My first Orienteering book is now 2 months old

Tomorrow marks the two-month anniversary since I released my first ebook on orienteering title "Confident Orienteering: a Systematic Approach to Minimising Errors. Book 1:Fundamentals" . What has transpired during these two months with the project?

There have been 94 downloads of the English version and 20 of the French version (which was just released a week ago). Is that a lot or a little? On one hand, it averages 1-2 book purchases per day globally, which may not seem like much.

 Yet, considering it from a different perspective:

1 Оrienteers from 32 countries have purchased the book! Spanning almost all continents, The list includes countries as distant from me as Chile, Cuba, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Japan.

I am truly inspired by the idea that an orienteer from the other side of the globe is exploring my ideas. It's absolutely amazing and an experience I've never had before!

2. Over the past two months, the book has started to be translated by different orienteers into their native languages. The French version has already been released and is available for purchase. By the end of winter, we anticipate the release of the Ukrainian version. Additionally, licence agreements have been signed, and translations into Danish and Belarusian have commenced. I welcome new countries to join this list, and I offer very favourable conditions (if you're interested, please contact me personally).

In the picture, you can see an example of the Ukrainian version.

3. It's important to note that the released book is only the first part of the full Practical Guide. The main part is scheduled for release in 2024. The entire team that worked on Book 1 is continuing their efforts on Book 2 to complete the Practical Guide, 'Confident Orienteering,' as swiftly as possible and with the highest quality. 

Once again, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my team for their outstanding work and to the numerous volunteers who contributed to the editing and checking of the English text! Your dedication and support have been invaluable.

4. I have received some highly positive reviews of the book during this period, and I have made all of them publicly available in a public folder. Every review, whether positive or not, is  posted in this folder. Your feedback, in any form, is greatly appreciated.

 If you'd like to submit a review, please send it to me, and I'll include it with the others.

I extend warm congratulations to everyone on the New Year and Christmas!

Aleksandr Alekseyonok, December 24, 2023.