Not Free: Not Easy: No Instant Bestsellers EBook and Print-on-Demand Publishing

Not Free: Not Easy: No Instant Bestsellers EBook and Print-on-Demand Publishing Review

Avoid Snake Oil Salesman In 2011 Dewey Dempsey published nine (9) ebooks and three (3) print-on-demand novels. Prior to that he had published four (4) ebooks and three (3) print-on-demand novels. He uses the expertise gained in those processes to guide the reader through the changing landscape of both ebook and print-on-demand publishing. This guide is realistic and practical He also designed and built four websites and several Author Pages to market his books. The book is aimed at those who have completed at least a rough draft of a manuscript, although it would be useful to anyone new to the technology of epublishing and print-on-demand.

Freshwater Aquariums: How to Set Up One Like an Expert - The New Bestseller (Aquarium and Turtle Mastery)

Freshwater Aquariums: How to Set Up One Like an Expert - The New Bestseller (Aquarium and Turtle Mastery) Review

The New Bestseller.

From the same author of the other bestseller: How to Set Up A Marine Aquarium Like an Expert (Includes over one hundred great freshwater fish photos too)

With almost ten years of experience in purchasing, maintaining and appreciating thriving freshwater aquariums, David Chipperfield has now been given the official title of aquarium nut. In his latest book, he has written down the techniques that can take you from beginner to intrepid aquarist in no time.

David’s tips and techniques are designed to bring you up to speed rapidly with the most important points you need to know that will save you thousands of dollars as you setup your freshwater aquarium. It helps you avoid making the hundreds of mistakes and wasting the thousands of hours that it took the David to learn the right (and wrong) way to keep your fish healthy and happy.
From beginners to more experienced aquarists, this book will help you create a flourishing, gorgeous aquarium that will be the envy of your friends and visitors.

We asked Chipperfield what he thought people should know about this book and he said:

“Unfortunately, many freshwater aquarium owners are too quick to give up on their dreams of having a vibrant aquarium. I wrote this book because these are the specific tips and techniques that I wish someone had told me when I was getting started with freshwater aquariums. Many of them were painful to learn but I thought that my pain could perhaps help you avoid those mistakes. “
“This book will give you the right techniques you need in setting up and maintaining a freshwater fish tank.

The information in How to Setup a Freshwater Aquarium Like an Expert comes from hands on experience and includes answers to many challenging freshwater aquarium questions that might be hard to find the answer to online. More importantly, it contains the best of the information that you need to learn and as little superfluous information as possible. There is a lot you can learn online but you could stay up reading for (quite literally a whole year) and still not have a great understanding of what is important and what is not. If you have been looking for answers on freshwater aquarium ownership at the local pet store or online and you cannot find them then this is the book for you.

Some of the useful sections in How to Setup a Freshwater Aquarium Like an Expert are:

• Choosing the right aquarium size
• Stocking schemes for different tank sizes
• Top 10 Rules for a Successful Aquarium
• Technology and Equipment; Stands, Filters, Thermometers, Chillers, Heaters, Powerheads, Lighting
• Complete planning Checklist
• Step by Step Guide to Cycling Your Tank
• Step by Step Guide to Setting Up Your Aquarium (includes a shopping list and specific plan)
• Plants and Decorations
• How to Choose Your Fish
• How to Acclimate Your Fish
• The Nitrification cycle
• Managing the correct Ph Level for your fish
• Best Practices for How to Maintain Your Aquarium
• How to Change Water Properties
• Identifying Common Diseases and Problems in Freshwater Fish
• How to successfully move your aquarium and keep your fish alive
• Aquarium Troubleshooting
• Exactly how your tank size will affect what can go into your tank (with loads of examples of what works and what does not)
• What are the eight major items that you should definitely have as a minimum in your fish first aid kit
• And many more…

If you are looking for just one book with the tips you need to get your freshwater aquarium hobby stepped up to the next level then this could be the book for you.

Get your Copy Today


Also by this author:
How to Set Up A Marine Aquarium Like an Expert
(covers similar content to this book, except geared for marine aquariums)
How to Care for Your Pet Turtle Like an Expert

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction Review

Lady Chatterley's Lover. The Blue Lagoon. Portnoy's Complaint. The Da Vinci Code. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading--and why. John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Exploring the relationship between bestsellers and the fashions, ideologies, and cultural concerns of the day, the book includes short case-studies and lively summaries of bestsellers through the years: from In His Steps--now almost totally forgotten, but the biggest all-time bestseller between 1895 and 1945--to Gone with the Wind, The Andromeda Strain, and The Da Vinci Code. Discussing both classic and contemporary novels, alongside some surprising titles and long-forgotten names. Sutherland lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, revealing what makes a book into a bestseller and what separates bestsellers from canonical fiction.

The Secret of The Secret: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Runaway Bestseller

The Secret of The Secret: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Runaway Bestseller Review

The bestselling blockbuster The Secret by Rhonda Byrnes has taken America by storm.  The Secret of “The Secret” explores the explosive success of The Secret as well as the intriguing people and ideas behind it.
 
The Secret has already become a runaway sensation.  All across America, people are clamoring to embrace it. Karen Kelly delves into this extraordinary phenomenon -- What IS the secret?  Where did it come from and does it really work? 
 
The Secret of “The Secret” also investigates why this little book, particularly in America, has struck such a chord--does hope always spring eternal in the U.S.?  What is it about our culture that has historically drawn us to seek answers and change our destiny using the power of the mind and the universe?  Scholars and popular culture experts provide perspective on what makes the idea so appealing.
Several participants from The Secret share their behind-the-scenes stories and insights. Renowned psychologists, scientists, and theologians, weigh in on the power and limits of positive thinking and The Law of Attraction (the basis behind The Secret). Uncover the scientific and religious roots that form the building blocks of The Secret, as experts evaluate the author's claims about the various connections between these principles and "the secret."
Finally, the answers to the burning questions behind one of the biggest success stories of our time have arrived.  Discover The Secret of “The Secret.”

The Bestseller (An ePublishing murder mystery)

The Bestseller (An ePublishing murder mystery) Review

Would you kill to write a bestseller? Well Adrian Slater says that he’s prepared to do just that – and announces the fact in a creative writing class.

Lecturer Dudley Grose is convinced that Slater is a psychopath and means what he says. But the Dean of the university doesn’t believe him and neither do the cops.

But when a student on the course vanishes and her bathroom is awash with blood, the police wonder if Slater has actually carried out his threat, and if the book he’s writing contains the evidence that will put him away.

The Bestseller is a book about murder, but it’s also an insight into the creative writing process and how ePublishing has changed the rules for ever, creating a world where murder as entertainment might actually pay.

The Bestseller is a fast-paced novella of 53,000 words, about 200 pages, with a shocking twist in the tail.

It's already had a great five-star review from an Amazon Top 100 reviewer!

By Midnight - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Bestseller (Kindle Edition)

Wannabee author Adrian Slater attends creative writing classes and reveals to the class he intends to commit a murder so he can have a factual basis for his novel.

Stephen Leather has come up with another engrossing thriller that at around 53,000 words provides an absorbing journey to an unexpected destination. Readers may think they have worked out the ending before reaching the climax but as they read on, the story takes a final twist - but you'll have to read the story to find out what happens!

His offerings have ranged from the short very gentle Inspector Zhang locked room mysteries; the excellent Dan (Spider) Shepherd series; the Jack Nightingale occult detective series through to the hard biting novellas specifically written as ebooks 'The Basement' and 'Once Bitten'. Those who found that for them 'The Basement' was a tad on the gory side will find 'The Bestseller' does not come into the same category; nor are there any vampires - I simply found 'The Bestseller' an excellent fast-paced thriller and would heartily recommend it.

The formatting and flow of the text is excellent with noticeably absent typos - something which can be a problem with some ebooks.




Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series. Two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were made into movies. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.

Like Part of the Family

Like Part of the Family Review

Meet Sam Hunter. Ex-cop, low-rent private investigator working the back-streets of Philadelphia. Sam has issues—personal and psychological—but he’s good at what he does. When a beautiful blond from the Main Line hires him to protect her from her gangster ex-husband, Sam thinks it’s going to be a by-the-numbers gig. He’s wrong. David Skye is far more than a criminal –he’s an actual monster. Everyone is afraid of him. They should be. Everyone…except Sam, who brings a whole new kind of ‘mean’ to the mean streets. Things are about to get messy. LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY is the first short story in a new series by New York Times bestseller and multiple Bram Stoker award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (PATIENT ZERO, DEAD OF NIGHT). Fans of Jim Butcher and Laurell K. Hamilton will enjoy the first bloody adventure of a new kind of hero from the darkest side of town.

Vaporizing Medical Marijuana: VOLUME 420 (Omicron Vaporizer v2 plus HEXANE HONEY OIL-Bonus: Vol. III #1 BestSeller, Vol. II, "Vaporizing Medical Marijuana #1 BestSeller")

Vaporizing Medical Marijuana: VOLUME 420 (Omicron Vaporizer v2 plus HEXANE HONEY OIL-Bonus: Vol. III #1 BestSeller, Vol. II, "Vaporizing Medical Marijuana #1 BestSeller") Review

VOLUME 420 Is # 1bestseller as of 4/18/12 in Medical Technology!
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Vaporizing Medical Marijuana: Volume 420 (#1 bestseller-Omicron Vaporizer v2 plus HEXANE HONEY OIL-Bonus: Vol. III #1 BestSeller, Vol. II, "Vaporizing Medical Marijuana #1 BestSeller" & grow Medical Marijuana guide, butter recipe, make concentrates & Hashetone)
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This fourth installment in the ongoing series that keeps topping the charts here and abroad features an updated section on the brand new Omicron v2 pen vaporizer, tips & comparisons to the original Omicron, how to craft with reagent grade pure Hexane to get wax, budder, or honey oil, & updated methodology for vacuum purging, tips for crafting small batches of butane honey oil, & how to spot bad concentrates. There is a bonus section on crafting your own dose regulating gravity bong for patients with atrophy to reduce spasms in the diaphragm from coughing. The vaping revolution has arrived. Why continue to bombard your lungs with carcinogenic tar filled combusted smoke while medicating? If you are using medical marijuana to treat cancer, stop smoking and start vaping! Dr. Ray compares many affordable, portable devices in this comprehensive four volume series. This ebook include both bestsellers (volume one & three) for medicating consumers to enjoy. Volume 420 celebrates the unity & fellowship of the entire vaping world. Sample this ebook for free before buying! Read free with Prime! Or donate ninety-nine cents! Either way, we want you putting down the lighter and picking up the vaporizer. Save a medicating consumer patient's life: your own. Volume 420 is also coming to print. Learn how to navigate through the exciting new world of medical marijuana with a patient who happens to also be a neuropsychologist. Let five time bestselling Author and vaping guru, Dr. Jacob Ray, be your guide! Thank you to all of our readers around the globe. Keep convection, lose combustion.

On the Island

On the Island Review

When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day.

T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a stack of overdue assignments - instead of his friends.

Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Adrift in shark-infested waters, their life jackets keep them afloat until they make it to the shore of an uninhabited island. Now Anna and T.J. just want to survive and they must work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter. Their basic needs might be met but as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.'s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.

"On the Island is a clever, captivating story. The characters will live in your thoughts long after you turn the last page." ~ Meira Pentermann, author of Firefly Beach

CAPITAL OFFENSE

CAPITAL OFFENSE Review

“'24' meets ‘The West Wing' in the most shocking political thriller of the year. This pulse-pounding political thriller has it all, riveting characters, a spellbinding plot and a shocking conclusion. Tightly wrought characters battle for survival as the plot hurtles forward at warp speed. Plan to stay up late. Highly recommended.”
---VINCE FLYNN, New York Times Bestselling Author

“Frighteningly real, Capital Offense rivets you from the very first page. High-octane suspense, brutal deceit and premeditated murder escalate to an unforgettable conclusion. You'll think about this book long after you’ve read the last page. Impossible to put down.”
--LEE CHILD, New York Times Bestselling Author

“The best kind of thriller . . . fast-paced, spellbinding and complex with a heavy dose of reality. Socially and politically relevant, CAPITAL OFFENSE proves Antrim has the heart of an investigative journalist with the adroit touch of a master novelist . . . A stunning debut.”
--Scott McKibben, The San Francisco Examiner

IS THE FIRST LADY PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW THE PRESIDENT?
This questions seems inconceivable to journalist Jack Rudley, but so did the murder of his own father, Senator William Rudley. Now his father is dead and all roads lead to the White House. Roads Jack must take if he's ever to know the truth. Roads twisted by deceit, revenge, power and murder. Roads First Lady Carolyn Alden Lane navigates with great skill.

When she learns she's a pawn in a deadly bid for the White House, her world comes crashing down. Driven by desperation, she refuses to take the fall alone. But how far will she go to even the score? Against all odds, Jack searches for the truth, a truth that may cost him his life, while Carolyn struggles to survive in a web of savage political corruption.

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Review

Lady Chatterley's Lover. The Blue Lagoon. Portnoy's Complaint. The Da Vinci Code. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading--and why. John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Exploring the relationship between bestsellers and the fashions, ideologies, and cultural concerns of the day, the book includes short case-studies and lively summaries of bestsellers through the years: from In His Steps--now almost totally forgotten, but the biggest all-time bestseller between 1895 and 1945--to Gone with the Wind, The Andromeda Strain, and The Da Vinci Code. Discussing both classic and contemporary novels, alongside some surprising titles and long-forgotten names. Sutherland lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, revealing what makes a book into a bestseller and what separates bestsellers from canonical fiction.

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France Review

Robert Darnton's work is one of the main reasons that cultural history has become an exciting study central to our understanding of the past.

His latest book vibrates with the strange political and literary energies of ancien régime France. The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France traces the merging of philosophical, sexual, and anti-monarchical interests into the pulp fiction of the 1780s, banned books that make fascinating reading more than two centuries later.

French literature of the eighteenth century means to us today Rousseau and Voltaire and the "classic" texts that, we imagine, gave rise to the Revolution. Yet very few of the standard works of the Enlightenment were as widely read as books whose names we have never heard, books that were the currency of a huge literary underground during the reign of Louis XVI. Included in this volume are Darnton's translations of excerpts from three of these works.

After twenty-five years of research, Darnton has summarized his findings in one brilliant work that examines the reciprocal relationship between private literature and the public world, the (illegal) spread of Enlightenment thought, and the interesting possibility that the writings of some not-so-famous authors contributed to the fall of the French aristocracy.

A Lighter Shade of Gray

A Lighter Shade of Gray Review

Ten years ago, Devon gave up the love of her life, fearing she would one day fall victim to the mental illness that has slowly ravaged the mind of her mother, who is now being cared for in a private facility.

Just when it seems Devon might have a chance to make up for past mistakes, her best friend Cass becomes a suspect in the murder of her sister's drug-dealing boyfriend. Devon knows Cass is lying about the details of her involvement and the lead detective on the case, convinced that Cass is guilty, is relentless in his pursuit of justice.

When her mother's young, emotionally disturbed roommate insinuates she knows something about the night of the murder, as well as details from Devon's own life that no one else is privy to, Devon becomes desperate to uncover the truth before Detective Lake does. As the investigation continues, Devon is led down a path she never expected and forced to face her greatest fears of life and love.

Tangled in a web of lies, regrets and questions, can she find a way to let go of the past and start again? And, once the mystery is solved, can she live with the secrets she's uncovered?

Burning Down 'The Shack': How the 'Christian' bestseller is deceiving millions

Burning Down 'The Shack': How the 'Christian' bestseller is deceiving millions Review

Who would have thought that a small paperback novel, written by an unknown, could land on the bestsellers list for over 100 weeks, altering millions of readers' perceptions of god?

Since its release in 2008, The Shack, by Paul Young, has been praised as an amazing source of spiritual renewal. But is the bestseller all it seems? Are Young's views orthodox? More to the point… are they truth?

In Burning Down 'The Shack,' James B. De Young, Th.D., a graduate-level professor of Greek and biblical studies for 30 years, shows just how spiritually flimsy The Shack truly is, and how its enticing yet false doctrine is stealthily cracking the foundations of countless Christians' faith--and rotting away their very concept of the true God. With the skill of an investigator and the heart of a counselor, De Young addresses essential issues about biblical doctrine and scriptural truth. Bringing to light a series of troubling questions about The Shack and its author, De Young clearly shows how this runaway hit is little more than a runaway from truth.

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"In Burning Down 'The Shack,' Dr. James B. De Young has done an incredibly important favor for evangelical Christians everywhere. His evaluation of the theology and deceit involved in The Shack is on target and critical for today's world." - Paige Patterson, President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jacqueline Marcell Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on <i>The Inside Success Show</i>: Jacqueline Marcell talks about caring for elderly parents, and advice from her best-seller, <i>Elder Rage</i>

Jacqueline Marcell Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on The Inside Success Show: Jacqueline Marcell talks about caring for elderly parents, and advice from her best-seller, Elder Rage Review

The topic for today is "caring for the elderly." It's been said that we are an adult only once and a child twice. This statement can only be truly appreciated by someone who has taken care of an elderly person who was very difficult. With millions upon millions of baby boomers heading into their 60's and 70's, it is time for America to proactively get ready or suffer the unkind alternatives.

This special guest says that her grandmother told her once, "God makes teenagers and the elderly mean on purpose-otherwise, their families would never be able to let them go." That may be true, but it offers little comfort when you're the one who has to survive caring for your aging parent. She did more than just live to tell about it, she has written a book, which will no doubt become a 'must have' resource to many of us.

If you have an elderly parent, or someday might have one, then you may need to prepare for unreasonable demands, obsession, depression, manipulation, distrust, and hostility, so my word of advice to you while is PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to this interview.

Here's just a few of the things you'll learn on this interview:

* How Jacqueline Marcell lost her entire savings because no one would believe her
* Why you need to know the signs of dementia
* How you can take the driver's license of your obstinate (and dangerous) parent and still be the "good guy"
* What you can do to get Long-Term Care Insurance for FREE
* Why you must find out what can be done to slow down the effects of Alzheimer's
* And much, much more ...