June 10th: My two new copies that I ordered arrived last Thursday right on time. I was out of town by then for a 4 day weekend, so I didn’t get a peek at them until I returned on Sunday. They look awesome! I finally worked out the problems with the spine and got the title and my name centered. The printing quality of both copies was superb. The entire book, inside and out, is my best book. Finally!! I wouldn’t change a thing. So, last night I clicked on the “APPROVE” button on Lulu which is sending it now to Bowkers for approval. My confirmation email said it could take about 8 weeks. I’ll get an email if anything is wrong. Fingers crossed that I’ve done everything right!
Today, a book arrived which had been on backorder for me. It’s a copy of John Kremer’s 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, and cost me $18.45. It’s a whopping book at 700 pages, rated 4 and 1/2 stars on Amazon and has received over 100 reviews. So, I look forward to learning something from it and will keep you posted on how helpful it is.
So what’s next? We’ll count down the days until the book is available through retail outlets such as Amazon.com and B&N. While waiting for that to happen, I’ll try to write some about marketing ideas and tips which I’m working on to promote the book.
Total investment on this project to date: $397.43
