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Crocker Jarmen

06-17-14 12:42 PM

Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

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I'm Emily Schultz. My first novel came out eight years ago. It was called Joyland. Last year Stephen King released a print-only novel with the same title. That was cool, until a few King readers bought the e-book version of my novel by mistake and started leaving negative and confused Amazon reviews.

http://stephenkingmoney.tumblr.com/

Did they think Emily Schultz was the new Richard Bachman?

Sean O'Hara

06-18-14 02:04 AM

Re: Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

What's really annoying is this asshole:

<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71JQKT3EA5L._SL1158_.jpg" width=33%>

If it's not bad enough that he's trying to trick people into thinking he's the Stephen King, he's charging $4.99 for a story Amazon lists as 25 pages long.

I've seen people doing the same thing with Joe Hill, but it's easier to fall for it in that case because Hill has a bunch of short stories available singly on the Kindle.

Ash Ketchum

06-18-14 05:09 AM

Re: Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

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Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara (Post 12142735)

I've seen people doing the same thing with Joe Hill, but it's easier to fall for it in that case because Hill has a bunch of short stories available singly on the Kindle.

Joe Hill? You mean this guy?:

http://fantasticvoyages.files.wordpr...3/joe-hill.jpg

Sean O'Hara

06-18-14 10:24 AM

Re: Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum (Post 12142757)

Joe Hill? You mean this guy?:

http://fantasticvoyages.files.wordpr...3/joe-hill.jpg

No, this guy, Stephen King's son:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oehillgfdl.PNG

If you've never heard of him, you need to check his books out. He's every bit as good as his dad.

hanshotfirst1138

06-23-14 09:16 PM

He looks just like him too ;).

writer106

06-23-14 09:34 PM

Re: Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

I've enjoyed Joe Hill's books. Right now I'm reading NOS4A2 and I like it. I also recommend Hill's short story collection 20th Century Ghosts.

Crocker Jarmen

06-24-14 12:17 AM

Re: Author With Same Title as Stephen King: Fans Buy Wrong Book

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Originally Posted by writer106 (Post 12148273)

I've enjoyed Joe Hill's books. Right now I'm reading NOS4A2 and I like it. I also recommend Hill's short story collection 20th Century Ghosts.

I wasn't a fan of his novels, but 20th Century Ghosts has some GREAT stories in it. Would also recommend.

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