/basic e-news/ Vol 6. - Issue 3 [May 20th, 2006]

Just a quick update on the progress on the two, soon-to-be-released books I have been working on. In the last update I told you the titles of both (and the fact that my "next book" had turned into my next two books!) and now I have some visuals, and a bit more of a timeline to pass along. First, the book to the left has now officially been submitted to the publisher. I decided to go with the same publisher for Life In The Rearview Mirror as I used for A Journey Shared. iUniverse will print the books as they are ordered. They will mostly be available from Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. Of course, direct links to purchase them will be available at this website as well.

Look for a hopeful release date for that book somewhere in the middle of June.

Life In The Rearview Mirror

The second book will be a bit different this time. I decided to go with a more standard publishing route for There's The Steeple... Here's The Church, because I really think the content of the book is something a lot of people would benefit from reading, just as I have benefitted from similarly themed books. The highlighted line on the back cover of this book reads, "The church is so much more than we let it be." We have been on such an interesting journey over the past several years. God has opened our eyes both to the bigness of his church as well as its simplicity. Jen and I both are unlearning so much that we thought was important to Him, and really enjoying living out the life we always talked about. Everyday life with Jesus.

This book is essentially a chronicle of the thought processes God has brought us through over the past year or so. I am excited to get it to folks, to encourage them, and perhaps for God to use the stuff he has had me thinking through to open hearts and eyes to the greatness of life in His Kingdom.

Since we'll be printing 300-500 books, our upfront cost will be considerably higher for Here's The Church, but that will also mean we can sell the book for considerably less. I like that a lot. I don't want cost to be in any way prohibitive for people to be able to have and read this book. I'll start taking pre-orders for the book as soon as it's ready to start printing. Look for this book to be ready more toward the end of June.

And, with the large up-front cost, if you are in any position (and have a desire) to help us with that, donations would be welcome. You can always make donations to GregsHead (and basic music ministries, for that matter) via my writing website: GregsHead.net. There is a PayPal donate button right on the top of every page, but the link in the previous sentence takes you right to the donation page. Sorry to include a request for money in this e-mail, but it is a decent chunk of money we need up front, and if you are so inclined, we welcome your assistance. I will not ask for a donation on this project again. Thanks. :-)

SO... I am very excited, and wanted to pass that along in this update! Stay tuned for two new books in June!!!

Speaking of ways to support our creative projects... :-)

I believe I have mentioned here before that I am an Amazon Associate. That means, Amazon will pay me a commission on sales that were linked from my sites. That's how I set up my GregsApples.com store, and also the link to purchase A Journey Shared from GregsHead.net is also linked to Amazon. So anything you buy at Amazon after clicking on those links (not just the linked products) is credited as a sale that we referred. Pretty neato!

Well, I finally was able to put up a little page that has a prominent search window, as well as a few featured products, (and even reviews!) that sort of simplifies the whole process. If you start your Amazon shopping at search.gregshead.net, the results will be the same, but Amazon will pay us a commission on anything you purchase! It's definitely a win-win situation.

So, please do check that out, even right now! Visit search.gregshead.net, and bookmark it for future shopping! Thanks! :-)

Thanks so much for your support. It was fun celebrating 10 years last month of Another Road Trip, and basic! We're in a different stage at the moment, but I am sure there is more to come! Looking forward to sharing the Life we have in Jesus through my books coming next month, and as often as possible on the blog page. I'd love it if you'd join me!

Don't forget, if you want to read this, or other e-newses online, go to basicmm.com/enews.

Hope to see y'all out there sometime soon!
Greg & Jen Campbell
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