A new book by a DU'er...

[kentuck]

http://www.amazon.com/Pine-Ridge-Coal-Camp-Appalachia/dp/1533292558/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463845818&sr=1-1&keywords=Pine+Coal+Camp

[Skinner]

1. Very cool.

[femmocrat]

2. K & R

Wonderful!

[m-lekktor]

3. K + R! Interesting topic! nt

[Jitter65]

4. Just ordered my copy on Amazon. Thanks! I have family in Appalachia. nt

[valerief]

5. Bravo!

[brer cat]

6. Sounds like an interesting read!

[kentuck]

10. I hope it is interesting and thought-provoking...

There are complexities in our lives that are sometimes not easily explained. It delves a little into Buddhism and untold stories of Vietnam and the struggles of a non-combat soldier to re-adapt to society. It explains in detail the difficulty in escaping deep poverty, but in an interesting way, I hope.

[brer cat]

15. I live at the GA end of the Appalachians

and I love to read accounts set in the area. I am also from the Vietnam War era and appreciate learning more about how that impacted the lives of the males (and female non-combatants) of that time. While I normally refuse to buy new books because I pick up plenty of used ones, I think I will have to make an exception here. I will let you know what I think about it!

[gademocrat7]

7. Ordered it!

I was born in West Va. My great grandfather, a Hungarian immigrant worked in the mines.

[MadCrow]

8. Just bought a copy

My husband was raised in a coal camp in WV and has told me about his experiences. I am looking forward to reading this.

[nuxvomica]

9. Just ordered it

After using the "look inside" feature to read the opening. It's a pretty good hook.

[Glorfindel]

11. Thanks for the info. As a native of Appalachia myself, I'll order the book

But I have always been very thankful that there is no coal in the mountains of north Georgia. They remain relatively unspoiled, and constitute one of the prettiest places no one has ever heard of (except for "Deliverance," of course).

[kentuck]

12. Thanks to everyone for purchasing the book.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Congratulations, Kentuck

[kentuck]

19. Thank you Jack Rabbit!

[Peacetrain]

14. Oh my God Kentuck... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

That is so awesome.. cannot wait to read it.. I may have lived in Iowa the past 40 years..but I was born in the blue ridges of Va.. know the country well..my Dad was a coal miner then too... this is just great.. just great..

[kentuck]

20. Peacetrain...

Thank you very much! If you read it, give me a review and let me know what you think of it.

[Peacetrain]

21. I will absoluetly do that..

again Congrats!!!

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Congrats. nt

[KamaAina]

17. There ought to be a group for DU authors

I know of several.

[dmr]

18. Just added it to my cart.

Thank you.

[kentuck]

24. Thanks dmr !

[sofa king]

22. Congratulations!

Can you please give me some advice about your publishing experience?

Did you format the book yourself? Does it have illustrations, and did they translate properly?

Did you go Amazon-only, or are you also selling it through Ingram or your own website?

Are your sales primarily electronic or paper?

Thanks so much! I'm just about to pull the trigger on a thing myself and I have a lot of tough decisions to make now.

[kentuck]

23. Amazon offers a lot of options and is relatively easy to self-publish.

I am only on Amazon but the more options you have, the more books you can probably sell.

You can look at all your pages individually and make changes before you decide to publish, if you wish. You can make the "edits" yourself or hire them to do it for you.

They will put it on Kindle for you, also. It may take a few weeks longer but they put it into the European market also.

I would recommend Amazon if you want to self-publish. They do it under their web page called "Create Space".

And they are very helpful with any questions you might have.

Yes, you can format the book yourself and then have the option of looking at your work before you publish.

[sofa king]

25. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.