Author Archives: Michael Lavocah

US launch is ready

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Those of you outside the UK/EU: read on!

The book’s US version, a paperback, is being printed by Createspace (amazon’s digital printing company).

If you qualify for free shipping (live in the US and spend over $25) then it’s best for you to buy the book on amazon. Otherwise, please buy the book from the Createspace eStore because amazon take a $3.20 fee from me for selling you the book. This is what pays for the free shipping.

Links:
Createspace eStore: https://www.createspace.com/3907541
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0957327617/lavocah-20

Photo shoot

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photo: Richard Johnstone-Bryden


Knowing that I needed to get a good photo for the book jacket, I was scratching my head wondering whom to ask when I remembered that one of my neighbours is a photographer. Richard was keen to help out and so one wet Friday morning we headed down to the café at Cinema City. Richard is a marine historian & photographer and usually photographs boats but on the evidence he certainly knows his way around portrait photography. We got a number of good shots of which this is my favourite – I’m really pleased!

Now showing on amazon – but don’t be fooled!

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The book has now appeared on the Nielsen BookData database (that’s the big database of every book published in the UK). The hardback (978-0-9573276-0-3) which will be printed in the UK, targetting sales in the UK and EU, has been picked up on amazon. They think they can get them for you, but don’t be fooled! They can’t, because the only place they can get them from is me, and I won’t be selling them any 🙂

The paperback (ISBN 978-0-9573276-1-0) will appear on Amazon US on publication date at the end of August. It won’t be available in the EU.

For those of you living in territories outside the EU and North America the cheapest thing to do will be to buy the paperback from Amazon US. If you want the hardback I will be able to post one out to you but the postage costs will be high. I don’t know exactly how much just yet.

Cover – first draft!

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Here is the first draft of the front cover from my designer Nigel Orme. This design was inspired by an Atlanta Records label from 1914. I am really delighted with the concept!

We are looking at a few different colour schemes and this is unlikely to be the final one.