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The Making of Monument Valley out now on Amazon and iTunes
Old Mate Media is happy to announce that an exclusive, behind the scenes making of book for blockbuster mobile game Monument Valley is now available in digital and paperback. Monument Valley is a brilliant mobile video game experience. With over 50,000,000 paid downloads on Android, iPhone and iPad devices, it’s also one of the […]
Puppy's Bubble – children’s picture book review
Erica Graham writes and illustrates the cute little children’s picture book Puppy's Bubble, which hides an important early learning initiative. Author Erica Graham is a professional speech-language pathologist. She is also a mother who knows how hard it is to navigate speech learning into the daily chaos of running a family home. In the same way […]
Who is Suzie? – The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly series
A new character is coming to The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly series by author Chris Stead, but who is Suzie and where did she come from? When I wrote The Little Green Boat, it was for my son. Initially, it was just a story that popped into my head - The Wild Imagination of […]
Children's picture book survey - win free books
Children's book publishers Old Mate Media and Sanderson Stories are seeking your opinion. We invite readers, parents and lovers of children's fiction to share with us their likes and dislikes. In exchange, we have a great grand prize to offer, and a freebie for everyone to walk away with! Did you know that independent authors produce and […]
Win fantastic prizes in our reader survey competition
Old Mate Media is partnering with a number of great indie authors on a reader survey. Here is the prize pack on offer for those who get involved. What is the survey competition? Old Mate Media has partnered with a number of talented independent authors to bring you an amazing prize pack of books. You can […]
How to create a Kindle book series bundle on Amazon in five steps
Do you have multiple books in the one series? Did you know you can link them together on Amazon so readers can purchase the whole series in one go? There’s a reason why they keep making Star Wars movies, Marvel comics and Game of Thrones books – people love a good series. We fall […]
Tigger and Jasper’s New Home review
Author Cheryl Gillespie and illustrator Michael LeBlanc open a unique door into the life of a blind woman, and her love for her two cats. Cheryl Gillespie is blind. She has been since her early childhood. It’s a telling fact about this unique indie author that makes her desire to create a children’s picture book all […]
Willy Nilly series bundle now available on Amazon
Now you can buy or gift all three kindle books from The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly range together in the Willy Nilly Series Bundle. Do you own a Kindle? Do you have children? Well we’ve got some good news. The Willy Nilly Series Bundle has just launched on Amazon. You can now buy the […]
Old Mate Media up for Local Business Awards
Celebrating more success for our book publishing business, we’re a finalist in the Local Business Awards. Founded almost four years ago by media and publishing veteran Chris Stead, Old Mate Media has passed many memorable milestones. We’ve released numerous children’s books, a cookbook and a comic book. There have also been a number of video […]
Nicholas Abdilla book signing this June
We are super excited to announce the Nicholas Abdilla book signing. The author of sci-fi sensation, Adam Exitus, is appearing in Melbourne on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Earlier this year, Old Mate Media edited, designed and published Adam Exitus for author Nicholas Abdilla. As a result, it's exciting to be able to reveal the date […]
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