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SUCCESS STORIES
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Congratulations to Shirley A. Roe. Her new Blog Travel the World
with Shirley A. Roe is now live.
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for the website coming soon.
Bridgetown's Eleventh Hour is now available in ebook, and print
(kindle edition): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009KWEX02
FEATURE:
5 Things to Know When Self-Publishing
Apps and eBooks
by
Damir Fonovich, Vice President of Content Development, Luca Lashes children's
eBooks and apps
It
has been a long year for Luca Lashes LLC. We have completed the writing and
editing of 9 books in our children’s book series. Having decided to forego
contacting any agents or publishers, we self-published our eBooks and apps
instead, trying to focus on the coming shift to digital content. From one
December to another, we have completed beta testing and have seven of the nine
books as both apps and eBooks for sale across multiple platforms. Here are some
things we learned while developing this series:
1. Remain in Control
If
at all possible, remain in control of your work. Copyright everything you can.
Establish that you own the content you are putting out into the world. One of
the things we learned along the ways is that if a publisher prints your book,
they are in control of where your book is sold, how it is marketed and they own
the copyright status of the book as soon as it is printed.. The beauty of
self-publishing and keeping your content digital is the true ownership of your
content, even when you use a company like Smashwords to distribute your work..
2. Formatting your eBooks
There
are three major eBook distribution channels in the United States: Amazon,
Barnes & Noble and Apple. In terms of making your eBooks more available to
everyone, Barnes & Noble and Apple support the “ePub” format, which is the
universal format for eBooks around the world. Amazon supports any in-house
format, which can be a KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) or Mobi file. You can
also convert a PDF document into an eBook through the Amazon Kindle program. If
you were looking for more international distribution, it would be wise to look
into Kobo, which is now owned by a Japanese company and is beating other
companies to the punch in opening eBook marketplaces in foreign countries.
Those looking for a great one-stop shop for formatting on multiple platforms,
look to Atavist.com.
Allbooks Reviews INTERVIEW:
Allbooks Reviews INTERVIEW:
Please state your name and location. (city and State or Province, Country)
Salvatore Robert Froio, Halmstad, Sweden
Tell us the title and publisher of your
book:
The title of my novel is Saga of the
Unwritten War Diary.
Published by CreateSpace, North
Charleston, SC
Tell us about yourself:
I grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and
moved to California. As a former drama
student at the University of California in Los Angeles, I have appeared in
numerous stage plays. My first novel, i
venti corni (The Twenty Horns) was a success among the American Calabrian
Community and, as a result, I was honored to be named one of the Famous
American Calabrians of the Twentieth Century by the Italian Newspaper, La Voce.
I presently live in Sweden having a small production studio, taping local
events and documentaries.
When was the book released?:
The
book was released September 27, 2012.
Give us an overview of your book.
A diary passed on from one generation to
the next, unwritten in save for a couple of short notes and a tiny photograph.
This diary, originating in Germany, made its way back and forth between the USA
and Germany, and through two world wars. Passed on from Father to son, and down
again, the story originally follows Siegfried as he makes his move from Germany
to the USA. Several years later, Siegfried finds himself back in Germany with
his wife and son. The narrative switches to Siegfried’s son, Fabian, as Fabian
stays behind in Germany with his grandmother when Siegfried returns to the USA.
Siegfried leaves behind not only his son, but leaves a parting gift of the
diary, with blank pages awaiting entries. Several years later, Tom Ness, a
young American boy receives the diary from a returning war veteran as it was
tossed out the window of a passing train. When Tom grows up, he sets to unravel
the mystery of the diary, largely unwritten in and containing a small photograph
of a woman and a child.
The novel follows several different
characters: Tom Ness, the young boy who received the diary from a war veteran,
who later sets out to unravel the mystery; Siegfried, who originally left
Germany for the USA; and Fabian (the main character), Siegfried’s son, whom we
follow largely leading up to and during WWII (on the German side). The story
covers a lot of depth about the living conditions prior to WWII in Germany, and
of course, WWII itself from the prospective of a German (who was born an
American). Fabian also has some inner conflict with the whole idealism: what he
was brought up to know versus the current German propaganda. However, he ends
up on the German side, partially due to peer pressure from the father (a propaganda
worker no less) of the woman he wishes to marry. Tom Ness grows up to become a
journalist and follows the clues to uncover the mystery of the unwritten war
diary.
What inspired you to write this book?
Inspiration to this book came from an
actual experience when I was nine years old. I lived on the outskirts of Boston
in the last house on a dead-end street where railroad tracks ran close by. At
the end of the World War II troop trains rolled by bringing back the battle
worn GIs. I ran along side of these moving trains with my friends and picked up
the souvenirs that the returning troops threw from the train. I picked up what
appeared to be a diary written in German but threw it away since it wasn’t like
the more interesting things that I had received, such as foreign coins and
medals. As I grew older I always regretted throwing this diary away. I thought
about it often and wondered what it contained. My imagination brought that to
life.
How is your book different from other
books in this genre?
It is not your typical WWII novel and it
certainly gives you a different perspective.
I have tried to show how all people suffer
from war, taking away any glorification and showing in the end, there are no
winners.
Where can people buy your book?
The book is available through Amazon.com
for $14.00 or downloaded for Kindle for $8.05
Yes,
I am presently working on a Science Fiction Novel. Hopefully it will be
completed in 2013.
If you self published, what advice can you
give to fellow writers?
The hardest part I found about
self-publishing is getting your novel out to the public. I found that it is almost impossible for you
to see your novel on a newsstand counter.
The distributors usually only distribute published novels. Getting actual book reviews in the major
newspapers are also difficult if you are self-published. Now the Internet does
allow you many channels for marketing. Also ads in related Magazines have
helped my sales.
If published traditionally, tell us how
you benefited:
Can you share one of your marketing
successes with us?
Since my novel deals with a German
Immigrant Family, I placed ads in a magazine which caters to the German
Community. This has helped sales.
How did you find Allbooks Reviews and what are you hoping for in your relationship with us?
I found Allbooks Reviews during my
participation on a Internet Conference and Allbooks Reviews was a recommended
website. I’m hoping for exposure for my novel.
Was the low cost a surprise? What other
things would you like Allbooks Reviews to offer writers?
Yes, the low cost was a complete surprise.
The service was excellent and I feel confident that this has help sales.
Presently I am happy with the variety of services offered and plan to take
advantage of the advertising.
