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48 Of My ‘Bold Coast’ Books Ready To Be Delivered To ‘Dockside Treasures’, In ‘Lubec’, Maine.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 11, 2024

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Always NICE to piles of your own book. SMILE.

24 copies of the ‘Ambling Guide for Seniors‘. This is THE most popular. I am THRILLED. I did have any expectations for that book! Wow. I am so chuffed. OK … I will let you into a SECRET. I v. rarely tell folks, even family, as to what my next book will be. I don’t like to tempt fate. But, on June 1, 2024, I plan to start writing ANOTHER ‘Ambling Guide for Seniors‘. No, NOT for the Bold Coast — but it somewhere else in Maine. I am getting nagged to write one for THIS area, i.e., ‘Lake Winnipesaukee‘. That might have to be next year. SMILE.

12 copies each of the ‘Two Days or Less‘ & ‘Souvenir & Guide‘. That is COOL. The lady who runs the ‘Dockside Treasures‘ is a consummate retailed. She knows her stuff. WOW. She knows exactly what sells. So, the title she orders, & the quantities, give me the BEST gauge of what sells. I am very grateful.

So, YES, I am off to Lubec next week to deliver the books. Smile. Yes, of course, I could have had the books shipped, BUT this gives me an excuse to visit Lubec, & how can I resist that.

I ordered a few more books, for MYSELF, to give away as gifts. That is ANOTHER joy & privilege of being an author.

SMILE.

‘Bold Coast’ books (now available). Click on images for details.

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Amazon’s Shipping Algorithm For Northern Maine STILL Sends Deliveries On A Loop — Adding One Day Of Delay.

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by Anura Guruge
on November 21, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. This is happening NOW — TODAY.
Click to ENLARGE. Post from 4-months ago. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

From May 20, 2023. An even earlier post.

This is beyond CRAZY. Happens each and every time. You would think they would have FIXED it by now.

You would think folks in Maine would complain.

All deliveries to Maine take at least TWO DAYS longer than they do to New Hampshire.

I have another package, right now, with the same issue.

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Amazon’s Shipping Algorithm For Northern Maine Sends Deliveries On A Loop — Adding One Day Of Delay.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 11, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. This WEEK. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

From May 20, 2023. See my post.

Click to ENLARGE. From today. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

YES, another shipments of my ‘Bold Coast’ book to ‘Lubec‘, Maine. {Yes, they are selling them in Lubec — & I am delighted.}

I have already talked about this crazy ‘Chelmsford, MA‘ LOOP. Happens every time — without fail. It is STUPID.

I have brought it to Amazon’s attention — but they don’t care.

Well, I am offering you further, irrefutable proof. Check the images. You can see it clearly.

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Amazon’s Supposed AI Powered Shipping Is Getting STUPIDER By The Day — A Preschooler Could Do Better!

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by Anura Guruge
on May 20, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. From today. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

This is a shipment of 24 of my ‘Bold Coast’ book to ‘Lubec‘, Maine.

Amazon really, really struggles with shipments to this part of Maine. Yes, since Lubec is my PRIMARY outlet for my ‘Bold Coast’ books I ship a fair amount of books to Lubec from Amazon. In 2-years I have YET to have a shipment get there without a DELAY.

This to-and-from ‘Chelmsford, MA‘ LOOP that resulted in one day being LOST is easy to see. No explanation. Just PLAN STUPID. ‘Nashua, NH‘ is just 20-miles north of Chelmsford. So, it crosses state lines, goes to another city & comes back. This is NOT AI. This is STUPIDITY.

I spoke to Amazon about this. They acknowledged that they have a problem. Stupid.

Another example of Amazon shipping stupidity.

Click to ENLARGE. From my Amazon order tracking.

Yet ANOTHER example!

Click image to access post from just 3 weeks ago.

In the last few months Amazon has been all over the media claiming that they are using AI to make their shipping smarter.
Here are actual examples showing how it has FAILED —
& FAILED BADLY.

‘Race Point’, ‘Lubec’ (Maine), A Delightful Experience Of ‘Reversing Falls’ From The Other Side.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 29, 2023

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Page 112 of my ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Two Days or Less‘ book.

‘Race Point‘, at the very top of ‘Crow Neck’ in ‘Lubec‘, is yet another well-appointed (e.g., picnic facilities, apples in fall), immaculately maintained & scenically delightful ‘Cobscook Shores‘ park. As you can see from my map above it is on the other side of ‘Reversing Falls’. So, as I illustrate in the first grouping of photos above, you can see the ‘falls’ from here. But, you are much further away from the ‘falls’ compared to the main Park (on the other side). So, Race Point is not a substitute for visiting the main Park (though getting there can be a bit of a ‘hike’ (even by car)). You can only truly experience, enjoy & marvel the awesome power & mesmerizing beauty of the ‘falls’ from the Park. For a start, the thundering sound of the ‘falls’ is muted at Race Point.

That said, Race Point is definitely worth visiting — even on a regular basis.

I have visited/hiked it, at least 5 times, since October 22. I have only encountered others once — & that was in the car park. The trails have been deserted — just the way I like them. The ‘Reversing Falls Trail’, which hugs the coastline is my favorite & I invariably scramble down to the rocks/beach. It is a wonderful — relaxing & rewarding — amble. The grassy meadow is another treat. When I was there last October I helped myself to some delicious apples.

So, the next time you are in Lubec & fancy a nice, little amble, head to Race Point. You ill not be disappointed.

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‘Tidal Falls’, Acadia’s ‘Reversing Falls’.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 26, 2023

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Page 112 of my ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Two Days or Less‘ book.

It is neat & the adjoining park is well appointed & maintained. Plus, it is v. easy to get to. Right off Route 1 (in ‘Hancock’), right before you get to the bridge that marks the start of the ‘Schoodic National Scenic Byway‘.

I found ‘it’, i.e., the Falls, on Google maps when I was looking for a place to stop for my picnic breakfast on my way to the ‘Bold Coast‘ this Tuesday. I usually stop in ‘Sullivan‘ (on the other side of the bridge) but now wanted a change. I am glad I found it.

The Falls per se & the Preserve are a smaller version of the much more famous ‘Reversing Falls‘. Giving that it also does NOT enjoy the legendary ‘boiling waters’ tides of the ‘Lubec‘ area the falls are not as roiling & dramatic — but are still mesmerizing.

If you are on Route 1 this is certainly worth a 30-minute detour. I sure am glad I stopped & I will be stopping there again for future breakfasts. Great place — ideal for picnic meals.

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50 Copies Of My ‘Bold Coast’ Books Ready To Be Delivered To ‘Lubec’ (Maine) Next Week.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 18, 2023

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These 50 going to ‘The Inn of the Wharf‘ in Lubec.

The book for sales in their gift shop last year.

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I don’t get a chance to see this many of my books, stacked high in one place, that often. Kind of nice. Gratifying.

I will be delivering these 50 to Lubec next week.

My other two outlets in Lubec, i.e., ‘Dockside Treasures‘ & ‘The Eastland Motel‘, already have their copies in hand. They ordered a few months earlier.

This is great. This time last year I only had ONE Bold Coast book. Now there are five.

Very grateful to the three Lubec outlets. They have all been WONDERFUL. I sell more copies in Lubec than I sell online. I am happy. Thank YOU.

My New Business Cards (From ‘VistaPrint’).

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by Anura Guruge
on May 7, 2023

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The last time I ordered business cards (which were also from ‘VistaPrint’) was a few years ago (maybe 2019 or 2020). I was running out of cards (& I currently only have less than 20) & moreover, they were OUT-OF-DATE.

My old cards say ’30 books & counting’. Well, I am now up to 39.

I also wanted to highlight my NEW Website: guruge.com (& this blog, i.e., guruge.com/blog).

It also gave me a chance to be HONEST & not give ANY phone number, whatsoever. I do NOT like giving out my phone number. With these cards I don’t even make a pretense. No phone number. SMILE.

Funnily enough I ONLY ended up changing the FRONT of the card. Some of you will recognize the image, viz., West Quoddy Head Light, Lubec, Bold Coast, Maine. I, of course, had to have at least ONE Bold Coast image. And I succeeded. I was going to use a Bold Coast image on the back too but, in the end, reluctantly, changed my mind.

Yes, the image I have (which is the same as that from my old card) could easily pass as one of the Bold Coast — say, the ‘Ridge Trail’ at ‘Moose Cove‘. But, it isn’t. It is from Acadia & from quite a few years ago (& taken with a high-resolution camera). It still works, so I just changed the wording.

I should have the new cards by May 20. So, with luck, I should be armed with them when I next visit the Bold Coast around May 22.

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Come, Let Me Take You Ambling Through ‘Lubec’, Maine, ‘Bold Coast’ — 14 Min. YouTube Video.

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by Anura Guruge
on March 27, 2023.

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The 150 photos stitched together, with music for this 14-minute YouTube video.

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This is likely to be a Lubec that most of you have never seen before. Let me show you sights that you are unlikely to see unless you are ambling — a camera in hand. Lubec is a delightful town. I particularly enjoy ambling around Lubec early in the morning & late at night (when everyone else has gone to bed). I see Lubec while the denizens sleep. I get to savor the sounds of nature.

Yes, it is a bit long BUT then again during my 4 days of this my last visit (earlier this month) I walked about 20 miles just within the town boundaries of Lubec. Smile.

Well, if you have the time & inclination, please have a look. I am sure you will enjoy it. I had fun putting together this video.

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Amazon Sold 361 Copies Of My ‘Bold Coast’ Books Last Year.

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by Anura Guruge
on February 18, 2023

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5 Bold Coast books. 591 Pages in TOTAL!

All 5 books now available on Amazon (worldwide).

I don’t keep track & I had no idea UNTIL I had to go looking for the ‘1099’ form to do my taxes. 361 was more than I realized. I am happy.

These are the copies sold by Amazon. It doesn’t include the 40 to 50 author copies I got to distribute to folk. Plus, I might have sold a FEW other eBooks on other platforms.

I am NOT sure what to make of the 361. Yes, of course, I would have liked to have sold more. But, 361 is better than a kick in the teeth. The the title that sold the most, i.e., ‘Cut to the Chase’ only became available as of July 28, 2022 & the next one down, i.e., ‘In Two Days or Less’, as of May 27, 2022. So, neither of them were available for the full season.

Other than the Owner of ‘Dockside Treasures‘ in ‘Lubec‘ who sold a LOT of books I really had no other outlets OR support from anyone. I don’t know the exact numbers but she bought a BUNCH of books DIRECTLY from Amazon because I couldn’t get her author copies quick enough (given the mandatory 2-week DELAY Amazon imposes on author copies to impede us competing against them). It would have been nice if I got some help from folks in Maine but …

C’est la vie. I have already moved on.

I was going to do another Bold Coast AMBLING book & I even started working on it, but I have now lost interest. Working on a whole new theme — & it is not even popes!

Well, it will be Spring soon & we can see if there is continued interest for these books. ‘Dockside Treasures‘, to their credit, already ordered a bunch, which was nice & good. I am glad of that.

Amuses me to see that my ‘Central Pain‘ book sells some — 1 a month. SMILE.

Well, bottom line, as some know, these books don’t even pay for the wine it takes to keep me alive. On average I make LESS than $1 a book, given that on some of the eBooks, the royalty is like 60 cents! Smile. If not for the fact that I have owned a ‘few’ Amazon shares for over a decade I would be yet another starving writer. Smile.