Location: United Kingdom
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Robert A.V. Jacobs
Biography
Born in the Royal Military Hospital in Portsmouth, England in 1938 and attended Titchfield (Hampshire, UK) Primary School and Fareham (Hampshire, UK) Secondary Modern Boys School until 1953.
Joined the Royal Air Force as an Apprentice in 1955 and served 14 years, being discharged in 1968. During that period, in 1962, he met and married Kim, and they are still together after 55 years. After, a short period as a Prison Officer, he entered the Computer Industry with Golden Wonder Ltd and stayed in that profession with various companies until 1991. He then joined an Inner City Medical Practice in Leicester (Leicestershire UK) as Fundholding Manager and Practice Manager until his retirement in 2003. After thirteen years commuting between his home in Sax, a small town near Alicante in Spain, and Leicestershire, he has now, (June 2016) moved permanently back to the UK, and currently lives in Oadby, Leicestershire (UK)..
Joined the Royal Air Force as an Apprentice in 1955 and served 14 years, being discharged in 1968. During that period, in 1962, he met and married Kim, and they are still together after 55 years. After, a short period as a Prison Officer, he entered the Computer Industry with Golden Wonder Ltd and stayed in that profession with various companies until 1991. He then joined an Inner City Medical Practice in Leicester (Leicestershire UK) as Fundholding Manager and Practice Manager until his retirement in 2003. After thirteen years commuting between his home in Sax, a small town near Alicante in Spain, and Leicestershire, he has now, (June 2016) moved permanently back to the UK, and currently lives in Oadby, Leicestershire (UK)..
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Where to find Robert A.V. Jacobs online
Website: Http://www.robertavjacobs.co.uk
Twitter: @RobertAVJacobs
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Where to buy in print
Series
Cindy Lost
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Cindy Lost and the Black Witch
Cindy Lost and Allott's Claw
Cindy Lost and the Book of Spells
Cindy Lost is a Thirteen year old Witch. Follow her adventures in the Witches Realm
Cindy Lost and the Black Witch
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Cindy Lost and Allott's Claw
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Cindy Lost and the Book of Spells
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Dexxman
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Dexxman
The Disappearance of Natalie Firth
Time to Die
A Promise to Doreen
Almost Enough
The Eighteenth Panda
Dexxman
Price:
$1.99 USD.
The Disappearance of Natalie Firth
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Time to Die
Price:
$1.99 USD.
A Promise to Doreen
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Almost Enough
Price:
$1.99 USD.
The Eighteenth Panda
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Taldi'na
With No Warning
Daisy Weal
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Daisy Weal and the Monster
Daisy Weal and Sir Charles
Daisy Weal and the Last Crenian
The Lost Starship
The Star Queen
Dauntless
Daisy Weal and the Monster
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Daisy Weal and Sir Charles
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Daisy Weal and the Last Crenian
Price:
$1.99 USD.
The Lost Starship
Price:
$1.99 USD.
The Star Queen
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Dauntless
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Cardoney
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
The Yellow Dragon
The Diamond Sword of Tor
Cardoney
The Yellow Dragon
Price:
$1.99 USD.
The Diamond Sword of Tor
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Cardoney
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Books
Cindy Lost and the Book of Spells
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Cindy Lost.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 44,340.
Language:
British English.
Published: June 10, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
Cindy is struggling to assimilate Oblitus’ legacy, when she takes a short break in the real world.
It is less of a break than anticipated when she encounters an organisation bent on the destruction of all Witches.
And to add to that, she saves two children from almost certain death. Prevents two elderly pensioners from being mugged, and has to resist the advances of some amorous teenagers.
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Cindy Lost and Allott's Claw
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Cindy Lost.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 49,630.
Language:
English.
Published: January 17, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
With the ordeal of the Black Witch behind her, Cindy Lost has settled down to her new life in the Witches Realm. But she is tested to the limit when, against all that is possible, Allott’s Claw is stolen.
To add to her woes, an invisible menace from the far past, that thrives on evil, and murders the innocent, has resurfaced, and possesses the stealer of the Claw.
The Wordsearch Murders
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 50,550.
Language:
English.
Published: September 26, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
A Wordsearch puzzle is received, and areful examination reveals a woman’s name, and within hours her body is discovered.
Six murders are now attributed to the person that they have called ‘The Wordsearch Murderer’, but then Margaret Dexxman is named as the next victim.
She and her friends must now utilise all of their skills, and not a
Bodies in the Clearing
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 50,670.
Language:
British English.
Published: May 11, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
The mysterious death of an innocent man;
Two people who are not what they say they are;
The failure of Margaret Dexxman’s car, and the attempt on her life;
The attempted mugging of her friend, and the near fatal poisoning of their client;
The discovery of bleached bones in a clearing;
The looming Covid 19 pandemic;
These are the hazards that Margaret, and her team, have to face.
With No Warning
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Gale Harkness, Book Three.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 51,660.
Language:
British English.
Published: May 9, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Military
The destruction of an unarmed merchant vessel, with no warning, shocked everyone, and Vice Admiral Gale Harkness, is sent to investigate.
A deserted colony, a mysterious empty building, a strange ion trail, ships that leave no jump signature, and another unwanted promotion, are just some of the problems that Gale has to face before the mystery can be solved.
The Ordeal
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Eight.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 46,450.
Language:
English.
Published: October 19, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
A Massive explosion that destroyed the underground station, when Larry Dexman was walking past…
A strange drone that flew overhead and dropped a bomb, when Larry was taking Sally to the Vets…
Despite having no idea why, Larry has to finally face the fact that someone is really, really, determined to see him dead.
The Seventh Tower
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Seven.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 44,060.
Language:
English.
Published: June 2, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Larry agrees to find the sister of a fifteen year old boy who turns up at his office
Larry visits the boy’s parents, in Cromwell’s Seat, only to hear that MI6 are investigating suspected espionage centred on the local police station.
He is suddenly arrested when the boy’s mother is found hanged from the seventh tower of a series of fifteen carrying new power lines.
Cindy Lost and the Black Witch
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Cindy Lost.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 43,400.
Language:
English.
Published: February 16, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
Cindy Lost was an ordinary girl with an ordinary mother. That is, until she set the cat’s tail on fire by waving a stick at him.
After that everything became weird. Gnomes coming out of her mother’s glass cabinet, being just one example, and large Black birds asking to be let into the house being another.
The Eighteenth Panda
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Six.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 45,380.
Language:
British English.
Published: July 26, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Larry is approached by a five year old to find her stolen Panda, and bored with Divorce cases he jumps at the chance.
But when the one escalates into seventeen, and then a murder in front of him, followed by an attempt on his own life, and the death of his friend, he realises that there is more to this affair than was at first realised.
Daisy Weal and the Figment
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Eight.
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,440.
Language:
English.
Published: April 24, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Daisy looked towards Lily, and could see from the look of anguish on the girl’s face, that she was at last realising that no one was ignoring her. The truth of it was, that she was only a figment of Jody Adams imagination, and to everyone human, she was just not there at all.
Daisy Weal and the Ghost
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Seven.
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,860.
Language:
English.
Published: April 24, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
“I HATE birthdays.” Daisy said to herself vehemently, as she sat on her bed contemplating whether to make everyone think it was last month.
Maybe it was the strength of that desire, that made the ghost appear. Who knows? But whatever it was, appear the ghost most certainly did.
Daisy Weal and the Disaster
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Six.
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,660.
Language:
English.
Published: April 24, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
When a moon mission went terribly wrong, Daisy was unable to stand back and watch men die, so she had to intervene. The fact that it would become public knowledge didn’t affect her decision. They were in danger. She was their only hope. So she acted.
Almost Enough
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Five.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 43,680.
Language:
English.
Published: April 14, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
A phone call in the middle of the night alerted Larry Dexxman to the death of his wife Penny’s friend Stella. It seemed to be a simple mugging, but what should have been a straight forward investigation turns major when the bodies start to pile up.
A Promise to Doreen
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Four.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 47,720.
Language:
English.
Published: April 14, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Recovering from a heart attack, Larry is being overprotected by his colleagues, which in itself is providing more stress than he needs, so he decides to take some time out with a visit to Gregory’s café.
A conversation overheard in the café attracts Larry’s attention, and becomes more intriguing when a day later he witnesses the murder of the principle speaker.
Grandpa's Shed
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 25,320.
Language:
British English.
Published: March 3, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
When Robert's Grandpa started to tell him stories about other realities and the weird and wonderful beings that inhabited them, he thought he was just being told made up stuff. That is, until he took a real look into Grandpa Kenneth’s garden shed….
Daisy Weal and the Secret
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Five.
Price:
Free!
Words: 3,260.
Language:
English.
Published: September 6, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
A sudden clap of thunder is the catalyst that propels Daisy into making a discovery that could change mankind forever.
It is so startling, that she decides that it must never become known, but must remain a secret at all costs.
Daisy Weal and the Outside Place
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Four.
Price:
Free!
Words: 3,070.
Language:
English.
Published: September 4, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
If all you’re doing is wandering aimlessly along, it would come as a bit of a shock if you saw a face in the pavement, particularly if you were an only just eight year old person with superpowers.
So having those superpowers and never having seen anything like this before, you would have to investigate. Of course you would.
Daisy Weal and the MIllions
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Three.
Price:
Free!
Words: 3,200.
Language:
English.
Published: June 26, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The ducks at Bishop Ashton's Lake, told Daisy about a large object that that had fallen into the lake, and Daisy used an out-of-mind experience to investigate.
When an aircraft was revealed, which was stacked with packages, Daisy was astounded and managed to recover one of the packages, only to find herself facing the unpleasant woman again but this time, the woman had a gun.
Daisy Weal and the Weenies
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short Two.
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,600.
Language:
English.
Published: June 24, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
It was the rustling in the night that woke Daisy up. When she switched on the light she was astonished to see a one-and-a-half metre high Hedgehog.
She said she was a Weeny and her name was Wendy, and she was searching for the Windle which her brother had lost.
Daisy Weal and the Grelflin
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Short One.
Price:
Free!
Words: 4,200.
Language:
British English.
Published: May 4, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
It was just a normal night, after a normal day when the Grelflin appeared. His head in a cupboard and his enormous backside stuck up in the air, he was not a pretty sight.
His excuse was that he was trying to find his way home, but with his backside still expanding and obviously far too big for a bedside cupboard, what three and a half year old, even one with superpowers, is going to believe that?
Taldi'na
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Gale Harkness, Book Two.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 49,440.
Language:
British English.
Published: February 2, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Military
Rear Admiral Gale Harkness’s ship, the Argos, under the command of Captain Bernice O’Reilly is despatched on a mission to discover the fate of two remote outposts of humanity that have gone silent.
To discover that both colonies have been totally obliterated, with the exception of one young girl, is a shock in itself...
Time to Die
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book Three.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 46,180.
Language:
English.
Published: October 17, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
It all started when Larry Dexxman received a letter more than twenty years late. It cast doubt upon the official verdict of accidental death on two employees of a legal company, one of which was Larry’s former wife. Several attempts on Larry’s life, when there is no discernible reason for them, drag him ever further into a web of lies and deceit.
The Disappearance of Natalie Firth
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book two.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 47,020.
Language:
British English.
Published: February 28, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Harry, the eight year old son of Malcolm and Natalie Firth, engages Larry Dexxman to find his mother, but he has no idea of the can of worms that he is about to open.
Dexxman
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Dexxman, Book one.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 54,480.
Language:
English.
Published: November 7, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
When the body of the Home Secretary’s son is found in an alleyway where he had been battered to death, Larry Dexxman a seventy-five year old private detective is thrown into the middle of a political minefield that could easily cost him his life.
Dauntless
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Seven.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 42,200.
Language:
English.
Published: August 11, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
Five hundred years had passed since Daisy had come to this little planet with the three suns, and four hundred and fifty since her husband had died. As she sat by his graveside, the thought came to her that after all this time it really was time that she got over him.
An unexpected visit from a starship, and her first contact with another human being in almost five centuries...
The Diamond Sword of Tor
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Cardoney, Book Two.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 41,400.
Language:
English.
Published: May 31, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
But now, after five centuries, the sword hidden behind a disguise of steel, has found its way into the hands of Erun Oncant, Sovereign King of Cardoney.
A child at play caused the portal to allow a single team of humans through, and they need to recover the key to return home. When they don’t find it in the castle, they kidnap the Queen, to coerce Erun into returning it.
As A Consequence
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Gale Harkness, Book One.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 56,830.
Language:
British English.
Published: December 8, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Military
The Year was 2310, and the Royalists, including King George the ninth, were unceremoniously thrown off the Earth.
Fifty years later, in 2360, a ship from each section of the human race coincidently met in the Antares system. As both ships emerged, their proximity alarms sounded, and both Captains looked, in horror at the emblems on the ships. Thus fifty years of war were born
The Yellow Dragon
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Cardoney, Book One.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 42,290.
Language:
English.
Published: September 26, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General
The egg hatched into the first ever yellow dragon, a colour never seen before and only talked about in legend, and with the help of Princess Lelia from the Kingdom of Vanticor, he cared for her, as she grew to full size. Her name, inherited from her mother, became Corella.
The Star Queen
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Six.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 38,300.
Language:
English.
Published: July 11, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(5.00 from 1 review)
The passenger liner the Star Queen, suffered mysterious damage to its jump engines and emerged from hyperspace, close to the sun, at half light speed on a collision course with Earth. Distress signals were sent out as the ship scorched into the Earth’s atmosphere to explode devastatingly just before impact.
600 years later, and 600 light years away, the distress call is intercepted by a warship
The Lost Starship
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Five.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 44,970.
Language:
English.
Published: June 29, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
An accident happened. A beam of energy from an unknown source penetrated the ship killing all passengers and crew instantly.
The ship took evasive action and escaping on emergency thrust it inadvertently twisted space and performed an unintended, and previously impossible, hyper jump, becoming Completely lost,
This is the story of that journey home, and of the civilisations it encounters.
Speaker
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 31,850.
Language:
English.
Published: June 22, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The title story is a science fiction short based on the work of two well known authors, but those that precede it, may stretch your imagination by taking you into all that is weird and wonderful.
A ghost in love, a fortune from a Leprechaun, an evil twin, a time traveller, a door to Narnia, the revenge of a witch, and a visit from some aliens are just a few of the things that, hopefully will.
Daisy Weal and the Last Crenian
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Four.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 34,630.
Language:
English.
Published: April 30, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction, Fiction » Adventure » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Daisy had just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when the Crenian came to earth.
His race had been wiped out by a genetic shift that had been introduced centuries ago, and instinctively his first act was to attack Daisy, before he realised that her powers were at least equal to his own.
Eventually he joined forces with her and together they unravelled the mystery of his race’s condition....
Daisy Weal and Sir Charles
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Three.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 36,070.
Language:
English.
Published: March 16, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
She had reached thirteen, and was settling into becoming a teenager. She met Amy, who became her constant companion and friend.
Daisy was teleporting the necessary personnel, equipment and supplies to Moon Base, when she discovered cameras spying on her. Sir Charles Wilberforce Prendergast had discovered Daisy's secrets.
Fearing that her powers might be a danger to his own plans.....
Daisy Weal and the Monster
by Robert A.V. Jacobs
Series: Daisy Weal, Book Two.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 40,420.
Language:
English.
Published: February 28, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
But now Daisy is ten and as her knowledge of the universe expands, she discovers a monstrous being from another reality that is a serious threat to Humanity. Can her understanding of it be enough to prevent disaster?
Would she have enough time to deal with this threat, before a second emerges that was trapped in another dimension How can she know that the gateway has been inadvertently opened....
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Smashwords book reviews by Robert A.V. Jacobs
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Smashwords Style Guide
on May 22, 2012
(no rating)
I take issue with MT Lincoln. I worry about him. If he can't figure out what the author is trying to say, perhaps he should look to himself rather that criticise, what is essentially a quite well written and very useful book. Incidently smashwords does use the epub format, but I found it more useful to use PDF for adobe on my computer. I had not published an ebook before, but following instructions in the Styleguide, I successfully published four, each one at the first attempt was included in the Premium Catalogue. And incidently the system for Table of Contents is not absurd and actually works. Finally do not blame other people if you elect to use a MAC.
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No, I Won't Buy Your eBook
on Dec. 28, 2014
Basically this was a good idea, but with glaring errors such as: "You don't just a book by its cover" rather than the correct: "You don't judge a book by its cover" and a number of other spelling mistakes, its not very good at all. A fair bit of unnecessary bad language disguises what could have been a useful message to budding authors. The last line says that this is his first book, but I can only hope that it's his last if this is the only way that he can write. It does have one saving grace...it's free.