Thursday, August 30, 2018

New Paperback Through KDP

I'd never bothered creating a paperback for my kids' book "Lemons: And Other Kid Tales." It was too short. However, I thought I'd try out the new paperback creation system on Kindle Direct Publishing.

The ebook is 99 cents (free to KU and KOLL subscribers). I set the paperback price to $6.99 because I can't set it any lower and still make some pennies in royalties.

I don't expect anybody to buy it (it'll be available in a couple of days). It was an experiment with the new system starting a paperback from scratch. I already uploaded a couple of my other paperbacks to the KDP system, but they were already formatted and ready to go.

First off, the print book is 24 pages because that's the least pages you can make a paperback book. It would run 15 pages using the same format as the ebook. I had to add 9 pages. I did this by upping the point size of the font to 16pts, which made it eligible for Large Print. As a large print book, somebody might even buy it. It is a color pages book, which is why it's so expensive for its length. It's illustrated by photos I found free on the internet. It worked out pretty well since people like to post pictures of their dogs, cats, horses, mules, sheep, and an eagle. Yes, all those critters have a color photo in the book. Here's the cover. I kept it simple obviously. Oh, look, there's of the horse photos I borrowed from somebody. I did check if all photos were put out there for freeloaders. No copyrighted photos were used on purpose.

Blurb:
Lemons: Karen is horse crazy. One day, everything seems to go wrong.

One Fine Dog: Dogs weren't just pets, but working members of the family. Some, they could do amazing things and perform feats almost like magic.

Practical Cat: Boots wanted to explore outside, but finds out there's no place like home.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Dog Days Specials: #Free Ebooks

AUGUST 23RD AND 24TH - FREE ON AMAZON


The Tales of Abu Nuwas - SETARA'S GENIE 

A girl, a genie, a few demons. What could go wrong?

Abu Nuwas sits in the bazaar on his threadbare rug; a cup and sign proclaim him a teller of tales. For one small coin, he bids passers by to listen. A poor girl, Najda, sells spices from a tray. Would he, she asks, trade a tale for a packet of spice? Abu Nuwas agrees and begins the epic adventures of a girl and her genie.

As did Scheherazade before him, Abu leaves Najda hanging in the middle of each yarn to keep her coming back. Between stories, he questions the girl about her life. He discovers that she’s been promised in marriage to an old man whom she hates, but she must wed him to save her sick mother’s life. The rich bridegroom will pay for the doctors the mother needs. Meanwhile, Najda sells spices in the market to earn enough money to keep her mother alive.

He relates the adventures of Setara, the bored daughter of a rich merchant, and her genie, Basit, as they encounter the creatures of legend and folklore: a lonely cave demon seeking a home; a flying, fire-breathing horse who has lost his mate; a dragon searching for his family; an evil genie hunting for the man who put him in a lamp; and a merboy prince cast out of his undersea kingdom.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Audio Books

If you start a free trial on Audible using the links to my books, then I get a bounty. Since I make very little on these books, do both of us a favor and start your free trial with one of my books (free!)
Note: If you buy the ebook on Amazon, you can get the audio book for $1.99. With Whispersync, you can switch back and forth between reading and listening. Or, you can listen while you read.


Amazon $6.08 (Regular price $6.95) NOTE: This price should drop soon when the ebook and audio books are synced together. If you buy the ebook, then the price for the audio book is drastically reduced.

Tales of a Texas Boy $6.95
Amazon  $1.99
Audible  

Missing, Assumed Dead $14.95
Amazon  $7.49

Bad Spelling - Book 1 of Witches of Galdorheim $14.95

Midnight Oil - Book 2 of Witches of Galdorheim $19.95
Amazon  $7.49

Scotch Broom - Book 3 of Witches of Galdorheim $19.95
Amazon  $7.49

Friday, August 10, 2018

Upcoming Deals

August 23rd-24th - Tales of Abu Nuwas: Setara's Genie will be free on Amazon. It is currently free for Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owners Lending Library users.

The Tales of Abu Nuwas - SETARA'S GENIE 
A girl, a genie, a few demons. What could go wrong?

Abu Nuwas sits in the bazaar on his threadbare rug; a cup and sign proclaim him a teller of tales. For one small coin, he bids passers by to listen. A poor girl, Najda, sells spices from a tray. Would he, she asks, trade a tale for a packet of spice? Abu Nuwas agrees and begins the epic adventures of a girl and her genie.

As did Scheherazade before him, Abu leaves Najda hanging in the middle of each yarn to keep her coming back. Between stories, he questions the girl about her life. He discovers that she’s been promised in marriage to an old man whom she hates, but she must wed him to save her sick mother’s life. The rich bridegroom will pay for the doctors the mother needs. Meanwhile, Najda sells spices in the market to earn enough money to keep her mother alive.

He relates the adventures of Setara, the bored daughter of a rich merchant, and her genie, Basit, as they encounter the creatures of legend and folklore: a lonely cave demon seeking a home; a flying, fire-breathing horse who has lost his mate; a dragon searching for his family; an evil genie hunting for the man who put him in a lamp; and a merboy prince cast out of his undersea kingdom.


Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Get a Free Book with a Free Trial at Audible

If you start a free trial on Audible using the links to my books, then I get a bounty. Since I make very little on these books, do both of us a favor and start your free trial with one of my books (free!)
Note: If you buy the ebook on Amazon, you can get the audio book for $1.99. With Whispersync, you can switch back and forth between reading and listening. Or, you can listen while you read.


Amazon $6.08 (Regular price $6.95)

Tales of a Texas Boy $6.95
Amazon  $1.99
Audible  

Missing, Assumed Dead $14.95
Amazon  $7.49

Bad Spelling - Book 1 of Witches of Galdorheim $14.95

Midnight Oil - Book 2 of Witches of Galdorheim $19.95
Amazon  $7.49

Scotch Broom - Book 3 of Witches of Galdorheim $19.95
Amazon  $7.49