Great Sea-Serpent Available
My edition of Oudemans' Great Sea-Serpent is now available. Overall, I was very pleased with it (haven't yet seen any major problems in layout or whatnot), though several images are still printing a tad too light for my liking. This may be due to the very thin lines involved, but I will probably try to increase the dpi for images for future books. Technically, LSI doesn't want grayscale over 300dpi, but it may become necessary.
As Cosimo is also putting out an edition of this book (again, POD), I had to weigh several options while putting this together. Most important, how do I make certain my edition doesn't get lost in the Amazon jungle? As learned from previous experience, a reprint with the same specified title and author as another will sometimes be placed in a lower hierarchy within Amazon search results. If there are competing editions, only one might show up in results, with the rest being relegated to a small box for alternate editions. (Usually, this is for paperback versus hardcover choices.) That, of course, drastically reduces the chance of other editions being ordered. Out of sight, out of mind. So, I decided to a) list the author by his given initials rather than full name, and b) not add the subtitle to the listing. This should be enough of a difference that the two available editions won't be directly confused within Amazon search results. (Unless, of course, the other publisher does the same thing.)
As of yet, my reprint is not showing up in Amazon search results for title or author, though it does appear by ISBN. This is normal; I don't know why, but a book has to be up on Amazon for a few weeks, before the internal search engine picks it up properly. I've already submitted a "cryptozoology" search suggestion, so that should also help.
And, Barnes & Noble has the book listed for just under $18. They must be aggressively trying to win over Amazon customers.
As Cosimo is also putting out an edition of this book (again, POD), I had to weigh several options while putting this together. Most important, how do I make certain my edition doesn't get lost in the Amazon jungle? As learned from previous experience, a reprint with the same specified title and author as another will sometimes be placed in a lower hierarchy within Amazon search results. If there are competing editions, only one might show up in results, with the rest being relegated to a small box for alternate editions. (Usually, this is for paperback versus hardcover choices.) That, of course, drastically reduces the chance of other editions being ordered. Out of sight, out of mind. So, I decided to a) list the author by his given initials rather than full name, and b) not add the subtitle to the listing. This should be enough of a difference that the two available editions won't be directly confused within Amazon search results. (Unless, of course, the other publisher does the same thing.)
As of yet, my reprint is not showing up in Amazon search results for title or author, though it does appear by ISBN. This is normal; I don't know why, but a book has to be up on Amazon for a few weeks, before the internal search engine picks it up properly. I've already submitted a "cryptozoology" search suggestion, so that should also help.
And, Barnes & Noble has the book listed for just under $18. They must be aggressively trying to win over Amazon customers.
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