tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:53:59 +0000Publishing the unique and interesting, emphasizing cryptozoology, natural history, and speculative fiction.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)Blogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-7684724467289697820Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:48:00 +00002010-03-24T17:53:59.399-04:00technologypublishingAs Google is removing their FTP service, I will be unable to continue my site blogs for a while. First to go is this one. (Prior posts should remain on the site, I just won't be adding any further ones.)Instead, if you want to keep up with further developments, new titles, etc., sign up at the Coachwhip Publications Facebook page. I'll try to keep that reasonably active.(Right now, you may not http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/03/further-posting-at-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-4778276257627908486Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:12:00 +00002010-03-11T01:15:49.948-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer... Single volume with two full collections of this "detective" -- The Old Man in the Corner, and The Case of Miss Elliott. Also includes the story, "The Glasgow Mystery," which was left out of the former collection (originally published as in 13 stories in Royal Magazine).http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/03/baroness-orczys-old-man-in-corner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-8324498801748699153Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:07:00 +00002010-03-11T01:09:39.343-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer... Collection of the 22 Uncle Abner short stories by Melville Davisson Post. Classic American detective fiction.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/03/uncle-abner-mysteries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-4545094395144119877Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:44:00 +00002010-02-26T01:46:24.691-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer... Finally got around to this one. The earliest Father Brown mystery collections, the only ones in the public domain in the US.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/early-father-brown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-1638168172681608925Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:42:00 +00002010-02-26T01:44:42.062-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer... Another classic Sherlockian-style detective, this one is a Canadian tracker. Great stories.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/november-joe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-5065032358040445459Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:40:00 +00002010-02-26T01:42:38.832-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer... Classic criminal rogue fiction, same category as Raffles.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/african-millionaire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-5469840611444897342Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +00002010-02-16T14:02:48.938-05:00technologypublishingJust got my first sale of a title through an Espresso Book Machine, from somewhere here in the US. Now if the overseas distribution would finally get started, it would open up markets in Australia and elsewhere.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/espresso-book-machine-works.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-1560090428478949550Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:45:00 +00002010-02-08T23:48:24.727-05:00birdscoverreprintbookSent to the printer... Foreign Finches in Captivity (1899 reprint) with 60 full-color plates.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/foreign-finches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-8432305114385347561Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +00002010-02-02T22:02:16.859-05:00cryptozoologycoverbookSent to the printer...http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/02/mokele-mbembe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-2924403780557882159Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:53:00 +00002010-01-19T15:54:54.915-05:00cryptozoologyfictioncoverbookThe latest (and last for now) collection of classic short stories with cryptozoological themes. Sent to the printer.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/01/bestiarium-cryptozoologicum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-9157601367891500804Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:52:00 +00002010-01-16T00:01:22.402-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer, three volumes of Sherlock Holmes stories. Just about all of them, except for the 10 stories in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes that are still under copyright in the U.S. (The agent never replied to my inquiry for licensing them.) Cover image is William Gillette, an actor who portrayed Holmes in early stage-plays, from a 1907 issue of Vanity Fair.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/01/sherlock-holmes-vols-1-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-6844194032159937160Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:36:00 +00002010-01-03T14:38:44.636-05:00fictioncoverbookSent to the printer, a collection of two short volumes of ghost stories: The Stoneground Ghost Tales, by E. G. Swain, and Tedious Brief Tales of Granta and Gramarye, by Arthur Gray (Master of Jesus College, Cambridge).http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2010/01/ancient-haunts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-5537067682909144640Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-12-20T12:55:00.404-05:00reptilesprintsIt's fascinating to watch print-on-demand technology expand and incorporate so many other products. There are several different services out there with various specialities. I've decided to expand my products from books to include vintage reproduction prints. If nothing else, this will let me indulge in more herp-related products, as I have a few very cool old prints (mostly snakes) as well as a http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/12/product-expansion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-8847199473943701002Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:41:00 +00002009-12-15T16:43:25.813-05:00fictioncoverbookSent to the printer... The Supernatural Stories of Monsignor Robert H. Benson: The Light Invisible, A Mirror of Shalott. http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/12/robert-h-benson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-2478392391291600972Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:39:00 +00002009-12-15T16:44:09.813-05:00birdsnatural historycoverbookSent to the printer... Raptors of the Northeast, by Thomas Bosakowski and Dwight G. Smith. 200 pages, with full color images.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/12/raptors-of-northeast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-6569311890528191830Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-12-13T10:57:41.336-05:00booksfictioncoverbookTwo more sent to the printer: (Ambrose) Bierce After Dark, and (Nathaniel) Hawthorne After Dark. http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/12/after-dark-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-4122773913781075461Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-12-02T23:13:51.771-05:00fictioncoveranthologiesbookSent to the printer... Invisible men, children, and creatures in classic science fiction and fantasy. http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/12/spectrum-unseen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-3312647440932136930Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:36:00 +00002009-11-24T23:37:57.122-05:00fictioncoveranthologiesbookSent to the printer. Next in the classic themed sci fi / fantasy short story anthology series, focusing on wild men, strange apes, fantastic races, etc.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/11/anthropologica-incognita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-5289560682337471130Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:34:00 +00002009-11-15T18:39:14.747-05:00fictioncovermysteriesbookSent to the printer. Three volumes, which includes 8 different Hamilton Cleek mystery titles. Hamilton Cleek was a fictional detective created by Thomas W. Hanshew, and continued by his wife (Mary E. Hanshew) when Thomas died in 1914. http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/11/cleek-vols-1-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-8693644951611034318Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-11-12T15:19:25.660-05:00publishingFlora Curiosa had a nice mention in an article on botanical horrors (by Judith Supper) in the 109/110 issue of the German science fiction and fantasy literary magazine Quarber Merkur.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/11/literary-mention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-7091552274845046802Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:00 +00002009-11-11T13:19:54.782-05:00coverforteanabookSent to the printer... Iron Age America Before Columbus, by William D. Conner. Relates the history of investigations into the mysterious iron furnaces of southern Ohio and elsewhere, from the theories and excavations by the late Arlington Mallery (author of Lost America) up to the present day.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/11/iron-age-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-2691911806361358149Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:17:00 +00002009-11-10T20:21:21.547-05:00coverforteanabookSent to the printer... The Dwarfs of Mount Atlas: Collected Papers on the Curious Anthropology of Robert Grant Haliburton. Haliburton proposed the existence of a small-statured tribe in the Atlas Mountain range, using legends, stories, and eyewitness sightings to support his theories. Sadly, after he died, his theories disappeared without any further proof or disproof.http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/11/dwarfs-of-mount-atlas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-2123888009640222786Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:22:00 +00002009-10-22T18:30:34.531-04:00bookspublishingNot much in the way of news, actually, but a few things:1) Iron Age America, about the mysterious iron furnaces in southern Ohio, will be finished up in a couple weeks, it looks like. Interior is almost done.2) Almost finished with Raptors of the Northeast, also. Edits are on their way, and I should be able to finish those up next week. 3) Looks like the images for the Mokele-mbembe book will be http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/10/current-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-4383529991053414234Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-10-12T12:09:30.629-04:00marketingpublishingI've never really done much with online advertising, as it has never appeared worth the money sunk into it. But, this month, I'm testing two different venues.First, I'm trying a "long tail" version of Google Ads. I've got about two dozen very basic book title ads that direct to the book detail pages. They are running primarily on the content networks, at a fairly low cpc (usually $.10-.20). The http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/10/online-ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780419.post-7766488556168628392Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:43:00 +00002009-09-20T18:56:04.739-04:00bookspublishingAfter my recent crash, it's been very hectic trying to get back on track. Besides getting my data back, I've tried to upgrade some of my publishing software, with mixed results. I picked up InDesign CS4, but I'm not going to fool around with that until I have more time to go over it in detail. I upgraded Acrobat to 9, then realized it changed the process for creating PDFX/1A files, and it turned http://www.coachwhipbooks.com/blog/2009/09/getting-back-to-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0