Airship 27 Productions, one of the best known of the New
Pulp publishers today, is joining forces with Radio Archives, the leading voice
in audiobooks to bring their action/adventure pulp titles to the exciting world
of audiobooks.
“We couldn’t be happier about all this,” says Airship 27
Productions Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “I love great storytelling in any
media and have been a big fan of Radio Archives for several years now. How they
bring books to life is simply fantastic and brings to mind memories of the
golden days of radio.”
Airship 27 Productions was launched over ten years ago by
Fortier, a veteran comic book and fantasy writer, along with his partner,
professional graphic artist, Rob Davis, who serves as the company’s award
winning Art Director. With over a hundred titles in their catalog, Airship 27
Productions is fueled by a stable of over fifty of the finest new pulp writers
in the field and a cadre of over thirty amazing artists who provide the books’
interior illustrations and stunning covers for which they are recognized.
Initially begun to create new adventures of classic pulp
heroes that had fallen into public domain, Airship 27 quickly expanded its
subject matter allowing writers to whip up brand new heroes while at the same
time delving into the popular worlds of such classic characters like Sherlock
Holmes and Sinbad the Sailor.
“This new venture seems logical,” Fortier continues, “in the
next evolutionary step for New Pulp. Radio Archives, under Tom Brown’s inspired
leadership, has proven what they can do with classic pulp, now we’re all going
to get to see them weave their unique magic on New Pulp. We couldn’t be more
excited.”
Tom Brown of Radio Archives commented “We couldn’t be
happier to work with Ron and Rob. You can see the passion they have in every
book they publish. They are having a lot of fun.”
Tom further said “Audiobooks have been around for 40 years
and are just becoming discovered in the last few years. With over a billion
Smart Phones that can play audiobooks along with Amazon heavily promoting
audiobooks combined with an average 53 minute commute per day is causing the
audiobook field to explode.”
Five years ago only 10% of books had an audiobook version
and I believe that number will increase to 90% in the future. Customers now
expect a successful publisher to offer an eBook and audiobook version along
side their print books.”
As specific titles are chosen, both Radio Archives and
Airship 27 Productions will continue to promote each as they become available
via press releases and other media marketing tools.
