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So I ordered a bunch of copies of my book, The Yoke of the Horde, that I could sell from home or whatever, because on Amazon and Createspace, I have to sell the book for twelve bucks, which I personally think is a little prohibitive. I don’t want to get too into how many copies for various reasons, some of which will become apparent in a few lines.

As I am sitting there admiring the book for the seventieth time last night, I noticed that the word “eight-teen” on the back cover looks kind of funny. That’s when I realize, long after it is too late to stop the shipment of x amount of books to my home, that not only are there a few grammatical errors in the text, but there is also a glaring one in the description.

I feel like such a smacked-ass.

Here is the new plan I am formulating. I am going to offer these books at an exceptionally reduced rate due to “publisher error.” Let’s say you want to buy a copy of a book, and you know that you can get it discounted 50% because an extraordinarily common word is misspelled on the back cover. Don’t you think that knowing about a deal like that could swing you? I mean, I bet some people, who wouldn’t want to buy a copy of Yoke in the first place, might now buy a copy knowing it is available for six bucks. On the other hand, if you want to pay full price for the book with mistakes, it looks like it is available now on Amazon.

And that’s what this all about anyway. Getting the word out, however that word might be spelled.

Eight-teen.

Since receiving the proof in the mail I have found about three errors in the content of the book as well. Nothing too crucial, but it just gets in the way and delays my fame and power by a few weeks. What if I don’t make it to the end of the month, you know, what if something horrible happens to me, and because of this delay, I never receive the accolades or cherished attention this book was written for in the first place?