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Electronic books - that is books you read on the computer- have the same information and entail the same reading experience as books in the traditional form - that is books you actually hold in your hands. An ebook looks just like a Microsoft document but it is transformed into an ebook format such as PDF where the reader cannot make any changes to the document. There are other points of comparisons of ebooks and just regular books.

Anybody can buy an ebook the traditional way, just walk into a bookstore but with ebooks you have to have a computer and internet connection and also a credit card which presupposes your finances are in good order for the bank to allow you a credit card while with a traditional book no matter your financial situation even if you do not have a credit card you can purchase one as long as you have some money.

Suppose you were looking for a book on a particular subject and your local physical bookstore does not carry books on such subjects you can always find books on such subjects on the net (and even subjects you have never dreamed of) and you can purchase a book from someone halfway around the world and have it in minutes!

An ebook is not a book you can physically hold in your hands and it can be irritating to sit in front of your computer to read an entire book while you can curl up with a traditional book anywhere but with ebook readers this make ebooks portable just as the traditional books.

You flick through pages of a traditional book but you scroll down the pages of an ebook.

You can make copies of a traditional book with a photocopier while with ebooks with just a click of a button in mere seconds you can make an entire copy of a book.

You cannot hold ebooks in your hands but the pages will never yellow no matter how long you have it nor get doggie ears no matter how much you read it. The pages will always be crisp and new as the day you bought it (unless your computer is invaded by a worm which destroys all documents on your computer).

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Author, Margaret LeNois demonstrates excellent story-telling capabilities in her 272-page fiction novel, Cremator’s Revenge.

The title was perfect choice for the book. Here we have a very disturbed serial killer working as a cremator at the very graveyard where his beloved grandmother lay. Obsessed with her death, a twisted kind of religion, a benevolent hate for destitute people and being a loner, took a toll on him. It seemed, for a while at least, that refuge could be found in tending his beautiful gardens out in the Florida sunshine.

The author is brutally realistic and shows a true understanding of people in less privileged situations and the life circumstances that brought them there. We are shown how street people, or “streeters”, survive the elements, avoid dangers and locate food. The huge benefits that the meals, clothes, showers and comfort that volunteers provide is a gift that cannot be measured for those who have no access to these things. The “streeters” creation of tight and protective substitute families, aid against the prejudice within society. And those that aim for greener pastures face huge challenges.

The heart-thumping pace is kept steady with the author’s skilled use of fear, righteous wrath and revenge - emotions that today’s society can relate to and on some level, even cheer. A tense romance triangle between a feisty reporter, a frustrated cop and a destitute military veteran really spices things up. There were sections of such chilling horror that I shivered, but couldn’t break away from reading just one more page.

I absolutely loved reading this psychological thriller and highly recommend it to readers who like a book that is hard to set down.

ISBN#: 0976773201
Author: Margaret M. LeNois
Publisher: A Better Be Write Publisher

~ Lillian Brummet - Book Reviewer - Co-author of the book Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her impact on the environment - Author of Towards Understanding, a collection of poetry. (www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)

A frantic schedule often makes it troublesome to get around to reading all the titles you want to. Sometimes we do not realize how lengthy commutes and various other tasks may take up sizable portions of our time. Your favorite pastimes take a back seat to your career, getting the children, or even household tasks. You can make utilize of the hours you spend doing chores to get up to date on books you can’t get around to reading. Thanks to media files, you can savor Living an Empowered Life by Denise Lynch available from Download Audio Book Online, or audible books brought to life by Dan Abnett without even lifting the book.

In the modern hectic environmant multi-tasking is a must. Audio books like Pimsleur French I Part 3 by Dr. Paul Pimsleur available from Download Audio Book Online make better use of of the dead hours in our routine, whether it’s waiting time in a dentist’s surgery or possibly buying groceries. Audible books are obtainable to download as media files suitable for your PC, laptops and media players these titles include Pimsleur Hindi I Part 3 by Dr. Paul Pimsleur, so if you’ve got an iPod or other mp3 player and use the opportunity to hear a best seller or a fantastic novel, for instance audio-books penned by Charles Holdefer without dragging cumbersome books around.

Audible books offer many benefits like renting or buying the instructional title of your choice then enjoying it in your own time. Interested in studying Polish? Try audiobooks! You can review current business practises, or you can enjoy mulling over the most innovative notions about religious belief or modern spirituality.

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Don’t forget audio books when you next want to purchase a book, audiobooks can be fantastic means to squeeze the learning you need to achieve into a busy schedule.

What if I told you that you could build your own home without having to worry about purchasing the blueprints, the materials, hiring a contractor and, more importantly, with little to no money required. The home would be virtually free! Would you accept my offer? I thought so! Now, what if I told you that I could show you how to build an online business, virtually free, producing and marketing your very own product. That’s right, it would be your very own product. Would you accept my offer? If so, keep reading.

In our daily quest for information on how to start our own home-based online business, we are bombarded with information overload. You become overwhelmed and concerned as to whether are not you are going to get what you pay for, or if the information purchased is really what you need. Often times, the programs are overpriced and the person offering the program has not established himself/herself as an online business success. But, guess what? It can be done without all the hype, all the money, and it is relatively simple and FREE.

Here is what you’ll need:

* A computer

* Internet

* Microsoft Word

* Workspace

* Made up mind

Believe it or not, you can create an informational product such as an e-book in as little as 7 days or less. Grab a pen and pad, start generating your ideas (something you know well and that you’re good at), and just start writing. Don’t stop and don’t worry about grammatical errors, not right now, anyway. Once you have your ideas on paper, find a friend to edit your content. After the editing is done, your e-book is basically complete. With the completion of the book, you can start strategizing on ways to make it make money for you over and over again. You don’t have to concern yourself with shipping, inventory or the sorts. You will literally make money while you sleep. The more you do this, the easier it becomes. You will see that creating an e-book can be as easy as 1,2,3! Don’t wait another minute!

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If we learned anything from childhood, it was not to build our houses out of straw. After all, that big bad wolf was just waiting to blow it down. But that was before the world knew the numerous advantages of using compressed straw bales, as a key building material as outlined in the book The Straw Bale House. This easy to understand book is comprehensive in its education on how to build with straw- so that no wolf (or tornado for that matter) can ever blow it down. The book covers why and how to build with straw bales, while also illustrating necessary details to create an aesthetically and sound home at an affordable price. To portray this point, The Straw Bale House provides a good number of enlightening black and white diagrams as well as impressive color photographs. I would have to say The Straw Bale House is the Bible of straw bale construction books and therefore an indispensable starting point for anyone looking into the straw bale home concept. After purchasing the book (well worth the price) I had no reservations about going ahead with my own project and building with straw bales. Both new and experienced builders will appreciate the clear, simple instructions and diagrams, as well as practical explanations for dealing with building codes and insurers.

The Straw Bale House also nurtures you on the many practical advantages of building with compressed straw bales. In addition to being inexpensive, straw bale serve as a clean, and lightweight building material that is easy to work with. The book discusses the many important advantages straw offers such as super high-energy efficiency (a need in today’s high heating costs), superior fire resistance, while at the same time seismically correct. In addition, this all-natural material, as a recycled agricultural byproduct of grain production, is a sustainable, renewable resource. While enthusiasts of straw bale construction praise this method of building for the aforementioned reasons, the actual reason so many people are turning to straw bale homes is because they are so often extraordinarily beautiful and inviting, as The Straw Bale House’s many color photographs displays. Clearly, inexpensive doesn’t have to mean low quality nor unattractive. The natural materials used in creating a straw bale home exude a lot of chi. And so does this book. The Straw Bale House would be a good addition to any coffee table.

In part 2 of comic books history I’ll be covering the first half of the Platinum age. The second half will be in the last installment.

The Platinum age started with a book that came out in 1897 titled “The Yellow Kid in McFadden’s Flats.” It was 196 pages long and in black and white. The cost was 50 cents and was published by G. W. Dillingham Company. It was actually part of a series Dillingham did on American authors. The phrase “comic book” was actually coined with this printing as the phrase was written on the back cover.

In 1899 a “Funny Books” comic came out which featured the format that became the traditional comic book format of the Platinum age. It was hard cover and very large at 16 1/2 by 12 inches. The book was created by F.M. Howarth, but published by E.P. Dutton. It was a black and white collection of reprints from the Puck magazine.

It wasn’t until 1901 that the first color comic book came out. It was called “The Blackberries” and was 9 by 12 in hardcover.

Around that same time, what became the most used format for comic books at 17 by 11 inches, came out. Some of the early titles of this format were “The Katzenjammer Kids”, “Little Nemo” and “Happy Hooligan.” It was during this time that the first “Buster Brown” comic was created, the character from which the Buster Brown shoes were made. As a matter of fact because of the success of Buster Brown many companies used the comic to sell their merchandise.

In 1910 the now popular “Mutt and Jeff” came out with a new format, the reprinting of daily strips in black and white. The book was still hard cover but was 15 by 5 inches. It was published by Ball Publishing and 5 volumes were published.

Then in 1919, Publisher Cupples & Leon used a different format. They were 10″ by 10″ with 4 panels per page. They were black and white, 52 pages for 25 cents. Titles and characters used for these books was “Mutt & Jeff” and “Bringing up Father.”

It wasn’t until 1922 that the first monthly published comic came out. The date on the cover was simply January and was 10 cents. The format was 8 1/2 by 9. The title was “Comics Monthly” and only lasted 12 issues. Each issue featured a different King Features comic character. The characters featured during this 12 month run were “Polly and Her Pals”, “Mike and Ike”, whom the candy was named after, “S’Matter Pop”, “Barney Google”, “Tillie the Toiler”, “Indoor Sports”, “Little Jimmy”, “Toots and Casper”, “Foolish Questions” and “Barney Google and Spark Plug.” These were all reprints of comics originally printed in 1921.

In 1926 the forever popular “Little Orphan Annie” was first published by Cupples and Leon in 7 by 9 format. These were printed in both hard and soft cover and were 60 cents each. It wasn’t until 1929 that Dell, one of the soon to be larger comic book publishers, got into the act. Their first comic was called “The Funnies” and was done in tabloid size format. The comic was 16 pages and sold for 10 cents. It was sold at news stands along with the newspapers. What was unique about this comic was that it was done in 4 colors and was not a collection of reprints but original comics.

In 1930 Walt Disney also got into comic books with the “Mickey Mouse Book” published by Bibo and Lang. It was 9 by 12 and 20 pages long. Inside the comic were also games, stories and songs. This was really more a magazine than a comic and it really wasn’t until 1931 that the first true Mickey Mouse comic came out. It was 32 pages long, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 and published by David McKay Company. Over 50,000 copies of this comic were published. Between 1931 and 1933 there were a number of Mickey Mouse based comics that were published.

In the last issue we’ll go over the years of 1933 to 1938. The reason for devoting one issue to only 6 years is because it was during this time that comic book publishing really took off and comics started coming out of the woodwork.

I have decided to start with this text as simply far too many people have said to me I should - it clearly has an enormous following of people who found the message rang true for them.

In the introduction to the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Covey talks about how we perceive reality based on certain beliefs or paradigm.

As an example, he tells the story of a ship in a fog, apparently on a collision course with another craft. The captain, having become quite agitated at the other crafts refusal to alter course, experienced a significant paradigm shift when it was realised that the other craft was a lighthouse. The captain then faced a situation in a new light(no pun intended). His reality and behaviour altered by the new understanding. The message is that often we forget that what we think is reality, is only what we see. Just ask any magician!!

A strong thread through this first section is that people don’t do things to you. They are acting on their reality in the same way as you are seeing motives behind their actions based on what you can see. When the feeling of being “done to” rises we too often look to blame something external. What Covey is saying, is that only by understanding the perceived reality of the do’er, can we find the common reality necessary to both appreciate the true middle ground.

This is not easy. When I have been in the position where I was sure someone was doing something just to get back at me, I struggle to even consider their position in any unfiltered light. I have needed someone I trust to take me aside and say “Listen Steve, no matter what you think, this person is doing this because they truly believe it for the good of the group”. This was something I would not even had heard from the person in question, and frankly was not that easy to hear from my then trusted coach. Covey has a great quote “What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot her what you say” -how many times has that been the case?

He speaks of an “inside-out” approach to problems, that means to start with ourselves and what?s happening on the inside. As an example this approach says that private victories precede public ones, that keeping promises to ourselves precedes keeping promises to others.

“Character is a composite of our habits”

“habits are the intersection of Knowledge, Skill and Desire.”

These statements under pin the rest of the book.

Covey talks about three levels of maturity. Dependence where everything is about “you”(someone else) that we are dependent upon. Independence, where its all about I - I am responsible and I can do it. This is where I feel many leaders stop. With the confidence of only themselves they try to drive others to their dreams.

Interdependence is where its all about we. Being a natural introvert, this is something I have to learn. I am far more comfortable doing my stuff on my own. The thought of having to rely on others for part of my dreams does not feel natural. That may be a bit harsh, in fact there are a few individuals I have worked with where is has not been an issue of leadership, more of partnership. My issue is to expand these to a wider number of people.

Covey talks about how interdependence can feel like dependence and therefore not a step forward. Often phrased as “doing their own thing” or being liberated people move back from potential interdependence to independence.

The rest of the book is divided into three main parts. The first three chapters deal with taking people from dependence to independence. Now if you are like me, you think this is a step you have already taken. This maybe so, but these chapters are going to heighten our self awareness and cement us at or above the level of independence. Covey describes these as “Private Victories”.

Habits four to seven are the “Public Victories” that will move us from independence to interdependence, and the last habit is about continuous improvement.

Covey then talks about efficiency as the necessary balance between return and investment. Or as he calls it Production and production Capacity (P/PC). An interesting quote here for me was “..always treat your employees as you would have them treat your best customers.” He speaks of how you can employ people but the extra special part of the individual has to be won, passionate employees are there for more than the money, is the way I see it. This is where the interdependence and trusting those you work with all starts to come together.

The final message of the introduction is:

“No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside”.

For me this is a moment of commitment. I feel that I have a choice here and now. I can leave the gate closed and go on as before, or open it and dive into the rest of this text… “and see how deep the rabbit hole goes” as Morpheus said.

Be brave, be famous.

Cheers Steve

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I’ve always been fascinated by “anti-marketing”, and how powerful its effect can be if done properly, so when I stumbled upon The Rich Jerk salesletter, I was immediately intrigued.

I’ll admit, I’m one of those people who *never* reads a salesletter when I am considering buying something (I do read them when researching techniques, but that’s another story), but from the moment I read The Rich Jerk’s headline, I couldn’t keep from reading the entire thing. Sure, in the back of my brain, I was telling myself that I was only reading it from a research perspective, and that I had no intention of actually purchasing the book. However, by the time I was halfway through the salesletter, I absolutely HAD to buy the ebook. Even if it was just the same rehashed old stuff, this guy deserved my money just for the education (and entertainment!) I got from his salesletter. My point here is that anti-marketing works very well if done right, and The Rich Jerk has done it extremely right

However, after reading the book, I’m pleasantly suprised! The Rich Jerk does indeed contain information that WILL assist you in making more money online…

His writing style is easy to follow, and perfectly understandable if you’ve been around the internet for a short time, but it is definately not for complete newbies (he does not, for example, take you step by step through registering a domain name or obtaining web hosting) - if you feel like you need any amount of hand-holding, this ebook is not for you.

In the first chaper, entitled “Creating an Affiliate Website that Sells Like Crazy”, he covers building affiliate websites to earn commissions from the sales of other people’s products. He starts by listing 13 affiliate sites and ranks them as “must join”, “maybe join”, and “join if [you are] bored”. Once you’ve selected a product to sell, he goes through six specific writing strategies to use on your affiliate site to hook the reader and get them to click through on your affiliate link. He then gives you a complete sample “sales letter” (it’s more like an article) with all of his strategies at work.

The third section in chaper one discusses offering rebates to your customers, but it’s not just the same old “buy from me and I’ll give you part of my affiliate fee back”. Rich Jerk delves into specific ways to do refunds that will increase your bottom line as opposed to simply offering a rebate.

In the final section of chaper one, Rich Jerk writes about setting up pay-per-lead sites, where you get paid $10 or so for each person who provides you with his or her information (which you then pass on to a company which pays you for the lead.) I found this section to be a bit light on content, although there is enough there to get his point across. I think this is a technique that has not been explored in-depth by any of the mainstream internet marketing channels, and one that warrants further research.

Read the rest of our review of The Rich Jerk at The NetProfit Report

When I first came across “The Rich Jerk” website I thought what everyone else did. Here’s another scammer trying to make some money with a worthless book. I was about to close when I actually stopped to realise that the writing style was something I hadn’t encountered before. It had attitude. After doing some research, I found out that this ‘Rich Jerk’ was actually for real, and becoming more and more popular. He must know something! After all, he had shown us impressive earnings in his sales letter.

Well, I just had to buy it.

This book goes beyond the aspects of original add copy and sales letters. It reveals a few hard core marketing techniques which will appear ‘uneasy’ to most people, but it also provides many alternatives so you don’t get hung up on one technique. This is a book that is for people wanting to make serious money off the internet. It has straight-to-the-point information minus the fluff & filler.

Bottom line? “The Rich Jerk” delivered. This book is worth every cent. It put a smile on my face and some zeros to the end of my paycheck =)

So what are you waiting for? Get It Now!!!

“This has to be one of the best detective novels I have read
in some time - right up there with Lawrence Sanders! P.J.
Lawton is far from new to the world of writing and he
displays excellent story-writing skills in Lethal Option. He
shares much of the same history as his main character,
giving the detective more depth than could be achieved
otherwise.

I think I would classify this book as a ‘thriller-mystery’. The
reader is taken on a roller-coaster ride from one seemingly
unconnected crime into another. The main character is a
Private Investigator who has a loyal heart and honestly tries
to make wrongs right whenever he can. Along with his
military history and police experiences, the PI was aware of
and listened to his sixth sense, which allowed him to detect
when things were not quite right - a lethal combination. In
his private life his heart is beginning to awaken after many
years of slumber and he is faced with a decision that he is
not sure he is ready to make. Eventually the PI encounters
something so great that it changes his destiny, and possibly
his character, forever.

I sincerely enjoyed reading and reviewing this book.
Honestly, I could not put it down and I have already begun a
second read - this time for pleasure. I will be found pacing
the floors until I can get my hands on book #2 to see what
happens next! I give this book the highest rating possible
and recommend it highly to readers who love a book that
makes you think.”

ISBN#:1413779301
Publisher: Publish America
Author: P.J. Lawton

~ Lillian Brummet - Book Reviewer - Co-author of the book Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her impact on the environment Author of Towards Understanding, a collection of poetry.
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