Dec 2, 2012

Ether Books are a publisher of short fiction for smartphones. There’s a selection of free stories to try it out, and a range of modern writers with stories at about €0.60 cents each. Well-known writers like Hilary Mantel, Lionel Shriver, Toby Litt, as well as special sections for horror, sci-fi etc. The interface is beautiful: slide your finger to flip over the page. Download the app and try it out.

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This is my new story available at Ether Books. It’s a long short story (!) so it’s in two parts, with the first part a free download.

I say “smartphone” but in fact it’s only available for the iPhone at the moment. The android version is coming very very soon. Maybe for Christmas.

Ether describes itself as a “social reading platform” because of the extra frills like the ability to rate stories, recommend them, contact the author etc etc.
You have to download the app and browse to my name to find the story – I wish I could give a direct link for those with an iPhone.

Oh, here’s the blurb:

Celtic Tiger Ireland. An unlikely tale of farmers-turned-investors, an ex-poet, and a bearded German inventor. A one-quarter fictional story that nails down the atmosphere of those heady times.