Well, my efforts to convert my latest publication to Amazon Kindle format is going poorly -- I once attempted another book and had pretty much the same problem, which is namely that illustrations come out looking like total crap. Maybe I'll try putting it up on Lulu instead, see if that goes better.
Meanwhile, I'm experimenting with selling Lucky Mojo Bags for New Years, combining (somewhat) the Japanese fukubukuro grab bag concept with the hoodoo mojo hand. For those who don't know about mojos: they consist of a small cloth bag filled with herbs, minerals, animal parts, powders, stones, or other magical goods, and are usually dressed with oil or perfume. The contents are almost always an odd number of items (1, 3, 5, 7 etc.) Now, truthfully, this idea is really just an excuse for me to get rid of some items I have too much of, but nonetheless they all are genuine hoodoo curios like scented soaps with alleged magical properties, herbs, charms, perfumes, and suchlike. I'm selling them contained in cloth mojo bags for $13 each (shipping included) and the intent is to make sure each bag contains a least $15 worth of product, combined in an odd number of course.
Meanwhile, I'm experimenting with selling Lucky Mojo Bags for New Years, combining (somewhat) the Japanese fukubukuro grab bag concept with the hoodoo mojo hand. For those who don't know about mojos: they consist of a small cloth bag filled with herbs, minerals, animal parts, powders, stones, or other magical goods, and are usually dressed with oil or perfume. The contents are almost always an odd number of items (1, 3, 5, 7 etc.) Now, truthfully, this idea is really just an excuse for me to get rid of some items I have too much of, but nonetheless they all are genuine hoodoo curios like scented soaps with alleged magical properties, herbs, charms, perfumes, and suchlike. I'm selling them contained in cloth mojo bags for $13 each (shipping included) and the intent is to make sure each bag contains a least $15 worth of product, combined in an odd number of course.
Allegedly the latest iBooks app is specifically meant to address illustrations. Frankly, the Pooh drawings still look a bit muddy to me, but maybe I'm just unrealistically picky. In any case, if iBooks has moved to specifically address illustration quality, will Kindle be far behind? I suspect not. The ebook wars are too hot for Kindle to leave the field for such advances to Apple only.
Your Kindle illustration upgrade may not be far off.