Volume One News and Book Cover Sneak Peek

July 15, 2008 · Filed Under News, The Books ·

I just got off the phone with Nicole Briggs, one of my BookSurge account managers, and one of the nicest people I’ve dealt with on the phone lately.

Before a book can go on sale at a place like Amazon or Barnes & Noble, it needs an ISBN [wikipedia] number. The ISBN for The Big Book of Spam, Volume One has now been requested and should be assigned tomorrow! Once I get that number in my email, I can plug it into my copyright page, and upload the book files for review.

Once the book files are uploaded, BookSurge will check to make sure everything is formatted correctly, then send me an author review copy for approval. Assuming no changes need to be made, I’ll approve it and the book should be up for sale at Amazon in about two weeks!

Here’s a look at the book cover - click to enlarge:

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It’s Done - The Big Book of Spam: Volume One, is Done

July 12, 2008 · Filed Under News, The Books ·

I have one task left, and that’s to complete the back of the book cover. The interior is 100%, not-going-to-change done. The book cover will, if all goes according to plan, be completed tomorrow morning (okay, later today, given that it’s 1:40a.m.).

I need to call my contact at BookSurge on Monday to ask about getting my ISBN number (which they give me), then it’s upload time. After that, the ball is in their court. They’re going to check my book files to make sure everything is formatted correctly, with all the images and fonts embedded and all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. I’ll be asking Zach on Monday how long that typically takes and hopefully have an estimated purchase date to share!

It’s done!

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