POLYCHROME is NOW AVAILABLE!

[seawasp]

Today is the release date, and here's the links for my Oz-based adventure-with-romance novel!

Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Polychrome-Ryk-Spoor-ebook/dp/B00VSUCF54

Trade Paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Polychrome-Romantic-Ryk-E-Spoor/dp/1619910144?ie=UTF8&tag=theseawasp-20

Trade Paperback at B&N:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/polychrome-ryk-e-spoor/1121672972?ean=9781619910140

Deluxe Hardcover:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/ryk-e-spoor/polychrome/hardcover/product-22091396.html

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/529304

Comments

[kjn]

Woot!

(Though the blurb on the back side has readability isses due to low contrast with parts of the wrap-around cover.)

[seawasp]

A problem with having a real painting with a wide dynamic range; it's REALLY HARD to find a color which will be in any way pleasing and which will be uniformly readable. You could of course put a nice fat white square for the text to sit on, but that would look kinda ugly too.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

*makes note"

[djonn]

An oddity: Amazon has the Kindle and print editions properly linked so that a review will crosspost, but on B&N, a review posted for the Nook version has not transferred across to the print edition.

[terry austin (from livejournal.com)]

B&N seems to have nearly abandoned all hope where ebooks are concerned. They've gone out of the way to drive customers away over the last year. It's a pity, too, because they started off so well.

[groblek.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the release! I finally got to my backer's copy of the ebook yesterday, and just put in a review for you. Well done! Despite not having read the OZ books in ~20 years (something I really should fix - maybe I'll use my son as the excuse to acquire them), I found myself nodding along at the references and being delighted by each familiar face. I actually had flashes of exactly where in my school library those books used to be shelved, which should tell you how offten I visited that shelf. :).

And I loved the romance between Erik and Polychrome. Much of the dialogue in the wedding scene and epilogue made me think of my partnership with my wife. It was clear to me that you know what a loving marriage is like from the inside (though I'd already figured that based on your comments here on occasion.)

[groblek.livejournal.com]

Also, "mortal Smash!" Cracked me up. My son's currently obsessed with the Hulk. :)

[seawasp]

Yes, that's one of my favorite little nods. Though of course the final battle is the one where I layer them all on thick.

[seawasp]

Thank you very much. I just have to hope SOMEHOW word can get out. Currently it's a lovely proof of why there IS a big difference between Traditional and Self publishing: even my wussiest selling book, (Digital Knight) popped up to around 5,000 on Amazon, then spent weeks hovering in the 20s and 30s before finally dropping out. Poly so far has peaked at around 30k and dropped right back into the 150-200k.

[saladin-count0.livejournal.com]

So how many copies have been sold yet?

[seawasp]

It looks like a total of about 45 eBooks and 8 physical (that I can check).

[saladin-count0.livejournal.com]

I have Hopes vor more 😿

[seawasp]

Hope springs eternal! :)

[blake77.livejournal.com]

When I checked the Amazon kindle version of Polychrome, it says the title is not available for purchase. Are there limitations to the sale of the Kindle version? (I am not in the US or Europe).

[seawasp]

There are no limitations I'm aware of. You might try one of the other Amazon variants to see, but I don't know why it would have trouble selling you an Ebook anywhere in the world.

[seawasp]

Update: In searching I find at least some references that say you need a Kindle account that specifies a U.S. Address (apparently it doesn't matter if it's actually your address, just an address in the USA; there are even companies like Shipito that specialize in providing such addresses).

This seems very stupid to me. But maybe you can get around it using one of the other Amazons.

[saladin-count0.livejournal.com]

if you buy by amazon.de they want adress and creditcard (if you buy by creditcard)
they need the adress for shipping :-)
as you want the kindle version i think you can use a fantasystreet/city/country
well use deutschland - hamburg (and google a street)
i think that should work