Added new post in PhoneGap build forum to promote book and app on PhoneGap AdMob

Added new post in PhoneGap Build forum promoting my new book:

How to Admob your PhoneGap Apps

and my app:

PhoneGap AdMob Guide

https://forums.adobe.com/ideas/11110

How to link to your ebook on Amazon kindle

Use this format:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN

http://www.amazon.com/B07R7FGH2Q

Reference:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200652190

Kindle ebook cover specifications

Kindle Direct Publishing recommended size — 2,560 x 1,600 (1.6:1 aspect ratio) in jpg.

How to update cover:
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200965970

Cover will be updated within 72 hours:

I used inkscape and re-designed a new cover. The, I followed the instructions here:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200965970

on how to update the book cover. In summary, it involves the following steps:

1. Go to your Bookshelf
2. Click the ellipsis button ("…") under KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS or PAPERBACK ACTIONS next to the book you want to update
3. Choose Edit eBook content or Edit paperback content. This takes you to the Content page
4. Scroll down to the "Cover" section
5. Choose Launch Cover Creator or Upload your cover file to update your cover or upload a cover you already have. Once the content completes the upload process, the message "Cover uploaded successfully" will appear and the conversion process will start. (This can take several minutes depending on the complexity of the file)
6. Go to the "Kindle eBook Preview" or "Book Preview" section
7. Click Launch Previewer and make sure your updated cover looks as expected
8. Click Save and continue. This takes you to the Pricing page
9. Click the publish button at the bottom of this page

After completing the design, I exported the png file, then used gimp to convert to jpg at 90%.
I then submitted the new cover to amazon kindle. Note that book covers must be in jpg format. See Fig 2 below.

Fig 2. Submitted new cover

The status sates: Updates in review and the date and time I submitted is 27-April, 2019 at 6.30 pm.

Upon checking the following morning 28-April, 2019 at 10 am, I was pleasantly surprised that the updates were already approved and was LIVE. Looks like the update took less than 24 hours!

References:
https://blog.reedsy.com/book-cover-dimensions/
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200645690
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202173620

How long to approve new kindle book: How to admob your phonegap app.

Submitted book on April 24, 2019 at 11 pm.
Status then showed: IN REVIEW

On April 27, 2019 when I checked at 1.15 pm, the
Status has changed to: PUBLISHING

See the two figures 1 and 2 below.

Fig 1. Status of new book

Fig2. Details

When I checked again at 3.30, the status of the book has changed to: LIVE as shown in Fig 3 below.

As promised by Amazon, it really falls within 72 hours.

Speech to text voice typing in googledocs

Speech to text voice typing is available in googledocs.
Complete instructions found here:

https://www.smore.com/91m4v-voice-typing-in-google-docs

Googledrive pricing

Here is googledrive pricing as at time of writing:

Started writing book How to AdMob your PhoneGap Apps

Started on April 18, 2019 targetting Amazon kindle.