Book Marketing DeMystified: SELF-PUBLISHING SUCCESS Do you want to sell more copies of your self-published book? Of course you do. This book reveals how you will achieve publishing success. Discover which sales and marketing tactics are creating results for other authors. Learn how the modern book publishing industry actually functions, including little-known practices that could hold the key to your profitability. Each concept is explained and illustrated with inspiring true-life stories of authors who have achieved success on their own terms. Book Marketing DeMystified: SELF-PUBLISHING SUCCESS is based on 10 months of interviews with industry insiders and bestselling indie (self-publishing) authors who have used iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, Lulu and other services, or have done it all on their own. Learn how one author sold over one million copies, hardly any of those through bookstores. Each author reveals the hits and misses of sales and marketing where innovation and clever choices bring best results and satisfaction. In this book, author Bruce Batchelor -- who invented the print-on-demand publishing process that has enabled indie authors to sell tens of millions of books -- helps you pick which specific marketing efforts will be most time-efficient and cost-effective for you, your book and your purpose. By creating the right marketing mix, you will be successful in selling your book and will enjoy yourself along the way! About author BRUCE BATCHELOR A bestselling author, Bruce speaks at writers conferences and consults to the publishing industry. He is the editor and CEO at Agio Publishing House and lives with his wife and son in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Book Marketing DeMystified: Enjoy Discovering the Optimal Way to Sell Your Self-Published Book, Practical advice from the inventor of print-on-demand (POD) publishing

Business & Money

Bruce T. Batchelor

Marketing & Sales

Agio Publishing House

The Power in the Dark is Book One of The Ancient Bloodlines Trilogy Fanatical soldiers invade Britain in 1112 AD to hunt down the remaining survivors of an ancient bloodline and retrieve a mysterious sword. What is the Power? Thirteen years after Crusaders seized Jerusalem, a mysterious band of soldiers invades southwest Britain. They are led by two giant men with terrifying powers bent on hunting down the last survivors of a sacred bloodline and retrieving a magical sword. Who will be able to stop them? Swept up in the struggle against the invaders, John and Gwen experience brutal captures, fierce chases and terrifying visions. Questions about their heritage haunt them. What is their bloodline? What does it mean to be the 'Keeper of the Grail'? And who is Owl?

The Power in the Dark: Book 1 of the Ancient Bloodlines Trilogy

Literature & Fiction

Mathias, Barry

Genre Fiction

Nine Dog Winter: Winter camping with sled dogs in Canada's Yukon by Bruce T. Batchelor is a true story, about two young Canadians who recruit nine mismatched huskies, and head out camping in the Yukon as the temperature plunges to Sixty-Eight Below. Follow this 1980-'81 winter adventure of a young couple intent on recreating the classic Yukon pioneer lifestyle. Includes dozens of photographs, maps and diagrams, plus complete instructions for building toboggans, harnesses, moccasins and other traditional winter camping equipment. Hundreds of tips gathered from native and white trappers, pioneers and others who live and thrive in the Northern bush. About the author BRUCE BATCHELOR: Though he'd lived in the Yukon for five years, the author's unfulfilled dream was to spend a winter in a remote wilderness cabin with a woman he loved, training dog teams and making long expeditions. When he teamed up with backcountry ranger Marsha McGillis in 1980, the (mis)adventures could begin! Bruce Batchelor came to the Yukon in 1973, planning to stay just long enough to earn money for a trip to Europe. Instead, he fell in love with the wilderness and its people, and stayed for most of the next eight years. He has written three books about his stay in the North. Marsha McGillis, heroine of Nine Dog Winter, agreed to marry him in 1983. Their son, Dan, was born in 1992. They live in Victoria, BC, with a white lab-husky cross named Tyhee Too in honour of the Tyhee in this story. Bruce and Marsha own Agio Publishing House, where he edits and directs marketing, while Marsha designs the books and Dan takes photos. REVIEWER'S COMMENT: "A real page turner. I couldn't wait to see what was around the next bend in the trail as I raced through this delightful read. An instant classic about Canada's North as experienced by two plucky southerners." -- David Pettigrew, filmmaker, adventurer and sourdough

Nine Dog Winter: In 1980, Two Young Canadians Recruited Nine Rowdy Sled Dogs, and Headed Out Camping in the Yukon Winter

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Batchelor, Bruce T.

Pets & Animal Care

Imagine a top producing real estate salesperson, single mom, bad relationships with men, unhealthy, self-styled dumb blonde... who awakens to her destiny of healing bodies, minds and souls. Meet Nadine Mercey, high vibrational healer. This is her personal story. Reading it will change yours. Her mission is raising awareness about the potential in all of us to boost our personal vibration so we can be healthy, in loving relationships, and laughing often and out loud. lol About the Author Nadine Mercey is a high vibrational healer. She grew up in Brantford, Ontario, and confesses to having never done well at formal education. "My mind just didn't work like other people's." Looking back, she recognizes signs of mild autism in her behavior. For twenty years, Nadine worked in real estate, rising to become one of Canada's top realtors. Her success came from an uncanny ability to intuitively understand the needs and motivations of buyers and sellers. Her awakening to the extent of her intuitive capabilities came from selling a haunted house -- one that had been featured in her dreams since childhood. Soon she was experiencing great vibrational development -- and receiving messages in her mind from voices who identified themselves as angels. She is guided and protected by the Gabrielle Collective and other energies. Nadine conducts readings, often at great distances, during which she communicates with the client's spirit guide(s) and/or angel(s). These entities provide instruction about what is required to raise the person's vibration, in order to restore balance to soul, mind and body. Generally energy flows into the person's body as Nadine visualizes areas that need help. Healing happens through creative visualization, and only when intended for the highest and best interest -- to help that person progress toward his or her predetermined life purpose. Blessed with extraordinarily high vibration, Nadine devotes a portion of her practice to healing other intuitives and to making people aware of their own intuitive capabilities. She is a medical intuitive, who has helped doctors identify illnesses in their patients. Nadine is a dynamic presenter at seminars, and has been the subject of a documentary film. Discussions are underway about hosting a television show. She is also developing her own line of healing products. Nadine lives in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada with her two teenaged sons, Eric and Jaxon. She loves to dance and laugh. And she does own way too many shoes. Her website is at www.NadineMercey.com Reviews "Nadine's healing is amazing. Pro and amateur athletes will gain new awareness and better health by reading her new book." -- Peter Zezel, NHL hockey legend and coach "Nadine Mercy is the most powerful healer that I know and will astonish even her most ardent skeptic. This profound book is a must read!" -- renown psychic medium Karyn Reece (as seen on Lifetime Channel, TLC and Discovery Channel) "Deeper Souls, Less Shoes is a fascinating and breezy narrative. At first I felt like a voyeur, but soon I realized this book was all about me, too! Nadine's tale gives me permission to fully embrace the many odd occurrences that fall into my life daily and to expect that these occurrences or clues, will fit together to create a picture, MY LIFE, larger, more fulfilling and powerful than I can currently imagine. After reading Nadine's book I am filled with confidence to look, and guess what... it's there. Thank you, sister! -- Linda Schaumleffel, Olympic athlete and brain fitness expert

Deeper Souls, Less Shoes: An Owner's Manual for the Soul

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mercey, Nadine

Alternative Medicine

THE ATHEIST AFTERLIFE The odds of an afterlife: Reasonable. The odds of meeting God there: Nil. THE ATHEIST AFTERLIFE describes an afterlife that is consistent with known law and requires nothing more than physics. It demonstrates that an afterlife is possible based on reason, and supports the probability of an afterlife with an original and testable support for dualism -- the proposition that our mind and body are separate.
An afterlife based on reason has profound implications. An afterlife that requires only physics requires no God; it makes the concept of God irrelevant and removes the 'God of the Gaps' completely. It enables us to prove that many religious conceptions of an afterlife are false, including the concepts of judgement, selectivity based on belief, and the existence of Heaven and Hell. It removes the concept of an afterlife from its religious associations, so humanists and other rationalists can examine it on its own merit. And an original and testable support for dualism could resolve a philosophical debate that's been going on for more than 2,000 years!
 'Philosophy has had one arm tied behind its back by the absence of a law prohibiting an afterlife, and the other arm tied behind its back by the absence of any logical mechanism to support it. ... Until now.' Entertaining and well reasoned, THE ATHEIST AFTERLIFE is a significant contribution to philosophy and free thought. Author DAVID STAUME is a philosopher, secular humanist and public speaker. He is a member of rationalist and freethinking associations, is studying at the University of London, and can be contacted via the website www.ModernPhilosophy.com.

The Atheist Afterlife: The odds of an afterlife - Reasonable. The odds of meeting God there - Nil

Politics & Social Sciences

Staume, David

Philosophy

TURTLE ON A FENCE POST is "the ideal gift of wisdom and inspiration for the high school graduate." <ul>
<li>The ultimate 'life after high school' reference book -- a guide to help our children and their friends navigate the complicated 'real world' they will face after graduation.</li> <li>Why 365 lessons? Because it is important to learn something new every day. Each lesson is short -- it can be read quickly over breakfast or during a study break.</li> <li>A theme for each day of the week. Monday's message is motivational; Tuesday's and Wednesday's are hints for advancing a career. Thursday's and Friday's are general life lessons. Saturday's focus is on social aspects, while Sunday's spiritual guidance comes from many religions, philosophers and teachers.</li> <li>High school and university textbooks provide the book smarts; TURTLE ON A FENCE POST will help with the 'life smarts.'</li>
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 About the authors JIM PRATT After college (B.Comm.) at the University of Alberta, Jim played professional basketball in Europe. Returning to Canada, he obtained an MBA at the University of Western Ontario. Next he worked on Toronto's Bay Street as an investment banker, becoming vice president of a national investment dealer. In 1992, he invested in a food manufacturing company in BC -- Jim is now the CEO. It has been cited as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. He and Jane have three high school age children. They live in a suburb of Vancouver, B.C. JANE PRATT A former Miss Teen Edmonton and first runner-up Miss Teen Canada, Jane married her high school sweetheart and was a fitness instructor, travel industry professional and model before becoming a stay-at-home mom to their children. She has served as president of her Beta Sigma Phi chapter (a philanthropic women's organization) and president of the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French. She has been voted 'World's Best Mom' on a number of occasions by each of her children. "This great book provides just what is needed -- a unique dynamic of spiritual and social lessons -- the key that separates those who succeed from those who fail." -- Rich Van Huizen, pro beach volleyball player on FIVB tour

Turtle on a Fence Post: Wisdom Graduates Need to Make It in the Real World, 365 Days of Life Lessons

Pratt, Jim

Pratt, Jane

Job Hunting & Careers

Surviving the Shadows is the true story of a young girl brought up in the strict and harsh life of a Catholic orphanage in the 1920s and 1930s, and of her struggle for emotional survival. Told by the nuns she was an orphan, Caroline "Carrie" Marshall set out to search for her roots. Caroline's monumental struggle against the Catholic authorities in her search for kith and kin lasted over sixty years. Gradually, with the help of genealogists, secrets were prised from the archives and the mysteries began to unravel one bizarre piece at a time. In 1990, Caroline finally received news that her parents, whom she had spent a lifetime searching for, had passed on. A further discovery sent shock waves through her: the birth certificate of an unknown elder brother. Born in 1919, he would be seventy-two years old. Was it possible that, by some miracle, he was still alive? 'Most would prefer to put it at the back of one's mind, rather than acknowledge the stigma of being raised in an orphanage and being denied a birthright,' says the author, Caroline Whitehead. 'But, for social history, these stories must be told.' 'By the time I reached sixteen years of age, I had spent all but two years of my young life in the somewhat questionable care of the nuns at an orphanage in a small village in the County of Kent. From there, I was sent "out into the world" of which I knew little about, and had not been prepared for. My first place of employment was a reformatory school for unruly boys staffed by Christian Brothers, some of whom seemed intent on breaking their vows of chastity....' ABOUT THE AUTHOR Caroline Whitehead (née Marshall) was born in London, England, in 1925. Abandoned in infancy, she was brought up as an orphan in a Catholic institution in a small village in the County of Kent. On reaching the age of sixteen she was sent out into a world she knew little of, as a domestic servant. With World War Two in progress she was soon conscripted into an aircraft factory in the County of Surrey, on 'munition work. She married in 1944. When hostilities ended, she enrolled in a commercial college to train as a secretary. After emigrating to Canada in 1967, a long emotional journey began as she regularly travelled between England and Canada over the years, in a desperate attempt to learn the truth about her parents, and find her missing family. Caroline has one child, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Surviving The Shadows

Reference

Whitehead, Caroline

Genealogy

Andromeda: the third book in the Dream Believe Achieve Series, written by Martha M. Goguen, illustrated by Patricia M. Walker The story continues... Dream Star, hero of Global Heart Warming, travels to another galaxy to solve a great mystery. With the help of Tanner, an Andromeda boy, Dream discovers that World Peace is possible! Andromeda encourages children to believe in themselves and in the power of their dreams, appreciating what they have and being excited by possibilities. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. Ideal for age levels 7 - 11 years of age ("I Can Read" Level 4 "the perfect bridge to chapter books"). A lovely gift for grandparents to give. A fun read for the teacher, parent and babysitter too! Author Martha M. Goguen enjoys living on the East Coast of Canada. Her goal is to provide laughter, excitement and the thrill of possibilities. An equally important aspect of the Dream Believe Achieve series is 'Paying It Forward' by raising money for charities. 10 percent of the profits for Andromeda will be donated to UNICEF. For more information, please visit: www.MarthasMusings.com. Andromeda is the third book in Martha's Dream Believe Achieve series. Illustrator Patricia M. Walker lives on Saltspring Island, BC, Canada.

Andromeda: Dream Believe Achieve Series

Children's Books

Goguen, Martha M.

Simply Spirit: A Personal Guide to Spiritual Clarity, One Insight at a Time (Words By Joseph - Book One) SIMPLY SPIRIT is the first book in the "Words by Joseph" series. It is a compendium of original quotes, dealing with diverse subjects organized in chapters such as Intuition, Relationships and Sexuality, Fear, Money and Success, Illusion and Clarity, among others. This easy to read guide to Spiritual clarity offers insights into often confusing and perplexing life situations to help readers advance on their spiritual journeys. Written in laymen's terms, thought-provoking and deeply impactful, SIMPLY SPIRIT also invites readers to reflect on their own core beliefs thus allowing them to arrive at their own conclusions and insights with certainty and clarity that will enhance their connection to themselves and the world around them. REVIEWERS' COMMENTS "Thought-provoking, loving and non-judgmental... Joseph's book strengthens the "inner being" and builds confidence in your personal intuition." --Jivi Khehra, TV Host of "Winds of Change with Jivi" "Joseph writes simply and straight from the soul, challenging and beckoning without preaching or patronizing." --Mahalia Eliah, Spiritual Emergence Service "Unapologetic and edgy, yet deeply comforting and inspiring, SIMPLY SPIRIT jolted me into a whole new level of consciousness. I love it here." --Liora Steiman, MD, MEd in Couns. Psych., Therapist

Simply Spirit: A Personal Guide to Spiritual Clarity, One Insight at a Time (Words by Joseph)

Eliezer, Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

A VERY FUNNY BOOK! Chuckle and chortle with St. Timothy's pranksters as they lead you along their twisting, turning, craftily constructed schemes. Groan and grumble with their victims as they discover they've been led down the garden path. PRANKSTERS AT PLAY: TALES OUT OF SCHOOL is chock-a-block with, what else -- pranks! Reader beware, lest you become a victim yourself. You have been warned. Remember, in this book, as at St. Timothy's, "Nothing is ever exactly what it seems." "You're right, Emerson," said his teacher. "I suppose I've always known it. And, when I really think about it, only that awful man could be behind all this nonsense," she declared. "Oh, Ma'am," replied Emerson with a sharp intake of breath, "pranks aren't nonsense. Pranks are very serious business, Ma'am. If you're going to do them right." ABOUT THE AUTHOR, MEL ANTHONY Mel Anthony knows about pranks. For five years at boarding school (age 13 to 18) he was both a perpetrator and victim of pranks. Having reared three sons, practiced social work, retired to a sailboat and become engaged in relief work in Peru, he has found time to look back on a much more innocent, contented, carefree period in his life. AUTHOR'S NOTE: Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Christian-Out-Reach-Peru (Cristianos Obrando para Respaldar los Peruanos) to support relief work in and around Puente Piedra, Lima, Peru. For more information, please go to www.christian-out-reach-peru.com

Pranksters at Play: Tales Out of School

Humor & Entertainment

Anthony, Mel

Humor

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