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Teachers & Librarians, Let’s Rock This!

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Classrooms, schools, and libraries are are on the vanguard of opening new doors to readers of all ages by making books available to a broader market. Even with greater interest, there are budget restraints for our libraries and schools – so authors get a lot of requests for free copies of our books. I wish we could send one to everyone who asks! But just because I can’t send you a physical copy doesn’t mean young readers can’t and shouldn’t have access to them! To that end Terah Edun Publishing has reached out, gained connections, and garnered a strong presence in the library eBook market.

We are now proudly carried in eBook Library and Classroom catalogs in 33 U.S. States and 9 countries! Let’s keep that momentum going forward by inviting your librarians, teachers, and education practitioners to join the Algardis Universe!

To keep up with the interest levels we’ve created a notification form just for teachers and librarians! Get a email AUTOMATICALLY when NEW Terah Edun Publishing titles are released on Library or School-related vendors.

Reading was always a transformative part of my life and I want as many young adult readers to have the opportunity to grab hold of my books as possible, which is why I make outreach to libraries and schools a core part of my work. If you would like to join the 200+ librarians with auto-notifications of my new books available specifically to vendors including OverDrive, EBSCO, cloudLibrary, and Ingram please fill out this form. We’ll always send you a simple email with notification that new titles are up and the ISBNs you can locate them under. More information available at teedun.com/libraries!

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Entire Terah Edun catalog on sale for OverDrive’s Back To School Promotion

The entire Courtlight series has been included in the OverDrive catalog promotion for Back To School. Librarians and teachers here’s your chance to beef up your catalog of Algardis Universe books. Head over to the OverDrive Markeplace today!

It’s Back to School season and OverDrive, the retail site with over 20,000 libraries, has tons of content on sale to kick off your school year right! Shop from over 25,000 kids and teen titles up to 50% off through September 30th including titles organized by grade levels and interest levels, collections of picture books and graphic novels, classics and academic resources plus much more. There are 10+ Terah Edun catalog titles in this sale and you don’t want to miss it. The catalog has criss-crossed the United States and foreign countries, finding purchases in libraries near and far – like the Los Angeles Public Library and those below.

“The magic in this fascinating fantasy world is intriguing, and I look forward to more adventure, suspense and romance!”

~ Leslie Jackson, Youth Services, Woodland Park Public Library

“Like Tamora Pierce, but bloodier.”

~ Athens-Limestone Public Library teen reader

“Edun’s complex magical system…and unpredictable plot twists set the stage for more adventures in this enchanted world.”
~ Kirkus Reviews

“Teens will find Sworn to Raise a compelling saga of magic, romance, and one young woman’s struggle to find and understand her role in her world.”
~ Midwest Book Review

“Intriguing and compelling!”
~ Whitney Waddell, Brentwood Public Librarian

“If you’re a fantasy lover, this is one world you don’t want to miss out on!”
~ City Of Books, #15 Best Reviewer on Goodreads

“Sure to whet readers’ appetite for suspense and intrigue…”
~ RT Book Review – 4 Stars

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Self-Publishers & Libraries: Terah Edun Publishing Launches On OverDrive

To all the Librarians and Schoolteachers! All of my current titles are now available on OverDrive through my new publisher account – Terah Edun Publishing.

You can now continue to purchase the Courtlight, Crown Service and future series through this link:

http://www.teedun.com/overdrive

In addition, I have an exclusive interview with MediaShift and recommendations list over on OverDrive! Hope you enjoy. ? For the past three years (wow, time flies!) my goal has been simple. Expand my readership. I see librarians and teachers as well as their library catalogs and classrooms as a HUGE part of that. Well, today I’m happy to announce that Terah Edun Publishing is now a Publisher Partner on OverDrive – the largest eBook library catalog service in the entire world.

For those of you who are Librarians and Teachers and have been waiting for more Terah Edun books to purchase for your catalogs, you’ll find that Courtlight Books 1-10 will soon be available as well as Crown Service Books 1-2. Email publicity@terahedun to get an email reminder on library update day!

For those of you who want to learn a bit more about OverDrive, well read on:

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OverDrive provides eBooks to million of readers through publishers like HarperCollins and Random House. And they make it SO EASY to check out your ebooks as well. All you have to do is log on to your local library page, click on their OverDrive account link and download your book! 😀

So now you can get my entire catalog in the same place you would download your next library read from Kiera Cass or Cassandra Clare.

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Thanks to this already awesome partnership, the Courtlight series and the Crown Service series are now available in public libraries in over half the states in the United States as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, and Great Britain.

Would you like to know more about the impetus behind my new OverDrive partnership? You should, because its not just great for me but other authors as well and I’m happy to move forward together with such an amazing eBook service that offers access to libraries and schools on an international scale.

Click over to MEDIASHIFT and read all about it!

Head over to FACEBOOK and see what I said to OverDrive. 🙂

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New Wallpapers Released

The wallpaper section of my website has been updated with new wallpaper downloads for all of your mobile devices. There are three downloads available to you now and a secret fourth that you can unlock by going to your local library! All you have to do to get the secret 4th is go to your library’s online website or stop by the library in person, take a picture of Courtlight in their catalogs and share with @tedunwrites or by email to assistant@terahedun.com. Check out the wallpapers by clicking the link and here’s a sneak peak of the secret wallpapers available to you below.

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I don’t think my library has a copy of your books yet? No worries just share this link with them: teedun.com/libraries

Summer Reading Giveaway – Pass The Word On

Hi All,

Thank you for responding to my Summer Reading librarian giveaway! I am absolutely delighted with the response level and received over 180 requests from librarians all across the United States (& Canada) in under 48 hours. I obviously didn’t anticipate such an eager response but I am keeping my commitment to sharing swag with all of your readers!

Because of the high-response rate, I’ll have to limit the hardcovers being sent out but I implore you to consider adding the eBooks (starting at only $2.99!) and/or Hardcover to your catalogs by clicking here: http://www.teedun.com/libraries.

Every respondent will be getting the promised swag in full in the mail in the month of May, in addition I am able to send hardcovers to these individual libraries which I hope their readers enjoy:

BLAISDELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY – NH

ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC LIBRARY – NM

KEMPER-NEWTON REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM – MS

SKOWHEGAN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY – ME

BLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY – NE

CAMERON-PARISH LIBRARY – LA

JOHNSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY – IA

CHARLESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY – AR

WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY – ME

SANTA CLARA BRANCH LIBRARY – UT

KEENE PUBLIC LIBRARY – NH

NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY – RI

STAYTON PUBLIC LIBRARY – OR

LAGUNA PUBLIC LIBRARY – NM

LEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY – ND

Terah (05/08/16)

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We’ve been lucky enough to have an amazing reception from libraries in the United States and around the world. In support of Summer Reading, I want to give back. So while supplies last, I’m sending every librarian who fills out this form swag for their summer reading programs: teedun.com/giveaway

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Thanks readers! You’re all amazing and without you the Algardis Universe titles definitely wouldn’t be in so many library catalogs! 31 states as of last count!

Also I love love this picture I got this week.

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In My Inbox: Libraries, School Paper, The Holidays

Hi Readers,

I usually post In My Inbox on my TUMBLR account – located here – POST 1, POST 2, POST 3 etc. But I thought I’d try something different and post them on my blog as well. Here’s some of emails I’ve gotten recently and my responses.

LETTER ONE FROM AARON THE STUDENT:

Hi Terah, my name is Aaron. For my American Literature class in school I have to do an author study. I chose to do my study on you because I LOVE your Courtlight, and the Crown Service series! For my author study I have to include a 1 to 2 page biography on the authors life. In order to get full points I have to try to find interesting information that is hard to find on the internet, so I thought I would try to ask you. I can’t wait to start your third series. Just saying I read a lot of fantasy books, and I think you have written my favorite fantasy series. I hope you have the time to reply to me. I would definitely like to put some things in my biography that you think should go into it. Thank you in advance if you reply, and for giving me a series that I can actually read in my free time! Normally I don’t actually do that because I don’t like reading a lot, so I really love your books! Can’t wait for your future books!

ANSWER FROM TERAH

It’s quite an honor that you chose to do your author study on me. Getting this email was both of surprise and a delight, not just as an author but as a former student. It’s been 9 years since I had my last English studies class. AP English Lit actually and I have fond memories of the subject, so I’m delighted to help you.

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The easiest thing I’ve found about writing is coming up with the ideas themselves. The stories flood my mind like glimpses of a past life. A girl climbing the rigging of a sailing ship on the high seas one day…and a boy hiding from his dragon contemporaries in a dark alley the next.

I started writing fantasy as a way to combat boredom living overseas as a humanitarian in East Africa. Fantasy was my choice of genre because it’s all I read as a child and teen. My favorite books always took me to new worlds, so it only made sense that when writing I escaped back into those same unique realms.

Building on that desire to write, I wanted to see if people were interested in reading what I had to say. When I first published a book about young mages in an academy, I had to do a lot of studying of my own. I didn’t know what it meant to be an author, much less my own publisher. I had to reach out and make contacts with editors, artists, and book formatters.

I had to budget both my time in making this hobby (at the time) of mine worthwhile, but also see what I wanted to invest financially in the process. After two months of edits, proofing, and formatting I was able to put my first book up on Amazon. Luckily it wasn’t my last and from then I just kept writing what I loved.

What I’ve learned about being a writer is that it’s a lot of hard work and takes a lot of dedication, but when you get it right, and you’ll know when you do, it’s worth it. So my life lesson would be to stay true to yourself and never give up. You never know what you’ll find on the other side of the page after all.

As for my favorite animal…I’ve always been partial to Siberian tigers. They’re beautiful and ferocious. You asked me if there is anywhere in the world that I’ve loved to go see. I’ve been to many continents and countries, but one that I’ve yet to see to is Russia. I’d love to go to St. Petersburg and tour the old Tsarist palaces just to revel in the history of imperial family.

LETTER TWO FROM LINDA THE LIBRARIAN:

We would love to have this series in our collection for our YA’s but I’m having trouble locating all of the books in print format. Please help.

ANSWER FROM TERAH:

Thank you for contacting me! I’m so pleased to hear from librarians and would love to have Courtlight added to your print catalog.

Here are the purchase links for the books currently available in print:

Sworn To Raise: Courtlight #1

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1481918087/

Sworn To Transfer: Courtlight #2

http://www.amazon.com/dp/148417545X

Sworn To Conflict: Courtlight #3

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500391255

Sworn To Secrecy: Courtlight #4

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1496058356/

Sworn To Defiance: Courtlight #5

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1517234654/

All of the Courtlight books are also available for library distribution in eBook format and I’d love for kids, teens, and adults in your state to have access to the books in both formats.

You can find them on OverDrive here:

Sworn To Raise | Sworn To Transfer | Sworn To Conflict | Sworn To Secrecy | Sworn To Defiance | Sworn To Ascension
Thanks again for reaching out and let me know if I can help any further!
p.s. From Terah – this note came in more than a month ago and since then I’ve had some exciting further developments in the print arena for librarians and for readers! Stay tuned for updates in Spring 2016 – I think you’ll like it!

LETTER THREE FROM DIANNA:

Just a quick line to tell you Thank you for your generosity for Across The Arid Seas. I hope you have a tremendously joyful Christmas or whatever you celebrate, and make sure to tell everyone how you feel about them. Life is a mystery and we must take advantage of every moment to appreciate those who are important to us as tomorrow is unknown. Thanks again, Dianna

ANSWER FROM TERAH:

Aww, that’s so sweet of you! Thank YOU so much for being a reader and Happy Holidays as well!

 

BIG Announcement: Librarians & Teachers – This One Is For You

Huge thanks to the numerous librarians and teachers who have reached out. Amazing to see the Courtlight series in your catalogs already (like the North Texas Digital Consortium & the Toronto Public Library) and to have eager readers checking them out to explore Algardis.  – 08/09/15
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Library Overdrive - Terah SMLThis summer, I was given the opportunity to get the entire Courtlight series into libraries, classrooms, and independent bookstores across the country. In partnership with one of the biggest literary agencies in the U.S. market, I am reaching out to the amazing classrooms and libraries across the U.S. in order to make Courtlight available to readers and individuals in their markets. Libraries and teachers deserve so much love and are crucial parts of the literary community. Now those same pillars can order the entire Courtlight series (brand new edits included) for their patrons and collections in their favorite classroom, middle or high school library, or local library.

Direct through OverDrive, 3M Cloud Library, and Ingram – the premier catalog services for librarians and teachers – Courtlight Books 1-6 are now available in eBook format and soon to be paperback + case-laminate hardcover. This series has sold over 100,000 English-language copies and melds intricate story lines with remarkable characters and unforgettable magic.

It is available for only $2.99 to your local library – yes, you read that right – with no repurchase fee. Appropriate for ages 12 – 19 and Grades 7 -12. Further information on content can be found on the Resources For Librarians page. For the librarians and teachers with a limited budget, I’m offering a free paperback for your catalog with every eBook set purchased plus a prize pack (see below for details).

Sworn To Raise | Sworn To Transfer | Sworn To Conflict | Sworn To Secrecy | Sworn To Defiance | Sworn To Ascension

So this is what I spent most of June/July doing – working feverishly around the clock to update manuscripts with a new proofreader, formatting new EPUB files for libraries-only, and setting up an access system to libraries. That and working with translators, proofreaders and copywriters in three languages to get Courtlight up for a global release.

 

Courtlight Series Sale

 

Librarians and Schoolteachers, please fill out this form and expect a Courtlight Librarian Order + Prize Package & Information in the mail. No gimmicks. I just need your name, job title, library/school name, and mailing address. U.S. only at this time! 😉

Leave a comment on this post with the name of your library or school as well if you’re interested and you’ll be entered to win an entire set of Courtlight series books in paperback. Hardback if it goes live soon enough.