The path to self-publishing is paved with good intentions. We intend to write our Great <insert your country here> Novel. We intend to find an agent. We intend to find a publisher. But if these three goals do not perfectly align, we may end up publishing our books ourselves. I was fortunate to achieve two … Read more
I’m happy to announce that The Tourist Trail is now available on the Kindle. When I set out writing this book four years ago, the Kindle did not even exist. But I’m happy it does. Although I’m still partial to the old fashioned print book, there is no disputing the benefits of digital publishing. I … Read more
Have I started a trend by releasing The Tourist Trail in digital format ahead of print? While I’d certainly be happy to take the credit, I’m afraid I wasn’t the first to put electronic first. But I’m clearly not going to be the last. Random House Canada just released its first eBoook — The Very … Read more
eBook windowing is the practice of delaying the release of an eBook until the print version has been out for a few weeks or months. Readers with Kindles and iPads are understandably not happy about the practice. Nor is Amazon. You can read a good analysis of this battle of publishing models here. But since … Read more