in the Digital Publishing Association? [Y] - To answer a short set of questions for membership. [N] - No, I am not currently interested in joining the DPA. Enter choice? [Y] What is your company name (if any)? ? [ ] What is your mailing address? ? [ ] What is your city and state? ? [ ] What is your zip code? ? [ ] What is your daytime phone number with area code? ? [ ] Do you currently read online publications on BBSs or elsewhere? [Y] - I currently view computer-readable newsletters and text. [N] - I do not read computer-readable publications. Enter choice? [ ] Do you currently write for or publish online material? [Y] - I write and/or publish computer-readable text materials. [N] - No, I do not write or publish paperless materials. Enter choice? [ ] What publication? ? [ ] Would you like to be included on the DPA mailing list? ? [ ] Just for interest, how long have you used a computer? (Years) ? [ ] What computer type do you use? (DOS-based, Apple, Mac, etc.) ? [ ] ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING FORUM ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The purpose of the Electronic Publishing Forum is to provide a vehicle for the discussion of all topics related to electronic publishing and to assemble a database of information on the subject. It is intended to give writers, publishers, teachers, and others convenient access to this data. The Electronic Publishing Forum is a quarterly, on-disk publication devoted to the subject of electronic publishing using computer disks. It includes information on publications, publishers, and programs related to this subject. Information for writers, included writer's guidelines from publishers, is also included. Articles on related subjects are included. A database of electronic books "in print" is updated quarterly. An invitation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── Anyone interested in this subject is invited to contribute to the discussion and/or submit information. (Use IBM-PC compatible disks, [5.25", 360K] and ASCII files.) The Electronic Publishing Forum will be published quarterly. Although copies will be distributed as freeware (a fee will be charged for making the copy and for shipping), the files contained on the disk will be copyrighted by Serendipity Systems or by the files' authors. Commercial distribution of this disk will not be allowed, except that it can be distributed by shareware vendors provided that fees in excess of $5.00 not be charged. (This disk costs $4.00 postpaid from Serendipity Systems.) John Galuszka Electronic Publishing Forum SERENDIPITY SYSTEMS PO Box 140 San Simeon CA 93452 THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING NETWORK ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The Electronic Publishing Network, EPubNet, has been founded to support electronic publishing in two major ways: - Message echoes related to various aspects of electronic publishing - File distribution system for publications and related files FILE DISTRIBUTION ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── We current sponsor a distribution system for publications and authoring/reader programs. This allows publishers and authors to have their material distributed widely by uploading to a single BBS, and will allow member sysops to gather a sizeable collection of publication files for their users. THE NET ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EPubNet uses regular FidoNet node numbers (arrangements can be made for non-Fidonet nodes). We are open to gating to systems that use non-Fido compatible technology. EPubNet is a non-profit organization - there are no dues or fees. WHERE TO CALL ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Here are some participating boards. Storyboard is the net's headquarters. Board ST Sysop Telephone ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Linn (Paris, France) Franck Arnaud 33 149650542 The Afterlife (DC) Todd Jacobs 202 723-7187 Bear's Den (FL) Michael Moore 407 678-2327 Puffin's Nest BBS (MD) Dave Bealer 410 437-3463 Writers Biz (MO) Rick Arnold 314 774-5327 Wittenburg Door (MO) Steve Rowley 417 862-9759 Paula's House of Mail (NM) Jake Hargrove 505 865-8385 Tommorrow's Beacon (NM) Jake Hargrove 505 865-4082 CD_ROM Basement (OH) Tom Martin 614 855-3284 STORYBOARD --NET HQ-- (OH) Kief Morris 513 767 7896 TypeCast (ON) Steven Bonisteel 613 545-9148 PC Cubed (v32bis) (NY) Paul Cassarino 716 723-8405 PC Cubed (HST) (NY) Paul Cassarino 716 723-8489 CyberDrome (PA) Mike Taylor 215 923-8026 EPUB SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE Dec'92 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Every month, the Epub Subscription Service (eSub) packs the hottest new electronic publishing shareware onto a pair of high-density 1.44mb disks. Uncompressed, each eSub installment brings you more than four megabytes of choice Epub shareware. Couple this with our low $24 quarterly subscription fee, and your cost is less than $2 a megabyte. Satisfaction guaranteed! Don't Delay -- Try eSub Today! YES! Send me a free eSub sampler disk. I understand that I am under no obligation to subscribe. If, after reviewing the sample disk, I choose not to subscribe, I will simply write "CANCEL" on the invoice, and keep the sample disk as a free gift. Reply to: CIS 71540,3660 PC3 BBS (NY) 716 728-8405, private msg to TED HUSTED DPA BBS (GA) 205 854-1660, private msg to TED HUSTED or phone: 716 425-3463, ask for an eSub sampler (leave your address and preferred disk size). or gmail: ESUB SAMPLER, 4 FALCON LN E, FAIRPORT NY 14450-3312 USA. FLOPPYBACK PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ FPI'S PRODUCTS & SERVICES Floppyback Publishing International Inc. is an electronic publisher, emphasizing publication on diskette. We have the following sections in our company; - Floppybacks ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── Please contact us for our latest catalog of floppyback samplers. Floppyback Publishing International Inc. is an electronic publisher, emphasizing publication on diskette. We have the following sections in our company; - Consulting Services-(Publishers) ────────────────────────────── FPI Inc. provides consulting and services to any publisher wishing to get involved with electronic publishing, with books that are either in the current catalog, are out of print or are currently commercially unviable. Please contact us for details. - Consulting Services-(Authors) ───────────────────────────────── FPI Inc. gladly advises authors on how to enter the electronic publishing marketplace - our company was started by a writer. Please contact us for details. How to Contact FPI By Mail: FPI Inc. PO Box 2084 Hoboken NJ 07030 By Phone: (201) 963 3012 Eastern Standard Time 9-5 GENIE LAMP ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Welcome to... |"""| |"""| |"""""""""""""""""""""""| | | | ||"""""| | Your | | T ||"""""|| L || R | | Computing RT | | H || || A || O | | Resource! | | E || G || M || U | | ~ | | || E || P || N | | GEnieLamp Magazine | | || n || || D | | Electronic Publishing | | || i || || T | | Ed_NET | | || e || || A | | Bookettes! | | || || || B | | Online Magazines | | || || || L | | ~ | | || || || E | | Home Of The | | || || || | | Disktop Publishing | | || || || | | Association! | |"""||"""""||"""||"""""| |"""""""""""""""""""""""| |B33||B34.4||B35|| B64 | | C65.4132 | |===||=====||===||=====| |=======================| Your RT Hosts: John Peters [GENIELAMP] & Jim Flanagan [JFLANAGAN] ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING COMES TO GEnie! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" You are invited to get in on the newest computer sensation, electronic publishing! Waiting for you in the library is a large selection of short stories, how-to & information bookettes, newsletters, magazines and even electronic comics (with more Bookettes being added every day!). --> CHECK IT OUT! <-- DISKTOP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The GEnieLamp RoundTable is proud to be called home for the nationally recognized Disktop Publishing Association. Drop by the DPA CATegory, #6 and say hi to Ron Albright [RALBRIGHT] and the DPA gang and be sure to check out all the fantastic bookettes the DPA members are uploading. GREEN TOWER PUBLISHING ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Available now from Green Tower Publishing: "Something's Got To Give: A New Paradigm For The Common Good" by Jeffrey H. Epstein Published October, 1992 In this wide-ranging study, Epstein explores the root causes behind many of society's ills, and argues that they stem from essentially the same human impulses. He maintains that human behavior and societal institutions can be managed for the common good, provided people see the benefits of doing so. Epstein calls for individuals to take personal responsibility for the world they live in, and build new mores, relationships, and priorities that reflect the best interests of society as a whole. Available on disk (IBM, double density, 5.25 inch or 3.50 inch.) Approximately 40,000 words. $10.00 Please make check or money order (no cash) out to Jeffrey H. Epstein. Mail to: Jeffrey H. Epstein, Green Tower Publishing, 6647 Tower Drive, Alexandria, VA 22306-6627. Please specify disk size. ╖ ╓ ╖ ╥─╥─╥ ╓── ╓─── ╓──╖ ╟─╢ ╥ ╓─╖ ╟─╖ ║ ╨ ║ ╟─ ╙──╖ ╟──╢ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ ╜ ╙ ╨ ╙─╢ ╜ ╙ ╜ ╙ ╙── ───╜ ╜ ╙ █ █ ─╜ P U B L I S H I N G █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ 13 Osage Drive ▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄ Los Lunas, NM 87031 █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█╕ ╒███████ ▀ ▀ └─┘ ▀ ▀ BBS (1-505-865-8385) ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ PLANNED PUBLICATIONS High Mesa Publishing will over the next few years publish mainly the works of Jake Hargrove the writer and publisher of CIMN(sm). We are accepting materials from new or unpublished writers, in addition to other writers. We will mainly focus on science fiction, but material of any kind may be submitted. If we like the works we will report to the writer within a two week period after receipt. Unsolicited manuscripts must be submitted on IBM compatable diskette with a maximum of 360,000 bytes. All files must be ASCII, authors will share, in the profit from diskette sales, and may sell the diskette for their own profit. N.L. (Jake) Hargrove High Mesa Publishing Publisher/Editor/Programmer ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ INFOMARKET EXPRESS: Making Virtual Publishing a Reality. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ What is InfoMarket Express? ───────────────────────────────────── InfoMarket Express is an electronic marketplace where anyone who possesses knowledge on any subject may offer it for sale, and anyone who is interested may buy it. Like traditional online databases and bulletin board systems, InfoMarket Express can be accessed by anyone with a computer, a telephone line, and a modem. However, unlike many of these online services, access to InfoMarket Express is free. Callers are permitted to browse without connect charges or subscription fees through the subject areas contained on the system, read abstracts that describe the information "packets" or files that are for sale, and then to make purchases. Buying is simple. Using American Express, MasterCard, or Visa, callers may purchase information from the system. Credit card purchases are quickly processed and authorized online, and callers are then permitted to download the information they have selected. How does InfoMarket Express work? ─────────────────────────────── Information offered for sale through InfoMarket Express can be on virtually any subject imaginable. The only stipulations are that the information must be original and legal. Material cannot be copied from existing works where others own the copyright. Files may consist of text, computer programs, spreadsheet applications, etc. Examples of these files might include articles, newsletters, reports, and studies. Some initial subject areas are: engineering, education and training, writing and editing, environmental, chemistry, energy, insurance, legal, facility management, and electronic publishing. InfoMarket Express offers users a mechanism for making print materials available in an electronic format online. Callers from anywhere in the world interested in purchasing materials placed on the system could call up the system, buy the material using credit cards, and immediately receive it by modem. Besides the advantage of immediacy, this method of distributing documents would help reduce the costs of producing and shipping large quantities of printed matter. In addition, back issues of journals, books and newsletters would always be available and never out of stock or print. Providers (i.e. the author) would determine the selling price for each of their documents and would receive 55% of this price each time the material is purchased. InfoMarket Express also has a requests section that allows callers to ask that new information categories be added to the system. This will allow the system to grow and expand in response to user needs. We also have an EPUBTOOL section that contains programs that assist authors in creating electronic documents. Here's the best part .. ───────────────────────────────────────── You can actually make money through InfoMarket by becoming an information provider and offering your own files for sale, potentially to millions of buyers who may use the system worldwide. Each time a caller purchases your information, you earn 55% of the price you placed on the item. You may call up InfoMarket Express at any time to check on how well your information is selling. You may change the selling price for your files at your discretion, to increase your profits. You may also remove your files or add as many as you like. There is no payment required to place files on InfoMarket Express. Your only investment is the time you take to create your files. Want to know more about InfoMarket Express? ───────────────────── InfoMarket Express is now up and running and is available 24 hours per day. We are in the process of "stocking the shelves" and attracting new users. Please feel free to test the system out, by phoning (908) 879-7209 data, 14.4k v32bis. MACK THE MOUSE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ PRESS RELEASE 11-1-92 ONLINE PUBLISHING - Member Disktop Publishing Association FOR INFO E-MAIL: GEnie - D.LOKKE Prodigy - HTDN70A VOICE: 9-5 Weekdays - 214-424-5167 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Mack the Mouse reaches a new electronic market! With the release of 20 new Mack the Mouse Telecomic Strips in ANSI format, the weekly Mack the Mouse is now available to BBS SYSOPS and electronic periodicals for online display. Mack the Mouse utilized a concept from the past, the syndicated comic strip, and merged it with technology for the future. Mack the Mouse is a Telecomic Strip. The single panel format was selected to maximize usability for BBS's. The telecomic strip takes a satirical look at politics and issues from all view points. Mack's opinionated comments generally point to the inconsistancies in political logic. Published by Online Publishing, Don Lokke's Mack the Mouse can be found as released in the ILINK, RIME, INTELEC, and City2City networked ANSI Art conferences and on GEnie in the GenieLamp Area. BBS's interested in carrying MACK are welcome to do so but are requested to notify the author by E-mail or U.S. Mail. Other telepublishing projects in production include "Talking Head", "Reggie the Rattler" and "Yellow Bird" other telecomic strips. Mailing Address: Online Publishing 3001 Princess Lane Plano, Texas 75075 PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS PO Box 780726, San Antonio TX 78278 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ GUIDELINES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS is accepting unsolicited manuscripts in disk form. All submissions MUST be in pure ASCII form on disks readable by IBM PC-compatible computers. Either 3.5" or 5.25", DS/DD or DS/HD, disks are acceptable. We are seeking quality manuscripts in both fiction of all genres and nonfiction. Only textual material will be accepted at this time. We do not accept pornographic or gay-oriented manuscripts. PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS will publish only first quality books. Nonfiction material must be accurate and well-presented. Fiction must be well-written with emphasis on well-rounded characters, believable motivation, and authentic backgrounds. Trite and overdone themes should be avoided unless there is something very new in the way they are handled. Submissions must be free of misspellings and grammatical errors. Use your spelling checker, but do not rely on it. Many misspellings result in the formation other words which are not detected as misspellings by spelling checker programs, so visually proof-read your work, as well. We will make a few minor corrections of spelling and grammatical errors without charge. However, if a manuscript is rife with such errors, we charge $50/hour for cleaning up otherwise acceptable works. Our editing fees are taken from the first royalties. If you do not want us to edit your manuscript, tell us in your cover letter and we will evaluate it for publication "as is." Such constraint may, however, cause us to reject an otherwise acceptable piece of work. The cover letter must contain a certification that the book (name first preferred title) was written by [author(s) name(s)] and signed by the author(s) or authorized representative. It may contain, in addition, any information the author(s) wish to convey or any constraints they wish to place on PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS. If the constraints are unacceptable to PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS, the submission will be rejected or an offer may be made to remove or change them. If submitted by an agent, all negotiations will be completed through the agent. A standard contract will be offered for all accepted submissions. Royalties vary from 15% to 25%, based upon volume of sales, and are paid quarterly. No advance. We try to reply on manuscript submissions within 60 days. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION ────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Books must be submitted on IBM PC-compatible computer disks (3.5" or 5.25", DS/DD or DS/HD) by their authors or authorized representatives. 2. All text must be in standard ASCII format. (See your word processing program manual for instructions for writing files in ASCII format.) Text must be single spaced and double spaced between paragraphs. Set your line length to 65 characters. 3. Each chapter must be a separate file with sequential order clearly indicated. 4. Each submission must include a title file containing at least three suggested titles, the author's real name, and address, pen name (if appropriate), and year the book was completed or copyrighted (specify which), and how the author wishes the copyright line to read. 5. One of the most important items of the submission is a blurb file containing a catchy blurb (similar to the back cover blurbs of paperbacks) about the situation or problem faced by the protagonist. The blurb is a catalog sales pitch and cannot exceed 100 words. Make it short and powerful. 6. All submissions must be accompanied by a Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope (6"x9") or sufficient postage to cover mailing and the cost of a disk mailer. Manuscripts not accompanied by an SASE will be discarded. We are not responsible for the loss of materIals or the return of your manuscript if you have not included proper return postage. INTERACTIVE BOOKS ─────────────────────────────────────────────── For interactive books, all of the above instructions apply. In addition, a tree diagram identifying each file and showing the decision points and links to the following text must be included. The interactive structure may be as complex as the author desires, so long as it does not take the reader back through a block of text already read. (In some instances of time travel stories, such repetition of text may be justified. However, there must be a way for the reader to get out of the loop and finish the story and it must be clearly indicated.) PECAN VALLEY ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CrossTimbers Digital Press is proud to announce the creation of a Shareware disk vending operation, to be known as: PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY is a speciality catalog, devoted (almost) exclusively to the Electronic Publishing marketplace. The PVEL will be advertised (as growth and finances permit) in ways and places not usually associated with traditional disk vendors. Finally, the PVEL will be more than just a list of programs and books. Product reviews, interviews, noteworthy news, and free for the asking advertising for Electronic Publishers and Bulletin Board Systems will all find their way into the PVEL from time to time. In short, the PVEL is intended to support and promote the entire grass-roots E-Pub industry. The PVEL hypertext catalog is currently "under construction" and open to new submissions. Target release date is February 15, 1993. Authors, programmers, editors, publishers (and anybody else) are encouraged to have their submissions in by the end of January. If you can't make that date, don't worry. Formal updates of the PVEL will be issued quarterly. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. We can handle any IBM compatible disk format, but 360K - 5 1/4" is the preferred format. 2. Submit your work exactly as you want it distributed. PVEL reserves the right to add installation programming to the disks as deemed desireable or necessary, other than that we have no interest in violating the integrity of the disks. 3. Reader software specifically required for your product must also be included. Submit on separate disk if appropriate. 4. Our considered opinion is that nobody can sell your product better than you can. A terse BBS-style description is better than nothing, but this is your chance to generate a shameless plug for your product. Conditions: pure, straight, unadorned ASCII text, no more than one 80 x 23 screenful, in a separate file. While we are on the subject of shameless plugs, your biography would be a nice touch. Same conditions. 5. File compression. Many of the products offered through this catalog will be compressed to fit on floppy disks. There are several good compression utilities available, and we can handle most of them, but be advised that heavy preference is awarded to the PKZIP program. 6. Complementary copies of the catalog will be provided to those who submit, with the understanding that you are free to spread copies far and wide. 7. Current topics covered in the catalog will be: a. Hypertext Authoring Systems b. Writers Tools c. Publishing Tools d. Published Material (books, magazines, tutorials, etc...) e. Sources and resources (E-Pub companies, support BBSs) If we missed something you think is important, or you have something from off-the-beaten-path, don't hesitate to let us know. 8. Send submissions to: PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY 1110 N. Lillian Stephenville, TX. 76401 BBS 817 968-5883 THE PREMISES OF PROJECT GUTENBERG (founded in 1971) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Project Gutenberg is one of the simplest things in the history of humanity. It is as simple as the lever, the wheel, and much simpler than the invention of languages, writing, agriculture, mathematics, etc. Without the vast improvements in computers, electronic access, etc., we should not have uncluttered access to Public Domain information. As nearly everyone who does any new thing says: "I have stood on the shoulders of the persons who came before." 1. The basic premise of Project Gutenberg is to encourage the creation and distribution of electronic texts. 2. 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RUNE'S RAG ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ANNOUNCING: RUNE'S RAG -- an Electronic Magazine This electronic magazine (no paper save a tree) shall be RUNES'S RAG, literary journal, published monthly. The premier issue will come packaged with a small freeware text reader, so that you may view the publication on your computer. Pure ASCII is the only accepted format, so that it will work on as many types of systems as possible. Guidelines: RUNE'S RAG, ARNOLD'S PLUTONOMIE$, LTD., Box 472, Waynesville, MO 65583-0472. Editor, Evelyn Horine. Managing Editor, Rick Arnold. 100% freelance written. A monthly international electronic magazine (provide your own tree), publishing the best in poetry, fiction, non- fiction, humor, satire, interviews, religion, book reviews, mystery, drama, fantasy, suspense, western, short historical, science fiction, SCI-FI, romance, horror, person's rights, mainstream, ethnic, topical issues, essays, tasteful erotica, op-ed, film reviews, business, economics, computers (relating to increased productivity and writing), and humor noire. Byline given and bio, space permitting. Publishes within 3 months of acceptance. Reports in 4 weeks on queries. Takes first North American serial rights. Pays 90 years from publication. Pays $1.00 per article. Length: 1-20,000 (lager works serialized). TIPS: Send your ms(s) by modem PREFERRED: 1-314-774-5327 (300-14,400b 8-n-1) Fax: TBA. Disk media second preference: 360, 1.2m, 1.4m. Zip, Arj, Lha, Arc or Text formats, prefer PURE ASCII text format on disk media. LEAST Preferred medium: printed (under 900 wds maybe). Layout: Standard submission format, 10R, 10L margin, ragged right. Pure ASCII only. Rights: Copyright of each separate contributing article is held apart from the collective work as a whole, and vests initially to the author of the contributed article. The copyright holder of the collective work acquires the right of reproducing and distributing the contributed article, as part of the collective work, any revision of that collective work, and any collective work in the same series. So dig out those moldy oldies, dust them off and submit. The worst thing that can happen is -- you could receive one more, but, highly personalized rejection message. This electronic magazine will attempt to remain a vehicle for new authors to demonstrate their works to their most valued critic -- the reader. RUNE'S RAG will be freeware to the end user -- the reader -- and if warranted, a semi-annual or annual may be produced in hardcopy form. The hardcopy issue will be marketed for sale and the proceeds will go towards supporting the continuation of publication and payment to authors. I hope to obtain grant monies, as well as solicit from patrons of the arts, so we may be able to pay contributors by the 4th or 5th issue. RUNE'S RAG will be released into the FILEBONE upon publication and always archived at WRITERS BIZ BBS 1-314-774-5327. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ PUBLISHERS ANNOUCE PARTNERSHIP FIRST IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING In an industry first, Rutgers University Press and electronic publisher Floppyback Publishing International (FPI) have announced that they have begun copublishing books on floppy disk for IBM and compatible computers. Beginning with six titles from the Rutgers list, the publishers expect the collaboration to demonstrate concretely the market value for books in what Paul Peacock, President of FPI, calls "Floppyback Editions". Kenneth Arnold, Director of Rutgers University Press, said that Peacock had contacted him when both of them appeared in separate Publishers Weekly articles on electronic publishing. "Rutgers have been looking for the right partner to begin experimenting with books in electronic format," Arnold said, "and Paul seems to have come up with a workable system." Floppybacks were developed by Peacock in 1990. Books published under this partnership come with an embedded software program, Dart, developed by UserWare. Users have only to turn on their IBM compatible computers (only 200K memory is necessary) and type "GO" at the A>. The program runs the text. The program contains extensive search capabilities. Multiple passages can be displayed simultaneously on the screen. Footnotes and other "backmatter" can be accessed immediately. Passages can be marked for later consultation. Content cannot be changed, and the text appears on screen in a simple "typewriter" font. The revolutionary collaborations between Rutgers and FPI will provide an opportunity to explore issues of copyright and licensing that vex publishers entering the electronic environment. In addition to the first six titles to be produced in Floppyback Editions, the two companies are exploring ways of publishing together via the Internet. "The future of monograph publishing certainly belongs to electronic systems," Arnold said. "Paul has shown us that books of more general interest may also benefit from electronic availability. The investment for both of us is relatively small. The return is potentially tremendous." A sampler disk containing extracts from six books and the Dart program is available free of charge. Those wishing to obtain a copy should send $5.00 (to cover shipping and handling) to Steve Maikowski, Assistant Director for Marketing and Sales, Rutgers University Press, 109 Church Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901. Inquiries for additional information should be directed to Tracey George, Rutgers University Press, at 908-932-7762, or to Paul F. Peacock, FPI Inc, at 201-963-3012. PRESS RELEASE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ron Albright Contact: Ron Albright Digital Publishing Association 1160 Huffman Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Voice: 205-853-8269 FAX: 205-853-8478 BBS: 205-854-1660 DPA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF FIRST ANNUAL "DIGITAL QUILL" AWARDS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Birmingham, Alabama: The Digital Publishing Association has announced the winners of the First Annual Digital Publishing "Digital Quill" Awards for Excellence in electronic publishing. Over fifty entries were received for the various categories with the "Short Story" category, alone, having twenty works. Judging was done on a "100 points possible" scoring system. There were 12 judges, selected from the DPA membership. Selection of judges was based on the members' qualifications and writing expertise. The individual categories and winners are: Regular Computer/Technical Publication - a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly publication that has been in publication for 6 months or more relating to computers or technology. WINNER: "Files and Stuff" newsletter; Henry Barfoot and Lupe Tingle, Editors. Regular Literary Publication - a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly publication that has been in publication for 6 months or more relating to literature, fiction, and/or poetry. WINNER: "Ruby's Pearls," Del Freeman, Editor. Fiction Book - an original (eliminating reprints of the "classics" in digital format) electronically published novel. Length: 50,000 words, minimum. WINNER: "Tavern," Anastasia Smith; Publisher, UserWare. Short Story - a single original story appearing either alone or as part of an anthology or magazine and published in digital format. This category shall exclude reprints of stories originally published in a paper publication. Length: 1000 words, minimum. WINNER: "The Wolfbard Curse," C.G. Burner. Publishing software - a software program (Shareware or traditionally marketed) designed for publishing text and/or graphics and facilitating their distribution and viewing. Nominations will be accepted from users as well as original authors. WINNER: "DART," Ted Husted, UserWare. PRESS RELEASE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ron Albright Contact: Ron Albright Disktop Publishing Association 1160 Huffman Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Voice: 205-853-8269 FAX: 205-853-8478 BBS: 205-854-1660 DISKTOP PUBLISHER FPI SCOOPS HARDCOVER EDITION ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Hoboken, NJ (USA) July 22, 1992: The signal that electronic publishing has, indeed, arrived comes from Floppyback Publishing International (FPI). The small New Jersey publisher has released information about how the company's imminent release of the novel "The Angel of Death" caused the books paper publisher to change the entire schedule and the size of the initial printing run. The story goes like this. Author Bruce Gilkin and FPI's Paul Peacock struck a deal to publish the book on disk (using UserWare's DART interface) and carried through an active publicity campaign for the book's on-disk release. Copies of the novel-on-disk were sent throughout the publishing industry. FPI's campaign for the book, which deals with Vietnam veteran Bruce Gilkin's experiences with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, was so effective it brought endorsements from Rolling Thunder, Pointman Ministries, the Philadelphia Veteran's Center, and other large veteran's groups. Due to growing publicity surrounding the book and the endorsement of the book by a growing number of veteran's organizations, the book publisher for "Angel" pushed up the numbers for the initial press run to 100,000, a number almost unheard of for a novel of this type. Even more significantly, the book publisher pushed the publication date ahead from one year to just three months. FPI President Paul Peacock commented on the implications of this development by noting "There are three significant points here. The first is that the hardcover publisher brought forward the publication schedule once they had seen the publicity generated by the diskette. This can only be good news for authors and publishers. The second point is that the book is still coming out first in floppyback. I think it's the first time that a book that's due to come out in hardcover has come out in floppyback. This demonstrates the maturity of the electronic media market. The third is that the floppyback is priced at $15 and is $10 less than the price of the hardcover, but Bruce is not losing out in any way." Peacock notes that since the cost of producing a book on disk is so much less than a paper version, the lower price still allows for a significant profit for both author and publisher. FPI Inc. is a creator and distributor of floppybacks. Its motto is "Liberation!" and its mission, according to Peacock, is to provide authors a means of getting their work into the marketplace directly. "I am an author myself," he says, "and that's really why I started the business. Floppyback publishing can be a great way for authors to go." The floppyback can be ordered directly for $15 in IBM compatible format by calling FPI order fulfillment at 1-800-526-9153. All major credit cards are accepted. FPI can be reached at P.O. Box 2084, Hoboken, NJ 07030 or at 201-963-3012. FPI Inc. is a member of the Disktop Publishing Association, the trade organization for electronic publishers. PRESS RELEASE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ron Albright Contact: Ron Albright Disktop Publishing Association 1160 Huffman Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Voice: 205-853-8269 FAX: 205-853-8478 BBS: 205-854-1660 LARRY BLASKO'S 'ABCs OF COMPUTING' RELEASED ON-DISK ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Birmingham, AL (USA) September 21,1992: Syndicated Associated Press computer columnist Larry Blasko has teamed with the Disktop Publishing Association (DPA) in releasing a disk-based version of Blasko's popular "ABCs of Computing - A Plain-English Guide." Blasko, who has written his column - called "Compubug" - on computer technology for eight years, first released his "ABCs" in 1989. The author, currently Director of Administrative Services for the Associated Press, has updated the book annually and it is now in its fourth edition. Written for the first-time computer buyers and existing owners thinking about upgrading their computer, the "ABCs" includes chapters on "What's a Home Computer, and why should I care?," "Do I need a home computer?," "What kind of computer do I want?," and "What computers fill those needs?." The book includes an extensive glossary of computer terminology. "ABCs" runs 170 pages in the printed edition. With the release of the book on-disk, the material is presented in a new, exciting way. Utilizing "hypertext," "ABCs" becomes interactive - with the reader directing what they read and where they go within the book. Blasko says "Hypertext is a way of organizing information so that you can jump from any point to any other logical point. If, for example, you are reading a sentence that talks about RAM and you don't understand the term, a keystroke or mouse click will flip you into the glossary for a definition of RAM. Then you can hop back to where you were in the sentence. Hypertext allows a reader to go anywhere they please whenever they please. Unsettling, but nifty when you try it." Ron Albright, founder of the DPA and a consultant on hypertext authoring and electronic publishing, designed the hypertext version of the book. He used "HyperWriter" from Ntergaid, an IBM- compatible authoring package, to format the text into workable nodes and links. Albright commented that "ABCs comes alive for the reader using hypertext. If there is a concept they don't understand, readers can follow the text to the definition of the term and back with a keypress or mouse-click. Then, they can follow their own interests through the document and are not controlled by the author's ideas of what they should read next. With hypertext, the reader is really the author of their own custom document." CompuBug's book, "ABCs of Computing, a Plain-English Guide," is available in print from CompuBug, PO BOX 626, Summit, NJ 07901 for $10.00 ($7 for active-duty US Armed Forces). The on-disk hypertext version is available at the same prices from the DPA, 1160 Huffman Rd., Birmingham, AL 35215. Customers should specify disk size and monitor. Questions and comments are welcome at either address. Contact: Larry Blasko, Associated Press, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10020-1666; 212-621-7937 or Ron Albright, Disktop Publishing Association; 205-853-8269. Scott Johnson, Ntergaid: 203-380-1284. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════