Friday, December 17, 2010

Brian Jacques US Tour 2011: Dallas, TX


As we previously announcedBrian Jacques is going to be embarking on a national US tour in 2011 to promote the newest Redwall novel, The Rogue Crew.
Among the stops (exact placement is unknown), Dallas, Texas is included!
Brian will be making an appearance for the Dallas Museum of Art's BooksmART series, on Sunday May 1, 2011 at 3PM in the Horchow Auditorium.
This would seemingly be one of the first stops, if not the first for the US tour, as The Rogue Crew is currently scheduled for publication on May 3, 2011. If the release isn't bumped up, it certainly seems likely that some lucky Texan fans may be able to purchase the book here, a few days before everyone else!
This is a paid event, and the ticket prices are $16 for general public adults, $14 for Dallas Museum of Art member adults, and $10 for students.
To order tickets online, see the Dallas Museum of Art's website, here.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Google launches eBook store


Google has launched their own foray into the world of eBooks, with an online store hosting books capable of being read on the web, on your Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, as well as a multitude of ereaders, including the Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Sony device.
But what makes this store different than the now well-known Amazon Kindle book store? To start, over 3 million titles in their database, compared to Amazon's 750,000.
Additionally, Google sets itself apart by allowing the eBooks to be read on the web, while an app of some sort is required for Amazon reading. Your Google eBook library can synced with your Google account for quick access.
So, now the obvious question - what Brian Jacques titles are available, and how do they compare to what Amazon offers? First, Amazon:

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Both stores have 11 books each available for download; Amazon has Marlfox, while Google has High Rhulain. Worth noting though, is that the Amazon UK Kindle Store also has High Rhulain. Price-wise there doesn't seem to be any competition at all at this time.
Check out the Google eBookstore here: http://books.google.com/ebooks.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Are you a graphic designer? (and other site news)


The Redwall Wiki is recruiting someone familiar with web graphic design to assist with a very special project, as graphics are not my personal forte.
The key point is you have done this before. You're a student, it's your profession, hobby, etc. If you've never designed graphics for a website, you should not apply.
As this is a volunteer run site, this is you volunteering your services. It's unpaid work, however even though I am not a graphic designer I don't think the work is that demanding, and probably simpler than expected.
To apply, just e-mail me, along with some samples of your work, which can be provided in the form of attachments or links, and a bit of your graphic design background.
I'll select who I feel will do the job best and we'll move from there. If I feel that more than 1 applicant is incredibly impressive, it's possible you could both do the required work, and we'll go to a public vote on the final product.
In other Redwall Wiki-related news, we have moved our blog RSS feed from MySpace to a new home at Blogspot. If you are dependent on the RSS feed, you have nothing to worry about, as long as you are using FeedBurner to subscribe. MySpace recently upgraded their entire interface, and either intentionally or unintentionally removed RSS feeds from their blog service. Despite reports that it was being fixed, and would be fixed soon, it has yet to be fixed after a considerable amount of time. Instead of grinding our news service to a complete halt, we decided to relocate.
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy Kwanzaa this holiday season.