The medium size…

The medium sized 22 cats book measures roughly 6 by 8 inches, or 15 by 20 cm. It contains the same 22 images as the small 22 cats book which I distributed as a promotion piece. You can download a free PDF of the small book. The medium sized 22 cats book available from me is $25.00 including shipping and handling. There are only ten of them – a few strategically distributed at finer Über Cool shops everywhere.

The 22 cats book features a selection of images from the ebook series 100 cats, available on the iTunes bookstore.

Birth, Death and Rebirth in Buddhism

Reblogged from Essays in Idleness:

Recently I've been avidly reading a Buddhist book sent to me by a certain reader last year (thank you Ashin S.) titled How to Live Without Fear And Worry by the late Ven. K Sri. Dhammananda. In particular, I found an interesting passage on page 121:

The mystery of birth and death is very simple. The coming together of mind and matter – also known as the five aggregates – is called birth.

Read more… 740 more words

A mystery plainly explained. There is no mystery.

Holy cats! 100 cats is live on the iTunes bookstore!

100 cats: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/100-cats/id559121901?mt=11

What a fast turnaround! I thought I would have some time to set up a page for the book before then.

This is the weapon of the enemy…

Ocean Views eBook lost at sea

Update May 8 2012 ”Thank you for submitting your request to update your content. Your change request has been denied.”

:-(

Are there no hints? Suggestions? Guidelines?

The Ocean Views eBook can be downloaded directly from here.

Update May 24 2012 Alas:

Books must be of sufficient length or functionality. We encourage you to review your book concept and evaluate whether you can incorporate functionality, content, or both to enhance the user experience.

Additionally, books must not be intended for distribution to a limited audience (e.g., an organization or a family). For information on how to distribute your book outside the iBookstore, see the iBooks Author: Publishing and distribution FAQ (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5071).

Use the Dropbox download link.

Ocean Views eBook

The Ocean Views eBook can be downloaded directly from here.

It seems to be stalled stubbornly under review, so may not be available through the iTunes book store. Once you have the download completed, drag the file onto iTunes, then sync your iPad. If you are viewing this post from an iPad, it will download directly.

The objection—repeated boilerplate—from review staff is that:

“Books must be of sufficient length or functionality. We encourage you to review your book concept and evaluate whether you can incorporate functionality, content, or both to enhance the user experience.”

Should any of you choose to download and look through this eBook, I would appreciate any feedback on what I could do to meet the guidelines.

UPDATE April 20 7 pm. As CaptnKrunch pointed out in the Apple discussion forums, the book was displaying basically nothing when the iPad was turned to portrait mode. The link above goes to the presumably correct version. I have uploaded a corrected version to the iTunes store, and, well, we’ll see in about a week.

Aside from that, the boilerplate error message is quite non-helpful. Kind of like saying, “There’s a crooked blade of grass in that baseball field over there. Do you have a bulldozer?”

Update April 23 10:25 PM Yes, that was the problem. Book should be in the stores any time now.

Update May 8 2012 Thank you for submitting your request to update your content. Your change request has been denied.

:-(

Are there no hints? Suggestions? Guidelines?

Update May 24 2012 Alas:

Books must be of sufficient length or functionality. We encourage you to review your book concept and evaluate whether you can incorporate functionality, content, or both to enhance the user experience.

Additionally, books must not be intended for distribution to a limited audience (e.g., an organization or a family). For information on how to distribute your book outside the iBookstore, see the iBooks Author: Publishing and distribution FAQ (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5071).

Use the Dropbox download link.

cat: some variations on a beast

“In a couple of words, the picture book Cat: Some Variations on a Beast is a whimsical treat.” Dan Brown, The London Free Press. Have a look!

The cat book in print

The Cat book has arrived!

October 3, 2011.

Each book is $20.00 plus the requisite shipping and handling. In Canada that is $2.25, to the United States; $3.85, International; $7.45. You can make deposits to my Paypal account. If you’re in London Ont, I can deliver.

See The Cat Book page. Update Oct 5 2011: read Dan Browns review!

More of The Reals at GQ

They are ordinary men in extraordinary costumes, and they have risen from the ashes of our troubled republic to ensure the safety of their fellow citizens. Jon Ronson goes on patrol with Urban Avenger, Mr. Xtreme, Pitch Black, Knight Owl, Ghost, and the baddest-ass “real-life superhero” of them all, Phoenix Jones.

Six Clouds in progress 3

Now, we're getting somewhere.