Author Archives: J. R. McConnery

Paperback Shipment Arrival – Shiny! New! Signed!

I hope everyone is enjoying hump day, and the fact that it’s almost over. Downhill to the weekend from here! I got a nice surprise this afternoon from the UPS guy. I opened the box:   My shipment of books! Wait, shipment of books? I thought this whole thing was about selling online? I decidedContinue reading “Paperback Shipment Arrival – Shiny! New! Signed!”

First Week

Hey readers! Great first week (even if it was a short one) with 19 paperbacks sold, and a total of 8 eBooks sold. I’ve also submitted my book to Smashwords for distribution to Barnes & Noble (for Nook readers), Sony Reader Store (for Sony eReaders), the Diesel eBook store, and others. I am simply tryingContinue reading “First Week”

Official Paperback Release!

It happened. It’s here. We’ve been waiting for it, and now it’s here. Waking Woods has officially migrated to Amazon.com, and is available for order. You have two options for purchasing it: through Createspace or through Amazon.com. Just a reminder: purchasing it at amazon.com helps my sales rank and makes it more visible to otherContinue reading “Official Paperback Release!”

7 Ways to Help an Aspiring Author

Happy (or perhaps not so happy) Wednesday everybody! I was looking forward to checking Amazon this morning and finding my paperback available. Still no such luck, unfortunately. The days are dwindling now, however, and it should be available within the next day or two. In anticipation of this, I’ve adapted a recent blog post byContinue reading “7 Ways to Help an Aspiring Author”

iBooks Version Goes Live

For those of you looking to read Waking Woods on your iPhones or iPads, the eBook is now available through the iBookstore! Get it now for $2.99, or give the free sample a try to get a taste of magical Myros and the mystery brewing in Maine. Paperback is not yet up on Amazon.com, but IContinue reading “iBooks Version Goes Live”

Christmas Morning

You know that feeling you get on Christmas morning when you open up a present, and it’s exactly what you wanted? That is exactly the experience I had last night when I opened up my package from CreateSpace. A Beautiful, shiny, amazing new book. With my name on the front. And the spine! And theContinue reading “Christmas Morning”

Updates – January 10, 2013

Ordered the proof for my POD from CreateSpace. I expect to have it in my hands by January 25th, and as long as there are no issues, the paperback should be available shortly after that. The book is officially live on Amazon as a .mobi as of now, and should be available on the KoboContinue reading “Updates – January 10, 2013”