Outskirts Press Announces Megabyte Rush, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction Book from Beverly, MA Author Wendy MacGown
Boston, MA, October 25, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Megabyte Rush by Wendy MacGown, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 paperback in the Fiction category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $22.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/megabyterush was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Meet Megan Rosswell, a minicomputer support analyst living life to the fullest in the go-go tech boom of the 1980s. It’s a time when 64K is enough RAM to run the latest version of VisiCalc; when 1200-baud modems are the Ferraris of the bulletin board systems. And for Megan, it’s a time to rebel against her strict Baptist upbringing in between mega-workweeks at Smith Labs, the hottest new minicomputer manufacturer and economic saving grace of Lowell, Mass.
Then, like some unexpected operating system error, the party comes to a grinding halt. Megan’s smooth-talking pilot husband is fired for being drunk on the job, and a family tragedy makes her a mom even as an old flame, never lit, offers love. And when someone steals her baby, Megan suddenly must fight for all she’s earned.
The first in a planned five-part series, Megabyte Rush chronicles one woman’s remarkable journey in a world where programming jobs were plentiful, college degrees optional and money seemed to flow into everyone’s pockets. But the boom hid a dark side, too—one that manifested itself in addiction and broken lives.
Deftly constructed at 443 pages, Megabyte Rush is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Megabyte Rush meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $22.95.
Additionally, Megabyte Rush can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432732400 Format: 5 x 8 paperback SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/megabyterush
About the Author
Wendy MacGown is the award-winning author of Little Sister and The Crystal Fishbowl, and a 30-plus-year veteran of the computer industry. Megabyte Rush, based on her experiences working at Honeywell and Wang Laboratories, is her gift to those lucky people who also lived through the boom.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Meet Megan Rosswell, a minicomputer support analyst living life to the fullest in the go-go tech boom of the 1980s. It’s a time when 64K is enough RAM to run the latest version of VisiCalc; when 1200-baud modems are the Ferraris of the bulletin board systems. And for Megan, it’s a time to rebel against her strict Baptist upbringing in between mega-workweeks at Smith Labs, the hottest new minicomputer manufacturer and economic saving grace of Lowell, Mass.
Then, like some unexpected operating system error, the party comes to a grinding halt. Megan’s smooth-talking pilot husband is fired for being drunk on the job, and a family tragedy makes her a mom even as an old flame, never lit, offers love. And when someone steals her baby, Megan suddenly must fight for all she’s earned.
The first in a planned five-part series, Megabyte Rush chronicles one woman’s remarkable journey in a world where programming jobs were plentiful, college degrees optional and money seemed to flow into everyone’s pockets. But the boom hid a dark side, too—one that manifested itself in addiction and broken lives.
Deftly constructed at 443 pages, Megabyte Rush is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Megabyte Rush meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $22.95.
Additionally, Megabyte Rush can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432732400 Format: 5 x 8 paperback SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/megabyterush
About the Author
Wendy MacGown is the award-winning author of Little Sister and The Crystal Fishbowl, and a 30-plus-year veteran of the computer industry. Megabyte Rush, based on her experiences working at Honeywell and Wang Laboratories, is her gift to those lucky people who also lived through the boom.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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