Jan 29, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n
I cringe at having to write this. It’s almost getting silly. It\u2019s timely that Sunday is Groundhog Day since this is becoming like the movie Groundhog Day\u2014where the same cycle repeats over and over again: I post a date, then I announce a further delay. Then do it again. And I am doing it again now. I hate this because I know a lot of you are eagerly awaiting the Kindle\/Nook\/epub version of the book. And it’s embarrassing to keep missing my own stated dates.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Going On<\/b><\/p>\n
What’s going on is this: we are using a much more complicated approach to creating the epub\/mobi file. It\u2019s more complicated than what 99%\u00a0of publishers do\u00a0(epub and mobi is\u00a0what goes into\u00a0Kindles and iBooks and Nook books). And it’s a brand new process. As a result, our contractor is taking much longer than we (or they) thought it would take to\u00a0create the files. It’s also a very expensive process for us, much more handwork. But the payoff to this more complicated approach is rather good for the reader, so I think it’s worth the wait. Here\u00a0are some of the benefits to this approach:<\/p>\n
Again, our apologies on the continued delay. I hesitate to even predict the next date now. Perhaps mid-February. But we\u2019ll see. We may even beat that, or miss it!<\/p>\n
Kindle Matchbook<\/b><\/p>\n
By the way, we intend to activate Amazon\u2019s Matchbook program where if you bought the paper book of Ed. 4, you can get the Kindle version for only $2.99. It applies even if you bought the book months ago.<\/p>\n
Michael Linenberger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jan 29, 2014 I cringe at having to write this. It’s almost getting silly. It\u2019s timely that Sunday is Groundhog Day since this is becoming like the movie Groundhog Day\u2014where the same cycle repeats over and over again: I post … Continue reading