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Update #8: Independent Cycle Touring now shipping!
I'm posting this as a courtesy announcement for those who have not checked back here since the funding failure. Not being one to be easily discouraged, I went ahead finished the book, got it printed, and it is now available for sale at the Independent Cycle Touring web-site!
So far the response has been quite positive, but check out the sample (posted at the web-site above) and see for yourself!
Update #7: Funding Unsuccessful
As promised, I've started putting up preview chapters for those who backed me. If you haven't already signed up for the Google group, please do so.
Update #6: Done with the main text
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Update #5: On the last chapter
I'm now working on the last chapter of the book. It looks like I'm unlikely to reach the fundraising goal at this point, but that's not a problem. I'll make arrangements for all backers at the $100 level to receive previews and get a chance to provide feedback (I haven't put together photos, and obviously the book will require several revisions), no matter what.
Update #4: Tour of the Alps 2010 Trip Report done
I have just finished the Tour of the Alps 2010 Trip Report. I'll take a short break now from the insane amount of writing this required, and return to working on the book next week!
I've thought a bit about what I would do if I don't make the fundraising goal. My take on it is, I will try to find a print on demand service (like Lulu) that can handle large file sizes. Lulu is much more expensive than Amazon's CreateSpace or a regular printer, so the price of the book will be much higher, but that's the price of not being able to meet the goal. I will probably sell the book as an ebook as well, if that were the case.
Keeping my fingers crossed,
Piaw
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on September 5, 2010.
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Piaw Na has been cycle touring since 1993. He has led independent trips in his home state of California, and led small groups to many foreign destinations including Scotland, Italy, Austria, France, and Japan. He has participated in organized tours and self-organized trips in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Colorado. He has taught wheel building classes at Google multiple times, and is a League Cycling Instructor (license #1040).
