Always keen to embrace the latest technology to achieve the widest readership, Jim has published the book online through smashwords.com - an American-based e-book publishing website.
For the princely sum of $US5 readers can download Jim's latest tome - 158,000 words, wrapped into 74 pages on cyberspace.
A printed edition is also planned, but Jim is a strong supporter of e-books as the first port of call for any aspiring author.
"Firstly it bypasses any dealings with booksellers and publishers who can take a fee.
"Plus once the book is online, it can be downloaded into hundreds of languages with the click of the mouse."
Jim used a local publisher to get the book released with smashwords.com.
"There's still quite a bit of work to do to get it to the stage where it can be read - there's still editing and proofreading to do, as well as copyright and acknowledgments - it's a daunting process," he says.
The greatest advantage is, there's a higher chance the e-book version will be read by a big publishing agent.
"For the average author who is not a Lee Childs, or Patricia Cornwell, the chances of having your work read by a major publisher is almost zilch.
"You can paper your living room with rejection slips.
"But online, the e-book circumnavigates the system - the book is available to the public from the word 'go'.
"From there you never know where it will lead - it may take off and become a Hollywood movie - and it doesn't have to be next week, or next year - it will remain online for hundreds of years.
"If it hits the right chord, there's a better chance than winning the first prize in a lottery."
Claire Plaisted of Plaisted Publishing House, Rotorua, says e-books are as popular as regular books, although not all writers aim to achieve financial success through their work.
"E-books offer writers a cost-effective avenue to achieve their personal goals, dreams and ambition of seeing their work in published form," Claire says.
"Start-up costs are minimised, allowing for print-on-demand options rather than an up-front capital expense to the writer.
"This naturally flows on to reduce financial risk."
E-books can offer extra freedom to authors to write across genres, and to write what and when they want, rather than to order.
