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Your Book Promoter to Help Self-Published Authors Generate Sales
The newly formed Your Book Promoter will promote independent authors by means of Virtual Book Tour, ad campaigns and other media exposure for reasonable rates. - June 02, 2008 - Your Book Promoter
New Book Release -The Acadian Adventures by Joshua Busch
The Acadian Adventures is a middle school fantasy book in the tradition of The Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter books. The events of the story take place in the modern day, in Minneapolis. Here is a short description of the book. Twelve year old Zoe, with help from her three companions,... - June 01, 2008 - Joshua Busch
Liz Mitten Ryan Celebrates Equinisity at Book Expo Canada
World-renowned Artist-Equine Communicator Liz Mitten Ryan will air her DVD and present her new book One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey at Book Expo Canada in Toronto June 15 - 16, 2008. One with the Herd has won an Indie Award of Excellence, a Nautilus Silver Award, several other Independent... - June 01, 2008 - Liz Mitten Ryan
Kerry O'Brien Publishes First Novel Titled, "Back to Williamsburg"
Announcement of O'Brien's publication of first novel titled "Back to Williamsburg," about the young heroine, Sarah O'Higgins, who is born to Yankee parents, but is raised in the Southern town of Colonial Williamsburg, VA. The book was written in O'Brien's nine-month hegira to South America, where she spent a two week period in the rainforests of Venezuela furiously writing her novel. The main character, Sarah, falls in love with the great-grandson of the 15th President of the United States. - May 31, 2008 - O'Brien Books and Publishing
The Names of God Hidden Within the Notes of the Musical Scale of the Piano
Ken Nunoo author of the books “The Trinity of Lights” and “The Seed Master” says that he has uncovered a code that shows the names of God in Hebrew known as Yahweh, and Elohim or Eloahum hidden within the notes of the musical scale of the piano. - May 31, 2008 - Ken Nunoo
The Code of Gender Uncovered
Ken Nunoo author of the new book “The Seed Master” says he has uncovered a code within the Hebrew alphabets that can be used to determine the gender of biblical words, names of angels, and divine names. - May 31, 2008 - Ken Nunoo
Sixteen iUniverse Titles Named IPPY Recipients
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, announced that 16 iUniverse titles have received 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards. - May 31, 2008 - iUniverse
Veteran Disney Animator Releases Second Children's Storybook, Colorful Tale of Adventure, Struggle and Faith That Captures the Imagination
Independent film producer, illustrator and art director, Davy Liu, will release his second children's book, Fire Fish, on June 28, 2008. Inspired by historical events from the book of Exodus, Liu weaves an colorful tale of adventure, struggle and faith that captures the imagination. - May 30, 2008 - Kendu Films
Hachette Book Group Publishes Nextville in Interactive ebook Format
Hachette Book Group and DNAML Pty Limited Partner in Publishing an Interactive and Reader-Friendly eBook Edition of the Real Estate Title "Nextville." - May 30, 2008 - DNAML Pty Ltd
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 New Title Addition to Dynamic Uncover It Series Uncover a Dolphin
Innovative “Model-in-a-Book” Title Allows Readers to Truly Uncover the Inner Workings of a Most Magnificent Mammal. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Title Additions to Mesmerizing Ultimate Guide Series Animals & Dinosaurs
Stunning New Titles Allow Readers to Get Up Close and Personal with the Most Amazing Creatures to Ever Have Roamed the Earth. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces New Fall 2008 Title Addition to Hands-on Spinning Wheels Series Diggers and Dumpers
New Title Features Colorful Press-Out Vehicles and Ultra Cool Stickers. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 New Title Addition to Top Selling Snappy Sounds Series Snappy Sounds Toys
New Title Introduces Pre-School Children to an Interactive Reading Process Utilizing Big, Bright Pop-Ups, and Charming Sound Effects. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Introduction of the First Title in Interactive New Model Masters Series Dragons
Engaging New Series Combines Awesome Adventures with Model-Making Fun. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Introduction of First Title in Unique New Kaleidopops 3-D Lenticular Book Series Oceans
Dazzling New Lenticular Title Explores the Vivid and Astounding Life of the World’s Oceans. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 New Title Addition to Exotic Field Guide Series Safari Animals
New Title Offers Young Explorers the Chance to Follow the Trail of Africa’s Most Majestic Animals. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Title Addition to Thrilling Explore Within Series Medieval Castle
New Title Invites Kids to Take an Unbelievable 3-D Adventure Through History. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Introduction of Magical Holiday Tale Dear Santa...
Wonderful New Christmas Story is the Perfect Gift for Naughty and Nice Children on Everyone’s Gift List. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Title Additions to Award-Winning Amazing Baby™ Infant Book Series
Three New Titles Deliver Stimulating Experiences for Children and Parents Alike. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 Introduction of the First Title in Exciting New 3-D Explorer Series Rain Forest & Oceans
Educational New Nature Series Features Eye-Popping Panoramas and Clever Transparent Layers. - May 30, 2008 - Silver Dolphin Books
Ty Rosenow's New Book: Ty's Book of Rubbish: Volume 20
This book is a compilation of short stories, some humorous, some completely serious. A great book to read and enjoy or for a literature textbook. You'll find it all in this first of twenty short story books. - May 30, 2008 - Ty Rosenow
Six iUniverse Titles Named Publisher’s Choice
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, has awarded six titles with Publisher’s Choice designations within the past two months. Publisher’s Choice awards are presented to titles that have previously received the Editor’s... - May 30, 2008 - iUniverse
Bluepepper is Pleased to Announce the Release of Magellenica by Celebrated Sydney Poet Justin Lowe, Capturing the Sights, Sounds and Smells of 1920's Sydney
It is 1924. The dusty, snaking streets of Sydney are a hive of jagged ex-diggers, widows and orphans. Albermarle Darcy, DSO, is one of those returned to a world turned on its head, his mother dying of the influenza and all his childhood friends either dead or mad. So he appears to have made a covenant, “a pact, you see/with this new world of ours,” turning his back on it all with a line off the Darling street pier. The past, however, is not so easily shunned. - May 29, 2008 - Justin Lowe
Author Niambi Davis Releases Debut Novel to Glowing Reviews
Author Niambi Davis is currently on a virtual book tour, introducing the world to her debut novel From Dusk to Dawn. - May 29, 2008 - Niambi Brown Davis
Stanford Ph.D. Tests Boundaries in “Amorous” Novel Set in Japan
Donna George Storey’s new novel, www.donnageorgestorey.com, challenges American stereotypes of Japan, Japanese men and literary erotica. She reads from her provocative novel at Booksmith, San Francisco on June 17 at 7pm. - May 29, 2008 - Donna George Storey
Carver Author is Now Available at the Library
Carver Author Alex Hutchinson used to write at the library while dreaming that one day people would be checking out his books. That day has arrived. - May 29, 2008 - Alex Hutchinson
New Book Release on award winning Lulu.com "The Korean Palace of Honolulu" by Linda M.S. Enos is Loosely Based on True Life Experiences of Hostess Bargirls
It's the '70s and '80s once again enter the seedy world of hostess bars and lives of bargirls Mina, Jana, Suki, Naiomi, Mimi, and Tina. See the world through their eyes and feel their passions, desires, joys and pain of living a life full of money, sex and greed. “Cathy momma" has created "The Korean Palace" a living entity of KP Enterprise that everyone wants a piece of from her family down to the seedy thugs. Who will she trust in the end? - May 28, 2008 - Linda M.S. Enos
Your Brain Needs Feeding - Try Lexemes: Anthology
Young author Lily Seabrooke wanted to write and publish a book within a short space of time, while incorporating content that was interesting and educational. She has found a solution. Lexemes is a 192 page anthology of essays and creative writing pieces written on a vast range of topics, which... - May 28, 2008 - Lily Seabrooke
Inspiring and Transformative Weight Loss Book Teaches How to Heal Relationship with Food and Body
Cherished for its abundant compassion, award-winning author and registered dietitian Dr. Annette Colby releases ground-breaking self-help book that shows how to overcome old sabotage patterns, food addictions, weight issues, and fears through self-discovery and understanding. Body Redesign will touch the heart as it illustrates exactly how to call a truce with self, body, and food, and then structure a brand new life. - May 27, 2008 - Annette Colby
Kic-Kat-Ken, a New Game Version of Tic-Tac-Toe
Ken Nunoo has introduced a new game, Kic-Kat-Ken similar to Tic-Tac-Toe in his new book "The Seed Master." - May 27, 2008 - Ken Nunoo
Hilarious New Novel of Amorous Youth
Jack Forge has published his second book on Lulu.com, the online marketplace for traditional and digital media content. - May 27, 2008 - Jack Forge
Disguised as the Devil- New Book Links Witch Accusations with Lyme Disease
Was the Devil’s Mark that was found in the past on the skin of accused witches really the Bull’s Eye Rash found on modern Lyme disease victims? This question intrigued M. M. Drymon, a historian who lives in Maine. While most historians have focused their interests on the Salem Witch... - May 27, 2008 - M. M. Drymon
Outskirts Press Announces Secrets of Lucky People, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Self-Help Book from Canon City, CO Author Steve Gillman
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Secrets of Lucky People: A Study of the Laws of Good Luck by Steve Gillman, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Self-Help category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes &... - May 26, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Bactrian Gold Begins US Tour. The Kabul Case, a Fictional Short Story, from Scriblist.com, Captures the Magic of the Inspirational True Story in Afghanistan.
The Bactrian Gold, the legendary collection of over 2,000 artifacts from Afghanistan, which is on display and now open to the public at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, is the inspiration in the fictional story ‘the Kabul Case’, written collaboratively by four British competition winning authors, published in April 2008 by Scriblist Ltd. - May 26, 2008 - Scriblist Ltd
Saving Tampa Local Author Romantic Suspense Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtYEE8KmGQ Excerpt: Www.jowebnar.com
A psychic and an FBI Agent are forced to work together as they race against time to prevent a terrorist attack. - May 26, 2008 - Jo Webnar
Blue Line Publications Announces Two New Entries in It's Line of Publications
Blue Line Publications President Bob Martin announces the addition of new author Jack Trombetta and the release of new publications. - May 26, 2008 - Blue Line Publications
Learn How to Count Back Change Instantly
Traditional counting for “making change” has just been replaced with a faster and easier mathematical counting method. - May 26, 2008 - Carla Annerino and Angela Annerino
"Osaka Heat" by Mary Claire Mahaney Wins 2008 IPPY Silver Medal in Multicultural Fiction
Independent Publisher has announced that "Osaka Heat" by Mary Claire Mahaney has been selected as the Silver Medal Winner in the Multicultural Fiction Adult category for its 12th annual IPPY awards. There were 3,175 books competing in a variety of categories for the best independently... - May 25, 2008 - Mary Claire Mahaney
"Official Rules" New World Odor, International Freestyle Farting Championship by: Dietrich Von Schmausen
The first Olympic-style book of Rules and Regulations for conducting an Official Farting Championship. - May 25, 2008 - Dietrich von Schmausen
The Relationship Between Mind, Sound, and Light
Ken Nunoo author of the new book “The Trinity of Lights” states that mind is dependent on sound and light and that they form a relationship that can be reduced to the equation Mind = square root of (sound squared + Light squared). - May 25, 2008 - Ken Nunoo
Historic Photos of Norfolk by: Peggy Haile-McPhillips
Turner Publishing announces the new release, the Historic Photos of Norfolk by: Peggy Haile-McPhillips. This 10x10 volume showcases the pictorial narrative of Norfolk in stunning, culled from the archives images. - May 25, 2008 - Turner Publishing Company
Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General P.T. Beauregard, and General David Hunter Are Only a Few of the Civil War Leaders That Are Now on Display at C Savannah
C Savannah is now offering for sale signed letters, notes, calling cards and other significant items from the War of the Northern Aggression, the War Between the States, the War for Southern Independence, or as some prefer, the Civil War. - May 24, 2008 - C. Savannah, LLC
Prairie Dreams Come to Life; First Time Novelist Releases Montana Skies
Four years in the making comes a story of love, anguish, redemption and second chances from political strategist Wyatt McIntyre as he weaves a tale spanning twenty years and set amidst the backdrop of the endless prairies of Montana to the halls of power in Washington D.C.. Self published through... - May 24, 2008 - Wyatt McIntyre: Online
Writer's Exchange Releases Mystery About Battered Women
Traditional Mystery set in Battered Women's Shelter -- Out Now in Electronic Format. - May 24, 2008 - Christine Duncan
A Leap of Faith
Mr. Brown has taken on the monumental task of trying to inspire 1 million individuals during his lifetime. He feels that he has been called to do more than be a successful business owner, a great parent, he wants to help others to live the life he achieved while overcoming all odds. - May 24, 2008 - Ken Brown International
iUniverse Author, Public Radio Host Martha Barnette Featured in Monthly Podcast
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring iUniverse author Martha Barnette and her Editor’s Choice title, A Garden of Words, on its Web site starting May 22. - May 24, 2008 - iUniverse
Le We Boutique Announces New Line of Gift Items Inspired by the Late Duke & Duchess of Windsor
JMVintage, the online retailer of antiquarian books, magazines and ephemera related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor and other fashion and lifestyle icons, announces a new line of gift items. - May 23, 2008 - JMVintage
New Book Captures the Essence of the Dave Matthews Band
Music inspires most of us, but this collection of essays written in reflection of the music of the Dave Matthews Band is more than a jump off to new innovations, it is a celebration of what music does for the soul. - May 23, 2008 - Rumpus Media
Cryonics and Ice Cream Chill Chicago Police Detective Kerry Grant to the Bone
Bast Press announces the release of A Chilling Goodbye by Jean Sheldon, the third title in the Chicago Police Detective Kerry Grant Series. The gutsy crime fighter is a cop and a computer guru, ready to chase criminals on their own turf, whether on land or online. - May 23, 2008 - Bast Press
iUniverse Would Like to Announce the Release of The Dark Angel by Christopher Haynes
Action Novel Reveals True Way of the Ninja. While summer blockbusters pay homage to superheroes with unbelievable powers, the reality is that secretive warriors with seemingly supernatural abilities exist among everyday people. They are ninjas, skilled in an ancient, deadly art. The Dark Angel... - May 23, 2008 - iUniverse