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The Melanie Chronicles is now availabe in paperback!
So now it’s official: the print version of The Melanie Chronicles is live on Amazon. You can find it here and it’s only $3.99 + shipping. A few people asked me why I was doing a print version when it’s already available as an e-book. Well, not everyone has or wants an e-reader. My mother is one of those people. She isn’t interested in e-readers at all–despite all my efforts to convince her of the joy that is Kindle. When I was in Philadelphia in February, we had a conversation that went something like this…
Me: Mom, I’ve published my collection of short stories now.
Mom: Oh, good! Where is it?
Me: It’s an e-book, so it’s on my Kindle. (Show my mother the ebook.)
Mom: But where’s the book?
Me: On the Kindle. See? Right there… (Show her the cover, etc on the Kindle.)
Mom: That’s so nice, honey, but I want a real book. Can’t you print one for me? You know I don’t like these techno-thingies.
I should also add that my mother doesn’t read the email I send her unless I call her first and tell her I’ve sent her an email. She’s not very into computers. She won’t even buy anything online if she can help it.
Anyway, several of my friends have also said they want to read my book but don’t have an e-reader and don’t like reading books on their computers. Plus, I am one of those people who loves my e-reader but still loves the thrill I get from having print books.
So for any of you who are like me and still like print books or if you’re like my mom and you don’t like techno-thingies, the wait is over–the book is now officially live on amazon.com. You can also order it from my CreateSpace mini-store.
That’s it for now! I am trying to finish A Little Night Music and Another Cup of Love, plus the revision/editing of Snowbound so you can have even more from me to read.
Me: Mom, I’ve published my collection of short stories now.
Mom: Oh, good! Where is it?
Me: It’s an e-book, so it’s on my Kindle. (Show my mother the ebook.)
Mom: But where’s the book?
Me: On the Kindle. See? Right there… (Show her the cover, etc on the Kindle.)
Mom: That’s so nice, honey, but I want a real book. Can’t you print one for me? You know I don’t like these techno-thingies.
I should also add that my mother doesn’t read the email I send her unless I call her first and tell her I’ve sent her an email. She’s not very into computers. She won’t even buy anything online if she can help it.
Anyway, several of my friends have also said they want to read my book but don’t have an e-reader and don’t like reading books on their computers. Plus, I am one of those people who loves my e-reader but still loves the thrill I get from having print books.
So for any of you who are like me and still like print books or if you’re like my mom and you don’t like techno-thingies, the wait is over–the book is now officially live on amazon.com. You can also order it from my CreateSpace mini-store.
That’s it for now! I am trying to finish A Little Night Music and Another Cup of Love, plus the revision/editing of Snowbound so you can have even more from me to read.
Finally, Snowbound!
At long last, Snowbound is finally available--only as a paperback at the moment due to so formatting problems with the ebook version, but that should (hopefully) be sorted out ASAP. You can order the paperback directly from CreateSpace as of today, or you can wait for the Amazon page (which should be live in 5 days). Get paperback of Snowbound here.
I'll keep you posted on when you can finally purchase the ebook version but at least the paperback version is ready. :)
Coming soon - Maybe Forever in paperback!
On Tuesday, I approved the print proof of Maybe Forever. I also ordered my first shipment of books. So excited!
I used Ingram Spark this time instead of CreateSpace. I wanted to see if the print quality would be better + take advantage of Ingram's distribution channels.
As far as print quality, I don't really see much of a difference...the paper is slightly smoother and less yellow (though I ordered the same paper quality I usually order from CreateSpace).
I think the paperback edition of Maybe Forever looks great! As soon as it's listed on Amazon, BN and other online retailers, I'll have a giveaway here--stay tuned! :)
I used Ingram Spark this time instead of CreateSpace. I wanted to see if the print quality would be better + take advantage of Ingram's distribution channels.
As far as print quality, I don't really see much of a difference...the paper is slightly smoother and less yellow (though I ordered the same paper quality I usually order from CreateSpace).
I think the paperback edition of Maybe Forever looks great! As soon as it's listed on Amazon, BN and other online retailers, I'll have a giveaway here--stay tuned! :)
And now it *is* available in paperback.
As of today, Maybe Forever is available in paperback from Amazon.
