Now available for iBooks

Good news for all you apple fans.

Barring Mechanicals is now readable on your iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPad, and 2nd/3rd gen iPod touch. Simply install iBooks from Apple (for free) then download the ePub edition of Barring Mechanicals from lulu, and sync via iTunes.

Screenshots from an iPhone, courtesy of my good friend D.

Barring Mechanicals Charts!

Well,

Seems Lulu is keeping tabs on things. I've just been pointed at the categorised 'top 100' for May, and suddenly find Barring Mechanicals at Number 18. Considering Lulu published around 8,000 new titles each month in 2009, I'm calling 18th a very good place. :)

More annoyingly, the graphic arrow suggests it was higher ranked last month, and I'm willing to bet higher again the month before. Sales seemed to peak in March, so I'd love to be able to roll back and see where i was then.

Oh well... 

Got some possible news coming up about a new distribution channel too, but more on that later.

Amazon! New distribution options for UK and France

Morning all.

Just a quick note to say that UK readers can now buy Barring Mechanicals through amazon.co.uk. If you're fortunate enough to live in France, amazon.fr carries it too.

Of course, if you do live in France, you're more than welcome to send a plane ticket, and I'll bring a copy down with me. One of the bike friendly airlines, please :)

Free shipping at LULU until 5/5/2010

Morning all,

Just got a note from Lulu to say they're offering a £2.99 discount on shipping costs until 5th May 2010. Redemption is via a coupon code 'FREEMAILUK305'
For anyone who's not yet got a copy, this is your chance to own Barring Mechanicals for only £5.99.

Cheers!

Andy.

20% Easter discount at Lulu

Heads up, if you've been hankering after a copy of Barring Mechanicals, but are holding back on cash, there's a 20% discount running over at Lulu until 23:59hrs, 6 April. Use the coupon code EASTER at the checkout to claim your copy for only £4.80.

Full details here

Now available at Amazon.com

Landmark progress today. Barring Mechanicals has just been sighted on Amazon.com. Ok, its probably  quicker for US customers to order direct from Lulu, but being listed at Amazon does lend a certain credibility to the project.

To date, there have only been a handful of US sales. Here's hoping this is a turning point.

See the amazon page here.

Feedback from VC167 Rider

Just got a nice mail from a fellow LELer, saying he'd read a borrowed copy of Barring Mechanicals and had been very entertained. Infact, he went on to say he'd ordered a copy to send to another rider. Looks like the word is spreading. Cheers all!

Kindle edition...?

Hmmm... Got a request for a 'Kindle' edition of Barring Mechanicals last night. Going to have to look into this. It'd be good to have the book available on other platforms (is paper a platform these days?) but e-selling to America, via Amazon, through Lulu puts waaay to many fingers in the (already slim) pie.

Going to have a look around for a self publishing option...

Averaging 2 copies a day

Hey, thanks everyone.

Through lulu's international marketplace, the paperback is now selling an average two copies a day!

Feels great to be giving something back to the communities and riders that have helped me over the last 18 months.

Andy.

Paper reigns!

Pleased to note that the paperback edition of Barring Mechanicals is outselling the digital edition 14:1. Better than this even, I've sold more than one digital copy :)

Thanks all,

Andy.

America!

Sold my first (digital) copy of Barring Mechanicals to The States today. Looks like this is getting legs!

Thanks all!

In the wild

Well, the book has finally been seen 'in the wild' with copies being bought by people outside of my immediate family.

Lulu doesn't have an option for "exclude copies bought by the author's mother" but it looks like its selling pretty well. Looking forward to hearing how people get on with it.

Thanks,

Andy.

On Sale!

Barring Mechanicals is now On Sale at lulu.com.

Check http://tinyurl.com/lelbook for details.

Sincere thanks to all who had a hand in bringing this to print, getting me around the course, or simply encouraging me to write it down. Couldn't do it without you.

Andy.