"Simon and Hiroko" live, and promotion

[Marius Hancu]

Hello:

My novels:
"Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
survival in her art --
and
"Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
turn, I hope --
are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:

http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj

My deep-felt thanks go to:

- Many of the members of the alt.usage.english newsgroup on the
Usenet, for help in mining the riches of the English language and of
many literature works. Especially, but not only: Charles Bellemare
(CDB), Donna Richoux, Professor John Lawler, Don Phillipson, John
Dean, Robert Lieblich, Peter Duncanson, Frank ess, Ross Howard, Mike
Lyle, Cheryl Perkins, Jerry Friedman, Mark Brader, Eric Walker, David
(the Omrud), Iain Archer, James Silverton, Ray OHara, Lars Eighner,
Raymond S. Wise, John Varela, Irwell, Robin Bignall, James Hogg,
Stephen Calder, Cece, Isabelle Cecchini, Leslie Danks, Athel Cornish-
Bowden, Derek Turner, UC, Tony Cooper, Adrian Bailey, Peter Moylan,
Skitt, Horace LaBadie, Nick Spalding, Django Cat, Harvey Van Sickle,
Pat Durkin, Harrison Hill, R H Draney, Ian Jackson, Laura Spira, Katy
Jennison, Roland Hutchinson, Glenn Knickerbocker, John Holmes, Aokay
(David G. Bryce), Evan Kirshenbaum, Carmen L. Abruzzi, Stan Brown, Joe
Fineman, Don Aitken, John O'Flaherty, Alan Jones, Charles Riggs,
Martin Ambuhl, Maria Conlon, Jonathan Morton, Arcadian Rises, Mike
Barnes, Prai Jei, Steve MacGregor, Bob Cunningham, Guy Barry, Matthew
Huntbach, J. J.Lodder, R J Valentine, Lewis. Sorry if I missed
anyone. You have all been great.

This is mentioned in the Acknowledgements also.

As a token of gratitude, and for those who may be interested in having
a look at these books, I'm announcing this free promo, for BOTH of the
books, of 24 hours only, starting tonight, August 27, at about
midnight (Pacific time), and ending tomorrow night, August 28, again
at midnight.

You will need a Kindle for the PC reader or another free program in
order to read the file on your device:

http://tinyurl.com/84wodbx

Please feel free to re-distribute where potential readers might exist.

Happy downloads and many thanks once again.

Marius Hancu

[Jerry Friedman]

On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> My novels:
> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
> survival in her art --
> and
> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> turn, I hope --
> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
...

Good heavens, two novels! I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
enough to get one). Congratulations!

--
Jerry Friedman

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman
<***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> My novels:
>> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
>> survival in her art --
>> and
>> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
>> turn, I hope --
>> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>...
>
>Good heavens, two novels! I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
>enough to get one). Congratulations!

A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_ln_ar?docId=1000426311

similarly "Kindle for Mac":
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_mac_mkt_lnd?docId=1000464931

Marius's novels are currently available at the grand price of $0.00.


--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)

[Marius Hancu]

On Aug 27, 1:42 pm, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <***@peterduncanson.net>
wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hello:
>
> >> My novels:
> >> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
> >> survival in her art --
> >> and
> >> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> >> turn, I hope --
> >> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> >>http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
> >...
>
> >Good heavens, two novels!  I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
> >enough to get one).  Congratulations!
>
> A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_ln_ar?docId=1000426311

That's exactly what I am using.

> similarly "Kindle for Mac":http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_mac_mkt_lnd?docId=10004...
>
> Marius's novels are currently available at the grand price of $0.00.

Thank you:-)

Marius Hancu

[Mike L]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:36:33 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
<***@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Aug 27, 1:42 pm, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <***@peterduncanson.net>
>wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman
>> <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Hello:
>>
>> >> My novels:
>> >> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
>> >> survival in her art --
>> >> and
>> >> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
>> >> turn, I hope --
>> >> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>>
>> >>http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>> >...
>>
>> >Good heavens, two novels!  I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
>> >enough to get one).  Congratulations!
>>
>> A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_ln_ar?docId=1000426311
>
>That's exactly what I am using.
>
>> similarly "Kindle for Mac":http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_mac_mkt_lnd?docId=10004...
>>
>> Marius's novels are currently available at the grand price of $0.00.
>
>Thank you:-)
>
Amazon UK doesn't seem to have your generous offer; but I don't mind
paying.

--
Mike.

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:09:16 +0100, Mike L <***@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:36:33 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
><***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Aug 27, 1:42 pm, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <***@peterduncanson.net>
>>wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman
>>> <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> >On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Hello:
>>>
>>> >> My novels:
>>> >> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
>>> >> survival in her art --
>>> >> and
>>> >> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
>>> >> turn, I hope --
>>> >> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>>>
>>> >>http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>>> >...
>>>
>>> >Good heavens, two novels!  I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
>>> >enough to get one).  Congratulations!
>>>
>>> A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_ln_ar?docId=1000426311
>>
>>That's exactly what I am using.
>>
>>> similarly "Kindle for Mac":http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_mac_mkt_lnd?docId=10004...
>>>
>>> Marius's novels are currently available at the grand price of $0.00.
>>
>>Thank you:-)
>>
>Amazon UK doesn't seem to have your generous offer; but I don't mind
>paying.

They were free on both Amazon UK and Amazon US. They now cost money at
both sites.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)

[Marius Hancu]

On Aug 28, 6:06 pm, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <***@peterduncanson.net>
wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:09:16 +0100, Mike L <***@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:36:33 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
> ><***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>On Aug 27, 1:42 pm, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <***@peterduncanson.net>
> >>wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman
> >>> <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>> >On Aug 27, 12:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >> Hello:
>
> >>> >> My novels:
> >>> >> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
> >>> >> survival in her art --
> >>> >> and
> >>> >> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> >>> >> turn, I hope --
> >>> >> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> >>> >>http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
> >>> >...
>
> >>> >Good heavens, two novels!  I wish I had a Kindle (though not quite
> >>> >enough to get one).  Congratulations!
>
> >>> A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_ln_ar?docId=1000426311
>
> >>That's exactly what I am using.
>
> >>> similarly "Kindle for Mac":http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_mac_mkt_lnd?docId=10004...
>
> >>> Marius's novels are currently available at the grand price of $0.00.
>
> >>Thank you:-)
>
> >Amazon UK doesn't seem to have your generous offer; but I don't mind
> >paying.
>
> They were free on both Amazon UK and Amazon US. They now cost money at
> both sites.

Right, they were free in the whole Amazon world-)

I'll come back with a similar offer, but only for the 2nd book, in
several days.

Please watch this thread.

Marius Hancu

[Marius Hancu]

> I'll come back with a similar offer, but only for the 2nd book, in
> several days.

"Simon and Hiroko" is free today, Sept 9, 2012, at:

http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y

Marius Hancu

[Snidely]

Marius Hancu explained :
>> I'll come back with a similar offer, but only for the 2nd book, in
>> several days.
>
> "Simon and Hiroko" is free today, Sept 9, 2012, at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y

Thank you.

/dps

--
Who, me? And what lacuna?

[Marius Hancu]

> > I'll come back with a similar offer, but only for the 2nd book, in
> > several days.

"Simon and Hiroko" is free today, Sept 22, 2012, at:

http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y

Marius Hancu

[Marius Hancu]

> "Simon and Hiroko" at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y

Made some fixes (please send any suggestions to simonandhiroko AT
gmail.com), including to the Acknowledgments list, which currently
reads as follows:

- Many of the members of the alt.usage.english newsgroup on the
Usenet, for help in mining the riches of the English language and of
many literature works. Especially, but not only: Charles Bellemare
(CDB), Donna Richoux, Professor John Lawler, Don Phillipson, John
Dean, Robert Lieblich, Peter Duncanson, Frank ess, Ross Howard, Mike
Lyle, Cheryl Perkins, Jerry Friedman, Mark Brader, Eric Walker, David
(the Omrud), Iain Archer, James Silverton, Ray OHara, Lars Eighner,
Raymond S. Wise, John Varela, Irwell, Robin Bignall, James Hogg,
Stephen Calder, Cece, Isabelle Cecchini, Leslie Danks, Athel Cornish-
Bowden, Derek Turner, UC, Tony Cooper, Adrian Bailey, Peter Moylan,
Skitt, Horace LaBadie, Nick Spalding, Django Cat, Harvey Van Sickle,
Pat Durkin, Harrison Hill, R H Draney, Ian Jackson, Laura Spira, Katy
Jennison, Roland Hutchinson, Glenn Knickerbocker, John Holmes, Aokay
(David G. Bryce), Evan Kirshenbaum, Carmen L. Abruzzi, Stan Brown, Joe
Fineman, Don Aitken, John O'Flaherty, Alan Jones, Charles Riggs,
Martin Ambuhl, Maria Conlon, Jonathan Morton, Arcadian Rises, Mike
Barnes, Prai Jei, Steve MacGregor, Bob Cunningham, Guy Barry, Matthew
Huntbach, J. J.Lodder, R J Valentine, Lewis, Whiskers, GordonD. Sorry
if I missed anyone. You have all been great.

Uploaded.

Cheers.
Marius Hancu

[Marius Hancu]

On Oct 12, 1:23 pm, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:

> > "Simon and Hiroko"  at:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y

Julia Hones was extremely kind: she interviewed me about "Simon and
Hiroko" at her literary blog,
http://tinyurl.com/ah2wfyw

Cheers,
Marius Hancu

[Marius Hancu]

On Nov 17, 8:32 pm, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > "Simon and Hiroko"  at:
>
> > >http://tinyurl.com/9l44s6y
>
> Julia Hones was extremely kind: she interviewed me about "Simon and Hiroko" at her literary blog, http://tinyurl.com/ah2wfyw

Amaranta (!), an Italian literary blogger (who graduated with a thesis
on Margaret Atwood), reviewed the novel and interviewed me about it at
her blog:

http://tinyurl.com/chkrrpt

Marius Hancu

[Glenn Knickerbocker]

On 8/27/2012 1:42 PM, Peter Duncanson [BrE] wrote:
> A free "Kindle for PC" application is available from Amazon:
> similarly "Kindle for Mac":

Also, you can use the Cloud Reader at <https://read.amazon.com> in any
Javascript-enabled web browser.

¬R

[Robert Bannister]

On 27/08/12 2:49 PM, Marius Hancu wrote:
> Hello:
>
> My novels:
> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
> survival in her art --
> and
> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> turn, I hope --
> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>

Thank you.


--
Robert Bannister

[Robert Bannister]

On 28/08/12 11:31 AM, Robert Bannister wrote:
> On 27/08/12 2:49 PM, Marius Hancu wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> My novels:
>> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
>> survival in her art --
>> and
>> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
>> turn, I hope --
>> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>>
>
> Thank you.
>
>

And by the way, I got it while it was still free, so thank you again.

--
Robert Bannister

[Marius Hancu]

On Aug 27, 2:49 am, Marius Hancu <***@gmail.com> wrote:

> My novels:
> "Our Lives as Kites" -- a choreographer in search of inspiration and
> survival in her art --
> and
> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> turn, I hope --
> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj
>
>
> You will need a Kindle for the PC reader or another free program in
> order to read the file on your device:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/84wodbx
>
> Please feel free to re-distribute where potential readers might exist.

There will be another free download day for my 2nd book only, "Simon
and Hiroko," tomorrow, Friday, August 31, 2012.

---
1 Free promotions will start at approximately 12:00 AM Pacific
Standard Time on the date specified. Depending on system latencies, it
may take a few minutes to several hours for the free promotion to
start.

2 Free promotions will end at approximately 11:59 PM Pacific Standard
Time on the date specified. Depending on system latencies, it may take
a few minutes to several hours for the free promotion to end.
----

Please announce as widely as you can.

Thanks again.
Marius Hancu

[Marius Hancu]

On Aug 28, 4:09 pm, Mike L <***@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> >> >> "Simon and Hiroko" -- an international love story with an interesting
> >> >> turn, I hope --
> >> >> are live at Amazon, as eBooks in Kindle format:
>
> >> >>http://tinyurl.com/9y86uxj

> Amazon UK doesn't seem to have your generous offer; but I don't mind
> paying.

"Simon and Hiroko" is free TODAY, Aug 31, again.

Marius Hancu