The past few days have been a whirlwind of ebook formatting, and I haven’t taken the time to keep up the idea of a regular “diary” here, so I’ll just plunge in with a countdown from where I am.
3. New Cover
Since the last post, I came up with a final ebook cover that spoke “this is it” (after several trial versions)”
I wanted the cover to capture several aspects of the story and the characters: farming and breaking ground for a new life; Oscar Micheaux’s film career; a still shot from The Great Train Robbery, which Oscar describes to Tomas. An e-cover is often different from the paperback cover, in my case for a couple of reasons: 1) The ebook image needs to be able to stand out as a thumbnail (which my paperback cover doesn’t do as well), and 2) I used CreateSpace’s cover creator tool to design the paperback cover, and the only electronic version I have access to isn’t of high enough resolution to use for other purposes. I used Paint to make the ebook cover.
2. Ebook Now Available
Oscar’s Gift is now available as an ebook on Amazon.
1. Limited-Time Free Copy!
Finally, another advantage of publishing on Smashwords is that it allows me to offer coupons for discounts as well as free copies! As a thank you to this blog’s readers, from now until the end of Thursday, August 18th, 2011 (GMT California time), you can order a FREE copy of Oscar’s Gift in the e-format of your choice from Smashwords. Just enter the code VM64S before completing checkout. And, if you enjoy the book, I would greatly appreciate your recommendations to friends or a review on Goodreads, Amazon, etc.
I can’t wait to share this with my kids! We’ve gotten so much out of your old homeschool book and I have really enjoyed your other blog, Everyday Intensity as well.
Thank you for your generosity, Mina! I hope you all enjoy Oscar. I definitely have enjoyed the entire process so far of getting this book into reader’s hands (and on their screens) 🙂
Hey Lisa, Thank you so much for sharing this great book with us! All your books are great!
I was able to download the pdf before we take off on our trip today! I can’t wait to read it, share it with my son, when we get back. Keep up the great work! 🙂
Dee, I’d love to hear your feedback (and your son’s, too)! Have a safe and fun trip, and thank you so much for all of your encouragement and support. 🙂
I am so excited to read the final version. Have it downloaded on to my Mom’s Kindle. :D!!!! Can’t wait to read it.
Ooooh, your mom has a Kindle! Now that makes me very happy. 😀 Be sure to take a look at the acknowledgements page. 😉
I can’t wait to share this with my son! 🙂 Thanks for posting about it on G+! I’ll be sure he reviews it on Goodreads, where he has LOTS of other students in his network – mostly all GT.
Julie, thank you (and your son)! It’s great to hear from you. 🙂
Well done, Lisa.
I am currently working on some posts on writing and publishing e-books in Norwegian, and your experiences are very useful.
With the Kindle app for iPhone/iPad I have decided not to buy a Kindle device. I wanted to let you know that I just downloaded the free Oscar sample from Amazon to test the iPhone app. Works fine.
Best of luck! Please let me know what your experience is like. I’m enjoying the process much more than I thought I would.
Thanks for letting me know about the iPhone app free sample test. There were a couple of minor formatting glitches in the first chapter, but those should be fixed within a day. I love reading apps.
Love the cover, Lisa. Congrats!
Christi, thank you!