Underworld Amusements is just one of the things that I do for fun and prof.. well, it’s fun. I do freelance design work as well, and made a short film about my freelance design business card. Sound fun?

(video embedded, if not displaying, view it here)

I also have been trying to figure out simple video projects so I can train myself using my equipment and software, leading up to a possible series of short videos?!?!

Shot on a Panasonic Lumix GH2 with a 20 mm – F/1.7 lens, voice over recorded with a Samson C01U.

I’m currently reading paperback editions of “The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution“, “The Solitary Vice: Against Reading” and “I Was Looking for a Street” at the moment.

I bought the paperbacks because I wanted to own the book, but with the first two on the list, I’m going to be working with the material for podcasting or blogging – so I want Kindle versions. I bought the new Charles Manson LP “Air” on vinyl, and it had a download code. This was perfect, and it’s exactly how I want my media. This wasn’t my first exposure to the idea, but it was just a great experience getting something how you want it. Big beautiful cover and black wax, plus some MP3s to instantly load up.

Some books I’m fine with digital only, some I want to have the souvenir on a shelf, but I’d like searchable, clippable, digital versions of all of them.

With how I have things set up now, I can’t just automatically have lulu.com or amazon.com send you a free ebook version when you buy a print edition, but I’ve decided that (as long as sales are so slow) I can just do this on my own.

Right now I’ve got two books that are formatted for the Kindle, The Anti-Christ: Curse Upon Christianity and The Sorceries and Scandals of Satan. If you’ve purchased either of these books, send me proof (your e-mail confirmation, a webcam pic of you holding it up with a slip of paper with your name on it… I don’t know, be creative or literal) and I’ll send you the ebook version for free. E-mail me at thecreep@underworldamusements.com and put in the subject line something like “Free Ebook Offer: __(title of book)___”

I’ve learned it takes quite a bit of time to put these ebook versions together. Not as much time as it takes to put the print version, but only because at that point much of the work has been done. I’d like to sell people the ebook who don’t want the print edition, but I don’t want to charge people twice for the same thing, especially if one of them can be dropped into an e-mail.

Don’t have a Kindle (or device that can read .mobi files)?  Use Calibre and convert it to many other formats.

UPDATE: Just to clarify, some books may never be released as ebooks for various reasons. Mainly the graphics heavy ones like Laffs & Juggs or the bound collection of Satan Magazine. From this point on new releases that are workable will have an ebook version.

UPDATE II (Atomic Books): I link above to Amazon and Lulu.com, but Atomic Books sells my books and some of the coolest in print. To support them, if you buy ANY Underworld Amusement title at Atomic Books, I’ll send you your choice of eBook for free. Supply photo of you buying it, or receipt.