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It�s fair to say I was a sceptical first-time ebook author.  I�d had twenty �real� books released with reputable publishers, who had assigned extremely experienced and helpful editors to assist in transforming my messy manuscripts into readable books. These publishers also spent considerable time, money and expertise in providing quality covers and design work, as well as marketing and publicising the book when it eventually hit the shops. They had, to varying degrees, also released ebook versions of the paperback books. So far, these ebooks have accounted for only 5% of total sales. Not the supposed ebook revolution we�ve been told is just around the corner. However, in 2012 I�d written a travel memoir that I knew was highly unlikely to be accepted by one of my publishers. Not because it wasn�t well written (come on!!), but because it was aimed at a rather small niche market.  baguettes and bicycles  is the tale of my cycle across France from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ge...