AURA PACKED AND READY TO GO!

As you may know, the shipment of AURA magazines arrived from the printer on Friday, July 5, as scheduled.

Yesterday, my son and I packed all the AURA orders. See photo (below). Starting tomorrow and continuing for a few days, all current orders will be mailed out.

Some extra copies remain, but not a lot. If you want to order a copy to keep drool-proof, send one to family or friends because your story is included, or send one as a gift you can still place an order. When they’re gone, they’re gone .  .  . unless or until we get orders for another 500 magazines, at which time we can go back to press.

Some vital statistics:

• AURA is a long, slender 9x12x.27 inches, with 140 pages plus front and back cover illustrations, weighing in at over a pound.
• The stunning cover photograph of Adam was taken by Claire Low, @GlambertPianist, during his Singapore WAG Tour concert.
• The exquisite back cover drawing was created by Svetlana Egorova, @ListoffSAY, after Adam’s Life Ball performance in Vienna, Austria.
• Words and images were submitted by fans and professionals from 27 countries.
• Fans from 25 of the 50 United States are represented.
• While not a chronological record of Adam’s journey since Idol, AURA is organized into loose time-frames preceded by a section of stories that set the scene: Introduction; American Idol 2009; FYE/Glam Nation Tour 2010; Trespassing 2012, including a photo-rich section on Queen & Adam Lambert; and Globetrotting/WAG Tour.
• Beyond fan art and impact stories, AURA includes insights and perspectives from people who know, respect—and  love—Adam: e.g., Michael Orland, Adam’s Idol coach and pianist; Brian May, yes THAT Brian May;  Adam’s long-time friend Eden Espinosa; AI8 contestant Michael Sarver; et al.

Want to order a copy? Go to PayPal.com, open your account, type in the AURA email address CAREFULLY—adamsaura31@gmail.com. Magazines are each $24 plus shipping/postage; provide postage for each copy. In the US, add $3.50 ($27.50 per copy). In Canada, add $6 ($30 per copy). For all other countries add $13 ($37 per copy). If you purchase a magazine, a complimentary digital file will follow soon. If you want a digital file without purchasing the magazine, it’s $10 via PayPal or by check.

Want to know if your story or artwork is in the magazine? What page your work is on? How to pay by check for the magazine and free digital file or just a read-only digital file? Email me at alice@plumcomm.com.

AURA. It’s Finally Happening.

AURA orders being readied for mailing.

READ-ONLY AURA EBOOK NOW ON SALE

As you may know, when you purchase a printed, hard copy of AURA, you will receive the magazine plus a free-of-charge read-only eBook.

If you want to order an eBook ONLY—that is, without the printed magazine—you may now purchase a read-only eBook on PayPal.com at the same email address: adamsaura31@gmail.com. The price: USD$10.00.

NOTE: For those who have asked me to add a BUY NOW button to the PayPal site, I hear you. But despite following all directions and tutorials, unlocking the key to the BUY NOW button kingdom remains beyond my grasp. I remain optimistic, however, that I will find a PayPal muse willing and able to make this happen.

Want to help? Please leave a comment on this post. Thank you.

SPECIAL SHIPPING OFFER FOR FANS OUTSIDE U.S. & CANADA

AURA will be printed in late April. If fans outside the U.S. and Canada place a group order of 100 copies or more, the magazines can be bulk shipped to you at significant savings.

Here are the steps:

1. Reach out to fans in your country and see how many people are interested.
2. Assign a reliable point person (or a team of 2 or 3 dedicated, responsible fans) to collect the funds ($24 per magazine plus local postage), names and postal addresses. Don’t send the money yet.
3. Send an email to adamsaura31@gmail.com telling the number of copies being ordered and the address where the bulk shipment will be sent. We will get back to you with an invoice and payment instructions from the printer.
4. When you receive the bulk shipment, you and your team will be responsible for delivering issues to the local purchasers.