Flat Earth Activism: Schools, Prisons, Libraries and Bookstores
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Since I was 5 years old I began writing short stories and told my
parents that I wanted to be an author when I grew up. Fast-forward and
my 37th birthday next week will mark 11 years since the publishing of my
first books Asbestos Head and The Atlantean Conspiracy. At the time I
sent the manuscripts to over 200 literary agents and publishers hoping
to get wide distribution through an established company. Due to the
sensitive subject matter, however, not a single agent or publisher was
willing to take them on. My only available option left was
self-publishing and independent distribution. In order to get them
known and read, I offered online versions completely free and have since
self-published 4 more books. My most recent, the first ever
illustrated flat Earth children's book, "The Earth Plane," has been
translated to 10 languages, and my most-popular "200 Proofs Earth is Not
a Spinning Ball" translated into a whopping 25 languages all for free
by dedicated, generous bilingual activists looking to get them into as
many hands as possible.
The difficulty with self-publishing and
independent distribution, however, is that established channels with
in-routes to bookstores, schools and libraries have almost no way of
knowing about your books. As a result, even though my PDFs have now
been downloaded and read by millions of people, physical copies have not
received such a warm welcome, and have yet to make it into bookstores,
schools and libraries where they could do the most benefit. I recently
thought, as a personal favor to me, for my birthday this year, from
anyone who is willing and able, there is nothing I would wish more than
for your help getting my books into bookstores, schools and libraries
around the world. Alone it would be a pipe-dream, but with just a few
minutes of your time, my wish could very easily come true.
What
I'm asking of everyone is simply this: The next time you visit your
local big chain or independent bookstore, your community library, or
nearby school, university or prison library, recommend and request that
they carry Eric Dubay's books. They can all be found on both Amazon and
Lulu, and most bookstores and libraries will be able to carry them on
special request. Some stores will order them just on recommendation,
while others will require you to purchase a copy through them; likewise
some libraries will order just based on suggestion, and others will only
carry them if you donate copies. I have personally bought copies of
my books to give to community libraries in Maine, USA where I'm from,
and heard many inspiring life-changing stories of inmates who read
copies of my books donated to prison libraries. If you could buy and
donate, or at least make a special request to your local bookstores and
libraries to carry my books, I would really appreciate it.
Big
publishing companies with wide distribution networks simply won't touch
the controversial, paradigm-shifting material covered in my books, and
so the only way to actually get them into the hands of the minds that
most need them the most, is to independently approach them and get them
there ourselves. Thank you so much to anyone who can help make this
happen and to everyone who has shown their support.
Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ericdubay
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/ericdubay
http://www.EricDubay.com
http://www.AtlanteanConspiracy.com
http://www.IFERS.123.st
parents that I wanted to be an author when I grew up. Fast-forward and
my 37th birthday next week will mark 11 years since the publishing of my
first books Asbestos Head and The Atlantean Conspiracy. At the time I
sent the manuscripts to over 200 literary agents and publishers hoping
to get wide distribution through an established company. Due to the
sensitive subject matter, however, not a single agent or publisher was
willing to take them on. My only available option left was
self-publishing and independent distribution. In order to get them
known and read, I offered online versions completely free and have since
self-published 4 more books. My most recent, the first ever
illustrated flat Earth children's book, "The Earth Plane," has been
translated to 10 languages, and my most-popular "200 Proofs Earth is Not
a Spinning Ball" translated into a whopping 25 languages all for free
by dedicated, generous bilingual activists looking to get them into as
many hands as possible.
The difficulty with self-publishing and
independent distribution, however, is that established channels with
in-routes to bookstores, schools and libraries have almost no way of
knowing about your books. As a result, even though my PDFs have now
been downloaded and read by millions of people, physical copies have not
received such a warm welcome, and have yet to make it into bookstores,
schools and libraries where they could do the most benefit. I recently
thought, as a personal favor to me, for my birthday this year, from
anyone who is willing and able, there is nothing I would wish more than
for your help getting my books into bookstores, schools and libraries
around the world. Alone it would be a pipe-dream, but with just a few
minutes of your time, my wish could very easily come true.
What
I'm asking of everyone is simply this: The next time you visit your
local big chain or independent bookstore, your community library, or
nearby school, university or prison library, recommend and request that
they carry Eric Dubay's books. They can all be found on both Amazon and
Lulu, and most bookstores and libraries will be able to carry them on
special request. Some stores will order them just on recommendation,
while others will require you to purchase a copy through them; likewise
some libraries will order just based on suggestion, and others will only
carry them if you donate copies. I have personally bought copies of
my books to give to community libraries in Maine, USA where I'm from,
and heard many inspiring life-changing stories of inmates who read
copies of my books donated to prison libraries. If you could buy and
donate, or at least make a special request to your local bookstores and
libraries to carry my books, I would really appreciate it.
Big
publishing companies with wide distribution networks simply won't touch
the controversial, paradigm-shifting material covered in my books, and
so the only way to actually get them into the hands of the minds that
most need them the most, is to independently approach them and get them
there ourselves. Thank you so much to anyone who can help make this
happen and to everyone who has shown their support.
Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ericdubay
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/ericdubay
http://www.EricDubay.com
http://www.AtlanteanConspiracy.com
http://www.IFERS.123.st