This week’s post isn’t so much about retirement as it is about me. Or rather my new book, Las Vegas – Cheap and Easy. I’ve been working on this for over a year on and off and it’s nice to finally have it out the door. It’s an ebook. I’ve made a decision that ebooks are the way to go. Real books are a dying breed.
I hope I’ve managed to put together a helpful book that will bring a lot of value to people. My premise was that normal travel guides were kind of useless for Las Vegas. They just go out of date so quickly. I worked in Vegas for years and saw just how fast things changed.
Not just tearing down and building new casinos, but inside the casinos too. One day there’s a restaurant and seemingly the next, it’s a poker room. If you bought a typical travel guide just a year ago, it’s out of date. Now you need to buy another? Screw that.
I’ve tried to explain how to use the resources on the internet to not only get the best Las Vegas deals, but to figure out where to eat and what to see and do. It’s full of advice, recommendations and tips & tricks. All stuff I learned traveling there for work for almost 15 years. Hopefully people will find it helpful.
Anyway, you can find Las Vegas – Cheap and Easy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and soon on iBooks, Sony and Diesel. If you’re headed to Vegas, check it out. Can’t go wrong for $6.99. You can get months of my hard work for the cost of a value meal. Now that’s frugal!
Jan 27, 2012 @ 09:03:46
Congratulations! That must feel so good to have created a whole book! Good for you.
Syd
Jan 27, 2012 @ 09:47:23
Thanks, Syd! It does. It’s still sinking in, but not having the draft pleading with me this morning to work on it is kind of nice. Strike another item off the bucket list!
Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:29:02
Hey, Dan… Best of luck with your new book. It’s interesting that you decided on the e-book technology. Though I’ve never done an e-book, I’ve written three books, all traditional printed books. I’m sure that you were able to launch your book for a heck of a lot less money than my print-on-paper books. Hats off to you! Bill
Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:14:48
Thanks! I’ve looked into traditional publishing, no thanks, print on demand publishing and e-publishing. E-publishing has a lot of advantages. Preparing the manuscript is much easier. I can keep the cost low, $6.99 for a book like mine is cheap and producing a print on demand product would cost at least that much just to print, not to mention shipping and my profit. Since you can read an ebook on just about any device, just about everyone can access them and people are starting to get over the idea you have to have a book in your hand. Beyond that, I’ve always been an early adopter. I think ebooks are the future.
Besides, with all the downsizing and frugality advice I dish out, I couldn’t see peddling a $14.99 traditional book that would just take up space in people’s home.
Feb 03, 2012 @ 11:53:28
Dan… Yes, I see your point. I’d be embarrassed to tell you how much money I’ve invested in each of my traditional (print on paper) books. Bill
Feb 03, 2012 @ 13:53:38
Not to mention that I have complete control of my book as opposed to the traditional publishing route where the publishing company holds a lot of the rights and make most of the decisions. That’s assuming anyone would agree to publish it in the first place.