Hello

Tristis · 07-01-2012, 05:09 PM

I discovered this forum while looking for help with Calibre and decided to join it, partly, because the interface is so familiar.

It's rather nice that there is such an active community here, too. I can't promise consistent activity, but I will try (much as with writing daily and dieting, I always try).

I write SF, SFF, magical realism and regular ol' fiction.
I read reference books and historical biographies (et al)—Oh yeah: and comic books!
I have published a book (The Bones of the Magus: All that Remains) which is a hybrid comic, novel. I'd call it a prose comic, but you'd get the wrong idea.

…I"m not so good at promoting, and that sucks, because my publisher is a small literary press. Not a lot of promotion there, either. Also, not so wide a distribution as I would like.

This leads me to the need to e-publish and realm of epub/PDF/* and the whole idea of getting the book out electronically. It's a lovely idea that has thus far caused me no end of frustration.
I'm hoping to connect here with people I can bounce things off of, such as:

questions
ideas
mad ideas
madness itself
my iPad

I'm reading as many threads here as I can, but am a complete noob when it comes to epublishing and seem to be able to find the not-covered or only-partially-covered problem in every arena I enter, so, with apologies in advance, plan to ask a lot of dumb questions.

Good luck dealing with me. I hope to entertain more than frustrate.

Tris

Valmore Daniels · 07-01-2012, 05:31 PM

Welcome to the boards

Byron Lee Wade · 07-01-2012, 07:54 PM

Tristis - Hello. I tend to like people who dislike promoting. A necessary evil.

ImogenRose · 07-03-2012, 01:56 AM

Welcome to MR!

Imogen

Tristis · 07-06-2012, 07:07 AM

Thanks for the welcome, all. I'm still finding my way around the threads. This is an interesting place.

MickeyC · 07-06-2012, 05:10 PM

Hi Tris and welcome to MobileRead.

H.P. Lovesauce · 07-06-2012, 05:52 PM

Welcome, Tristis!

I wonder if it might become standard wisdom in a few years for authors with a dead-tree publisher to negotiate reversion of rights for digital. That is, if your work languishes without any promotion, you can take it over as a digital product.

pakula · 07-06-2012, 09:32 PM

hello and welcome to the community

Tristis · 07-13-2012, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H.P. Lovesauce

Welcome, Tristis!

I wonder if it might become standard wisdom in a few years for authors with a dead-tree publisher to negotiate reversion of rights for digital. That is, if your work languishes without any promotion, you can take it over as a digital product.

Luckily enough, I got that in my contract. Well, what I have in my contract is that full rights to the book in any other formats are mine.

07-01-2012, 05:09 PM	#1
Tristis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Device: iPad	Hello I discovered this forum while looking for help with Calibre and decided to join it, partly, because the interface is so familiar. It's rather nice that there is such an active community here, too. I can't promise consistent activity, but I will try (much as with writing daily and dieting, I always try). I write SF, SFF, magical realism and regular ol' fiction. I read reference books and historical biographies (et al)—Oh yeah: and comic books! I have published a book (The Bones of the Magus: All that Remains) which is a hybrid comic, novel. I'd call it a prose comic, but you'd get the wrong idea. …I"m not so good at promoting, and that sucks, because my publisher is a small literary press. Not a lot of promotion there, either. Also, not so wide a distribution as I would like. This leads me to the need to e-publish and realm of epub/PDF/* and the whole idea of getting the book out electronically. It's a lovely idea that has thus far caused me no end of frustration. I'm hoping to connect here with people I can bounce things off of, such as: questions ideas mad ideas madness itself my iPad I'm reading as many threads here as I can, but am a complete noob when it comes to epublishing and seem to be able to find the not-covered or only-partially-covered problem in every arena I enter, so, with apologies in advance, plan to ask a lot of dumb questions. Good luck dealing with me. I hope to entertain more than frustrate. Tris

07-06-2012, 09:32 PM	#8
pakula Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: none	Gary Helseth...recently join in the community hello and welcome to the community

07-01-2012, 05:31 PM	#2
Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 2822668 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Welcome to the boards

07-01-2012, 07:54 PM	#3
Byron Lee Wade Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Device: Kindle	Tristis - Hello. I tend to like people who dislike promoting. A necessary evil.

07-03-2012, 01:56 AM	#4
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Welcome to MR! Imogen

07-06-2012, 07:07 AM	#5
Tristis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Device: iPad	Thanks for the welcome, all. I'm still finding my way around the threads. This is an interesting place.

07-06-2012, 05:10 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Tris and welcome to MobileRead.

07-06-2012, 05:52 PM	#7
H.P. Lovesauce Word Herder Posts: 29 Karma: 674360 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle Fire	Welcome, Tristis! I wonder if it might become standard wisdom in a few years for authors with a dead-tree publisher to negotiate reversion of rights for digital. That is, if your work languishes without any promotion, you can take it over as a digital product.

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