More press releases» Press Release Kickstarter-Funded Mystery Novel Makes Its Kindle Debut on Amazon THE ANTIQUITY is a 100% crowdfunded novel that raised over $12K on Kickstarter, surpassing the original goal of $10K; the Kindle edition launches today with a limited-time $0.99 promo

The Antiquity: An L.A. Crime Novel.



Mr. Hackett premiered the paperback edition of The Antiquity at the 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April, where he sold more than 125 autographed copies (at the $14.95 price point) in just two days. Within weeks, The Antiquity was flagged as a STAFF PICK at Book Soup, a longstanding independent book store on L.A.'s Sunset Strip. In June, The Antiquity was the #1 bestseller at Book Soup (in the fiction paperback category) for two straight weeks.



“It took me eleven years to research and write The Antiquity, and as an independent author, I knew I would have to put the same amount of passion and tenacity — if not more — into promoting and marketing my book,” Mr. Hackett said. “People are always interested to learn that The Antiquity was funded with Kickstarter. It's one of the biggest selling points.”



The paperback edition of The Antiquity has been getting excellent reviews on Amazon. For the Kindle release, Mr. Hackett has scheduled a full week of advertising and promotion, with featured placements on some of the biggest websites in the eBook industry, including Kindle Nation Daily, eReader News Today, BookSends, and Free Kindle Books and Tips.



Simultaneously, he will be launching a strategic social media campaign that will include tweets and posts from his alma mater, Boston University. A free, goodreads.com giveaway for The Antiquity will end on Thursday, August 6 at midnight, and the Kindle launch week will officially conclude with a book signing event on Saturday, August 8 from 12-5pm at Hinano Café in Venice, California (Hinano Café, a Venice Beach institution, is a featured location in The Antiquity).



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:



DARREN HACKETT has worked as a professional writer for more than twenty-five years. As a journalist, he wrote news and feature stories for The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and The Baltimore Sun. While working in the entertainment industry, he penned several screenplays, including a suspense thriller for film director Richard Donner. He also spent time traveling the world as a writer/director of shark programming for the Animal Planet cable network. The Antiquity is his first novel.



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Press release distributed by Aug. 3, 2015 / PRZen / LOS ANGELES -- After successfully raising the money to independently publish his debut novel, author Darren Hackett is now releasing the Kindle edition of his bestselling mystery,Mr. Hackett premiered the paperback edition ofat the 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April, where he sold more than 125 autographed copies (at the $14.95 price point) in just two days. Within weeks,was flagged as a STAFF PICK at Book Soup, a longstanding independent book store on L.A.'s Sunset Strip. In June,was the #1 bestseller at Book Soup (in the fiction paperback category) for two straight weeks.“It took me eleven years to research and write, and as an independent author, I knew I would have to put the same amount of passion and tenacity — if not more — into promoting and marketing my book,” Mr. Hackett said. “People are always interested to learn thatwas funded with Kickstarter. It's one of the biggest selling points.”The paperback edition ofhas been getting excellent reviews on Amazon. For the Kindle release, Mr. Hackett has scheduled a full week of advertising and promotion, with featured placements on some of the biggest websites in the eBook industry, including Kindle Nation Daily, eReader News Today, BookSends, and Free Kindle Books and Tips.Simultaneously, he will be launching a strategic social media campaign that will include tweets and posts from his alma mater, Boston University. A free, goodreads.com giveaway forwill end on Thursday, August 6 at midnight, and the Kindle launch week will officially conclude with a book signing event on Saturday, August 8 from 12-5pm at Hinano Café in Venice, California (Hinano Café, a Venice Beach institution, is a featured location inABOUT THE AUTHOR:DARREN HACKETT has worked as a professional writer for more than twenty-five years. As a journalist, he wrote news and feature stories forandWhile working in the entertainment industry, he penned several screenplays, including a suspense thriller for film director Richard Donner. He also spent time traveling the world as a writer/director of shark programming for the Animal Planet cable network.is his first novel.Source: The Antiquity: An L.A. Crime NovelPress release distributed by PRZen