It was long and tiring but I loved it all. I did recommend that next time it would be nice to have an overnighter to relax and lounge and network more. I learned a lot and now I will have the time to research and implement what is best for me and my readers. At one point someone sitting next to me who sells a lot of books (galore) talked about her superfans amount and I mentioned I have about two. She got up shortly afterwards and disappeared. I found that so funny. The next funny thing that happened was that I was looking at a guy wearing a base ball cap and I couldn't figure out what the cartoon character on it was. He turned to see me looking so I told him I was looking at the emblem on the cap and walked away. I heard him say, "Next time look at me." I turned around asnd said, "excuse me?" To which he replied it was a Raptor's emblem. I believe that is a baseball team, rather famous in Toronto. I guess you all know by now that sports is not my forte. Anyhow, I have only been accepting cash at book fairs and therefore I have been losing a lot of money because people (I am actually one of them) don't usually use cash. Now, keep in mind that I give out receipts. I also don't normally bundle my books so I will do that. So, now I am exploring what my best option is. Most are using square, which is probably where I am headed. Now, I do have many people who read my blogs so I want to make it easier for all to buy my ebooks. So, I have an option of KOBO which I think I have one ebook on and Dreamscape. Now KOBO is Canadian and Dreamscape is from the States. The two I met were from Ohio and I have driven past there when driving to Disney World. Now they have a contract which I am concerned about but I will like to see it, determine where in the world they sell. They have ebooks in the USA library and Canadian. I have quite a few Americans who have been reading my blogs since I started so I want them to have access to my books. I will get money from there and Canada. I don't think KOBO will put it in American libraries so I sent both representatives an email and will go from there. I am concerned about the contract if it limits me and therefore will probably go to KOBO because I have no restrictions. One of the things I learned that when selling ebooks it has to be the same price from where ever I am selling, so I shall have to ensure I do that. If you ever see different prices please let me know so I can rectify that. So this is what I am at right now. I am on shopify now (silvaredigonda.shopify.com) and thought that everyone could get my books/ebooks from there but I was wrong. I received notification that they will be updating to more countries but there is mega sheets of contract. What stood out was "not responsible" and "crypto". I didn't read it all because there was endless scrolling and when it comes to contracts I want to know exactly what is involved so it appears I will be looking at getting off shopify. Shopify is a Canadian Company but charges in American dollars which I do not like. I am with godaddy, an American Company which I pay for once a year in Canadian funds. I used them for psychotherapy and don't need the account anymore. I could switch to them for books but have to explore my options more. So, you see I have to stop writing for a while to get this all sorted. I shall keep you up to date. There is a lot more to say, so you will be hearing more. Have a nice day! Wish me luck! As soon as I get on a new or different platform, I shall let you know immediately. Good talk.
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