Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Hadari & Ora in China on iTunes - Now available in iBookstore for your iPad
Hadari & Ora in China - Now available in the iTunes iBookstore
The premium version is now available for $1.99 and the compact version will be available shortly for only $0.99
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Junior MBA Series : Free Download link now active for Hadari & Ora in ...
Junior MBA Series : Free Download link now active for Hadari & Ora in ...: I'm happy to let you know that the beta version of my pilot book is now available in the Kindle store and will be available in the iBoo...
Free Download link now active for Hadari & Ora in China
I'm happy to let you know that the beta version of my pilot book is now available in the Kindle store and will be available in the iBook store shortly.
For those of you early supporters I've made the books available for free on my website- just visit the free download page on www.jnrmba.com or simply click here.
The Kindle version will work properly only on Kindle devices- if you are using an iPad or Android tablet download the ePub version which opens in iBooks.
I'd really appreciate constructive feedback and support.
enjoy...
-Jarred
For those of you early supporters I've made the books available for free on my website- just visit the free download page on www.jnrmba.com or simply click here.
The Kindle version will work properly only on Kindle devices- if you are using an iPad or Android tablet download the ePub version which opens in iBooks.
I'd really appreciate constructive feedback and support.
enjoy...
-Jarred
Monday, June 10, 2013
Russia in Colour
Just as the first book in the series, Hadari & Ora in China is set to launch in on-line book stores , the second book Hadari & Ora in Russia is getting the final illustrations ready for format.
Here we have some of the great images soon to come to a glowing rectangle near you.
Here we have some of the great images soon to come to a glowing rectangle near you.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Russia- Hadari & Ora in Russia - Sketching begins
With the first book in the BRIC series being formatted we are moving onto the sketches for book number 2, Hadari & Ora in Russia.
Here are some of the exciting pictures under construction and they include some famous artworks at the Hermitage in St Petersburg as well as some lesser known spring festivities around pancakes which takes place in Russia every year as part of the spring celebrations.
Here are some of the exciting pictures under construction and they include some famous artworks at the Hermitage in St Petersburg as well as some lesser known spring festivities around pancakes which takes place in Russia every year as part of the spring celebrations.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Junior MBA- Hadari & Ora in China- Pre-launch special
The excitement is palpable as the first book in the Spring Series goes in to be formatted for print.
What I thought would be a straightforward process has turned out to be far more complex than anticipated.
Fortunately the journey thus far has been fun for the whole family- literally!
With each iteration of characters and scenery my girls, Hadari & Ora get to proof the pictures with me.
What is even more rewarding is the fact that they are loving the story, and quite humorously correcting me when I read something incorrectly.
I've also watched my wife reading the book to them at bedtime and I can honestly say that I couldn't stop smiling- like a Cheshire cat as my Mom would say...
It was just great to see the fruits of my labour albeit in a crude unformatted version come to life.
Despite my kids being well aware what professional books look like, they have been quite forgiving of my Microsoft Word home printed version...in fact they keep requesting it as their book of choice- even not at bedtime- dinner time reading has now become acceptable, especially since yours truly can't get enough positive affirmation that all these hours spent project managing illustrators, website developers and other technicians is worthwhile.
If you're thinking about writing a book for your kids and don't mind if you never actually sell a copy- then I would say go right ahead.
My mind naturally deviates to the business model of the whole book writing venture - and I can honestly say that when I look at the cost benefit it is crystal clear- even if I keep sales revenues at zero and input costs in the thousands- my return is incredible- my kids are loving the process and I'm loving going through it with them.
It's certainly cheaper than therapy and more fun than a cursory outing to the park.
To gloat just a bit; my wife told me that she was discussing the China book in the car with the girls and she mentioned that she should also do something cool like that- my little one, Ora chimed in- "Then you'll be awesome like Daddy"- say no more...
Here are some of the awesome illustrations in the pipeline
What I thought would be a straightforward process has turned out to be far more complex than anticipated.
Fortunately the journey thus far has been fun for the whole family- literally!
With each iteration of characters and scenery my girls, Hadari & Ora get to proof the pictures with me.
What is even more rewarding is the fact that they are loving the story, and quite humorously correcting me when I read something incorrectly.
I've also watched my wife reading the book to them at bedtime and I can honestly say that I couldn't stop smiling- like a Cheshire cat as my Mom would say...
It was just great to see the fruits of my labour albeit in a crude unformatted version come to life.
Despite my kids being well aware what professional books look like, they have been quite forgiving of my Microsoft Word home printed version...in fact they keep requesting it as their book of choice- even not at bedtime- dinner time reading has now become acceptable, especially since yours truly can't get enough positive affirmation that all these hours spent project managing illustrators, website developers and other technicians is worthwhile.
If you're thinking about writing a book for your kids and don't mind if you never actually sell a copy- then I would say go right ahead.
My mind naturally deviates to the business model of the whole book writing venture - and I can honestly say that when I look at the cost benefit it is crystal clear- even if I keep sales revenues at zero and input costs in the thousands- my return is incredible- my kids are loving the process and I'm loving going through it with them.
It's certainly cheaper than therapy and more fun than a cursory outing to the park.
To gloat just a bit; my wife told me that she was discussing the China book in the car with the girls and she mentioned that she should also do something cool like that- my little one, Ora chimed in- "Then you'll be awesome like Daddy"- say no more...
Here are some of the awesome illustrations in the pipeline
Friday, April 19, 2013
Hadari & Ora in China- The event that sparked a journey of discovery
Here are the first sketches in what is to become the flagship volume in the Spring Series
I hope you enjoy following this journey with me...
I hope you enjoy following this journey with me...
Monday, April 15, 2013
India comes to life
Here we have the beginnings of Hadari & Ora in India
It started like this
...and then it came to life
from cover to cover
After a few more scribbles and a bit of direction it was clear that the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) series was going to stay the course.
That meant we were going to need some professional illustrations.
Having decided against the friend and family options and in the true spirit of the BRICS I commissioned a talented India artist, Tanya Gupta to illustrate the first ebook series, the spring series.
in case you are wondering , it's called the spring series because each book takes place when Hadari & Ora are in that country over spring time and it so happened that some of the best festivities take place around that time, be it pancake week in Russia, Carnival in Brazil, Holi in India or lunar new year in China.
..but first we began with the cover pictures for the spring series, below you can see the first drafts of what is to become the jnrMBA iconic brand
That meant we were going to need some professional illustrations.
Having decided against the friend and family options and in the true spirit of the BRICS I commissioned a talented India artist, Tanya Gupta to illustrate the first ebook series, the spring series.
in case you are wondering , it's called the spring series because each book takes place when Hadari & Ora are in that country over spring time and it so happened that some of the best festivities take place around that time, be it pancake week in Russia, Carnival in Brazil, Holi in India or lunar new year in China.
..but first we began with the cover pictures for the spring series, below you can see the first drafts of what is to become the jnrMBA iconic brand
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| Hadari & Ora in China |
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| Hadari & Ora in Russia |
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| Hadari & Ora in India |
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| Hadari & Ora in Brazil |
but what will they look like
Hadari & Ora began their lives in the digital universe with these sketches, I selected the ones which fit best with their personalities and the way I wanted to portray them in the series.
Brazil comes to life
Here we have the beginnings of Hadari & Ora in Brazil
It started like this
...and then it came to life
Russia comes to life
Here we have the beginnings of Hadari & Ora in Russia
It started like this
...and then it came to life
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