“Book”

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After what seems like an eternity, I finally got my book “The Art of Clinical Microbiology” published and have got 200 copies printed off for the first edition.

I plan to first of all donate some copies to family, friends and colleagues, and then sell the rest on my website and on Amazon.

Given the rather niche market involved, I doubt it will be a bestseller!

Over the next couple of weeks I will work out how to put a Paypal account onto my website, how to advertise a book on the Internet, and do various other bits and pieces that I have no experience with whatsoever.

I am first and foremost a Clinical Microbiologist, and a bit part blogger and author. I am definitely not a marketer or salesperson!

Oh and I will need to organise a price as well. It won’t be expensive, just enough to cover the printing costs. (You don’t write a microbiology book looking for financial profit… ) And there will of course be a significant discount for subscribers to my website.

So what is next?

The title of my next book will be “The Lean, Mean, Microbiology Machine”, which will of course be about efficient workflow and all the different types of automation that are now available in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Again I don’t expect it to reach the Top 100 Paperbacks, but I do look forward to writing it nevertheless…

Michael

16 thoughts on ““Book”

  1. I reckon it’d be a great read, but if you’re talking about the Art of something, I’d have thought you’d be a bit more creative with the cover design…

    1. What, you don’t like the garish yellow! Fair point though and I had thought of that. Unfortunately both time and money were barriers. 2nd edition maybe. Thanks for your comment Anthony.

  2. Count me in Michael please. I would really love to have a copy of the book. You really make microbiology interesting to read and eagerly looking forward to see what will be next on the blog.

  3. Congratulations from India ! I got exposure to your articles only very recently and was much impressed for their content,style, simplicity and above all very practical approach in Clinical Microbiology. I am really eager to receive the copy which I already ordered .

    With Best wishes

  4. Hello Micheal, from UK working in microbiology as Specialist. I managed to pay for the book today. I have been following your blog since 2010 if I recall. I have gained a lot from reading those articles and it has exposed things we’ve all once took for granted. It was a great idea to produce the book and hope it will great to read.!

    1. Thanks Johnson, Hope you enjoy, have started on the 2nd book, hopefully will be finished early next year.

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