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How do you want your book?

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#1 ·
For those interested, I'm trying to figure out the best way for you all get get your books. For those of you that would like an actual printed book, I will be self-publishing by Blurb.

Pricing from Blurb: http://www.blurb.com/create/book/pricin ... d-portrait
I will be using the Standard Portrait sized book, for the 41-80 page range, in full color.
Costs with regular paper are $24.95USD, if you want premium paper, add $3.00.

I am not sure if you get to choose what paper you want if you buy straight from their site, so if you want a copy please vote with which you would prefer.

Since printing is so expensive, I would also like to make buying an electronic copy an option. Whether this will be an eBook, simply hosting the PDF somewhere, emailing it to you, I dunno. :? If I am going to charge a small fee for it I don't want people to just be sending it to everyone else, so I'm not sure. (the small fee would be to help cover the costs of some of the professional pictures I had taken, any additional proceeds would be sent to one or more hedgehog rescues of my choice.)

So please, let me know what you would prefer! I am hoping to have the book finished and have ordered a few copies for my vet and I by mid September, hopefully sooner.

*NOTE* I have decided that I would like to use the full 80 pages for the price they charge. Once I figure out how many are in use, I will be accepting pictures from whoever would like to have their hedgehog in the back of the book. There will be limited space and I will be taking pictures on a first come, first serve basis until the pages are filled. I will need a first and last name or initial to use your photos.
 
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#27 ·
Oh good, thank you! :) I'm glad you like it. I have to admit I was a little worried... the way the picture for the cover was cut there was no way I could center it. Hope it doesn't look too strange! :)
 
#29 ·
Wow FiaSpice, thank you for the compliment. That means a lot to me, coming from you. :D

Now, for the news. There's good, bad, and interpret it how you like:

Bad: The book's not done yet. I was really hoping to have it done and submitted by midnight (they had a special until then only), but I just wasn't going to get it done (properly) in that amount of time. I feel bad to take even longer but I think it's better to take my time and make sure everything's right than to rush through and have it look bad.

Good: I will have time to go over everything and catch any silly mistakes I'm sure I've missed after being up working on it at two in the morning the last few days.

Interpret it how you like: I have to say I'm really, really sorry printing is so darn expensive. It turns out the book is going to be over 80 pages... I will probably utilize a lot of those extra pages (now that we're in the 81-120 pages category) for making some things consistent and for extra pictures, since we all love those. :D I will make sure everyone can see the whole book online, and you can decide then if you want to buy it. I feel bad that someone that wants a copy has to pay $30 for one, that seems outrageous to me.

I still hope to have it done and sent in by the end of the week, though. Hopefully my crazy busy schedule will allow it. :)
 
#34 ·
Thanks for the offer aesthetics. :) I've already uploaded it to Blurb, but I'd be happy if you'd read through the file once find somewhere to put it online, that way I can fix any errors (I'm sure you'll be able to find some. I tried to catch most of them, but they love to hide when you're reading at 2am :lol: ) when I decide to update it.

New thread:
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