I've been trying to get friends and family hooked on the Sigler phenomena myself; The hard part is it takes a special perosn to become a junkie.  To be honest unless you take the plunge and listen to 2+ podcasts Its hard to get someone hooked.  Podcasting is just not that large a venue as only a limited people ar einto it and of these only a limited number ar einto the audio-book/podcast novel genre.  I think a Junkie facebook campaign might work even better; Its the online generation that will eat up our FDO and ihs novels.  We might think about how to set that up...

You have a point there, those more comfortable with the net are more likely to get into Sigler's books, but both of my parents love audiobooks and they definitely don't fit that category. I did send my mother a copy of the Rookie print version, but there has to be some creative ways to get the word out. Hmmm, local science fiction/ horror conventions maybe?

An interesting idea, but I persoanlly have never seen local science fiction / horror conventions outside the big conventions like Comicon.  I think that would be the perfect audience to chat with of course and if you live near a big convention I would definately suggest it, but other than that? 

That is not to say word of mouth CAN'T work it requires the right audience.  I actually think a college campaign might be a good way to get an audience.  College students have a good number of the perfect junkie attributes: 1) Tech savy, 2) high speed internet access 3) iPods 4) poor, which is a good attribute to get obsessed with podcasting 5) are of an age appropriate for sigler-casts (both for the content and to appreciate the FDOs Genius).  College student also travel from a central point and go back to their homes which would spread siglerism to their hometowns.  Maybe we should talk with Alphagirl about seting up some college visits for the Ancestor/Starter Tailgate tour?

so I went to my local Barnes & Noble bookstore and slipped them into several books of the same genre. :)

Kinda "guerrilla promotion", I know, but hopefully it turned a few people on to Scott's work. Another idea is to print up some fliers to distribute around your local coffee shops & other hip hangouts, maybe even college campuses if you have one nearby. Include the synopsis, a pic, and the website address. We need to take the words of Pope Siglericus to the streets, people! I live right down the street from the University of Oklahoma (go Sooners!) and I'm planning on scattering about 200 fliers there as soon as the weather gets a little better.

Hey, maybe the "A-Team of Arioch Morningstar and A. Kovacs" could come up with a ready-made flier that Junkies could print out?

**All this plan is missing is a giant freaking laser in space."**

That is a good idea! I'm maybe 10 minutes away from the University of Alaska.  Closer to book release day I'll put fliers out around campus.

A ready made flier would be stellar, but you're right that it wouldn't be hard to put one together either... Let the campaign begin!