Well, we’re sad to say that Chainbreaker didn’t make it through to Round 3 in the Bookhabit Unpublished Competition. We were looking good when the voting closed — holding fifth place — but in the final tally found we’d dropped nearly twenty places to 24th.
Seems there was a bit of a controversy with the vote tallying; you can read my write-up of it, as well as my general thoughts on the whole experience.
Anyway, a big thank-you to everyone who took the time to vote for us and kept us fairly steadily in the top ten for both weeks. Bookhabit might not value your support, but we certainly do.
Next up: Merchandise!
There’s just over three hours of voting left in the Bookhabit Unpublished Competition. It’s been a wild ride, but Chainbreaker is currently holding on to fifth place.
Remember that we need to be in the top ten in order to progress to the next round, so if you haven’t voted yet, now’s the time to do so!
In our continuing quest to prove you with as many super-fun formats to enjoy Urban Nordica in as possible, we’re proud to present to you the Chainbreaker eBook!
The above link will take you to the eBook retailer site, Mobipocket. The download from there uses DRM and costs money (albeit the nominal fee of $1), so if that’s not your bag baby, you may also pick up the free version.
And while we’re here; the Bookhabit Unpublished Competition still has a little over a week left to run. Chainbreaker held the top slot for a little over 24 hours, which was brilliant, though we’ve since slipped down to a respectable third. If you haven’t voted yet, you’ve got until May 25th to do so.
Well, it’s here; Round 2 of the Bookhabit Unpublished competition, and once again we need your help.
A whopping sixty books — Chainbreaker included — made it through to Round 2, and Bookhabit is looking for the top ten of these in order to progress to the final judging phase. So how do you help? Well, log into your Bookhabit account (you know, the one you made during the last round) and visit the ranking page. Find Chainbreaker in the list, and click the blue arrow.
And that’s it; that’s all we need. (Note: You might have to refresh the page after clicking, since the site’s scripts seem to be a bit wonky. As long as the entry for Chainbreaker appears in the right-hand column, you’re done.)
Round 2 is open until the May 25, so — as they say — vote early, vote often, vote for Chainbreaker.
Well, it was a close one, but in the end Chainbreaker pulled through to round two of the Bookhabit Unpublished Competition. Jesse and I would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who bothered to vote or download the book; you guys rock!
There are two more competition rounds before the prize, both of which are judged rather than based on popular appeal. Nope, as it turns out. Jesse informs me that Round 2 is also a popularity contest. It runs between the 12th and 25th May, and you can bet we’ll be nagging you more when the time comes. So, fingers crossed…
