New Front Page!

February 7th, 2010

Hello all,

As you may have noticed, our front page has changed dramatically! We’re now using a WordPress blog to deliver news about our serial updates, site upgrades, ebooks, and more! This new platform is supported across all browsers (we’ve tested IE, Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome; let us know if you’re using another browser and this page isn’t rendering properly for you). With our new blog, you can:

  • Leave comments! You do not have to have an account with us or log in to leave comments on our blog posts. We do ask that you email us first if you’ve have a problem, as we review customer service emails quicker than we do blog comments
  • Follow us using our new RSS feed! You can follow updates to our blog using our automatically generated RSS feed (http://lessthanthreepress.com/feed).
  • Find prior posts more easily. Our posts are now sorted into categories based on content—to view all entries pertaining to a subject, simply click on the category link below the post.

We’ll be making a number of design modifications and tweaks over the next few months to make our website more user-friendly. If you have any suggestions or feedback along the way, please don’t hesitate to let us know!

Updates—Dragonfly and Sleeping Beauty

February 2nd, 2010

Serial Fiction Updates
Check out this week’s serial fiction updates: Chapter 3 of Andra Sashner’s Dragonfly and Part 2A of Sasha Miller’s Sleeping Beauty. You can access these stories from the serial fiction page.

Updates—New Fiction!

January 27th, 2010

Serial Fiction Updates
Check out this week’s serial updates: Chapter 25 of Megan Derr’s Bound and the start of a two-part, regency-themed short story, Runaways by Megan Derr.

If you have a serial fiction subscription, you can download the ebook version of The Bastard Prince for free for the next two weeks. Remember to download your copy before February 10; after that you can only purchase the ebook from our ebook market!

New Ebook!
Speaking of ebooks, we’ve got a new one for you! The second in her Midsummer series, Megan Derr’s Midsummer Curse is now available for purchase for just $1.99. Check it out here!

Anthology Submissions
Just a reminder that we’ll be accepting submissions for our That Famous Happy End anthology until March 31. View details and submission guidelines from our submissions page.

Updates—Serial updates and new ebooks!

January 19th, 2010

Serial Updates

This week’s updates include Chapter 2 of Andra Sashner’s Dragonfly and Part 3 of Sasha Miller’s fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty. Check out the new fic from the fiction page! Remember that all of Dragonfly is available free!

New ebooks!

The Missing Butterfly by Megan Derr is now available for sale in the ebook market! We’ve also got three more ebooks by Megan Derr—The Matchmaker, Lilacs, and Seconds, the latter two which are yours for absolutely no cost! Check it out here.

Please note that serial fiction accounts and ebook market accounts are still separate and that the upgrade over the weekend affected only serial fiction accounts.

Password updates

Speaking of the upgrade… if you haven’t reset your password since this weekend, please remember to do so immediately after signing in. This will help keep your account safe and in your hands!

Slogan Contest

Congratulations to Andra Sashner for the winning LT3 slogan—Less Than Three Press: The Way to Your Heart!

Upgrade is complete!

January 17th, 2010

Hello all,

The site upgrade is complete and went off without a hitch (other than taking longer than we originally estimated). Like I mentioned in the earlier post, we were able to import our database of users from our old software, so you do not need to recreate your account!

Please note! Your account name and password are now case sensitive, so pay close attention when logging in. We’ve reset your passwords to be the same as your user name, so make sure you change that immediately! If you aren’t sure whether your account name was capitalized, check the email we sent out a few minutes ago. That will include your account name and password with the capitalization you’ll need to log into the web site.

If you did not receive the upgrade email, you can request it be sent to you from the website. Click the “Log In” link from the navigation bar, and then enter your email address in the “Lost Password?” box. Your user name and password will be sent to that email account.

If you had special characters in your user name (apostrophes, mostly), these were removed during the import process. We were also required to separate first-and-last names for the import, so if you only had one name entered or if you had an email address for your “name,” you may notice your name has changed in the new system. (You can either update this or leave it alone; these fields aren’t used for anything but LT3 records).

To reset your password, either click the “My Account” link after you log in or go directly here and update your password from there.

Please note we’re currently reviewing and updating our FAQ page and the Payment information web page; those will be up-to-date later this evening. We wanted to get the news out that you can access the site again out as soon as we could!

If you find any broken links or if you have any issues logging in, please do not hesitate to email us at service@lessthanthreepress.com.

Thank you for your patience, and happy reading!

Update on the Upgrade!

January 17th, 2010

Just a quick update on our upgrade — everything is going swimmingly, but it’s going to take longer than we initially estimated to get all our ducks in a row. The Good news is that we’ve been able to retain all of your accounts, so you will not have to recreate them!

Fortunately, at this point it’s just a matter of updating links and doing a few quick tests, so we should have everything back up in a bit! Thanks again for your patience. <3

Update Begins

January 17th, 2010

Hi all,

In six minutes, we’re going to start the upgrade of the web site. If you try to access the web site during this period, you’ll likely find a lot of broken links and server errors! Remember, once the upgrade is complete, we’ll send you each an email letting you know how to access your accounts again!

Again, thank you for your patience and have a wonderful Sunday!

Software Upgrade

January 16th, 2010

Hey guys, just a reminder that we will be upgrading our software tomorrow, Sunday Jan. 17, between the hours of 12:00pm and 4:00pm EST (GMT -5). When the upgrade is complete you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your account.

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Don’t forget to place your donation bid for 1 signed copy each of Embrace, Living Words, and Of Suits and Swords plus swag for help_haiti’s relief effort.

You can also bid on a 5,000 word minimum fic from Andra Sashner.

Donations and Relief for Haiti

January 15th, 2010

Auctions to Help Haiti
LT3 has posted an auction to the Help_Haiti LiveJournal community. All winning bids are paid to the charity of the winning bidder’s choice from the list provided by the community.

LT3 is offering a signed copy of each of its three books currently in print (Embrace, Living Words, and Of Suits and Swords) as well as any 3 items of the winner’s choice from the LT3 Boutique. LT3 will also match the winning donation bid up to $500.

Thread for the bid post can be found here.

Please contact editor@lessthanthreepress.com if you have any questions.

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Author Andra Sashner has an auction for a work of fiction, minimum of 5,000 words, for any of the fandoms she has written in. You can find the thread for her auction here.

Updates—Serial Fiction, Web Site Update, and more!

January 12th, 2010

Serial Fiction Updates

This week’s serial fiction updates include Chapter 24 of Megan Derr’s Bound and the concluding chapter of The Bastard Prince, also by Megan Derr. Check out the new chapters from the serial fiction page. A new serial fiction story will begin on January 27!

Subscription Software Update

As a reminder, we’ll be performing the upgrade on our subscription management software this Sunday, January 17 between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST. Once the upgrade is complete, we’ll email you with instructions on how to access your account. Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve our site!

That Famous Happy End

We’re still accepting submissions for our anthology, That Famous Happy End. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2010. For more details, see the submissions page.