The kindle version of my new book Yanks in the Outback: A story of Woomera, South Australia, the Joint Defense Facility Nurrungar (JDFN) and the First Gulf War is scheduled for publishing on 23 June 2015; my 55th birthday. Not sure why I picked this date, but I did.
But, my print version of the book has a different publish date. Why? Because I goofed.
While creating the print version, I hit the “approve” button. I thought the approve button meant “approve.” Well, it turns out the “approve” button on the createspace.com book publishing website is more powerful than that.
I figured the next message I’d see would be something like, “Glad you have approved your book, when would you like to publish it?”
But, that’s not the message I got. Instead I got a much more exciting announcement, “Congratulations, your book is published and will be available on amazon.com shortly.”
Does the phrase, “OOPS” mean anything to you?
After thinking about it for a moment, I decided it’s ok. Doesn’t matter. Print book out now; kindle out later. 100 years from now, will it matter? 10 minutes from now … will it matter?
So, there you have it. My new book print version is out now.
You’ll have to wait a few more weeks to get your hands on the kindle version.