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‘Bold Coast, Maine’, 2023 Calendar — $12.

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by Anura Guruge
on October 29, 2022

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Click image to visit the ‘Bookstore’ at ‘lulu.com’ to order this calendar.

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.

Just check it out. SMILE.

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‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Color’: A 54-Page Photo-Book.

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by Anura Guruge
on October 28, 2022

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Click to ENLARGE. For the Amazon listing.

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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.

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‘Lulu’ Feels Clunky Compared To ‘Kindle’ KDP, BUT I Am Hoping It Can Deliver Better Quality Premium COLOR Print Books.

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by Anura Guruge
on October 26, 2022

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Click to ENLARGE. ‘Lulu’ Website.

I remember when ‘Lulu‘ came to be {& I just checked to make sure that in was indeed in 2002}. I signed up quite quickly & was initially a huge fan. I did some small projects, including a ‘British Cathedrals calendar’ (below), which I TRIED to sell on their online store. I never tried to publish a book with Lulu. Those were the days when I still used outside publishers. When I got around to publishing my first book, ON MY OWN, I did NOT use Lulu! I don’t remember why. I used ‘AuthorHouse‘ — & that was a profound mistake. Eventually, by the time of my 3rd self-published book I had discovered ‘CreateSpace‘ (which eventually MERGED with KDP) & have never looked back since. ‘CreateSpace’ was GREAT & after about 18-months of teething-problems KDP Paperback Publishing has become as good.

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Well, after a 20-year hiatus I went back to Lulu yesterday. I am not THRILLED with the print quality, from KDP, of my 1sr PHOTO-BOOK, i.e., ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Color‘. The paper is not glossy & heavy enough. So, after looking around I eventually went with Lulu. Compared to others, they were the least ONEROUS. I was, however, quite frustrated. Lulu wants HUGE margins to prevent the cover & inside pages getting accidently TRIMMED during production. So, I had to slightly condense all my pages. That did not make me very happy.

The print costs were much higher than KDP, but I opted for the highest quality paper etc. So, I can’t bitch about that. Print turnaround & delivery are ABSURD. 6-days to print a BOOK! 6-days. Then a week or more to get it to me. We will see. But, I hope the print quality makes it all worthwhile.

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