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January 24, 2022

My new book: 33 Songs for Toy Xylophones

I released a new paperback book recently, called 33 Songs for Toy Xylophones. It is a book of music scores for toy xylophones and metallophones (8 notes): It contains songs for children, as well as folk songs from around the world (Japan, France, Russia…). It uses special notation for 8-note instruments so that it can be used even if you don’t know the standard notation for classical music. Like my previous books, it was self-published through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.

December 30, 2020

My new photobook: 2020

Recently, I published a new photobook through Amazon KDP: It is called 2020 and contains a few of my favorite photos I took during the year 2020.

Here is a sample PDF with a few pages: Sample PDF.

August 29, 2020

My new hiking guide book: 30 Day Hikes Near Tokyo

I published a new book last month. It is available on Amazon as a paperback and is called: 30 Day Hikes Near Tokyo.

Here is a sample PDF with a few hikes: Sample PDF. You can also go to the companion web page for the book, where you will find GPS tracks for the hikes, as well as links to additional photos and public transport directions.

April 25, 2020

My new hiking guide book: 25 randonnées autour du Lac d'Annecy

My new book is out and is available on Amazon! It was self-published through Amazon KDP and is called: 25 randonnées autour du Lac d’Annecy - Accessibles en transport en commun (25 hikes around Lake Annecy - Accessible with public transport). I finally received a proof copy yesterday (it took a while…) and I am pretty satisfied with how it came out.

Here is a sample PDF with a few hikes: Sample PDF. Also check out the companion web page for the book, with GPS tracks for download, as well as links to additional photos and alternate routes for the hikes.

September 17, 2019

Self-publishing a Print-On-Demand color photo book with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Recently, I published a new book through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). It is a Print-On-Demand color photo book titled “Croix de Savoie” (Crosses of Savoie). Here are the product pages on Amazon: US, FR, UK, DE, JP.

February 8, 2018

Self-publishing a book with CreateSpace and Amazon

Recently, I finished a book publishing project I started around last Christmas. The book is titled “12 Partitions pour Xylophone & Métallophone à 8 Barres” and contains sheet music of French children songs that can be played on toy metallophones (aka glockenspiel) or xylophones. To self-publish the book, I used CreateSpace, a subsidiary of Amazon. It is now for sale via Print-on-Demand on all Amazon stores :

Update Jan. 2019: I have made an English version of the book, titled “12 Songs for Toy Xylophones & Metallophones: Vol. 1 - Children’s Songs from France”. It is available through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), since CreateSpace is being shut down by Amazon. Check out the Amazon US store, the UK store and the Japan store. The publishing process through KDP is pretty similar to the one with CreateSpace, with basically the same options and workflow.