Now available! New book: Encore Worth the Wait

It took a long time — and I’m very sorry for not keeping the blog updated in the interim — but at long last the new book is finished!

The title is Encore Worth the Wait.

Description:
Thirty years ago the band Poor Forbes topped the pop charts and graced the covers of fan magazines as part of a heralded “Scottish wave.” Founding members Rob and Jamie never stopped creating music despite the ups and downs of fleeting success and rocky personal relationships. Never stopped — until now. When Jamie suddenly leaves, Rob reluctantly finds a replacement to keep the band going and discovers it’s not the band he misses, it’s Jamie. To get Jamie back Rob confronts their turbulent past and the true nature of his feelings. Ultimately Rob and Jamie must face the question: can they save their music or save their relationship?

Available now as an e-book from Amazon and Smashwords. The print-on-demand paperback version is also available from Amazon. Available worldwide (for the most part).

ISBN (Kindle): 978-0-9916383-4-5
ISBN (EPUB): 978-0-9916383-5-2
ISBN (Paperback): 978-0-9916383-6-9
Amazon ASIN: B07NCPZDR3

New book now available!

The Provinces of Touch is available now as an e-book from:

Amazon.com (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-0-9916383-2-1
ASIN: B01JY0FG8M

Smashwords (EPUB and other formats)
ISBN: 978-0-9916383-3-8

A print-on-demand version is in the pipeline... details soon.

Jun, a healer with an unpredictable gift, yearns to overcome his troubled past. His solitude is shattered by the arrival of Tlar, a wounded young man from a distant land. Helping this stranger opens up new worlds filled with adventure -- but also brings shocking danger and tragedy. Can Jun finally find true friendship and love? Or will his actions cause a catastrophic invasion and the extinction of his people?

Announcement for readers in the EU

I have just been notified by Amazon.com that prices for my e-books will be going up for customers in the EU countries on January 1, 2015. The new prices will include VAT. VAT varies by country, so the prices will also vary by country. Additionally, Amazon will be setting a new minimum price based on size (in megabytes) of the book. If you're in the EU and were considering buying the books, buy before December 31, 2014, to get the best price!

Safety Net in the Amazon.de store: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00B8U421O

Extra Points in the Amazon.de store: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00IOE8YAC

In January, I'll do a reality check on the prices that Amazon sets. Because of minimum price based on size, I may not have a lot of flexibility.

The next book (when I can get the darn thing finished!) will be priced with this in mind.

Book is live!

The book, called Safety Net, is available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B8U421O (Kindle format only) and at Smashwords.com (ePub and other formats): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/281717  Both sites offer free sample downloads of the beginning chapters.

I love the cover art! I had the good fortune to get the very talented x_art to design the cover. And after beating my head against the wall to try to write a book blurb, I was saved by my editor and my friends, who swooped in with the perfect summaries.

Print vs. ebook

I heard some interesting information from a university press. This press recently started a line of shorter (~100-200 pages) scholarly books with the intention of offering them as ebooks only, priced attractively. They got some inquiries about print copies, so decided to use a print-on-demand model. The ebook sold for less than the print-on-demand hardcopy. Even so, the print versions outsold the ebooks by a huge margin. Some of the books were on the reading lists for massive online open courses, and even though purchasing the ebook meant instant access to the text, the publisher sold three times as many print copies as ebooks.

I wondered if it was the nature of non-fiction, scholarly material, or perhaps the demographics of students taking open online courses. From my own ebook reading, I know books with footnotes can be a pain; it seems no ebook reader software handles them nicely. But I love ebooks otherwise. Saves bookshelf space, and I can carry a library with me when I travel and read what I'm in the mood for, not whatever I threw into my carry-on bag.