"Secrets of the Voynich" Skypecast (Take 2)

After some technical difficulties with the first Voynich Skypecast (*sigh*), Nick Pelling has a second one scheduled for Monday 1st Jan 2007, at 20:30 GMT (12:30 PST etc).

It's a "hidden" Skypecast, which means that it won't be visible in the skype.com listings or on the "Live" tab within Skype - anyone wishing to join in should click here, which has a direct link to the hidden page. Once the Skypecast is scheduled to begin, a "Join this Skypecast" link should appear on the page - click on this to join the discussion.

Hope to see/hear you then! :-)

"The Curse of the Voynich" Skypecast...

This Saturday (30th Dec 2006) at 18:00 GMT, Nick Pelling is hosting a Skypecast on the secrets of the Voynich Manuscript.

If you have Skype and would like to join in, please do! Everyone is welcome (whether you've read the book or not)...

"The Curse of the Voynich" book launch...?

How should we launch our splendid book? In many ways, Compelling Press is approaching book publishing back-to-front:-

* We're starting small, guerilla-style (aiming to grow demand as we go)
* We're printing on demand (so that we can make rapid changes to the content)
* We're collecting real endorsements (not the fake ones many books sport)
* We're launching a paperback original (what use are hardbacks for most people?)

Following the logic through, what use is a launch party? Perhaps should we concentrate on making publishing the book worthwhile by making sure people buy it and read it, and then have a success party where everyone is invited?

What do you think?