Outskirts Press Announces Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Career Management Book from Chicago, IL Author Ronald Statum

Chicago, IL, April 26, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door by Ronald Statum, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Career Management category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $16.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/improvingtheodds was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door offers the all-too real story of the struggle to succeed in today’s world. Based on real events and information shared by business people nationwide, this book provides a composite narrative of a hardworking, ambitious young man named Ken, who enters the mainstream of corporate America and quickly encounters the attitudes, thought processes, conditions and behaviors that build barriers to advancement.

Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door addresses the cause of such barriers, making it the perfect guidebook for learning how to identify, understand, and manage such career-altering variables.

It shows the importance of:

* Being results-oriented and a solution provider

* Developing a reputation for being a sound and timely decision maker

* Having courage to seek and act on career enhancing options

* Adhering to values and beliefs through both good and bad times

* Enhancing one’s communication skills

* Developing managerial courage

* Being worthy of a mentor/sponsor

Deftly constructed at 292 pages, Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Career Management category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $16.95.

Additionally, Improving the Odds of Getting Beyond the Door can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks

ISBN: 9781432719982 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $16.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/improvingtheodds

About the Author

Ronald Statum is the chief executive officer of the Cooperative Services and Consulting Group and a former IT manager for BP-Amoco. He is a cofounder and former chief financial officer of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum, and has over thirty years of management experience. Statum has a master’s degree in mathematics and an MBA. He attended the University of Oklahoma, the University of Chicago, and the Keller Graduate School of Management.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers turn-key, full-service, custom self-publishing for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. In 2007, the Denver Business Journal recognized Outskirts Press as the 3rd fastest-growing privately-held company in Colorado, with a growth rate of 1,560% since 2004. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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