quitter diy or die

Due to budget issues, the Quitter book project kind of stalled out in the last few months. I cannot afford to publish the book as originally planned. I will instead take an entirely different route. This new route will require more time on my end. The end product will be much nicer and will not cost me anywhere near as much to produce. Hopefully.

In a weird daydream, I decided it would be nice if I knew how to bind books. That led to a quick search of the Internets and loads of free advice and detailed how-tos on not only book binding, but hardcover DIY book production out of scrap materials. Perfect… I have ready access to all types of trash cardboard as well as bags of fabric, paper, glue and tools. If the materials are cheap enough (or free) and it doesn’t take too long to assemble, I can offer the book for a lower cost.

The only problem is that the book will not have a handy bar code and probably won’t have an ISBN number, so you won’t see it on Amazon any time soon. The good thing is that more and more small book stores will sell these types of non-barcoded books and more and more DIY distributors will also carry them. many actually prefer it if the book doesn’t scan.

All that said, I still have not finished the re-write of Quitter #5. It is close, but something is still missing. End of this month? We’ll see…