I went on an indie book shopping spree to show my support for indie authors. After the contempt Kobo showed indies, I wanted to give a token of my solidarity. Because I respect indie authors.

Here’s what I bought:

The Necromancer's Gambit – Nicolas Wilson

Fear of Widths - David D Levine

From Orbit by Rob Goforth

The Accidental Courier – Robert Darke

Cloaks of Vermin and Fish by Forrest Aguirre

Death in a Northern Town - Peter Mckeirnon

Mercury, Sulfur, & Salt - Ben Stahl

The Book of Revelation, Live Onstage and Four Other Stories -Douglas Kolacki

The Red Knight by Karen Davies

The Rubberband Man and Other Stories - J. David Clarke

Timeshaft - Stewart Bint

Water's Lover - J. Annas Walker

Whispers of a Storm - Anthony Lavisher

Wrong Place Wrong Time by David P Perlmutter

A Vampire Carol – Tara Maya

Lucid – A.J. Church

Don't Be Afraid – J.C. Piech

Clipped - Devon Mccormack

Bite Me – Lana Amore

Cursed – S.A. Archer

Earth Tones – Angela Wallace

Paulie – M.A. Myers

Luvya Getcha – Martin Price
The Answer to Your Question -Paulette Alden

Twisted: Four Paranormal Stories - Jonathan Broughton

Your Gift to Me Bonnie Bartel Latino

Writing Active Setting Book 2: Emotion, Conflict and Back Story Mary Buckham

Writing Steampunk - Beth Daniels

Fairy and Blood:Lilac - William J Crisel

Hannah’s Prayer – Regina Sanders

Freaks Like Us - Jackie Trippier Holt

The White Death and Other Ghastly Ghost Stories - Debbie Kuhn

True Monsters - Judas X. Machina

Gossamer Wings and Other Stories - Scott Zachary
Full Circle -Terry Tyler

Untethered - Katie Hayoz

Northman - J.D. Hughes

Twisted Tails - Kensington Gore

The Highlander – Zoe Saadia

Terms & Conditions Apply – Pippa Jay

The Sundered – Ruthanne Reid

Severed – Dax Varley

Darkness Rising – Ross M Kitson

Dark’s Daughter, Hope – Joshua E. Bigger

The Harmony of Isis – Catherine M Walter

Destiny Binds - by Tammy Blackwell

Bullhorns: Screams of the Innocent - Brian Dunagin

Nightmares and Angels – David King

POED – Candy Korman

Angefire: Dark Angel – Hanna Peach

The Forest Between – Eugene Weiss

Heart on Hold – Sara Barnard

The Rython Kingdom - Mandy Eve-Barnett

Division of the Marked - March McCarron

I chose some books because I like the genres, others because I wanted to try something different, some because they were recommended to me or because they took my fancy at the moment. Some titles are authored by people who follow me on Twitter, who belong to my writing groups, who supported my stand against Kobo’s anti-indie discrimination, or who have contributed stories to the Ten Tales anthologies. Others were random picks.

The list contains more than fifty titles, because some of them were free. Normally, I don’t care whether a book is indie or trad pubbed, I just want a good read. But this particular shopping spree was for indie books only. I believe all of these to be indie books, but sometimes this is difficult to ascertain. Where possible, I bought the books from Smashwords (a site genuinely supportive of indies). I also bought some from Amazon.co.uk and a few paperbacks. I didn’t buy any from Kobo .

I look forward to many hours of reading pleasure. :-)

Rayne Hall

I'm going to buy fifty books by indie authors this weekend.

Indie authors have been treated so shabbily by Kobo (what Kobo did in the UK beggars belief) that I want to show my respect and support.

I'll buy the books mostly from Smashwords, and some from Amazon.co.uk. Definitely not from Kobo. :-D

I'm going to enjoy this shopping spree.

Kobo may treat you like s**t, but I love you.