It took longer than expected. Ya think? Yes, it did, but then it was my first attempt at publishing a series of children’s books, and much knowledge gained this time around. There is always a silver lining if you look for it.
The first three books in Nuff’s adventures: Alphabet Stuff With Nuff, $aving Money Makes ¢ents, and Teamwork Makes The Dream Work are now live on my Amazon Author Central Page and Goodreads Author Page too! All books are available in Paperback and Kindle formats.
Nuff Learns A Lesson And So Do I
For those of you who haven’t met him yet, you can learn more about Nuff on his blog. In short, he is a mischievous second grader, who tends to get himself into trouble quite often. Fortunately for Nuff, he has a close-knit family, incredible friends, and neighbors who keep him on the straight and narrow; at least most of them. With all these individuals in his life, Nuff is always learning valuable lessons during his adventures, and he loves sharing those with young readers.
Speaking of lessons, I learned plenty while developing Nuff’s most recent adventures too. As if Photoshop wasn’t enough, I had to learn all the ins-and-outs of the Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) system. I’m reasonably convinced that many individuals had their hands in the development of this platform.
One would think importing a Paperback book would not require a different file format than a Kindle book upload would. Why both do not support Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF versions is beyond me. Then there’s this thing called “Look inside,” which KDP does not let you set how you want it to look on your own. Instead, you have to send their support team an email and ask them to adjust it for you. Thankfully support was very responsive and made the changes quickly.
As if the KDP stuff was not enough to figure out, I also had to figure out Amazon Author Central and Goodreads. Author Central had some crazy quirks of its own, which their support team could not resolve. They told me to talk to the KDP team. Huh? Yeah, that’s kind of what I thought too.
Goodreads was easy to figure out, although I am not sure why some things do and other things do not import to their system from Amazon. Fortunately, they have a valuable set of supporters. Post an issue to one of the support threads, and those supporters tend to resolve it in a jiffy.
More Adventures And Bestseller Status
Now that Nuff’s first three books are live, the next adventures should be easy peasy to launch. The remaining books are basically all written, illustrations are basically all done, and they are basically ready to go. Just a couple of final reviews, and then the next set of three or four books will launch. Hopefully, it is that basic this time around.
Hitting bestseller status is the goal! To reach my goal, I could use some favorable reviews. Anyone wanting to help Nuff and I reach our Bestseller goal can pick up one of the currently published adventures by visiting Nuff Said Stuff, my Amazon Author Page, or my Goodreads Author Page.
If the Kindle $2.99 or Paperback $9.95 prices are too much for you to handle, connect with me on Facebook. We can talk about getting you a digital copy for your reading pleasure. I am willing to give out a limited set of digital editions, and I will add you to Nuff’s mailing list, so you can be notified when new books launch or when Nuff runs special pricing discounting or jumps on Kindle Unlimited.
Leave a written review for my first three books at:
- Alphabet Stuff With Nuff Book Review
- Saving Money Makes Cents Book Review
- Teamwork Makes The Dream Work Book Review
Note: you will have to have an Amazon account to leave a review. If you are like most people, you probably already have one. If not, it is easy to create one and use it to buy stuff, like my books, is even easier :o)
Next Book To Launch
If only we had a crystal ball, we would all know when the next book launch is happening. Thankfully, I have an in with the author and have some insight into when the future launch may happen. Should nothing change and no more surprises happen, as, in unexpected learning experiences with publishing platforms, Nuff hopes to launch more books in his adventure series this September. Hop on over to Nuff Said Stuff and subscribe to his newsletter today, so you can keep abreast of all the things Nuff says!