Well, we're off to the races now. The Jefferson Bible for the 21st Century! has been released as an eBook on scribd.com. In the first 48 hours it has received over a hundred reads, so that's a pretty positive thing. I checked many other uploads at random and my results were far above the average (for whatever book results were returned in that query). And I've listed it for only $1.99 (cheap!)
I'm transitioning to audio book mode, with a few odd pieces left to do. I have a copy of the paperback proof, and need to do a couple more tweaks there before it goes to press. I'm second guessing which publisher I really want to go with though – with modifying decisions over ISBN, intellectual property rights, and the machine in the corner that goes "Bing!".
This means I'm tinkering with my spreadsheet(s) and there is no clear winner, exactly. And it's not like there's a handy set of the same apples to compare at each publisher. It's more like comparing apples, oranges, pomegranates, and lemon meringue pie.
So I'm sort of on schedule, just not completely so. Here it is at the end of May, and I thought I would have it a little more in-hand by now. On the other side of the equation, I may be returning to land of Cubicles soon, and that will put me into a different dynamic. I'm trying to get as much done before then as I can, but without rushing things.
So it's like I'm trying to have my pie and also eat it. Perhaps I had better go with the lemon meringue, then.
