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I am in the process of starting my own publishing company, Floating Raft Press, LLC. By the end of next week I should be registered with the state and ready to go. Here's the plan: Maggie's Christmas Ride is currently available as an eBook only ($2.99 through http://www.meegenius.com ). I'm taking the same illustrations and duplicating the layout to create a print edition. It will be published through my label, Floating Raft Press, LLC. I am using Create Space for the actual printing and also for their awesome expanded distribution services. This book will be POD (or print on demand) so that I don't have to come up with a bundle of money up front to print a bunch of books. The POD thing is also great because there are no warehousing costs. They literally print a book every time one is ordered. Through Create Space's expanded distribution, the book will be available through Amazon and through major book sellers in case your local bookstore or Barnes and Noble wants to stock it.

Why offer it in print?
If it's selling well digitally, why offer it in print? It's a good question.  A lot of authors are now offering eBooks only because of the lower production costs and low barriers to entry. Since my book is Christmas-themed, it will probably only sell at Christmas time. While I'm sure some parents will buy the book for their children, I also expect gifts to make up a large portion of sales. But you can't "gift" an eBook. At least, not yet. And I have such a short selling window (October through December) that I'd like to boost visibility of the title in every way possible. So that means having physical copies of the book around. I'm hoping it will be an impulse purchase for Christmas shoppers with young children on their list.

A few more details.
I would LOVE to print a hardcover edition of the book, but unfortunately, that is not an option at this time. If it looks like I am building a large demand, then I may be able to justify the costs and not lose money with a hardcover. Until then, it will be a softcover print edition with a laminated cover. I'm still working out all the details, like trim size and bleed, etc. But it's pretty exciting stuff. Also, I have to thank MeeGenius for being okay with my doing this. You will see their cute owl logo on the back cover with info about the eBook. Can't wait to get it all rolling!

If you'd like an email alerting you when the book is ready to purchase, just send me a note at [email protected]