From August 24th… Belfast Song, book and e-book, will be out and available for anyone to buy. I have 200 books in brown boxes at home, all ready to be launched and promoted by me; and there’s a further 200 with Troubador to promote and distribute.
Back last November when Dave McClelland and I were constructing the website, my task was simply to write the text at my pace and in the quiet of home. Publication was a whole ten months in the future and, happily, I had only an outline concept of the various stages and all of the people to be involved in turning a manuscript into a book that would be on bookshelves and online. Had I known more about what was involved, my nerve might have failed me before I started!
So to mark the change between then and now – and to let you know about book launches planned to date, and to where you can buy the book, we’ve rejigged this Home Page. And before you read what follows. you may find it helpful to visit or revisit my last blog A book in the hand… Scroll down towards the end and read a note about the economics of book selling.
1. You can easily buy direct from me either at a launch event or if you live in or near Nether Edge in Sheffield.
There are 2 launch events currently planned with other events under discussion – including The Writers Workshop and libraries.
Belfast Launch:
1-2.30, Fri 20th September @ Community Education Centre, 2nd Floor, Conway Mill, 5-7 Conway St, BT13 2DE
1-2.30, Fri 20th September @ Community Education Centre, 2nd Floor, Conway Mill, 5-7 Conway St, BT13 2DE
Sheffield Launch:
7-9, Thurs 7th November @ Nether Edge Bowling Club, 8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU
To express an interest, you can sign up to my mailing list, see link below, or you can find and message me on Facebook Mary Marken
I am currently talking with shops in Nether Edge and nearby about stocking the book – more info on this in my next blog and also on my Facebook page.
2. You can easily buy online from Troubadors Online Bookshop
3. You can purchase an ebook on Amazon (ebook available from August 23rd)
4. You can order through a major or your local bookshop or you can order a book from Amazon. Although both these options will cost me money (see blog as mentioned earlier.), it is also important to have the book more widely distributed, including on shelves in bookshops.
Finally, good reviews sell books. So, if you enjoy the book and would recommend it to others, please post a review on wherever you bought it from. I’d really appreciate that.
Thanks for your interest. Will keep you posted.
