Brimstone, the first book in the Louise Conan Doyle Mystery Series is now available in print format.

You will find, at least as of today, 22 May 2008, that Amazon is not yet displaying the cover image. Many self-published authors have long been complaining about how Amazon is treating self-published authors who use Lightning Source for their on-demand printing. Many claim that Amazon is trying to force the self-publishers into using Amazon’s CreateSpace as their on-demand printer.

I share their concern. Shadow Woman is mysteriously no longer available for same day printing, and it is priced way higher than we asked for. That pricing and lack of ready availability is brutal with respect to sales, and does put considerable pressure on us to use CreateSpace.

For now, we are sticking with Lightning Source, partially for good reasons and partially out of spite.

We have long expected that we would make earn from Kindle sales than from print sales. That too may be a motivation for Amazon to undermine print books. They can automate the entire sale and delivery process of a digital book far better than they can with a print book. They can also save on the postage.

So the print book is available, and we would be thrilled if you choose to purchase it, even without seeing the cover, or being able to peek inside. Or you can wait just a bit for the Kindle version.

Either way, we welcome you as one of the very first readers of the Louise Conan Doyle Mystery Series.