So much is going on here in the world of Babbage Books. Here’s a status summary as of mid November-2024…
- The old, original “Pocket Encyclopedia of Emergency Preparedness” released in 2019 has been unpublished, but there are Amazon vendors still listing used copies for sale. Don’t be confused.
- The new second edition, now called the “Emergency Preparedness Reference Encyclopedia” replaces it:
- TRADE PAPERBACK (6″x9″, 312 pages) — The introductory price is $19.99 thru Christmas. Then it goes up to the regular price of $24.99.
- KINDLE EDITION — The price is $5.99. It used to be on Amazon that you could get the eBook for a discounted price if you also bought the paperback, but Amazon stopped offering that option. The Kindle edition is NOT be available on Kindle Unlimited this time around.
- EPUB EDITION — The opportunity to buy an EPUB edition (for non-Kindle eReaders) is imminent . Stay tuned.
- POCKET SIZE ABRIDGED EDITION (3.5″ x 5.5″) — This is being contemplated. A crowd-funding campaign will determine if there is enough interest.
- A new book, “The Prepper’s Kitchen Companion Reference Encyclopedia” is in development. It’s about half written.
- EARLY EXPERIENCE — It’s being written in public — at least that’s the intention. Bear with us as we work out the details for launching BBEEP! (the Babbage Books Early Experience Program).
- TRADE PAPERBACK — An official release, will probably occur in Q1-2025.
- KINDLE and EPUB EDITIONS — They will be released at the same time.
- LAY-FLAT COATED PAGES — A crowd-funding campaign will determine if there is enough interest. The campaign will happen during Q2-2025 at the earliest, with shipments going out during Q3-2025.
- A new book, “The Grassroots Politics Reference Encyclopedia” is in development. It’s about 20% written.
- EARLY EXPERIENCE — It’s being written in public — at least that’s the intention. Bear with us as we work out the details for launching BBEEP! (the Babbage Books Early Experience Program). A “proof of concept” preview of the Grassroots Encyclopedia will be available for download as soon as we’re up.
- TRADE PAPERBACK — We’re targeting a release date in Q3-2025.
- KINDLE and EPUB EDITIONS — They will be released at the same time.
- A Phone App is on the drawing board. Some of the features being contemplated include:
- Combined text of all three books, together with real-time updates.
- Searching, filtering by topic, filtering by experience level, etc.
- The ability to bookmark, group, color code, and otherwise flag entries.
- The ability to provide instant feedback — flagging typos, making corrections, requests for clarification, requests for illustrations, voting up or down whether an entry is helpful, etc.
- Various calculators, inventory trackers, and other tools.
- Some ancillary products being considered (as bonus premiums for the crowd-funding campaigns if nothing else) include:
- A laminated, wallet size, fold-out reference “cheat sheet.”
- A Babbage Books branded PSK (pocket survival kit) tin.
- A communications plan workbook.
- A (standardized) library of technology cheat sheets for popular ham radios, GMRS radios, GPS units, portable gas/diesel generators, portable solar power systems, etc.