Thursday, March 31, 2011
Approved for Premium Catalog !!!
Good news! I just received word the book is approved for the Premium Catalog. That means that Smashwords will be distributing the book to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, Diesel and the Apple iStore. It's already up on Smashwords and Amazon. It pays to be a squeaky wheel. I emailed them (Smashwords) about the 10 day delay. Mark Coker (CEO) emailed me back. Apparently there is a backlog of books to be approved, but he put it through. I had a feeling. When I uploaded the book on 3/21, it started at 596th in line and took 7-8 hours to get in, and another 24-36 hours to be published. I had been expecting a shorter turnaround.
Friday, March 25, 2011
"Flatline Virus:When Zombies Evolved" Now Up on Amazon !!!
It just went 'live' this morning. For a day or so, all you could see was the book cover. Now, the book is available. Yey!
I'm still waiting for the book to be set up on Barnes and Noble, Sony, Kobo, Diesel and the Apple iStore. I'm told it's 'pending', meaning only a few days, hopefully.
The key was making sure the formatted book and cover met the standards required, e.g. indenting, pixel width and height for the cover, chapter heading, copyright language, etc. My upload to Smashwords sat in a queue of 595 ahead of mine. It was in that queue from about 9:20am until about 4:30 or 5:00pm that same day. I was thinking it might take five or ten minutes. Not!
I'm still waiting for the book to be set up on Barnes and Noble, Sony, Kobo, Diesel and the Apple iStore. I'm told it's 'pending', meaning only a few days, hopefully.
The key was making sure the formatted book and cover met the standards required, e.g. indenting, pixel width and height for the cover, chapter heading, copyright language, etc. My upload to Smashwords sat in a queue of 595 ahead of mine. It was in that queue from about 9:20am until about 4:30 or 5:00pm that same day. I was thinking it might take five or ten minutes. Not!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Update on Where to Find the Book
My distributor is Smashwords. They're pretty big. They have the book on their site along with 25,000 others. I am waiting for approval for my book to be distributed to the Premium ebook outlets such as Barnes and Noble, Sony, Apple iStore, and others. That approval should come in a few days. Also, I uploaded directly to Amazon and you should see it on Amazon in 24-48 hours. I'll be placing links as they become available.
The job of re-formatting my Word Doc file to meet the standards of the Smashwords 'meatgrinder' was unbelievable. Their formatting guide was 55 pages long. All the nice formatting I had done had to be re-done. Formatting for a printed version is much different than an ebook. But I'm up and published now versus 'forever' if I waited for a printed book publisher to be interested.
The job of re-formatting my Word Doc file to meet the standards of the Smashwords 'meatgrinder' was unbelievable. Their formatting guide was 55 pages long. All the nice formatting I had done had to be re-done. Formatting for a printed version is much different than an ebook. But I'm up and published now versus 'forever' if I waited for a printed book publisher to be interested.
Monday, March 21, 2011
You can find my new book on www.smashwords.com
The name of it is 'Flatline Virus: When Zombies Evolved'. So, yes, it's a zombie novel. I've done a trailer for it on YouTube. I never heard about trailers for books, only movies. I am waiting for approval to be distributed to other retailers such as Apple, Sony, Barnes and Noble. I have an ISBN for the book (needed for Sony and Apple).
The long version of the description goes like this:
An endogenous retrovirus, long dormant in the human DNA, was triggered into an active status. Steve Spalding, a Border Patrol Agent, experienced one of the early cases along the Mexican border. Two illegal border-crossers died unexpectedly in a holding cell in the Lordsburg, New Mexico Border Patrol station. Their corpses moved. Within a couple weeks, the virus responsible for the reanimation of the recent dead developed into a worldwide pandemic. It evolved rapidly. The dead displayed improved cognitive and motor skills. Steve and his new bride, on their honeymoon in Italy, witnessed a breakout of the pandemic and worked their way to return back to the States. The panic in Italy was palpable; international borders were closing. Like most travelers, the Spaldings attempted to change their return flight. After some difficulty, they did manage to get back to the USA and, eventually, New Mexico. The flights back were not without a number of horrific encounters with the dead, some on planes. In a parallel timeline, the CDC was working diligently to find a timely cure for the disease. We learn about the pathogen from scenes at the CDC, including its potential origin, type, power, cure and evolution. We also find there is a link between a main character at the CDC and a man and his family from Silver City, New Mexico, where Steve and Ellen Spalding have taken refuge, having saved his daughter and a number of her high school friends. The man’s past makes him a good choice to be ready to withstand the onslaught of the horde of walking dead which makes daily assaults on the armed compound. The situation grows more serious when the infected display characteristics of the dead. One member in the small group who was fortunate enough to take refuge may be the answer to stopping the disease. Assaults on the compound by ever-increasing numbers of zombies, and even a roving band of heavily armed thugs, bring the groups’ long term existence into question. Then, a final siege by the dead. Who lives and dies will provide the answers. Or will it?
The long version of the description goes like this:
An endogenous retrovirus, long dormant in the human DNA, was triggered into an active status. Steve Spalding, a Border Patrol Agent, experienced one of the early cases along the Mexican border. Two illegal border-crossers died unexpectedly in a holding cell in the Lordsburg, New Mexico Border Patrol station. Their corpses moved. Within a couple weeks, the virus responsible for the reanimation of the recent dead developed into a worldwide pandemic. It evolved rapidly. The dead displayed improved cognitive and motor skills. Steve and his new bride, on their honeymoon in Italy, witnessed a breakout of the pandemic and worked their way to return back to the States. The panic in Italy was palpable; international borders were closing. Like most travelers, the Spaldings attempted to change their return flight. After some difficulty, they did manage to get back to the USA and, eventually, New Mexico. The flights back were not without a number of horrific encounters with the dead, some on planes. In a parallel timeline, the CDC was working diligently to find a timely cure for the disease. We learn about the pathogen from scenes at the CDC, including its potential origin, type, power, cure and evolution. We also find there is a link between a main character at the CDC and a man and his family from Silver City, New Mexico, where Steve and Ellen Spalding have taken refuge, having saved his daughter and a number of her high school friends. The man’s past makes him a good choice to be ready to withstand the onslaught of the horde of walking dead which makes daily assaults on the armed compound. The situation grows more serious when the infected display characteristics of the dead. One member in the small group who was fortunate enough to take refuge may be the answer to stopping the disease. Assaults on the compound by ever-increasing numbers of zombies, and even a roving band of heavily armed thugs, bring the groups’ long term existence into question. Then, a final siege by the dead. Who lives and dies will provide the answers. Or will it?
Book Trailer is on YouTube for my new e-book
I'm in the process of publishing an ebook called 'Flatline Virus: When Zombies Evolved'. Details of how to purchase, where , how much, etc. are forthcoming after I receive word that my upload was successful. The trailer, which is about 40 seconds long, may be viewed by on YouTube at this link. Keep in mind it's supposed to be a tease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct54bo7h-LI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct54bo7h-LI
Monday, March 14, 2011
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