MWS Media presents "Wordhouse: Songs and Stories," a collection of fiction based on songs that moved and inspired the authors.
"Wordhouse: Songs and Stories" will be available in paperback, e-book, MP3 audio compact disc, and free podcast formats.
submission guidelines
The submission period has closed. Over seventy five submissions will be reviewed in March 2006, and 10 - 15 stories will be selected for the anthology.
distribution model
"Wordhouse: Songs and Stories" will be released in paperback, e-book, MP3 Audio CD-ROM, and podcast formats by MWS Media. The production and distribution of this anthology will follow the DIY (do it yourself) principles espoused by the editor, Matthew Wayne Selznick. A target of publication for the print edition is June of 2007.
paperback
The paperback edition will be published by MWS Media with printing and distribution handled by Lightning Source, which accepts returns from the book trade.
e-book
The e-book will be produced and published by MWS Media and distributed through the services of PayLoadz and MWS Media. Several e-book formats will be produced, and all will be free of any form of Digital Rights Management.
mp3 audio cd-rom
An "audiobook" edition of "Wordhouse: Songs and Stories" will be produced by MWS Media and distributed either through MWS Media or a third party. The audio will be in MP3 format (playable on computers, portable media devices, and many CD players) and will be adapted from the podcast version of the book.
podcast
"Wordhouse: Songs and Stories" will be distributed in episodic podcast form, produced by MWS Media and distributed through podiobooks.com. The podcast will be read by Matthew Wayne Selznick; contributing authors are encouraged to record their own stories.
The podcast will be available at no charge. Donations from listeners collected by podiobooks.com are split 50/50 with the producer of the podcast.
Hold On -- You're Giving it away?
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