June 19th 2000.
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| Here we are! Valueweb has activated our account and I can now get started.
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June 24th 2000.
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| The sample section is up. Menu buttons will stay as they are until I can figure out what looks best at 800x600. Have to get a photograph for my author page.
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June 28th 2000.
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| Style sheets are being a pain, but I think I have it sorted now. White background is starting to hurt my eyes, I can't stand reading the samples like this. Pale yellow looks and feels better, I might make the whole site the same as the sample pages.
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July 1st 2000.
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| Things are moving at a decent pace now. Waipara is finally on-line with a decent amount to see, there are still things to do--can't find a main logo
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July 8th 2000.
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| Style sheets are working--sort of, I keep thinking of more to add, but it's working. Pale yellow is definitely better and easier on the eyes. Links to product page are active, but limited to The God decrees. The other titles have yet to be converted from Word 2000.
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July 16th 2000.
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| The God Decrees is available for purchase and download! Clickbank.com is handling all of Waipara's credit card transactions. Finally, Waipara can do as it was intended to do. I'm waiting on delivery of the latest version of Adobe Acrobat, so HTML versions only will be available for the next few days. Other titles are coming, but slowly.
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July 23rd 2000.
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| Waipara search page added. The Power That Binds is up and ready for download. Adobe Acrobat has not arrived. Still haven't found a main logo I like. I'm no artist, I might have to commission one. |
July 29th 2000.
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| The God Decrees and The Power That Binds have been converted to Adobe's Pdf format and uploaded to the site. Waipara is now an associate of Amazon.com. The first two books of the Devan Chronicles are for sale for $4.95 each.
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August 19th 2000.
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| The Warrior Within is up in html and pdf formats. I am keeping the price the same for all titles--$4.95 U.S
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September 5th 2000.
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| Waipara is offering the first three books of the Devan Chronicles for $19.95 U.S
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October 17th 2000.
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| I have learned a few things over the last couple of months. I have decided to re-design the site from the ground up. The most popular areas (sample pages and articles) will stay very much as they are with an updated toolbar and link system. The rest will have to go to make way for an easier to use interface for buying my books.
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December 17th 2000.
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| The God Decrees is now available in a new format--Microsoft Reader. It has taken me some time to work out the bugs in the conversion (Html to lit format), but the book is finally ready for sale. I am taking what I have learned on The God Decrees and will soon be applying it to The Power That Binds and The Warrior Within. In the meantime, I have a new novel in the works, but I have yet to decide on title.
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January 12th 2001.
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| I have just added a links directory and already it is generating interest. My favourite links page will remain on site--I will promote sites from the links directory to it if they seem worth a mention. I will only add personal favourites or websites that hold particular interest to my visitors.
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January 22th 2001.
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| I have contracted for some professional book covers. When available, I will apply them to all versions of my books without cost to the reader.
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February 1st 2001.
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| Gutted. I was let down by my ebook cover artist, but I have found another one. Heather Coleman at eBook Palace.com has taken up my project and will supply a cover for The God Decrees.
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March 15th 2001.
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| Great news! Heather has worked hard and my cover is ready. I have already applied it to my book The God Decrees All formats now carry the cover and it looks great. I will wait awhile for the other two covers. I want to see the response to this one before going ahead.
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April 10th 2001.
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| Two great books added to Ebook Heaven by Dwight Fiscus. Osmosis and Arrows of Gold. Click the titles to read more.
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May 10th 2001.
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| Johanna of Cyberteam Europe has kindly agreed to design covers for The Power That Binds and The Warrior Within.
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July 23rd 2001.
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| Everything is going great. I have added an Ebook Forum and it looks good. Now all I need is some suggestions for boards.
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September 10th 2001.
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| Ebook Heaven now has a Writing and Publishing Directory! The response has been beyond my wildest expectations. I have so many authors and publishers adding books and websites to the database that I'm having to backup three times a day!
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September 12th 2001.
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| I watched it on the news at home live. Why do people do that? My condolences go to all the people who lost loved ones at the Trade Towers in New York.
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