When last we visited our newly-printed novel, all the pagination was effectively correct except for being one page off. That meant the title page showed up on the left side instead of the right and all the page numbers appeared almost in the gutter. With some simple instructions from the publisher, I made changes. Now to see what effect the changes had.
The process was easy enough. As noted in earlier posts, I’m printing through Barnes and Noble Press. They have a good website that makes it easy to submit your manuscript and covers for publication. The site is short on instructions, so there is a bit of a learning curve. However, the responses from Customer Service have been relatively prompt and helpful.
The steps for making a change to the manuscript are almost the same as the steps for creating the project originally. You simply go to the book project on the dashboard, click on the ellipses in the upper right corner for the item to be changed, and choose “Edit”. From there, the site walks you through the same steps as creating the project, but you only have to upload new things. Once done, the processing starts.
A side effect of this process is that your book is not available for sale during the processing phase. I did note that the edit processing did not take as long as the original processing. There’s no way to tell if that was because I was just editing or if the servers were not as busy. Be prepared for a wait.
My new set of promotional copies are on their way. They should arrive about Thursday. I can start my devious plan to get them into the hands of people who may be able to encourage others to buy. It’s also just cool to have a box filled with copies of your novel in your car; it makes the publishing feel less abstract.
Unfortunately, my day job starts up with the fall semester. The last two weeks have ran me ragged trying to get ready. One of the disadvantages of teaching technology is that it is never the same from year to year. At least I managed to outline and make notes for a horror short story involving sock puppets (don’t ask). As the term settles, I should be able to get back to more writing-related activities.