No More Books?

If you've tried to find my author page and failed, there is a reason for that.  All of my books have been taken down.  This means one of three things:

1. I finally gave up (possible)

2. Disney sued me (unlikely)

3. I got a new editor.

It's number three.  As many of you know, my books (excluding Around the World) were in terrible shape and desperately needed a good edit.  Thankfully I found someone who should be put up for sainthood.  She's blasting through World Killer and, holy crap did she ever find a ton of issues.  That's one of the reason I pulled the books.  I had no idea how bad they were, until she ripped through World Killer.

When some of the books return (some will never see the light of day again) they should be in much better shape.   I can't guarantee that all the novels will be back.  I have no idea how kind my new editor will be.

The Pictorial Guide is Back!

The Pictorial Guide is back up on Amazon.  My editor finished cleaning it up.  Originally they were going to finish World Killer first but I asked them to switch after someone left a comment for me on here.  It only took my editor about an hour to blow through the book.  They've been working on World Killer for almost four months. :-/

It's up now.  You can get it by clicking HERE.

Why "Twisted Disney" Isn't On iTunes

If you are reading this blog there is a chance you have heard of or even read Twisted Disney.  If you have read it then you bought or downloaded it from Amazon. 

Currently Twisted Disney is only available in the .mobi format which is Amazon's Kindle format.  One of my friends said he wanted to download the book once it was available through iTunes.  He has been waiting six months and he'll be waiting a lot more.

Apple allows almost anyone to sign up and sell books.  They do not charge you any upfront fees to get started with them.  In fact I have an Apple account and it has been approved.  Everything is pretty much done.  So why isn't Twisted Disney on iTunes yet?

Apple requires all books on iTunes / iBooks to have an ISBN.  There is your problem.  Apple requires no upfront fees but to get an ISBN cost $125.  Considering Twisted Disney hasn't made that much in six months on Amazon it's safe to say it would never break even on iTunes. 

Unless Twisted Disney suddenly blow up I doubt I'll have the money to get it onto iTunes anytime soon.

Free Copies of Twisted Disney Available

If you would like a free copy of Twisted Disney just email me at the link listed below.  All I ask in return is a review on Amazon no matter how good, bad, or short.

If you do not want a free copy and want to actually to pay a whopping $2.99 for it you can buy it HERE.

For everyone else who wants a free copy you can email me HERE.

Get "Twisted Disney" for Free Starting 3/23!

Starting Firday March 23rd, you can get a copy of Twisted Disney on your Kindle or any device that can use Amazon's kindle application!

Grab a copy before it the price goes back up to $2.99.  You have until Sunday night to download "Twisted Disney" without paying for it.

You can get twisted Disney here.

Review: The Color Companion to the Unofficial Guide

A few months ago I did a review of “The Complete Guide to Disney World.” At the time I recommended teaming it up with the Unofficial Guide to have everything you could possibly want in a guide book - the Unofficial Guide for planning and the Complete Guide to get you pumped up. I even got my overall opinion read on “Inside the Magic” episode 259 in the listener feedback section.

I have to retract that recommendation.

The Color Companion to the Unofficial Guide is here. It’s bigger, has more photos, more information and is funnier than the Complete Guide. This is basically the guide you’d get if the Unofficial Guide and the Complete Guide had a kid.

I’d state the good but that would take a while and it would sound like my Complete Guide review. There isn’t much bad about this guide either. There are only two areas where the Complete Guide beat the Color Companion. The first is the paper quality. The paper quality of Complete Guide is slightly better than the Color Companion but the Color Companions paper is better than the Unofficial Guide.

The second are the Complete Guide beats the Color Companion is in the quality of the photos. Don’t get me wrong, the Color Companion has amazing photos but the photos in the Complete Guide are nearly flawless.

Those are the only two areas I could find. The Color Companion is better in every other way.

If you are in the market for a guide book here is my recommendation:

If you can only buy one – The Unofficial Guide

If you can buy two – Unofficial Guide + the Color Companion

If you can buy three – Unofficial Guide + the Color Companion + Complete Guide

I’d recommend all three because you will get two different viewpoints if you have all three. Using Amazon you can get all three for less than $50. In other words for less than $50 you’ll have enough info to answer almost any Disney World vacation question.

Disney’s Movie Club

Disney recently sent me an advert to join their Movie club. According to them I could pick a few DVDs and get them for $1.99. In the future I’d have to some DVDs at minimum price of $19.99. For some people this is a good deal. For others it’s a joke. I’ll start with why it could be a good deal for some people.

If you do not shop online very often or don’t want to spend a lot of time comparing prices this club could be a great fit for you. Another thing to remember – There are some movies that you can get through this club that you can’t easily find anywhere else.

My mom is a member of this club and she loves it. She got it for my niece. She now has a big collection of Disney movies / cartoons. You’ll have a hard time finding the cartoons outside of the club. She also likes the fact that they’ll just send her the next movie and she doesn’t really have to think about it.

Now for the bad – if you only like some Disney stuff this club is not for you. If you like to shop online this club is not for you. You can save an insane amount of money by being patient and checking a number of sites. Here is the breakdown to save the most money.

First, if you want a new DVD or Blu-Ray Amazon tends to be the cheapest. They monitor other sites and automatically cut the price or refund you the difference if someone is lower at the time of release.

Second, if you don’t mind waiting a few months or a year almost no one is cheaper than Half.com. Half is owned by eBay but it’s not an auction site. It’s more of a yard sale without the annoying haggling. You can get some used DVDs and Blu-Rays for a discount of up to 80%.