E-book Editions of The Ruin went on sale today online in all formats. The final conversion into the Kindle with the table of contents took place yesterday. I had been worried that the original formatting might not hold but the Kindle for PC viewer showed all the formatting that I wanted to be in place. All that I required was the original use of italics. The main character Clifton's thought process is shown in italic type face in the hard copy. I wanted to retain that in the E-edition. That was relatively easy in the EPUB format through InDesign. The tutorials cast doubt on the Kindle conversions retaining the formatting. But it seemed to work just fine.
Order information is available on the website.
I'll guarantee the performance on your device, or your purchase will be refunded.
Nice write up this past Saturday by feature writer David Jasper of the Bend daily Bulletin and photographer Ryan Brennecke. One thing that makes Bend, Oregon such a desirable place to live is the support that the community gives to the arts. The Bulletin is no exception. I was afraid that my book might not get much attention because it is a novel that is self published. The fact that it is not only self published but published in house seems to be part of what caught the Bulletin's attention. The fact that the book can be done in one spot, start to finish, and be on the shelf indistinguishable from the books coming out of the big publishing houses.
It is a fascinating process to see it grow and to see how far it can go, step by step, inch by inch.
Three local bookstores took it last week, Paulina Springs in Sisters and Redmond Oregon and Between the Covers in Bend, Oregon. The nice thing about those three bookstores is that they are small independent bookstores that know their customers, have repeat customers, don't even try to compete with the big box stores in volume. They probably don't have the book you might have heard of, but go in and ask for it and they'll get it for you.
The Deschutes Public Library is cataloging it. As soon as that process is complete, it will be in the data base that is subscribed to by virtually every library in the US.
Step by step, inch by inch.
It is a timeless story. Right now I'm not going anywhere. Just having a good time.
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth Fenter
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