It now seems the latest version of the book ‘Almost There,’ is for sale, both in paper-back and electronic format, and has trickled down into many outlets, including Amazon, Lulu and our own Australian kindle format for Authors by ASA. (Australian Society for Authors)
There is no escape and one can live in Spain, Germany, Italy, France or the UK, sooner or later you will come across the chance to buy and read it. Don’t hold back.
The US has also not escaped with; http://www.amazon.com/Almost-There-Fragments-Restless-Life/dp/0994581033/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463626908&sr=1-4&keywords=Almost+There
Australia as far as I know doesn’t yet have ‘print on demand’ facility, so for those living in Australia I bought forty books from the CreatSpace in the US which will be here within a couple of weeks and can be bought direct from me even cheaper than from the US, including postage.
Bowral Ducks
As for the ASA electronic book in Australia, it is for sale here: https://authors-unlimited.org/book-member/almost-there
Almost There
It was a fine moment indeed to see the book in print and on the Kindle device. The hard part is to sell the book and for buyers to read it. I would be so pleased if some of you, after having perused a few chapters, write a review. (It doesn’t really give me much joy in asking) It might give the book a ‘leg-up.’
In the meantime I am somewhat pleased with the above photo of the ducks in the creek not far from our house. Consider that Milo was pulling me almost into the water. I really love that photo.
Tags: Almost There, Amazon.Lulu, ASA, Bowral, Ducks, Milo
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May 19, 2016 at 4:38 am |
Good luck. Hope you get plenty of sales.
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May 19, 2016 at 11:02 am |
Thank you. Your poem about the boy and Rugby was well timed, seeing the rugby scrum video with sheep emanating from Kings School students. What a scandal. Can you believe it?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-19/sheep-tackling-video-prompts-cruelty-investigation-into-kings/7428312
One of Australia’s most prestigious private school “King’s School.” No wonder sheep are nervous in Australia.
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May 19, 2016 at 7:14 am |
I’m not very good at reviews, but I’ll give it a bash soon, Gerard.
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May 19, 2016 at 11:00 am |
I am sure you would be good as the untiring traveller, reviewer and raconteur of Venice. A bash is a good as in the bag, I reckon. 😉
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May 22, 2016 at 9:31 pm
OK! They’re considering my review as I type this! Do you get notified when a review appears?
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May 22, 2016 at 9:56 pm
I am not sure. I was notified of two previous reviews, but as yet haven’t come across any, except that under the title of both the Kindle version and the paperback book and review window there is now a number 1. It is all still a bit mysterious. Thank you Yvonne. I am very happy you have gone through this. I can’t wait to get notified and I will let you know.
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May 22, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Yes, Yvonne. Glorious success. Your review is clearly visible and 4 stars. I am over the moon. It is the greatest news. Thank you molto!
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May 19, 2016 at 9:34 am |
Best of luck with your book, Don! Congrats and thank you for sharing your life with us.
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May 19, 2016 at 11:07 am |
Thank you GP Cox. You too share your life keeping us in touch and rekindle our past and keeping it alive.
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May 19, 2016 at 11:09 am
Thank you. I share my father’s life and those that fought in that war as well – they did the work!
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May 19, 2016 at 2:19 pm |
I wish you good luck with your book sales. You put so much work in it, you deserve it. May the royalties role in 🙂
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May 21, 2016 at 2:08 am |
Yes, I hope royalties will roll in. The uploading of the book after formatting was a challenge. I came close to shaking my fist at the computer and biting the mouse.
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May 19, 2016 at 9:25 pm |
Congratulations. It turns out Australia has a number of POD publishers – https://www.lightningsource.com/international/content.aspx?loc=en-au, http://www.bookpublish.com.au/, http://www.on-demand.com.au/, http://www.digitalprintaustralia.com/pod-books/print-on-demand-self-publishing.html
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May 19, 2016 at 11:28 pm |
Thank you Stuart. I wasn’t aware of POD books in Australia. I believe some of those do charge a fee for getting the books printed irrespective of being sold or not. I believe it is a good option for the author to order (and pay) for the printing locally and then distribute/ sell the books by own efforts.
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May 20, 2016 at 1:39 am |
Keep a copy for me please
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May 20, 2016 at 2:40 am |
I will, and thank you for your support. I do hope the book will live up to expectations.
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May 21, 2016 at 1:28 am |
What an adventure you’ve had — are having. I do hope you enjoy not only a first flush of sales, but a nice, steady drip-drip-drip of dollars into your account. Of course, the money isn’t the be-all and end-all, but it’s still nice as a waymarker, don’t you tihink?
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May 21, 2016 at 2:11 am |
Thank you, Linda. The flush was more obvious on the Kindle version. The sales on paperback is somewhat less hectic. I am so pleased that people are reading it. Who could have thought?
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May 25, 2016 at 9:51 pm |
I have reviewed Almost There, which I hope will help. (I encouraged readers to buy the paperback rather than the Kindle version.)
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May 25, 2016 at 11:14 pm |
Thank you so much, Rod. I now should have 3 reviews! The initial flush is abating now and the reality of selling the paperback is starkly in focus when I go to the Amazon dashboard and click on the ‘Report.’
I received a box-full of my book which I will take to the local book-shops next and ask for ‘Almost There,’ to be placed on the table or shelf.
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