The printed book is now finished and live in my createspace store. It will appear on Amazon in the next few days. I guess the idea of having a book out is exciting and the idea of it just not selling is nervewracking. Thanks to the brilliant service from createspace it looks fantastic. The cover design is consistent with the eBook minis and the interior is just exactly what I had in mind - full colour on every page, charts in full colour plus symbols so they couldn't be easier to follow, and if I do say so myself, they look great.
Printed BookKindle Books
The really nervewracking thing is that all proceeds from this book and the Kindle books in the Egyptian Collection are for charity. If I can't market them, I feel like I'm breaking a promise. Please tweet, post, blog, email, +1, whatever it is you do, to your heart's content and help out a good cause.
The MS Society does not only help people affected by MS in the UK. The research projects they contribute to benefit people the world over. MS is more understood than it was just a few years ago thanks to ongoing research, but we still don't even know the exact cause or how to stop it. Every penny raised on these books will make a difference.
Yes, that's definitely why I'm nervous. What if I never get a royalty cheque on any of them? I've sold a few of the Kindle books, but it's not enough. Don't make me go back to selling on eBay, people - the insertion fees and PayPal fees alone take a chunk out of whatever I manage to raise. Sure, the books are not 100% return, but to stay competetive on eBay, I have to price items so low that pennies is all I get in return.
I'm willing to spend my own money to boost sales. I don't, however, have much in the way of disposable income right now and I'm relying on word of mouth and social networking to get the message out. Please, people of the Internet, all it takes is a share and a couple of words about quality products sold for charity. They are not cheap and nasty homemade items. They are painstakingly designed, professionally made books and ebooks. Buyers will not be disappointed!!
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