Golf a la Cart Version 2 Publishing Process

It’s an exciting time for Digital Art Press, a division of P.B.S. Studios. Last weekend, I took the next step in the “Golf a la Cart Version 2” Publishing Process. After six months of writing and editing, I uploaded “Golf a la Cart Version 2” to Amazon Kindle Publisher.

While waiting for the paperback proof book, I wanted to provide documentation on why there is a “Golf a la Cart Version 2” in the first place.

The germ of the idea started shortly after I published “Golf a la Cart” this past May, 2025. Early reviews from friends and customers who purchased the book were positive. Customers said they liked the overall content – a lot of good information. However, the scanned chapters were hard to read. The print was too small on the paperback printed page. The Kindle version allowed customers to expand the page, eliminating the small text on the scanned pages. When my wife Linda and sister Beth commented on the text size on the printed pages of the paperback edition, I knew I had a problem.

I decided to revise the first version of “Golf a la Cart.” With all the changes and additions, “Golf a la Cart Version 2” is a very different book in many ways.

Convert from Scanned Pages to Text

I spent the bulk of my rewriting time attempting to transcribe the scanned articles into text. I used modern editing tools (thank you, Grammarly) to improve my writing during the transcribing process.

Add More Pictures

One of the limitations of using the scanned pages was the lack of illustrations. For most articles, I submitted many photographs as illustrations. Due to space limitations, the magazine used only a few of my pictures to illustrate the article.

I have an extensive collection of stock photos from my years of writing and photographing golf course and golfers. I decided that I could use additional photographs as illustrations while converting the scanned articles to chapter text. In Golf a la Cart Version 2, more than 100 photographs illustrate the text.

Drawbacks to Golf a la Cart Version 2

The biggest drawback to the additional illustrations is that they added pages to the book.

Result version one was 173 pages. Version 2 is 229 pages. Amazon pricing is based on the number of pages in your book. “Golf a la Cart” on Amazon costs $20.00. Unfortunately, “Golf a la Cart Version 2” is scheduled to cost $25.00 from Amazon.

I’m trying to determine how I can compensate those who purchase the original book when they purchase “Golf a la Cart Version 2. One idea is for a customer to show/send me a picture of their purchased “Golf a la Cart” books together. I’ll give you an 8 X 10 print of either cover digital painting, suitable for framing. What do you think of my idea? Any other suggestions?