Steampunk Tales #1, Pulp Fiction eZine For The iPhone

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Steampunk Tales #1

Steampulp Publishing LLC has released the world’s first electronic pulp fiction magazine created exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch! Emulating the style of the pulp adventure magazines of the 1920s and ’30s, Steampunk Tales contains first-run, original fiction written by an A+ list of award-winning authors. Issue #1 contains 10 stories, each running between 4,300 to 11,000 words, for the unbelievable price of only $1.99. Authors contributing to issue #1 include Jay Lake, Catherynne M. Valente, SatyrPhil Brucato and G.D. Falksen. The cover art was painted by popular artist Melita “missmonster” Curphy.

apple-app-steampunk-tales-1-indexFeatures:

  • 10 pieces of exciting steampunk pulp fiction for the unbelievable price of $1.99
  • Featuring a true A+ lineup of award winning authors.
  • Stories run 4,500 – 11,000 words each! (totaling over 600 screen pages using the default font and font size)
  • The Steampunk Tales Reader features unique retro-futuristic Victorian styling never before seen in an eBook reader!

“We stand at the beginning of a revolution in the distribution of print,” says John Sondericker III, Steampulp Publishing’s founder. “The combination of low distribution costs and the potential for high-volume sales allows us to provide this product at an astounding value for the consumer. The timing is perfect to re-introduce the world to the ‘Penny Dreadfuls’, and the iPhone is a platform that can truly do them justice.”

Check out the official website SteampunkTales.com

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Bane posted this on Jun.09, 2009 in the News section.
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