Gorbman.comLife in Merida and writing a book

The only remaining problem I have is how to get the html-based link onto my site so people can click on it and buy my book, which pays me 15% of list price per referral. I get all the way through the process, on my Amazon Associates account, but it does not locate my book [...]

I’m having a couple of problems with Amazon’s Digital Publishing Platform. I proofed the book and made a few changes, but I can’t get the new version uploaded and I’m worried that I’ve screwed up the currently posted version. There is no way to check without going to a PC that doesn’t have the book [...]

Now to figure out how to market this book. I’m going to send the Amazon link to several 2012 websites who have agreed to list it.
Beyond that, I’m wondering what’s involved with Barnes&Noble, Google, etc. Today I was looking at a site called Smashwords. If you upload your book to their site (for sale), they [...]

My book is online on Amazon. I have a few problems I need to address to them.
When you type my name into the search box, it says Do You Mean xxxx? which isn’t what I mean, and my name should be in their search database. It does find the book, however.
I can’t download Deadly Awakening [...]

I feel ill. I did it. I sent it off to Amazon Kindle books. I’m sure it’s full of mistakes and places that bear improvement, but it’s gone. I got an acknowledgement saying the Kindle Operations Team was reviewing my submission. These reviews are done so that Kindle buyers will have “a more positive buying [...]

Right now, we are waiting for the typesetting to be done and then we can post the book.
I heard a rumor that Amazon will no longer be accepting unsolicited manuscripts after December 15th. They must be barraged with submissions. Every day the publishing blogs are saying how print publishing is becoming a dinosaur and electronic [...]

I’m looking for opinions on the graphic cover for Deadly Awakening. It was done by Josh Gatcke, who is now working on page layout. Thanks.

After several proofreads, input from seven readers, and extensive re-writing, this thing is, I think, done. I sent it over to Josh yesterday for “typesetting.” If he agrees, I would like it in Bookman font.
I added a bunch of photos to it. I figure, it’s electronic – why not? Mostly shots of Merida, the Hotel [...]

November 27 – I have about half of the reviews back. I am eternally grateful to people who have spent so much time on this and given my project their very best efforts. And it’s doing the manuscript a world of good, too. They are finding everything from errors in logic, to confusing points, to [...]