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This e-published book, a fantasy novel for the teen and young adult readers, is a collaboration between James Ross and Mark Graham Communications.

It would be hard to overestimate how the Internet and the digital revolution have affected the world of publishing. In the past, the publishing industry held tight control over who and what got published and promoted. Many would-be authors never got the chance to present their stories or information to readers because traditional brick-and-mortar publishers decided they weren’t worth the gamble of committing costly conventional printing resources for something the publisher thought wouldn’t sell well enough to recoup expenses and turn a profit.

Enter digital technology and the ability to publish an endless variety of stories, articles, books, and magazines for pennies, regardless of the size or location of the audience. Electronic publishing – also known as e-publishing – turned the publishing world on its ear and put authors in control of what got published, when, and where. Everyday, paperless publishing gains ground as a commonly-accepted form of publishing. The books can be read on any number of electronic devices, from Kindles and computers to smartphones and tablets.  They are also easily converted into traditional printed form.

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