A new year has begun but 2008, for Robert and I, will amazingly be remembered as the year our stand-alone novels Whispers Across Time and Race For A Treasure proved to us what a great idea they were. They followed our two successful historical series – Lizzie and Victoria Chronicles. Both personal sales in 2008 (markets, craft shows etc.) and internet sales, surpassed 2007 and 2006, proving that people still purchase books even when times are tough and we are sure grateful. We’re told that our books provide entertainment when spirits are low, they encourage kids to read, and they bring families together with a common interest … all important when we need a boost in morale.
It also proves to us that not only are new people discovering our unusual and ‘refreshingly different’ Family Friendly novels, but also that we still are a long way away from saturating the market. Just what an author loves to hear!
On the Internet Front … we’ve try our best to offer specials on our website and to keep our shipping costs down. We also realize it is difficult when most of you can’t simply walk into your local bookstore and find our book easily. Distribution across country and also to Amazon.com became an expensive endeavour for a small company such as ours, so we now distribute our own books locally and use free sites on the internet. This enables us to keep going and allows you to find our specials on our website. We also have discounts on purchasing sets of our series when you find us in the flesh! There are also directions on the website for you to phone us directly.
We would like to take a second to thank all our supporters and fans and if we can ever help you with orders or questions about books etc, don’t hesistate to contact us either through our website or by phone.
Comments to our Blog entries would also be appreciated and even better … we both have Facebook pages and if you are interested in our books, look for our “J. Robert Whittle Fanclub”. We always need more members. We know there are tens of thousands of you out there. Help us get the word out – our readers are wonderful, they seem to tell everyone about our books – now tell your friends and family to find us on Facebook. Thanks so much and all the best for 2009.
