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Books 1–3 Omnibus Gets X-Ray

4/3/2018

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The project to add X-Ray content to all Kindle editions has now finished with the successful completion of the material for the Armada Wars Books 1–3 Omnibus.

This was a hugely tedious undertaking as it involved copying entries across from the three individual novels contained within the omnibus, while being careful to avoid the inclusion of spoilers.

There are 110 character entries, and 260 terms. Phew!

As a result of this phase of the project, some new terms have been added into the X-Ray content for the three separate novels, and some definitions have been tidied up.

As before, to refresh your Kindle edition with the new X-Ray content you need to delete the file from your device and download it again (which costs nothing). The new content will come with it. If you buy the book new as of the time this post appears then you need do nothing else: you already have the X-Ray content.
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X-Ray: What and Where is it?

20/1/2018

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Example X-Ray content on a Kindle Paperwhite
As you might have heard, every Armada Wars novel available on the Kindle platform now has X-Ray content available. But what is it? And where?

Put simply, X-Ray content gives you a compact, dedicated database right alongside a Kindle book. It contains profiles for characters, significant terms, and definitions. It can add depth to the world of the book, provide you with a means of quickly refreshing your memory, and give you quick and simple explanations.

The X-Ray system can show you all the terms or characters on a page, or for the whole book, ordered alphabetically or by relevance. It also generates "notability" scores for some content, and it picks out passages which might be of particular interest.

All in all this is a feature that succeeds in combining functionality with entertainment, and when you're exploring an expansive and subtly detailed world like the Armadaverse it's an invaluable companion. It's available from the tool strip at the top of any Kindle's reading page, or in the book menu on mobile devices.

All the X-Ray content in the Armada Wars novels comes straight from the source, and it is designed to be consistent and spoiler-free. Due to the character limit for X-Ray entries there are of course much more extensive articles on this site: the web site's entry on the Rodori, for example, is vastly more interesting than the abbreviated version found in X-Ray. But the idea is to give you a quick summary of what a Rodori is, right while you're reading.

How to get the latest X-Ray content:

Simply delete the Armada Wars novels from your Kindle reading device/s, and then download them again. That's literally all there is to it!

  • You of course do not get charged again, because the book is in your account.
  • Even if you've downloaded X-Ray content this week, the latest versions (released 20th Jan 2018) have been improved and refined. It's recommended that you update all books.
  • The Books 1–3 Omnibus will be getting the same X-Ray content within the next week.
  • Whom Gods Shall Fear will launch with X-Ray content.

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Trivial Book Updates

14/12/2017

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Because the product details text on the Amazon pages need updating to take the new release date into account for From Shattered Stars, minor corrections are being uploaded to the existing Kindle eBooks at the same time. The paperback editions will be updated with the new interior content, none of which is incredibly compelling.

List of the Dead / Books 1–3 Omnibus (Both rev. 1.08)
  • Chp. 6: 'than' corrected to 'then'.
  • Chp. 11: 'few' corrected to 'a few'.
  • Chp. 14: missing period corrected.
 
From Shattered Stars (Rev. 1.08)
  • Chp. 16: Dialogue improved.
  • Chp. 19: Dialogue clarified.
  • Chp. 19: factual error, 'Palanda Ire' corrected to 'Lopama'.
 
The Kindle update policy has changed, and existing customers will not receive updates for such trivial changes. The new Kindle versions will be available to new customers tomorrow, with the paperbacks expected to be updated by the day after.

Additionally, it has been discovered that links to Createspace stores now simply redirect to Amazon. Createspace links have therefore been removed from this site. If you don't use Amazon, you can buy signed paperbacks on the official store.
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Universal eBook Updates

9/6/2017

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As mentioned yesterday on the Facebook page, there has been a universal update to all of the Armada Wars Kindle eBooks. The purpose of the update was to:
  • Make the eBooks totally consistent with each other,
  • Make them appear much closer to the paperback editions
  • Fix a couple of minor errors.
 
The new editions are a huge improvement over previous versions, and the eBooks have never looked so good. Read on to learn more!

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January Updates All Live

31/1/2017

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The recently announced updates to the existing Armada Wars Kindle eBook titles are all live.

The Ravening Deep has a minor plot-based correction, and quite a few tweaks for readability. Definitely worth getting! And if you own the Books 1–3 Omnibus, that volume contains the same changes.

Steal from the Devil and List of the Dead just have a few corrected typos and some cosmetic tweaks.

If your Kindle account doesn't have automatic updates turned on, details on how to obtain the updates can be found in the last section of the FAQ page.
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January Updates

17/1/2017

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Kindle Books
In the run-up to the delayed release of From Shattered Stars, many of you will no doubt be planning to re-read the first three books of the series. If you're reading on Kindle, or using the Kindle app on another device, then before you start you may wish to update to the latest versions.

Steal from the Devil and List of the Dead have only minor changes, however The Ravening Deep has some corrections which put right a very silly mistake that slipped into the battle for Ramm Stallahad.

During that fight, Admiral Betombe and his task force use their wormhole generators in a novel way, with the intention of making life difficult for the intruding Shaeld Hrathan fleet. The problem is... the way I originally wrote that scene, interdiction had already begun throughout the system. So all of the admiral's ships' GNGs should have stalled.

That sequence has now been fixed, and a number of other minor edits have been made to clarify sentences and paragraphs. The Books 1–3 Omnibus gets the same improvements, of course, as do the paperback versions. All volumes have also had their back matter updated to reflect the delayed release of FSS.

If you are uncertain about how to download the updated eBooks to your device, please refer to the final section of the FAQ page.

All the updates are now available for existing customers. You will know if you have the latest versions by checking the back matter — the release date given for From Shattered Stars will have changed to 2017.

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YMAL: The Calypsis Project

22/5/2016

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Brittany M. Willows
In the spirit of mutual support between indie authors, I've just uploaded new Kindle versions of all of the current Armada Wars volumes (including the Omnibus, which is sort of current because it's on preorder right now.)

What's different? They all now include a new section at the back called You May Also Like.

The first book to be added to this section is The Calypsis Project, by Canadian author Brittany M. Willows.

The Calypsis Project is the first volume in a duology (with the second part, TCP: Rebirth, due soon), and will also get an additional prequel volume, TCP: Pulse.

From today, anyone buying Kindle copies of SFTD, LOTD, TRD, or the current Omnibus will get the recommendation. Existing customers will find it appearing in their Kindle editions if they refresh on the next update I make (which will likely be the update to front/back matter when IDOD is released).

I know a lot of authors are reluctant to do things like this, because increased file size means reduced royalties. But really, what's a few pages in kilobytes? Also, you can offset this by using affiliate referral links. So literally everyone wins!

​Come on indies, let's all work together here :D

http://thecalypsisproject.com

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All eBooks Updated

13/5/2016

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Kindle updates were released today for all the current Armada Wars novels: Steal from the Devil, List of the Dead, and The Ravening Deep. The changes include updated front and back matter, tidying, improved spacing around some elements, drop-caps at the start of chapters, and a few spelling and punctuation tweaks. If you haven't already upgraded, Steal from the Devil will also be updated to the recently released third edition, which includes some new material.

If you have automatic updates turned on you will probably find the updates have been delivered already. if not, just go to your Amazon account and navigate to "Kindle > Manage your Content and Devices" to send the updates.
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Yet More Site Improvements...

12/5/2016

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The web site has been lavished with attention this week. In the past day, the following changes have gone live:
  • Voice and Maber Castigon got their own character pages under the Main Characters category.
  • Pages referencing them were linked (and some links to renamed pages were fixed too — please report any broken links).
  • Biology notes were added to the Viskr and Shaeld Hratha pages.
  • The Books section was reorganised so that novels, novellas, and the omnibus editions all come under their own sections.
  • A section was added to the FAQ to assist those wanting to update their Kindle editions.
  • Unnecessary duplicate headings were pruned throughout the site.
  • Links to the new Facebook fan pages were added to the volume details for A Storm to the Savage, Forge Ruinous, and Books 1–3 Omnibus.
  • And... shipping categories in the store were relabelled so that Canada is no longer referred to as being in the USA. Whoops.

See the post from the other day to read about the other changes made this week.
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Third Edition: Steal from the Devil

6/5/2016

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New words! - 'Steal from the Devil'
It's been two and a half years now since Steal from the Devil first came into the public arena, and a lot has happened since then. Reading back, it's easy for me to spot quirky little annoyances, or see things which could have been used more fully to portend future events.

I've therefore made a number of changes to the book, which collectively constitute an upgrade to the Third Edition (but don't worry — I've not gone all George Lucas on it). This edition will be available as a Kindle update and a new paperback within about a week (see yesterday's blog article about the new editions), and it is already available as the default Kindle version for new customers.

The editorial changes are as follows:

  • Front matter updated for new releases.
  • ‘By the Author’ moved before ‘Contents’.
  • P7, 303, 310-312 — word insertions.
  • P27 - seven new paragraphs added.
  • P61, 300, 308 — new dialogue.
  • PP300-301 — new prose.
  • P33 - tense correction.
  • P37, 44, 66, 68, 73, 84, 103, 295, 298 — word substitutions.
  • P37, 38, 99, 239 — capitalisation.
  • P292, 304 — word order.
  • PP122-124, 285-286 — spacing improved.
  • P43, 70, 72, 76, 80-81, 83, 85, 89, 96-97, 106, 124, 290, 297, 299, 302, 305-306, 308-311 — wording changes.
  • P319 — back matter updated.
  • P320 — author bio edited.

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