The Enemies List (Travis McGee's novel reviewed in GUNS Magazine)

GUNS Magazine June 2010 ^ | April 16, 2010 | David Codrea

[Travis McGee]

I’m not sure when UC went out of print, or if it’s temporary or not.

[onyx]

WOW! Congratulations Matt! Woo-Hoo! Woo-Hoo! Woo-Hoo!

So good and heart warming to read such a wonderful, well earned review by the same man who reviewed your first two novels!

I’m thrilled for you!

[hiredhand]

I’d stick with paper. Most people LIKE paper. I personally don’t like reading from a computer monitor. Books are “classic”... they’re like a “friend”. :-)

[Travis McGee]

Believe it or not, the review was written last fall. That’s how long it can take for a review to wend its way through the editorial process at a magazine.

[hiredhand]

I just read that review again and the guy really DID put in a good word for you. :-) Is there any way to track sales in the wake of the review? That might be interesting to know.

[Travis McGee]

I still wonder about electronic versions, even Kindle, being hacked and put into the public domain on the internet.

Or someday, even being “deleted” by the govt.

But mainly it’s about proving my sales numbers.

[Noumenon]

Is it strange that I enjoyed Unintended Consequences far more than an average reader would?

No - don't think so. Me, either...

[hiredhand]

I don't trust "any" electronic-software-driven gadget that I didn't have a BIG part in designing or working on. If I had to guess, based on previous experience, I'd say it would be a matter of time before somebody figured out a way to circumvent a Kindle reader (if it hasn't been done already) and then put your works up for download via bit torrent.

I cc'd a buddy of mine who "might" want to chime in though. :-)

[Darren McCarty]

I'm going to have to pay a visit to amazon to buy the trilogy. A friend of mine big in the gun rights movement loaned me your first book, which you signed. He's been on my case lately, telling me he wants it back, but that's another story.

If this is as good as the first book, it's a must read.

[culpeper]

New soft cover edition coming http://accuratepress.net/

[RWB Patriot]

What’s the plot of this one?

[Smokin' Joe]

Outstanding review (as it should be!)

Congratulations!

[CodeToad]

I would do Kindle. It is a large market. I know several guys at work that have them and that is the only way they buy “books”.

[Travis McGee]

A few years in the future, a former Marine is trying to stay free as America has lost most of its freedom. The first few pages of the excerpt at reply 20 pretty much lays it out.

[Travis McGee]

I basically roll my eyes when folks say,

“No, really, that can’t happen with Kindle. It’s totally secure.”

[Travis McGee]

I’m still worried about the security of any digital media, long term. Even Kindle.

[Travis McGee]

If you liked the first, you should like the next two.

[CodeToad]

Sure, digital media might become compromised but don’t novels have a short shelf life anyway such that you might make more money than you otherwise would, AND you might get a boost for your next book sales from the additional advertising “stolen” digital copies provide.

I think the jury is still out on pirating and how that affects sales but it seems Amazon’s unlocked MP3 sales have boosted the sales of many recordings.

For me, anyway, I have purchased Amazon MP3s and have been “given” many I would not otherswise have purchased, but, that has also caused me to buy more as I think that my collection could use that next CD, so I make the purchase. In other words, I buy because I feel I have gotten my money’s worth from both legit purchases and pirated copies combined.

[Travis McGee]

That’s a good point. And it’s sure cheaper to pay for the “printing” of digital books.

[RWB Patriot]

Does it take place in the EFAD setting?