It’s a question I’ve gotten a bit lately—when will Grandissimo be available for purchase?
The answer: October 19, 2013. That’s the official launch date for the book. It’s no coincidence that this is also the date for the Vegas Internet Mafia Family Picnic.
With the book a little ahead of schedule right now, it may be available for download and/or purchase before that—I would say the earliest would be the first week of October.
What needs to be done? As of today, I have to make a few minor edits; incorporate the notes section into the book; add four pictures that I’m waiting rights permissions on; have the book proofed one more time; have the book indexed; and get the print-ready pdf where I wanted. There’s also the small matter of a cover, which is on its way (love what I’ve seen so far).
The ebook process is a little different; in some ways in involves deconstructing the print files and tweaking them so they’re best optimized for devices, then saving the resulting epub files a few different ways to accommodate the four ebook channels I’m using. Some of these are more time-consuming than others. If the past is any guide, the iBook will be available 1-2 weeks after the Kindle version.
In any event, I’m very happy to tell you that a book that I’ve been working on for more than six years will be available within the next two months.