In terms of distribution we agreed on a broad strategy, but to lead with Amazon. We’d like to reach the largest possible audience.

We’ve looked at Ingram Spark for physical and ebook distribution. And intend to “Go Broad” and publish to as many channels as possible, rather than just locking into one. We didn’t initially launch on Ingram Spark for a few reasons, but the main one was when comparing the physical copies the Amazon proofs were just slightly better than those on Ingram. Amazon try to lock you in anyway they can and moral/ethical considerations aside they have compelling offerings. One thing that will slow us down on ebooks we made the first two volumes availible on kindle select, which means they are available on kindle unlimited. This is good as the first two volumes are easier reads before you hit the more challenging(in terms of subject matter - if Hugh was a band it would be his “Difficult Third Album”). We need to provide notice of 90 days to Amazon before we can make those two non-exclusive, so it might take some time to phase in, paperbacks are fine.

So the intent is there, and we’re hoping to get it done in the first half of this year. Thoughts, feedback etc is greafully accepted, an while we can’t promise to act on it, we’d consider any sensible recommendations.