Ebook vs. Print Book

the many pages of Passage of Proimise April 1 2020

My debut novel, Passage of Promise, will be published on Friday, May 1, 2020.

The book will be available in both digital and print forms. The digital version will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Indigo, and other sites.

The print version will be available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Although, I’m not quite positive my print book will be there on Amazon on the publication date because as of right now, it’s showing it’s unavailable, when this morning, it showed the price and the ability to pre-order it.

I had read that some authors have had problems with Amazon in the past with regards to the retailer cooperating with authors in taking print orders from different printing platforms than their own.

I’m hoping this does not happen with my book for my readers.

If you are a person who likes to read from physical books like I do and Amazon is causing problems or not cooperating when you order, please go to Barnes & Noble’s website and order the print copy there.

If you’re into reading ebooks, any of the sites I mentioned earlier in this post will work.

For me, I spend enough time reading fellow writers’ chapters when critiquing them online and other sites online; therefore, I’m not keen reading a hundred or more pages of a book online. But that’s just my own taste, and I’m older and old fashioned. 😀

You can pre-order on Barnes & Noble, ebook or print copy, and on the other retailer sites for ebook (not sure for Amazon with regards to print copy as I said) pre-orders.

I hope you consider getting a copy of my debut novel, and if you do, that you enjoy Marina’s story. 🙂

Me with PofP final print copy April 27 2020

 

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What I Learned From This Year’s Great Lent During The Coronavirus Lockdown

sunset shining over clouds

Reading a friend’s experience of Great Lent this year and his experience of Pascha (that was this past Sunday for us Orthodox Christians), I could relate.

I answered him with my own experience:

Definitely felt depleted in the midnight service when the Light of Christ came out. It was not close to being the same as experiencing it in person. I also realized what a terribly weak and slothful Christian I am throughout this Great Lent and even Holy Week. I believe it was a test for all of us this season, and I’m thinking I may have just crawled over the finish line, dragging myself along.

Having said that, I know that I learned a lot from this experience. To grow stronger, to work harder at keeping connected to Christ God, and to live with sober awareness of Him and focus on Him every day. It showed me, even more, how important He is in my life. How much more I need Him than ever before.

Out of every difficult time comes a lesson and a ray of light in those darker moments. God is good.

 

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