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After many drafts emailed between us, we come up with:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We\u2019re looking for expressions of interest<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We\u2019re in the process of creating <\/strong>an author&#8217;s portal for digitising, e-publishing and networking: an access point for authors and readers to meet, do business, converse&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s an opportunity to join the digital revolution on authors\u2019 terms. We\u2019re not asking for your rights \u2013 you\u2019re free to sell your work on any other website. But with our industry partners we plan to offer: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book digitising<\/strong>: conversion services for your backlist so your books never go out of print.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Distribution: <\/strong>international availability through far-reaching distribution networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Promotion: <\/strong>the potential for viral publicity campaigns that link with over 100 social media sites, plus the ability to connect directly with your buyers and reading groups \u2013 all online. No need for big marketing budgets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Networking<\/strong>: Join an active conversation with writers and readers worldwide. Manage reader comments yourself, delete comments you don\u2019t want. Only authors would think of this.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve had an astonishing reply. 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