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Woodworking for Everyone - My book is launching May 2014 in South Africa

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New website!!!

Hi Lumberjocks - I've been quiet for a while but that's because it's been very busy my side…. we just moved house (now I have a proper workshop!! - more about that another time ;-) our 2nd set of twins are nearly 1 (the others are 4) and we found out our fifth child is arriving in January. Somewhere in all of that I need to submit my book manuscript in June next year and I'm probably only half way with the projects, let alone all the pictures, text and drawings.

Nonetheless, time to get cracking and the new workshop will certainly help with that - I will post some pictures of that in due course. This blog entry is just to let you know i have a website for the book and the address is below. This should help build some awareness and support the marketing over the next 18 months until the book is published in early 2014. There is an option on the website to pre-order if you are interested…..

As always I would love any input and of course as much encouragement as possible!! The website for the book is http://www.familywoodworking.co.za

Thanks for reading and I'll keep you updated with more info as the book moves along….

Thanks, peter
 
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Updates on the book launch and kind requests for feedback, suggestions and input for marketing

Hi fellow woodworkers, I mentioned earlier in the blog that I was working on a book which is now complete and due for launch in May 2014 in South Africa. I don't know what the availability will be outside of South Africa and would love to chat to anyone with connections and ideas for other markets if that might be a possibility.

So here are some images from the book which will give you a flavour of it. It is being published in English and another official language in South Africa - Afrikaans. It features 13 step by step projects of a range of difficulty with photos, illustrations, a tools and techniques section and even a tribute to my late father who taught me woodworking.

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Contents Page

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Sample Tools and Techniques page

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Updates on the book launch and kind requests for feedback, suggestions and input for marketing

Hi fellow woodworkers, I mentioned earlier in the blog that I was working on a book which is now complete and due for launch in May 2014 in South Africa. I don't know what the availability will be outside of South Africa and would love to chat to anyone with connections and ideas for other markets if that might be a possibility.

So here are some images from the book which will give you a flavour of it. It is being published in English and another official language in South Africa - Afrikaans. It features 13 step by step projects of a range of difficulty with photos, illustrations, a tools and techniques section and even a tribute to my late father who taught me woodworking.

Front Cover

Photograph Product Font T-shirt Window


Back Cover

Property Product Sleeve Font Line


Contents Page

Property Product Building Window Interior design


Sample Tools and Techniques page

Product Sleeve Font Wood Engineering


Sample project page

Product Font Smile Happy Leisure
Good luck Peter ! Your book seems very interesting.
 

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iBook version might be the first of its kind in the world (?)

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hi all,

just a quick update on the book, the publishers have agreed to do an enhanced ebook. (So although you get the standard "e-pub" version with / without flowable text, it is basically just an electonic version of the print copy - these will also be available as a basic replica of the print version). The enhanced ebook however features dynamic content such as a rotatable 3D image, assembly sequence animations with voice overs and I will even add some of the speed woodworking videos I have featured on the site previously.

It will be on the iPad as an iBook and I am busy working on the animations and dynamic content at the moment. I have looked in the iBook store for woodworking books but couldn't find any enhanced ebooks - if anyone knows any I would really like to have a look at them, please let me know. You get converted ebooks, eg Popular Woodworking have back issues in PDF format and there are a number of older books also converted but I can't find any new ones specifically published for that format…..??

best regards
Peter

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My book is on the shelves!!

While I really love woodworking I also discovered a new love recently: opening a box of my new books from the publisher and smelling that new book smell, and seeing my name on the cover;-)

I guess my first love in life however is my family and that is the other thing this book is about so it's been a great week as a 3 year long project comes to fruition and my 3 loves of family, books and woodworking come together.

I've also been hard at work on PR and marketing, especially using social media, which has been a learning experience as well but does seem to be paying off. Anyway hope you have a chance to take a look at anything of interest in the list below.

Anyone who wants to chat about collaborating further on the book (I have an ebook coming out as well) or wants to find out about ordering or more info, please get in touch.

Thanks
Peter


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My book is on the shelves!!

While I really love woodworking I also discovered a new love recently: opening a box of my new books from the publisher and smelling that new book smell, and seeing my name on the cover;-)

I guess my first love in life however is my family and that is the other thing this book is about so it's been a great week as a 3 year long project comes to fruition and my 3 loves of family, books and woodworking come together.

I've also been hard at work on PR and marketing, especially using social media, which has been a learning experience as well but does seem to be paying off. Anyway hope you have a chance to take a look at anything of interest in the list below.

Anyone who wants to chat about collaborating further on the book (I have an ebook coming out as well) or wants to find out about ordering or more info, please get in touch.

Thanks
Peter


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Great job Peter, the world needs a how to book for easy home projects. Hope you make million on it…
 

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Radio Interview

hi all

quick update today, I was fortunate to talk about my new book on radio this morning. Please click the link below if you would like to listen and let me know what you think

 
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Successful woodworking book evening

hi all, was a great experience to chat to people earlier about my new book "Woodworking for Everyone" and sign some copies - we sold out all the copies we had available on the evening. The book evening was held at the best woodworking store in South Africa - www.hardwarecentre.co.za

Anyway here is some pictures and thanks for the support. Also see the article "Out of the woodwork" about the launch happening next week.

I'll keep you posted

Peter

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Successful woodworking book evening

hi all, was a great experience to chat to people earlier about my new book "Woodworking for Everyone" and sign some copies - we sold out all the copies we had available on the evening. The book evening was held at the best woodworking store in South Africa - www.hardwarecentre.co.za

Anyway here is some pictures and thanks for the support. Also see the article "Out of the woodwork" about the launch happening next week.

I'll keep you posted

Peter

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Congratulations! Are you planning on writing other books?
 

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Popular Mechanics magazine features my new book

Popular Mechanics is a superb magazine and I am thrilled the book features in the June issue, out now.
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Popular Mechanics magazine features my new book

Popular Mechanics is a superb magazine and I am thrilled the book features in the June issue, out now.
www.woodworkingbook.co.za
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Congrats on the publication.
 

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Radio interview on Classic FM

hi All, thrilled to be on radio again, talking about my new book Woodworking for Everyone.. Here is the podcast, click and have a listen.



By the way for people not in South Africa the book is now listed on Amazon but doesn't seem to be available yet, but please add to your wishlist to be notified:

http://www.amazon.com/Woodworking-everyone-Peter-Alkema/dp/1431700215/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401911813&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodworking-everyone-Peter-Alkema/dp/1431700215/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401911910&sr=1-2

Thanks for the support - would love to hear your comments!
 
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