Sunday, 30 January 2011
Week 18
I've been working all week on the website. I should have asked my 12 year old grand son to do it in his spare time- it would have been completed days ago. However I'm slowly creaking into the 21st century - it should be up and running within a few days. I'm determined to finish it without help!
Monday, 24 January 2011
Week 17
I decided to build my own Website and have spent most of the week learning some basic HTML, or rather cribbing it from various online sources. I'm getting somewhere and will hopefully have it up and running soon.
Watch this space!
Watch this space!
Monday, 17 January 2011
Week 16
Some progress this week!!
Media pack agreed and will be sent out to the press, book stores, TV and Radio.
I've contacted the local paper (Eastern Daily Press) and had some response - they await my media pack. (Thank's Oliver! - for the contact)
I've also contacted SFX but as yet no response - early days yet.
So now all this stuff is being sent out I have the long wait to see if anyone is interested.
Still plenty to do in the mean time.
Sales are ticking over - nothing exciting - but there won't be until I have some regional or national exposure.
I've had several requests for Kindle - I'm pushing YPD to expedite matters.
Media pack agreed and will be sent out to the press, book stores, TV and Radio.
I've contacted the local paper (Eastern Daily Press) and had some response - they await my media pack. (Thank's Oliver! - for the contact)
I've also contacted SFX but as yet no response - early days yet.
So now all this stuff is being sent out I have the long wait to see if anyone is interested.
Still plenty to do in the mean time.
Sales are ticking over - nothing exciting - but there won't be until I have some regional or national exposure.
I've had several requests for Kindle - I'm pushing YPD to expedite matters.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Week 15
Happy New Year To all those reading this blog.
The festivities are over - now for the long haul to become a best seller in 2011. LOL!!!
I have at last sorted out the 'Amazon' problem. I refuse to pay the exhorbitant 60% commision plus £1.25 postage to be 'In Stock'
This would mean that I would be left with £1.95p which at this stage doesn't cover my printing costs. Later on, if and when I need a longer print run, I will be able to reduce costs below £1.95p, but until then I will have to remain 'Temporarily out of Stock'.
However I have reduced the YPD price to £5.19p plus postage of £2.80p (Total 7.99p) so that this appears on Amazon under 'More Buying Choices' directly competing with the Amazon price of £7.99 with free postage. By the way - Amazon insists that YPD charge £2.80 postage!!
Deliveries through Amazon are taking up to two months - Deliveries through YPD are taking two to three days.
This is what happens when one company has such a powerful hold over the market!!
The festivities are over - now for the long haul to become a best seller in 2011. LOL!!!
I have at last sorted out the 'Amazon' problem. I refuse to pay the exhorbitant 60% commision plus £1.25 postage to be 'In Stock'
This would mean that I would be left with £1.95p which at this stage doesn't cover my printing costs. Later on, if and when I need a longer print run, I will be able to reduce costs below £1.95p, but until then I will have to remain 'Temporarily out of Stock'.
However I have reduced the YPD price to £5.19p plus postage of £2.80p (Total 7.99p) so that this appears on Amazon under 'More Buying Choices' directly competing with the Amazon price of £7.99 with free postage. By the way - Amazon insists that YPD charge £2.80 postage!!
Deliveries through Amazon are taking up to two months - Deliveries through YPD are taking two to three days.
This is what happens when one company has such a powerful hold over the market!!
Monday, 3 January 2011
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