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A quick note: Due to LJ's continued slight wonkiness, I am posting this to both LJ and Dreamwidth. Feel free to respond for signed copies in either place; I'll figure out the order as I go.

Dr. King's Lucky Book is now available for purchase!

Dr. King's Lucky Book is an assemblage of text and images drawn from diverse sources, including ad ephemera and medieval illumination. Modeled after the advertising almanacs of the early 20th century, it slowly slides from a harmless volume of charms and snake-oil sales pitches into a dark and impenetrable handbook of the macabre.

If you'd like to read more about the process of creating this book, there is a post up about it here.

You can purchase Dr. King's Lucky Book here from Lulu.com; if you want a signed copy, please read the cut-tag about Signed Copies before you buy.

Dr. King's Lucky Book is available currently for $9.99, and the price will rise to $12.99 in October. It is also available for free as a PDF download. I'm in negotiations now to produce an ebook; unlike the ebook for Nameless it will not be free, but should be fairly low-cost. I'll have more information about this in a couple of weeks.

If you would like a copy of the book from Lulu but are overseas and finding postage prohibitive (it has gotten better!), please leave a comment on this post so people can contact you about combined shipments or workarounds. Likewise, if you are willing to combine postage to lend a friend a hand, please check the comments!

If you are interested in a signed copy, please do not purchase a book! Peep behind the cut for instructions.

Signed Copies

Signed copies are available for $30 each on a first-come, first-served basis. If you know that you definitely want to purchase a signed copy, please comment on this post. Here is what I need from you:

-- That you want a signed copy
-- A reliable contact email address
-- Whether you are located in the US (this helps me anticipate shipping costs; it does not affect where you are on the list)

The $30 for the book is inclusive -- it covers the cost of the book plus shipping and handling, and all overage goes to charity. The charity I've chosen to support this time is 826, a nonprofit tutoring, writing, and publishing organization for children ages six through eighteen, with locations in eight cities across the USA. You may know them as the sponsors of the Time Travel Mart and other useful stores around the country.

Publicity and Reviews:

I am more than happy for you to publicise this book on your own journal if you want! You are of course welcome to do your own writeup, with your own opinion; reviews of all kinds are always welcome, and I'd love to have a link if you want to share one. If you'd like to copy and paste a promo, you can use the text here:

Sam/

copperbadge has just published Dr. King's Lucky Book, an art collage book drawn from historic ephemera sources, including old advertisements and medieval illumination. Modeled after the advertising almanacs of the early 20th century, it slowly slides from a harmless book of charms and snake-oil sales pitches into a dark and impenetrable handbook of the macabre.

You can check out more about Dr. King's Lucky Book at his blog post or buy Dr. King's Lucky Book from Lulu.com.

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I will also be posting a link shortly on Google Plus (find me at Sam Starbuck) and Twitter (@ouija_sam), if you want to reshare that link.

A Final Note

Thank you for supporting your local independent author! I hope you enjoy the book. And if you're not buying, thank you for putting up with this post!

Also, I'd like to briefly remind people that Lulu bundles postage. If you're picking up a copy of Dr. King's Lucky Book and don't yet have a copy of Charitable Getting or Nameless, now's the perfect time to save on shipping. And if you're looking for "Welcome to college" gifts for college freshmen, you could do worse than Other People Can Smell You, my guide to surviving a university education.

You can find all of my books for sale at my Lulu Storefront.