The sole theme of this book appears to be the promotion of the authors. Here are presented stories that are meant to attract and entertain, as well as leave the reader wanting more. That more is happily supplied through links that lead to more of the authors published works.
This is not only a simplistic idea, but a clever one as well. It plays on an on-line reaction we all have. We see a picture, short blurb, or article om the web. Our curiosity is raised. Oh look, there's a blue highlighted text link we've become conditioned to respond to. We click on it, read the resulting article and click on another link. It's addicting, and we are naturally curious.
Why should not every e-pub anthology, and magazine, do the same to shamelessly promote their authors? It can only help business all around.
I have not read all of the stories in Past Future Present, but the start that I made on a few was enough to convince me to purchase the book.
The author names are all recognizable to anyone who read science fiction and fantasy short fiction. They were willing to take the risk of selling their stories for a share of the earnings. The authors I have spoken to tell me they have received royalties from the Past Future Present sales, and they would gladly participate in a similar project in the future.
The pubblicity that could be generated if all short fiction e-markets chose this model of publishing and publicizing could eventually earn a decent following and income for the authors willing to participate.
Pick up a copy of Past Future Present 2011 from the Kindle store. Remember, you don't need to own a Kindle to enjoy the books.
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