Mr . Rawles,
I’m a bit confused. There are no so many editions of your books out there–hard copy, e-books, and audio books, and now I hear that there is a British Edition of “How to Survive TEOTWAWKI”. Can you please for me clarify exactly what the book options are, and your recommendations on the least expensive places to buy them? Are there autographed copies for sale? How many copies of each are in print? And what are you writing next? Thanks, – James Y., a Ten Cent Challenger
JWR Replies: Sure, here is a thumbnail list:
Fiction:
“Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse” (the latest edition, with index and glossary), from Ulysses Press. Not counting the earlier editions, there are now more than 52,000 copies in print.
There is also a Kindle e-book edition of the novel.
And there is an unabridged audiobook of the novel, narrated by Dick Hill. It is available through iTunes and Audible.com (as a MP3 download) or on CD from many booksellers, such as Amazon.com.
I’m presently writing two sequels to the novel, set contemporaneously to the storyline of “Patriots”, but in different locales. Simon and Schuster plans to sequentially release the two sequels in 2011 and 2012.
I also wrote “Pulling Through“, a feature length survivalist action/adventure movie screenplay that is very loosely based on “Patriots”. The full screenplay text is available for free download. It is also available as a wire-o bound print-on demand book from CafePress.
Nonfiction:
“How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It”, from Penguin Books, New York. There are now more than 60,000 copies in print.
The UK edition of the same book with a slightly different cover (but essentially the same text) was recently released by Penguin Books of England.
There is also a Kindle e-book edition.
And there is an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dick Hill. It is available through iTunes and Audible.com (as an MP3 download) or on CD from many booksellers, such as Amazon.com.
A Spanish translation should soon be in development by Paidotribo S.L. of Barcelona, Spain. This should be released in early 2011.
“Rawles on Retreats and Relocation” is my book with details on selecting and stocking a self-sufficient survival retreat. It is published by CafePress.com. Less than 3,000 copies are in print.
I co-authored the “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course, published by Arbogast Publishing. The course binder includes an hour-long audio CD with questions and answers on preparedness and suggestions on how to get family members and friends interested in preparedness.
Autographed Books:
Because of the time constraints of my writing and consulting schedule, I no longer do book tours or sell autographed copies of any of my books. However, at last report, Fred’s M14 Stocks still has a few autographed copies of the older XLibris publishing edition of “Patriots” available. The very few autographed copies of my more recent books that are in circulation were gifts, or mailed out as prizes for SurvivalBlog’s non-fiction writing contest.
To Save Money:
The best way to save money when buying any of my books is to look for used copies at places like Amazon .com. But my preference is that you enquire at your local independent bookseller first. (Please do a search through Indie Bound.) Local bookstores deserve your patronage!