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The debut Mystery novel from Ken McConnell - Null_Pointer, is now available everywhere books are sold. You can order it from your local independent book store or from the big web retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It is available in Trade Paper Back or various e-book formats, from Kindle to epub.

If you would rather read it for free, you can find it at Scribd.com and Yudu.com.

With the publication of Null_Pointer this month, a new kind of publisher also debuts. GB Press is a different take on the process of publishing novels. It is a virtual press, run by independent authors, editors, graphics designers and marketers all working together to produce great novels.

One of the major problems with self-publishing is that the process by definition, circumvents the vetting process by professionals in the industry. You write your novel and then you just put it out there and… Continue

Books that carry the GB Press logo will be available in a whole slew of different formats. If you want to sample them for free, you can head over to Scribd and read a few chapters or even the whole book. If you want the convenience of an ebook for the Kindle, or a paper version, you are going to have to pay for that privilege.

How many publishers give you that kind of freedom to read their books? Not many, I'd wager. Are we worried that our valuable books wil… Continue