Pine Marten Press

Many thanks to the following independent bookstores in Vermont who hosted signings for “Vermont Wild” Volume One and Two this fall:
Annie’s Bookstop in Rutland
Better Planet Books in St. Albans and Bristol
Phoenix Books in Essex
Bear Pond Books in Montpelier and Stowe
Bridgeside Books in Waterbury
Haymaker Books & Gifts in Stowe and the
Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.
You folks helped make Vermont Wild a best seller again this holiday season – the second year in a row!
Kudos to YOU!

October 17, 2011  -  Hot off the press, Vermont Wild, Volume 2, containing more hilarious  stories from retired Vermont game wardens is being distributed to stores now.

Volume One, containing more than a dozen stories from veteran warden Eric Nuse of Johnson, was  one of Vermont’s runaway best selling books over the 2010 holiday season at many stores.

Volume 2 has a few more of Eric’s stories and introduces readers to other retired wardens and their equally wacky  adventures.  Volume 2 story titles include: 4WD, Stowe Turkey, Tick Trail, Dog Fish, Fly Trap, Track Star, Search Warrant, the Skinny Goose and many more.

Published in paperback, Volume 2 contains 300 pages and as just as in Volume One, each story is illustrated.  Both volumes feature a full color laminated water resistent cover and is designed to slide into a backpack and taken into the woods for a great day of reading – or enjoyed over a cup of hot chocolate before a wood fire on a snowy winter day.

These stories have proven to be a hit with ages 9 to 99, both women and men.  The book makes a great holiday gift.

The book is on sale at independent bookstores throughout Vermont as well as Dakin Farms, Shelburne Farms, the Vermont Historical Society and a long list of shops throughout Vermont.   Support your local stores!

October 1, 2011 -  Megan Price, author of the Green Mountain State’ best selling 2011 book, “Vermont Wild”  will lead a seminar for adults interested in publishing their own book at Champlain Valley Union High School, October 24^th, 2011 from 4 to 6 pm.

Learn if self publishing is right for you, along with tips on getting help and pitfalls to avoid,  from this award winning journalist and author.

Class size is limited.  Handouts will be made available. Cost is $20.  Email access@cvuhs.org or call 802-482-7194 to enroll.

September 1, 2011 – Pine Marten Press announces the release of Vermont Wild, Volume One in all ebook formats.   The book is available through Amazon.com only in ebook form, at a cost of $9.95, as well as Smashwords and other vendors.

“It is our goal to support independent bookstores and other small businesses. That requires distributing the book in it’s original form -  in paperback with a full color cover, ”  author Megan Price said.

“But we respect the desire of a growing number of readers to obtain an ebook version of the book and to satisfy those customers, we have Vermont Wild available in this format.

“But for folks who want Eric or I or Bob to sign their book, an ebook does presents some challenges,” Price laughed.

Anyhow, we did it for you.

So, if ebooks  are your thing – enjoy!

Self-Publishing Successes

Josie Leavitt

This past holiday season two of our bestsellers were self-published books. This was a HUGE surprise to me when I ran the numbers at the end of the year. I have had time now to ponder the reason for this and have several reasons that this happened.

- The books were actually good. I don’t mean to sound snide or elitist, but so often self-published books are lacking editorial control and consequently, can be tough to read. Both books were edited well and professionally produced. There was no hint of a Kinko’s copy job with a spiral binding. These looked like real books. One was a hardcover, The Quest for 29 by Remo Pizzagalli, about hunting, which is not a subject we even stock, but it looked gorgeous. Full color photos throughout made it all the more enticing as a gift book. The other book, Vermont Wild by Megan Price, was a handsome paperback.

- Both authors were relentless at getting excellent press about their books. They didn’t just get press once, they got it repeatedly. They were on radio shows, local public access TV and they were reviewed and mentioned in articles in seemingly every paper in the state. And with every mention in the press, our store was listed as one of the main purveyors of the book.  This drove business to the store in an amazing way. Literally, streams of customers, most new to the store, came in looking for these two books at the holidays…..

- Lastly, the books continue to sell after the holidays. Both authors say that they can personalize books at our store, so we see a seemingly endless line of book sales. And, after 15 years in business, it’s very nice to have some self-published books holding their own with New York Times bestsellers.

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JOHNSON –  “Vermont Wild,” a first of its kind collection of hilarious true adventures of Vermont Fish and Game wardens has been just published by Pine Marten Press.

“Vermont Wild” features Eric Nuse’s encounters with gun wielding poachers, love struck moose, hungry bears, raucous raccoons and the strangest use of dynamite you’ll ever read.

Nuse is well known to many Vermonters. He spent 32 years patrolling the woods and waters of the Northeast Kingdom and organizing outdoor education.  This book is a collection of his funniest adventures. Each story is illustrated with cartoon caricatures drawn by Bob Lutz, a Vermont warden for 23 years. Megan Price, an award-winning former Vermont journalist and magazine writer is the book’s author.  Carrie Cook Designs of Cambridge created the cover art.

Titles include “Raccoon Riot, Moose Vesuvius, Gimmee the Gun, Too Loose Moose, Cover Me, Squish in the Night, Bear? Where?” and many more. The book is suitable for children aged 10 and up through retirees. Published in paperback, it is 284 pages long and retails for $19.95.

Ten percent of profits from the book’s sale will be used for wildlife  and outdoor education.