Author William Joyce Enjoys Fantastic iPad Run
In just a few short months, e-book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Lessmore has sold upwards of 55,000 copies (at $4.99 each) and claimed a spot as the first-ever book app to hit number one on the iPad hit list. It sat atop those charts for two straight weeks.
Today, Thompson on Hollywood contributor Bill Desowitz chats with the book’s author William Joyce. The Louisiana based artist explains how the idea for this enterprise took root on the cusp of the electronic novella era:
“The idea came to me eight years ago when I was on a plane to New York to visit my mentor, Bill Morris, who was dying,” recalls Joyce.
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