PENNSYLVANIA Author Ed Patterson Discusses Operation eBook Drop For Troops On The Indie Author Show

Dec. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- What began with a “free gift” exchanged between a US soldier with limited access to literature and an author looking for a means to share his passion, has now evolved into a joint effort “operation” between family members of US troops and authors, all in the spirit of giving and for the sake of sharing a passion and love of literature.

“Operation eBook Drop” started when author Ed Patterson found an active duty Army soldier in Iraq sifting through discussion threads to help another reader with the download of e-Books to their Kindle. After building a rapport with the soldier, Joe Terry, Mr. Patterson offered his entire collection of books (13) to the soldier as a gift. An Army veteran himself, Patterson says “I recall the lonely hours away from home and overseas while stationed in Germany. What a Kindle or other reading device would have done for me then, I couldn’t begin to tell you.” After sharing the process of donating books to US troops in an online discussion board with other independent authors, a chain-reaction started that soon incorporated close to 300 other Indie authors and the support of the organization Smashwords.

With literary contributions from close to 300 independent authors within a three month period, and a campaign to implement a standardized method for furnishing complimentary download copies of books from the organization Smashwords, family members of US troops stationed abroad can offer a gift that keeps on giving this holiday season.

Family members of US troops and interested authors and publishers can tune in live, Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7PM CST, as Ed Patterson discusses all the aspects of Operation eBook Drop on The Indie Author Show at blogtalkrado network with host and author, Bobby Ozuna. Authors are encouraged to show their patriotic support for the desires of US troops to have access to a wide range of literature, without the hassle of storing or toting physical copies of books, by joining Operation eBook Drop.

About the Show: The Indie Author Show streams live every Monday night at 7PM CST with author, book marketing consultant and host, Bobby Ozuna of Ozuna Publications. The show is designed to spotlight and support aspects of the independent publishing business.

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Ozuna Publications is home to author, book marketing consultant, ghost-writer, public speaker and host to the Indie Author Show, Bobby Ozuna. The Indie Author Show is designed to support every aspect of the indie publishing world and features authors, publishers, book marketing consultants, publicists, book cover designers and more every Monday night, LIVE at 7PM CST.