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You can't always get what you want

8/13/2020

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A Snail Mail Guide horizontal cover

If you recognized the headline from this post as the title of a Rolling Stones song, you're right.

You can't always get what you want.

I’m in the final stages of finishing my book and discovered a problem. A new problem. I’ve already worked out other issues: a new book title and new book cover. I’m pleased with the new title and cover, but it's the layout that’s causing me fits.

So what’s the problem?
It’s a workbook and I wanted to design the book in landscape format with a spiral binding it so it would open flat and offer plenty of elbow room for practice writing.

But I also want to publish the book through two self-publishing houses: IngramSpark and Amazon’s KDP. IngramSpark offers the landscape option, KDP does not. Neither offer spiral binding.

From the beginning I knew I would publish and sell the book from my own websites, but I want it to go further than that. Publishing through IngramSpark and KDP will broaden the book's reach and get it into more hands. After all, that's the reason I'm writing the book. So I made the decision to reformat it. Ugh. That means reformatting every single page. It’s a lot of work.

Get what you need
So yes, it’s true. You can’t always get what you want. But, as the song goes, “if you try sometimes, you get what you need.”

Turns out, I like the cover better and though it’s been time consuming, the portrait layout is working well.

And getting what I want? When the book becomes a best seller, I'll think about a special edition ... horizontal format with a spiral binding. Wouldn't that be something.

p.s. Here's the new cover.


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Theresa Nolan Hauser
8/13/2020 12:15:45 pm

When will your book be available???

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Chrissy link
8/13/2020 12:37:56 pm

Hi Theresa!
The book will be available at the end of September. I'll be sending notices out, so you'll know for sure as it get closer.

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Melissa Sweet link
8/13/2020 03:44:19 pm

Brava! The new cover is great. Looking forward to this book.

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