Friday, September 18, 2015

LOST Addicts Blog is Published in New LOST Compilation!


Hello fellow LOSTIES! It's been awhile! I am posting this new entry to bring some pretty awesome news. While life has certainly taken priority over my former avid blogging lifestyle, my older posts seem to keep paying dividends! And that certainly is thanks, in part, to of all of you! Starting today, there is a new LOST Compilation available on all e-reader formats which includes a good portion of my LOST Blog entries from back in the day. It's called the Take 2 Guide to LOST: The Ultimate
Compendium
. I'm in good company with many of the other renowned bloggers from LOST's heyday!

If you're watching LOST for the first time, watched awhile ago but want to relive some of LOST's glory days, want to have an archived version of some old web material for posterity, or just give a little nod of appreciation to the writers that kept you entertained for 6 years (and beyond) I encourage you to check it out. And of course, pass the word on to any friends or family that might be interested. The book is $9.99 through the main e-book providers (Amazon, Google, iTunes, Nook, Kobo, etc...).

Sales information for each of these providers can be found here:
http://take2guide2lost.com/lost.sale.html 

The Press Release is included after the jump for additional information about the book. But, first I wanted to thank everyone again for your readership over the years. It's been a fun extracurricular venture and it's nice to see that some of the work has an extended shelf-life! Hope everyone is doing well.

NAMASTE!




PRESS RELEASE: 

The Take2 Guide to Lost … everything that was Lost and now found.

Announcing the release of the Take 2 Guide to Lost. Over 50 contributors, comprising of established reviewers and academics, award-winning sci-fi authors and lay writers, ask and answer all your questions in this ultimate eBook compendium to one of the most successful TV shows ever. 


New York, NY August 12, 2015 - Introducing the Take2 Guide to Lost … a definitive resource of over 400 articles from an incredible community of like Lost-lovers. 

Due to its masterful storytelling, suspenseful execution and Rorschachial intonation, Lost generated a tidal wave of online comment never before seen for a television series.

We’ve combed through the nooks and crannies of cyberspace and fashioned some of the best and brightest posts and pieces into this treasure trove of deliberation.

We have gathered and sorted these online articles into a variety of chapters: 'Overture,' with a sampling of posts about the series from various vantage points; 'Cast and Characters,' with entries on all the major characters and some fun bits about the past and future roles of the major actors; 'Mythology,' which includes posts on the Smoke Monster, DHARMA, the Frozen Donkey Wheel, and how religion was reflected on the series; 'Philosophy,' ranging from scholarly but accessible posts on the philosophy and philosophers referenced in the show, to a post on how the series affected one writer's personal philosophy; 'Structure,' including discussions on the flashback/forward/sideways, the DHARMA stations, and a physicist's explanation of the science of time travel; 'Interviews' of the showrunners and writers; and 'Ending,' a largish chapter on the breadth of views about the brilliant and controversial series finale.

All of that is followed by the most substantial chapter of this book, the 'Episode Guide': every episode listed in order, with its essential information, not one but two reviews, interesting tidbits and much more, for each hour of the series, and even coverage of the never-aired Epilogue, 'The New Man in Charge.'

The Take 2 Guide to Lost - The Ultimate Compendium - goes on sale on September 18, 2015. It will be on-sale at Amazon, iBookstore, Google Books, Kobo, Nook and at our own dedicated book store.

There is a sample download of over 400 pages now available. It contains the full first Chapter, a sample of the Cast and Character Guide, the Introduction and the Index for all the other Chapters … and the complete Season 1 of the Episode Guide.

It can be downloaded from 


About Take2 Publishing
Take2 Publishing is a specialist compilation publisher dedicated to the digital space.

Its books are made up of already-published articles, whether they are found on-line, or from books, magazines and newspapers, paying particular attention to the wonderful writings, their authors and sites, that at the moment are not getting anywhere near the attention they deserve.

All Take2 books must maintain a traditional linear narrative in form, not necessarily of time and place, but of ideas and opinion and be imbued with one overriding primary directive … to add substance to the discourse on the subject.

It is not just a dedicated publisher of books as ‘bits and bytes’, but is also one of the world’s first virtual publishers. Although centered in New York, Take2 Publishing employs editors, copy editors, researchers and more in cities all over the world, including New York, London, Melbourne, Tel-Aviv, Kiev, St Louis, San Diego, Los Angeles … and many more.

All Take2 books are published in all recognized digital formats and are available at all key eBook retail sites including Amazon, Google Books, Kobo, Nook Press and Apple’s iBookstore.

Take2 Publishing also maintains its own online retail store for direct purchases in all formats.

Contact Information
John Pruzanski
john@take2publishing.com
Take2 Publishing
646 535-1718

7 comments:

Leslie said...

Wow!! Congrats Mike!! You put your time, heart and soul in that blog and enhanced an already great experience and brought people together. It's great to know that you are being recognized again for your contribution! Way to go!!!

Mike V. said...

Awww thanks Leslie! I never really thought about it that way. :) I always just enjoyed that people eventually showed up to discuss LOST with me! Lol

Anonymous said...

Congrats Mike!

It's a very fortunate event when your passion pays off.

Richard

Mike V. said...

Thanks Richard!

MJ said...

Lost book - I downloaded the pdf to several spots for looking at. So exciting that some of your posts/recaps are in it - briefly looked and saw your finale and Sundown recaps mentioned. But there might be more I just don't know about yet.


Boy - those were the days. We really were addicts. LOL

Mike V. said...

Thanks for buying MJ!! Yeah, there's quite a few recaps in there in the back. But the Finale recap was featured prominently in that finale section which was kinda nice. And the editor (whom I knew through Twitter) gave me some nice praise in that section whilst advertising my recaps in the back.

Here the list of recaps that are included:

S6 ep 17/18 - THE END (featured in Finale Chapter)
S2 - The Hunting Party
S2 - Fire + Water (of course...I hated that ep! lol)
S2 - What Kate Did
S2 The Whole Truth
S2 - Lockdown
S2 - Two for the Road
S2 - ?
S2 - Finale - Live Together Die Alone
S3 - Tale of 2 Cities
S3 - Further Instructions
S3 - Every Man for Himself
S3 - I Do
S3 - Stranger in a Strange Land (WORST EPISODE EVER!!)
S3 - Catch 22
S3 - The Man Behind the Curtain
S3 - Greatest Hits
S4 - Eggtown
S4 - The Other Woman
S4 - Cabin Fever
S5 - The Little Prince
S5 - This Place is Death
S6 - The Lighthouse
S6 - The Package
S6 - Sundown

Epilogue - New Man in Charge

26 total!

MJ said...

Wow - he really featured quite a few of them then. Good for you Mike.