I should really be elated, but I feel a bit down. I have just published my first Kindle book and it is now in theory available for anyone, anywhere to buy. What could be more exciting than that? Well the knowledge that given the size of Amazon it might as well be in a hermetically sealed container unless and until I put some effort into promoting it.
The process of getting it on in the first place was hours of frustration. It is a technical book with lots of references and tables, and several important images. Every page presented a formatting issue. The end result is basically acceptable, but it isn't particularly beautiful. I also discovered that the Amazon platform is nowhere near as flexible as I had expected.
