I'm still tweaking the cover. It might change overnight. Or not.
Barnes & Noble is still digesting it for the Nook. Ought to be online by tonight or tomorrow morning.
Many thanks to all here who helped over the last months.
Posted by smitty195 (Member # 5102) on :
Henry--What if I don't have a kindle? Is there a way to read it on an iPad?
Posted by ChrisJ (Member # 320) on :
Kindle apps are available for iPads and PCs from Amazon.com. (The app is free)
p.s. I've had the paperback for over 10 years, and now have the new Kindle edition on my PC.
Posted by smitty195 (Member # 5102) on :
Thanks Chris--didn't know that. I will download the app now, and then the e-book.
Posted by gibg (Member # 2565) on :
You don't need a Kindle, since you can download a ebook reader program and have it on your desktop or laptop. A good download is mobireadersetup.msi. And the pictures are sensational.
I will add that meeting Henry and Debby in Glenwood Springs was was of the most delightful experiences -- ever.
Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
Just written a small review for Amazon.co.uk
Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
Any chance the revised edition will be offered in 'pay as you go' paperback?
Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
Pay on demand paperback? Maybe in the distant future, but what I'm hearing from fellow authors is that sales of POD books rarely recoup the costs of setting them up. Looks like e-books are taking over.
Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
Ah yes - 'Pay on Demand' - that's the term I was trying to recall. I'm still of the generation where when I finish a book which I am likely to refer to again and again, I like to put it on my bookcase and keep it...... sort of like a trophy.
Posted by Train Granny (Member # 30118) on :
Can't wait to purchase the book, Henry. I will definitely take it on the Zephyr with me in August. What about an autographed hard copy? Are those available? Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
Sadly, the only hardcopies available are the original 1994 books, which can be had on Internet used book emporiums.
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
Krochs & Brentano's, Walden, Borders....can College Outline Series (and their single outlet on 14th St in NY) be far behind???
The smell of cut paper, the 'scholarly looking" sales staff, the chance to "take a peek" before buying (never mind those plopped in the easy chairs that have no intention of doing so)....this is an endangered species.
I just may have to go out and buy one of those G%^ D@##ed electronic playthings, which when some young girl at B&N was trying to demonstrate their varietal, couldn't even get it to work. Sorry honey, cute little smiles, are "not exactly' delivering the product.
Oh well guess what, I actually received a cell phone call yesterday while driving to Gurnee. My Lunch appointment called to tell me he was already at Olive Garden when he earlier thought he was going to be late (I couldn't have been too available if he made like his three college age kids and texted me). The hands-free device in my auto is nice to have.
Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
I will admit that as a book review editor I was upset in the beginning by the onslaught of ebooks and the decline of treebooks. But then I came to realize that it's really the content, not the container, that counts. So I made my peace with the change.
One of the most important advantages to ebooks is that they are far less expensive to produce and distribute than treebooks are. Hence the prices can be much lower. If I had produced "Zephyr II" as a print-on-demand paperback, I'd have to ask the standard $12.95 to $14.95 trade paperback price if I hoped to recoup the costs.
Also, from the author's viewpoint it's much easier to produce new "printings" when errors are caught. Naturally I depend on the habitues of this forum to let me know about those.
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