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August 22, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Real Groovy
The Spanish Helmet is now available from Real Groovy in Queen St, Auckland and also from the Real Groovy website for $24.95. Of course, you can also buy directly from me here for $19.95 or support Whitcoulls and pay over $30. It's your call.
August 17, 2011
An Indie Bookseller Rant
Jaye, over at jwmanus Blog, wrote a beautiful rant on Tuesday. She had been reading the Blog of a small independant bookseller who went loose on Amazon, claiming they are ruining the book world. Well, that wasenough for Jaye (as it would have been me) and so she let them have it. I agree with [...]
An Indie Bookseller Rant
Jaye, over at jwmanus Blog, wrote a beautiful rant on Tuesday. She had been reading the Blog of a small independant bookseller who went loose on Amazon, claiming they are ruining the book world. Well, that wasenough for Jaye (as it would have been me) and so she let them have it. I agree with [...]
August 16, 2011
The Spanish Helmet: Orell Füssli Display
I am justifiably proud of the placement of The Spanish Helmet in the Orell Füssli English bookshop. Here is a handful of pictures to show why. Certainly, I cannot complain when sitting next to the likes of Clancy, Deaver and Pintoff. Thanks for the love, Orell Füssli.
The Book in Your Hands – Proofing Your Proof
One day, after a lot of hard work, you will hold your first proof copy of your novel in your hands. Well, you will if you are going through any sort of legitimate publishing process. So, what do you do when you have it? Just jump straight in and order 100 copies? No, you need [...]
The Book in Your Hands – Proofing Your Proof
One day, after a lot of hard work, you will hold your first proof copy of your novel in your hands. Well, you will if you are going through any sort of legitimate publishing process. So, what do you do when you have it? Just jump straight in and order 100 copies? No, you need [...]
August 12, 2011
Print on Demand (POD) :CreateSpace vs Lightning Source
So you're ready to get your much loved and laboured over book into readers hands. Your very first paperback. The trouble is, your readers are international. They don't just live in the US. You want your book to appear in bookshops in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and more. But all these companies charge [...]
Print on Demand (POD) :CreateSpace vs Lightning Source
So you're ready to get your much loved and laboured over book into readers hands. Your very first paperback. The trouble is, your readers are international. They don't just live in the US. You want your book to appear in bookshops in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and more. But all these companies charge [...]
The Spanish Helmet at Whitcoulls (NZ)
For my Kiwi readers, a little good news. The Spanish Helmet is now available at Whitcoulls book stores. You can order it online here: http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/book/span... or pop into your local branch and request them to bring in a copy. If someone does this, I would love to know the outcome (how long does it take and [...]
August 11, 2011
Why I Ditched SmashWords
When I published my first novel electronically in May 2011, I followed a route familair with many self-pubbers: Kindle and Smashwords. Why SmashWords? I don't need to go into details of why I chose to go with Kindle, they are clearly THE big seller of eBooks. SmashWords, on the other hand, may need some explaining. [...]
