On machines other than phones, you can also force a new download of a page using CTRL-F5. Firefox and other browsers will then reload a fresh copy of that given page.
Bill
27 2025-09-24 03:54:32
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
J.R. Geiger wrote:
My novel Silence Echoes is a 127,000+ word epic with at least one sequel planned. Possibly a trilogy.
What does a novel that length generally sell for as an ebook and paperback?
You are the one who sets the price. If you go to the Amazon URLs in my profile, you'll se what mine go for. They both run in the 130-150K word range.
Bill
28 2025-09-23 13:31:47
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I've sold quite a few paperbacks on Amazon, but I also admit the eBooks are a bigger seller. The paperback is offered by Amazon as a feature alongside the eBook button. When a potential buyer looks up your book, Amazon will present the eBook first, with another button right next to it stating it can be bought as a paperback. They use what's called "POD - or, Print on Demand." This means they store it in electronic form at their printing plant(s) and when it gets ordered, they run off that copy and ship it. What I like about it is that you can get "author's proof copies" simply for the price of printing, which is significantly less than the retail price. If you do this, you can take them to book-gatherings wherever they may be and sell them at whatever price you wish. I've done that many times and generated a bit of pocket money.
There is a minimum amount Amazon takes as their fee, but it is you who sets the selling price to maximize your royalties to whatever you think the trade will bear.
Bill
29 2025-09-21 15:39:31
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I don't know, Dirk. Never tried anywhere else (other than the 50 rejection notices I received before going to KSP).
Bill
30 2025-09-20 22:20:51
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Tamsin Liddell wrote:
B Douglas Slack wrote:Since I self-publish using KSP (Kindle Self Publish) from Amazon
Sorry to tangent this, but how does that work? Costs, support, etc?
No cost at all. KSP is run by Amazon. You "massage" your book using the software, then hit a button that uploads it to Amazon. In about an hour or less, it will show up as an eBook. 24 to 36 hours later, it can be bought as a paperback. Amazon even assigns a ISBN number at no cost.
Bill
31 2025-09-20 14:52:43
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Since I self-publish using KSP (Kindle Self Publish) from Amazon, I download their free software called "Kindle Create." It will allow inserting pictures, formatting title/extra pages, separation into chapters, etc. There are several formats to use as well (reflowable [novels], comics, kids', and print replica). This allows exporting epubs, pdf, and most of the other formats. If you DO use Amazon to publish, then there is an "upload to Amazon" button that takes care of sending it to get published.
Bill
32 2025-09-02 22:47:47
Re: On hiatus (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I am now back. Will be reviewing and posting more of my chapters soon.
Bill
33 2025-08-24 20:19:29
Re: Time Challenged (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
What a bummer, MJ. Single-finger gepoking is not fun. Get well soon. I start my drive back down from Idaho on Friday, so I'll be out of touch as well for 4 days.
Bill
34 2025-08-20 22:38:06
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Getting kicked off the site every single time I remove a spammer getting pretty old now. Could we get something done about this?
Bill
35 2025-08-04 02:29:00
Re: On hiatus (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Will do, Randall.
My biggest problem, MJ, is the headwind. I'm pulling a trailer and it's a little heavy. It is also taller than my car by about a foot and the wind gets to it. Just the same, I'm glad it's a U-Haul and I won't have it coming back in Sept.
Bill
36 2025-08-01 18:38:12
Re: On hiatus (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks, Dirk. Don't plan to. If they have pony rides, maybe. I'll be sure to tell Pam hello.
Bill
37 2025-08-01 12:55:47
Topic: On hiatus (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I will be driving up to Idaho on Saturday for a month. During this time, my reviews and postings may be a bit sparse--if not downright missing. I will drop by once in a while, but probably not daily. Pam Monson (a member of TNBW) and I will be working mostly on her novel since that's where I'm headed. There is a raft trip down the Salmon River as well as a rodeo scheduled, plus, no doubt, other goodies.
Later.
Bill
38 2025-07-30 12:23:02
Re: Temps (30 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dirk B wrote:
All it would take to fix everything that's wrong with the Earth is a monstrous asteroid. I'll allow your imaginations to fill in the blanks. :-)
First, I'd say we here in the US would have to get rid of the huge hemorrhoid first. Then we could prepare to the asteroid. :-)
Bill
39 2025-07-27 23:08:34
Re: Temps (30 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
It was only 87 here, but the humidity was over the moon. How did you manage two posts, MJ? I can delete it if you want.
Bill
40 2025-06-19 11:56:45
Re: Tammy Duckworth has something to say (5 replies, posted in We're All Ears)
Yikes! She really nailed his coffin shut, didn't she?
Bill
41 2025-06-17 00:35:11
Re: It Does A Body Good To See This (6 replies, posted in We're All Ears)
My perception of the majority of the members of both Legislative houses, Republican or Democrat seem to have lost sight of the whole premise of "public office." They have their agenda and they're going to take care of themselves first and foremost, then, maybe peel off a little largess for the common folk. They are elected to serve US, not the other way around. Mid-term elections might just shake a few of them loose--enough to shift the balance from right to left. Personally, I'd be happy to see it in the middle, but that's a pipe dream.
Bill
42 2025-06-16 13:00:45
Re: It Does A Body Good To See This (6 replies, posted in We're All Ears)
Yikes! He really lit into the dude, didn't he? I love the insistence of 'yes' or 'no' answers. Hegseth kept waffling and was called on it several times. He is definitely an 'embarrassment' to the US.
Bill
43 2025-06-11 11:50:02
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
njc wrote:
It almost sounds as though someone has inserted a bug making it hard to delete a spammer. (Saith the suspicious retired programmer.)
I doubt Sol would do such a thing. A few greater priorities exist on this site than checking out a little thing like this. (I've been programming computers since 1962 -- using IBM punched cards and reel-to-reel tape as backup.)
Bill
44 2025-06-09 18:25:25
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
B Douglas Slack wrote:
Getting kicked off the site while deleting spam accounts is getting pretty annoying.
Bill
Still happening. Something Needs To Be Done.
Bill
45 2025-06-06 00:46:30
Re: The Party is Hopefully Headed Off the Cliff (10 replies, posted in We're All Ears)
This is better than sliced bread. Music to my ears. If Musk opens his mouth wider on the subject of "how he won the Presidential race for Felon47," then we'll have all the evidence and reasons to impeach him. But then, there's the question of what to replace him with. I can suggest a burned out light bulb.
Bill
46 2025-05-19 19:06:21
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Getting kicked off the site while deleting spam accounts is getting pretty annoying.
Bill
47 2025-05-11 16:53:56
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yes. Every time I Delete a spammer. If I simply deactivate the account, I remain logged in.
Bill
48 2025-05-10 15:12:07
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (144 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Something a little strange. I have "Auto Renew" set for my account, yet I had to manually renew today. It didn't do it automatically. Was this an artifact of the six months extra given to us?
Bill
49 2025-05-08 12:44:49
Re: What Doesn't Kill Us... (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks, Dirk. The dangers of copy/paste. I fixed it.
Bill
50 2025-05-08 01:54:28
Topic: What Doesn't Kill Us... (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
A reader expressed a desire to "see" what the Anomaly (now identified as an Alien spaceship) looks like. I've prepared some crude drawings that I refer to when writing descriptive prose in the novel. It help to keep my own mind straight as to what is where.
Contents of each deck:
Deck 1 (Di-Wah)
Engineering (both workshops and technical engineering spaces)
Maneuvering engines (4)
Drive engines (4)
Hangar Bay (with “garage” style door and 1 cargo shuttle)
Environmental tanks (water/liquid slurry/liquefied oxygen)
Landing Jack control room
Dry Storage rooms
Elevators to ground level (when docked or grounded)
Probe storage and launch tubes (on outer bulkhead)
Life Support equipment (storage and active)
Deck 2 (Hoy!)
Research Labs (and Probe control room)
Staterooms
Lounges
Dining Hall
Conference Rooms
Classrooms (large viewscreen at the front of each room)
Engineering Control Room
Hydroponics Bays (rows and rows of “green stuff” and other slurry)
“Gravity training room”
First Officer’s Cabin
Command and Control computer room (LOTS of lights/indicators and obvious control boards)
Dry Consumables storage
Library (hundreds of “record-style” disks and readers)
Clerical offices (with terminals connected to the Library computer)
Deck 3 (Znath)
Control Room or Bridge (comms, engineering, scanning, life support, probe controls)
Navigator's Study (another trove of “record disks” dealing with stellar navigation)
Captain’s Cabin
Officer’s Galley and Dining
Small Shuttles (2 x 2-person and 2 x 4-person – all similar to Terran “light twin” aircraft interiors)
Smaller Docking Bay (with sliding door) (also many ROVs)
Supervisory crew quarters
Sick Bay (medical machines, exam tables (3))
Recreation Room (3D holographic gaming display, various gaming tables, bar)
Keypad Sealed Room (probably Security Center – opens with correct Sneezy setting)If you have any questions, or even better, suggestions, please don't hesitate to add a comment to the thread.
Bill
