It's all happening now!

[inzilbeth_liz]

Gosh, so much has happened since I last posted. Most importantly, for anyone within striking distance who is interested, the launch party for the book will be Saturday 11th August in the Redesdale Hall, Moreton in Marsh 10am to 5pm and no doubt in the pub afterwards. There will be stands and displays and refreshments and hopefully lots of people!

Comments

[cairistiona7]

It's just all very exciting, isn't it!! You've earned every bit of Ruth's glowing preface. (I've been telling you all along how terrific it is, but you're a bit like my daughter... hearing it from "mom" doesn't count! *g*)

That is a very good price--many times small-run books like this are twice the price or more. I've bought aviation books for hubby that run upwards of $50-$75, so your price is very reasonable indeed. Any idea when it will go up on Amazon for pre-order?

(It's so funny that you and I are both working on a June 30 deadline! Yours is far more work than mine, though!)

[inzilbeth_liz]

No, I do need to hear that from several people at least!

It's very cheap really but I guess my publisher [who is after all paying for all this] knows what he's doing. I've paid anything up to £100 for academic books so this is a steal.

I don't know about pre order though I expect it will be available. Not that you need to buy. After all your help there'll be one winging it's way to you asap!

[cairistiona7]

I can't wait to hold it in my hot little hands!

And isn't it astounding how expensive those esoteric academic books can be??

[inzilbeth_liz]

'I can't wait to hold it in my hot little hands!'

Nor can I!

Yes, I guess it's all about supply and demand.

[cairistiona7]

And cost distribution as well. Fewer books printed means fewer books sold to offset the publishing costs, including the author's cut. I think that e-publishing will be a real boon to authors of "niche" books that only appeal to a narrow segment of the reading market. I've already seen it at work in the indie author segment of fantasy, where new authors self-publish for Kindle or Nook, then on the strength of those sales, get picked up by a "paper and ink" publisher. The whole publishing paradigm is really changing, thanks to technology.

[inzilbeth_liz]

I think I'm very lucky to have got a proper publishing deal where I don't have to pay anything. Whether there'll be any profit is another matter but I didn't write it with that thought in mind [nice though it would be!]

[suzll]

Oh. My. GOD do not get me started on that :P. There are soooooo many academic books I just want to buy for myself for funsies and I simply can never justify the expense. And people wonder why academia seems so elitist it's because people CAN'T AFFORD THE BOOKS and... *histrionic sigh*.

Anyway, I am pleased as punch that this one will be so very affordable! But I would have bought it no matter what :)

[inzilbeth_liz]

'I am pleased as punch that this one will be so very affordable! But I would have bought it no matter what' :)

*loves* you!