Late last week I officially joined the ranks of published authors…well, kind of.
While some may dispute whether or not I have officially become a published author, I can say that I have a book, or maybe more appropriately a report, that is published on the Amazon.com Kindle store for anyone (that means you, *wink, wink*) to purchase.
Sure, I didn’t have to endure the painstaking process of submitting my work to publishing houses and receiving rejection letter after rejection letter. However, more and more well established authors are going the route of self-publishing their books in an electronic format via the Kindle or other e-Readers. Regardless, I find it to be truly exhilarating to be able to visit Amazon and see “…by Derek Semmler” listed.
As you can see by the image here, I put together a report on 45 ways that you can be the dad that your kids need. Being the dad of two terrific boys, I have certainly taken my bumps and bruises and learned many of these lessons the hard way, while others were things that I learned by remembering how my own dad carried himself.
By publishing this report, I hope to help at least one other dad avoid some of the mistakes that I have made and never have to be in a situation where their son or daughter stops coming to them and asking, “Dad, can we…?”
Before you rush over to Amazon to buy your copy – after all, it is only $0.99, – I will remind you that this is being published for the Kindle.
What’s that?
You don’t have a Kindle?
No worries, you can download the Kindle app for your iPhone, Blackberry, or Droid phones; or there is also an app for iPod Touch, iPad, and PC.
If you are kind enough to purchase a copy, please do share an honest review on Amazon or come back here and share a comment. It is always helpful to hear what other people think of your writing no matter if the feedback is negative or positive.
Until then, I will just continue to refresh Amazon as a confirmation that I really am a published author. =)
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Congrats, Derek!
Kelvin Kao hopes you will read… Les Miserables – One Day More One Man- Many Puppets
Thanks Kelvin, I appreciate the support!
It’s always exciting to see the effort finally in print or in this case its kindle. Congrats Derek.
John@Income Instruments hopes you will read… Income Instruments Review
Thanks John; it was definitely exciting to see my listing on Amazon.
Great app, I don’t have Kindle but I think I’m going to get it. Thanks for mentioning it. Also, CONGRATULATIONS DEREK !
Keep up the good work!
Victor Jacobs@Cadouri hopes you will read… Pest Repeller
Many thanks Victor!
Great app.Congrats,Derek
van025 hopes you will read… What type of mountain bike should i buy
Thanks!
Congrats Derek! Hope the sales will sky rocket your way to more published books.
rachel@Bowen Agency hopes you will read… Apartments for Rent in Selinsgrove PA
Rachel, thanks for the encouragement. I am putting the finishing touches on an agreement now to be working on my 2nd book, which will be converting an existing print book (which I am featured in one of the chapters) to the Kindle.
I’ve also got notes ready for the next book after that as well.
This is inspiring! I didn’t realize being published was easier than I thought. Granted it still takes effort, but thats great news that almost anyone as long as they apply themselves can be published!
trudy hopes you will read… You love to hate House- but here he is!
Trudy, you’re absolutely correct in that anyone can do it and there is no cost involved in publishing on the Kindle. Unfortunately that does mean that there is a lot of garbage that has been put out on the Kindle, such as people taking PLR books and simply republishing them.
But there are also a ton of talented writers doing the self publishing. Take a look at the likes of John Locke or J.A. Konrath.
Congratulations on your e-book! It does seem to be the more popular route although it’s interesting that the prices of e-books are so low. What people don’t often realize is that by self-publishing, you have to do your own marketing. It is exciting to have a book published in any more, but it’s even better to have great sales of that book. It makes the whole writing process with it to know your writing will be read by the masses and not just your family members and friends. Lots of luck to you!
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You have some points here Jane but I think that by self-publishing you have freedom and you can publish whenever you want without the fear of rejection!
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Jane, one reason that many of the eBooks are priced low is because the authors are relatively unknown entities. Once the author has established a name for themselves, then it is possible to raise the price of the book. As with any retail product, there is work to be done on finding that sweet spot of price.
Yes, self-publishing also means self-promotion but think of how many authors that are rejected by publishing house after publishing house, despite being extremely talented. Will every self-published author be successful? Not a chance; but the door is open and people can seize the opportunity if they so wish.
Thanks for the encouragement!
Haha congratulations on this! Hopefully a lot of people will read your book, and we won’t have such bad fathers anymore.
Here here, may many, many people read my book and learn a thing or two about being a quality father. =)
Congratulations man!! This is kind of a dream of mine to be a published author as well so I know how exciting this is. On a somewhat related note, I’ve recently decided to switch to -only- reading books on my Droid 2 for the next few months. You basically forget that you’re reading a screen after the first couple pages. It’s great that you can offer books online in a simple way these days like you have here.
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Thanks Fred! I encourage you to pursue that dream, and if it seems daunting to deal with a publishing house by all means pursue the self-publishing alternatives.
During this process, I’ve installed the Kindle PC app and I have been borrowing my son’s Kindle as well and I too really enjoy reading books in electronic format. I’ve found that I can read a little quicker, and it is great how my bookmark is automatically saved if I step away from the book.
Awesome! great job! I, too, am going that route. I’m slowly compiling a book of short fiction I’ve been writing.
Daniel hopes you will read… Of Fairy Tales and Make Believe
Thanks buddy! An early congratulations to you as well as you work on your book of short fiction. Give me a holler if you have any questions about publishing on the Kindle if you go that route.
Congratulations Derek!! I know you deserve it…Cheers!!
Evan Griffin hopes you will read… Effective Weight Loss Programs for Men
Many thanks Evan!
This looks like the start of many published books for you Derek! Keep it up! Congratulations!
reese@Realtor in Northumberland hopes you will read… Your Northumberland Realtors
Reese, indeed it does as I have a couple more that are being worked on right now. Thanks for the encouragement!
Congratualtions Derek! All the hard work has paid off.
Thanks, I appreciate the comment!
Congratulations, you really deserve it. That’s got to be a great feeling! My mother had an article published in a magazine when I was little. I remember she bought like 100 copies and sent them to everyone…lol
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Thank you Quo! I have to admit, it is a pretty cool feeling to visit Amazon.com and be able to see my name plastered on the page. Granted it is not a print book, but I still enjoyed the experience.
A friend has self published his books. He actually had someone else do all of the cover graphics and editing, well everything but writing the text. He continues to get purchases every now and again. Congratulations on your accomplishment!
In terms of electronic publishing, I found the process to be really simple but I do know that a lot of people don’t want to (or don’t have the skills) to design their own covers and handle the formatting. That can be farmed out to freelancers though, as can the actual writing if you really want to avoid that too.
Hey Derek i read your first post ans its really amazing,now i am looking forward to see your 2nd book.thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
Patricia hopes you will read… Guilty To Spend?
Thank you Patricia!
Its a great moment and i would like to contribute myself one day.
Looking forward to it!
Congrats on Joining the publisher Rank! That is really cool. I wish books like this were more prevalent while I was growing up, I know a few dads who could have benefited.
Settlement Purchaser hopes you will read… Looking for a Purchaser of Your Structured Settlement
That is an unfortunate truth and still is far too prevalent today. Even when I started my “Dad Balance” blog a few years back, it still wasn’t the trendy thing to do to be outspoken about being a good dad. That has started to change with more and more dad bloggers getting out there, but I think there is still a long road.
Wow! Congrats and Good luck to you. I would to buy your book and share my review.
milamelendrez hopes you will read… 100 Free Dating Sites
I would truly appreciate hearing your thoughts if you do give it a read. Thanks!
More daddy books from you Derek! Just added this to my list of to buys….
reign@Citrus Park injury lawyer hopes you will read… How to Handle a Personal Injury Claim
Haha, I will see what I can do.
your post really inspire me. thanks for the great post and the book
Life is Grace hopes you will read… How to get broadband (restrictive) beliefs you?
Good to hear!
Congratulation!!!I hope I can have one of that book…I think I will really like it…Thanks for the post!!!
Sheila J. Hill hopes you will read… 8 minute abs
Thanks Sheila. For less than one dollar you can get your hands on a copy over at Amazon.
Just ordered a kindle yesterday. So Ill grab your report to be my first read when it comes in.keep up the great work
jim hopes you will read… conquering addiction
Thanks Jim! I’d love to hear what you think once you get the Kindle and have a chance to give it a read.
great book, great blog… lovely greets from Germany
Danke! My German has become quite rusty since my high school days, although I can still understand a fair amount when my family is speaking it at get-togethers.
You know, Derek, there are so many families all over the world and pretty few of them can be defined as happy ones only because dads are almost “absent” there. I hope that your book is able to make difference.
Thank you Olga. I’d be thrilled if my words could influence even one father to be more involved with his children and provide a strong, stable role model for them to follow–as they will remember that when they have children of their own and it will snowball.
Great blog. Greetings from Berlin, Germany!
Thank you; I still have a fair amount of family scattered about Germany and I do believe there are a few people in Berlin. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!
This blog is excellent.I wish to this success,for Germany!
Jawohl!
Congratulations Derek… Your success is an inspiration.
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Congrats Derek, can’t wait to check out the new book!
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Congratulations to you Derek! I am so happy for your success. Keep it up and stay cool and humble.
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Congratulations!
It is really a great news for you as well as us who read your blog often. Keep writing the great stuffs.
Hey Derek !
First of all i would like to say CONGRATULATIONS!! to you for joining the rank of Published Authors,I really admire and appreciate your thoughts and hard work man.I think i am missing so many good stuffs,now its enough,now the time has come when i should download Kindle App.I need to become a good Dad and i wish your Book will help me for sure.I’m going to buy it now from Amazon.Thank You for sharing this info with us.
Good Luck and God Bless!!
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In no time, you will no longer be a known blogger but a know author! Best wishes Derek! More to come from you please.
It’s good to know there are bloggers who loves to be a dad just like me. Thank you Derek.
Awesome work Derek!! I haven’t seen you on WF in awhile and I was wondering what you were up to. I will have to check out your book it looks like a great read.
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Congratulations Derek!!!You made a great job!!!Thanks for sharing this post to us…
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What an awesome achievement Derek. Ok so it’s not through the `traditional’ publishing channel but the world has changed and is evolving. Also it makes it achievable for people to get published. I am writing a book at the moment, an autobiography, and I am really inspired by publishing achievement. Congratulations :0)
Wow! Congrats and Good luck to you. I would to buy your book and share my review.
Congrats Derek! Hope you will sell many copies!
Congrats derek – this is an area that really interests me and i have recently published my first article for a fashion website. The more i read this blog the more i learn! – I see this posot was published in june and its now August – hows the sales going?
thanks again
declan
Congrats on becoming an author. Are you going to post the number of sold copies in a few months?
Haha congratulations on this! Hopefully a lot of people will read your book, and we won’t have such bad fathers anymore…..
congratulations! Its sure a tough thing you been through, good luck on your sales.
Congratulations on becoming a published author Derek. I hope that your book will sell great. I love that it is only 99 cents as many people can enjoy it at that price. Thanks for letting us know about the Kindle app as well.
- Robert
Robert@p90x hopes you will read… P90x Back In Action
Congrats on becoming an author. You made a great job
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Great job! Congrats! If my writing article also is published, I will be really really really excited
. Congrats again to you, and I also would make effort to become a published author.
Sophia@Forex Trading hopes you will read… Hidden dangers of using automated trading robots
Congratulations Derek, hope it sold well.
Wow Congratulations Derek i would love to know too that how you have made your way to the Ranks of Published Authors =) ?
Looks like a great book. I just watched the movie, “Courageous” and am all fired up to be a better dad. Thanks
Bill@penny auctions reviews hopes you will read… How Do Penny Auctions Work?
Someone else just mentioned that movie to me as a must-see and tied it back to my book too. Gotta check it out now!
Congrats on becoming an author
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