=This article was translated using the translation software DeepL.=
Greetings from Aichi, Japan!
My name is SayRay GetShowRaQ.
We have just published our first poetry book “Yakushi Star Mandala”: Revelations of the Sun, Moon, and Stars” from Amazon.
Sixty star poems are now disclosed☆.
Now, let’s continue with the story behind the publication.
(Click here for the back story #01)
I was quite busy with my day job, so I was on the computer late at night and on holidays.
Weeds in the garden were left untouched and became long and unsightly.
The most difficult part of publishing a paperback book through Amazon Direct Publishing (KDP) was pricing.
Because of the composition of the pages, I really wanted to print the book in full color, so the price had to reflect the cost of printing 197 pages.
Since I will have to pay a commission to Amazon, the KDP system instructed me to set the price at a minimum of XXXX yen.
When I think about the meaning of bringing this poetry collection to the world, if I add “profit” to the price, it will no longer be affordable……
I wanted as many people as possible to know that “the Stars deities are sending this kind of beautiful messages to the people,” so I decided to set the price at a minimum anyway.
But still, how should I set the price?
894? -Yakushi →Set it an e-book price
2943? -Tsukuyomi →means “Moon Godness”
3694? -Maitreya →meaning “Peaceful world after the Maitreya（Miroku） era”.
Too expensive…. I spent several days considering this and that….
Suddenly, someone advised me “1630”, ‘1630’, maybe ‘1630’ yen.”
I asked “does that include tax? No tax ？？？？？”
“I don’t know; I’m pretty sure it’s 1630.”
1,630 yen without tax is 1,793 yen, a fraction of a yen…
Time was gradually running out.
So I set the price to “1630 yen including tax” and clicked the “Publish” button without thinking too much.
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Bihind story #03 ▶︎▷continues next time▶︎▷
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“Yakushi Star Mandala: Revelation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars” is a collection of 57 poems by star deities from the Star Mandala, plus three additional poems by “Maitreya Bodhisattva (Miroku)”.
For the first time, the full text, including “frequencies,” “flowers or fruits,” “images,” and “translations for children,” is now available.
Amazon site: ▶︎ Click here
You can read it as much as you want on kindle unlimited program.
Please take a look at the table of contents if you like.