Not exactly new. I had had others in this ‘Bold Coast’ series (of 5) in the ‘Best Sellers‘ list. This (below) was from July 2023.
Click to ENLARGE. Yes, #4PAID ‘Maine Travel Guides‘.
I know some of you won’t believe this, but I don’t check this stuff. I just happened to notice it today. SMILE.
It is NOT making me rich — that is a fact & a given. Check the prices. But it makes me happy & for I, happiness is better than money (because people tell me that money doesn’t make you happy (though I am not totally convinced of that)).
SMILE.
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Click to ENLARGE. Yes, #4PAID ‘Maine Travel Guides‘.Click to ENLARGE. This one is at #26 — giving me TWO in the TOP 50.
BIG GRIN.
It is NOT making me rich — that is a fact & a given. Check the prices. But it makes me happy & for I, happiness is better than money (because people tell me that money doesn’t make you happy (though I am not totally convinced of that)).
But, I did NOT write them for the money. That was a good job. Smile.
It is GRATIFYING & to I that is ALL that counts. Smile.
Making the ‘Maine Travel Guide’ Best Seller list is NOT new. Last year I had TWO books make it to #1 — albeit fleetingly. Again, didn’t make me rich.
SMILE.
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Contrary to what folks might imagine I do NOT check the REVIEWS I get that often — partly because (to be frank) I don’t get that many. But, every few months or so I do a quick check to see if there are any new ones. That proved to be the case recently when I found two really nice ones that had been left in March 2023.
The first one (at top) just cracked me up. I loved the “some humor tucked in”! She got it. Wow. So, rewarding. Made my week. Makes it all so worthwhile. SMILE.
And then the other one. To be told that the trail details are accurate & the directions spot on. Well, I really do try to be accurate & precise. Nice to know I get it right.
I thank these GOOD PEOPLE for these kind reviews. Means much to I. Thank You.
Another review, this one on Facebook from September 2022.
Click to ENLARGE. The Facebook ‘Maine Hiking’ in PRIVATE. So, I can’t give you a link to anything other than their ‘welcome’ screen.Click to ENLARGE. The Facebook ‘Maine Hiking’ in PRIVATE. So, I can’t give you a link to anything other than their ‘welcome’ screen.
Watch the YouTube trailer. It has some ‘good bits‘ IF you are interested.
Definitely puts hotel pay-for-view softporn to the sword. Many a director of porn movies would be envious of what they were able to pull off. Haven’t seen that much nudity & sex in a movie in many a year. Wow. But, to be honest, it kind of left you cold. Extremely well produced. Near ‘Downton Abbey‘ or ‘The Crown‘ quality — but in the end, I regret to say, there was too much lasciviousness & not enough ‘story’.
Of course I understand their premise & basis for what Netflix was after. Just as with the book, which was incredibly banned when published in 1928, they want to shock us, be controversial & kind of show the impact the book would have had in 1928.
I have, as yet, NOT read the book. I never really saw the point. We all know, just from the title, what the story is going to revolve around. That said, the other night, after watching the first part of the movie I had a quick perusal of an online version of the book. From what I can see it was NOT 100% true to the book. Maybe I will have to read it.
Here is a FREE online version given that the book, published close to 100-years ago, is no longer subject to copyright.
Click image to access free, online version of the book.
NO. I did NOT set out to make a 2023 calendar. I had (& many would say ‘luckily’) FORGOTTEN about making calendars. I have really only done one & only one calendar & that was 18-years ago.
Amazon ‘Kindle KDP’, through whom I publish my recent books, as far as I know do NOT offer a calendar making options. Maybe they should. I will contact them about that.
This all came about BECAUSE I visited ‘lulu.com‘ after many a decade. I went there to see IF I could get my ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Color‘ paperback printed on better paper. That is when I saw CALENDARS. I couldn’t resist. I obviously had more than enough photos.
So, that is the story. Maybe I will get around to doing a 2024 Bold Coast calendar, in 2023, BEFORE the end of the tourist season in Maine. SMILE.
I am NOT trying to make any money from this venture. Check the pricing. Ditto with my books. I make money trading options. SMILE. All this is for fun.
YouTube video with SOME of the photos from this book.
Not much I need to say or add. In this case all the pictures can & should do all the talking.
It a 54-page, full-color photo-book.
The PRIMARY objective was to create an AFFORDABLE, full-color paperback to complement my other 3 Bold Coast paperbacks — which are all in black-&-white. Just for completeness, consistency & to keep Amazon happy I also created an eBook version — though my Bold Coast ebooks, of course, are in color. But, this book has many, many photos I have not published before. Check out the YouTube video {above}.
Please check it out. At Amazon you have a totally FREE, no-obligation ‘Look-Inside‘ feature. Give it a spin.
You can’t see it that well, but the image appears on the cap too.
Any resemblance to a book cover has to be coincidental. But, I should be OK. I know the author of that book & he is sure to give me a waiver.
I used VistaPrint as is my wont when it comes to most of my ‘print’ needs — other than books. They are OK. It is NOT the final product I want to end up with. Over the winter, when I have more time, I will look at other options. But, this is what I got from VistaPrint. I haven’t worn the sweatshirt yet. Will wear it next week when I am up in Maine for a few days.
Click to ENLARGE. The Facebook ‘Maine Hiking’ in PRIVATE. So, I can’t give you a link to anything other than their ‘welcome’ screen.Click to ENLARGE. The Facebook ‘Maine Hiking’ in PRIVATE. So, I can’t give you a link to anything other than their ‘welcome’ screen.
This came out of the blue. The last thing I was expecting to see on what is a rainy, dreary day — where I got soaked during my habitual 4.5-mile morning amble.
I have said this before. I write, these days, for my satisfaction & pleasure. My very first book, that I published in 1983, more or less ensured that I can do so. SMILE.
As any artist or creator knows appreciation counts for much. For I, it is more or less everything. So, this was nice. Made my day. [To be honest I was getting a tad discouraged about my ‘Bold Coast‘ initiatives. Those that should care, given that I am finally putting the ‘Bold Coast’ on the map, don’t! I got told off by one for writing this book! Good job I didn’t pay any attention to her. SMILE.
Well, right now I am not making any money on these books!
It is what retailers would call ‘loss leaders’. Some of YOU may not appreciate this BUT there is a REAL cost to printing a book & having it listed on Amazon. Amazon charges YOU (in my case ME) for that. That is the so called Amazon COSTS. You can’t price a book lower than that costs & Amazon dictates what your minimum price can be.
This is also TRUE for eBooks. IF I could I would sell ALL my eBook at 99 cents. But, Amazon will NOT let me. Why? Their minimum cost is based on the FILE SIZE of the eBook. The Bold Coast eBooks with all of their color images have large file sizes. So, they have fairly high Amazon costs. That is also why the ‘Ambling Guide‘ has a $3.25 price vs. the $2.50 for the other two. {See below} The ‘Ambling Guide‘ is the BIGGEST of the three.
I am pleased (plus it amuses I (which is always a bonus)). I am, however, not done as yet. I still have three other books I plan to do over the winter — to be available for the 2023 ‘season’. Two will be in full color & the other will be for kids. Well, stay tuned.
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