To celebrate the third anniversary of its e-book publication and the 55th anniversary of Tiomkin’s music score for The Alamo, Christopher Palmer’s “Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait” will be on sale for four days as a Kindle Countdown Deal.
Purchase the e-book: Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait
On October 22 readers in the U.S. and U.K. can purchase the Kindle book for $2.99/£1.99. That’s 74% off the list price. The price will increase each subsequent day until it returns to the list price of $9.99/£7.48 on October 26.
The out-of-print hard cover edition, published in England in 1984, has long been sought after by readers looking for a general biography on Tiomkin and insight into the composer’s work in Hollywood.
READ MORE: Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait published to Kindle store, December 2012
The Kindle edition is published by Volta Music, thanks to generous support from Olivia Tiomkin Douglas.