1. Review-Omega
March 05, 2009


Omega, Jack McDevitt, 2003, ISBN 0441010466 Set a couple of centuries from now, after mankind has begun to explore the galaxy, this novel is about deadly clouds of energy called omegas. Their purpose seems to be to wipe out any civilization they encounter. A cloud is heading for Earth, but it won’t arrive for another 900 years. While research continues into what makes omegas tick, it’s a problem for future humans. It becomes an immediate crisis when a survey ship reports that the cloud has turned, and is heading for a previously unexplored system. It just happens to contain a thriving, pr... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 372

2. Darkland
March 02, 2009


You have heard of Groom Lake, Area 51 and Dreamland. That is where everyone points to when anything unexplained happens in the sky's. Rumors of U.F.O.'s, Alien autopsies, and Back-engineered alien space craft, have their origins in these places. A veritable conveyor belt of new technologies in stealth aircraft are supposedly continually being manufactured out from these installations. However, something more sinister and foreboding lays even miles deeper from these areas of intrigue. There, in an underground, covert, top secret and plausibly deniable bunker, stretching for many miles r... (read more)

Author: Lee E. Shilo | Article Views: 315

3. Authors! There's Power and Profit when you get FREE Publicity
February 27, 2009


One of the greatest ways to promote a book is with free publicity. It is not difficult to secure publicity if you know what you are doing. With all that is available on the Internet it’s even easier than ever. The fact is, many times your potential readers will pay attention to free publicity more than they do with paid advertising…especially when it comes to promoting a book. There are ample opportunities to get publicity if you keep your eyes and ears open. Some authors make a feeble or one-time attempt at gaining publicity and if they don’t immediately get massive coverage they give up... (read more)

Author: Kathleen Gage | Article Views: 441

4. Is Becoming an Amazon.com Bestseller Worth Anything?
February 27, 2009


Recently, I held a free teleseminar to teach authors how to become an Amazon.com bestseller. Not only have I achieved bestseller status on Amazon.com, I have helped several clients do the same. I was amazed at how many people registered for my free call. Between this one and another I hosted a few weeks ago, I had over 1,750 people who registered. I held the calls to educate authors and soon to be authors on what it takes to rise on the charts of Amazon. The information comes from my own success as an author and having coordinated numerous campaigns for clients. Every time I ... (read more)

Author: Kathleen Gage | Article Views: 428

5. 20 Economical Book Marketing Techniques
February 27, 2009


*The succeeding article is about Marketing Self Published Books, Profitable Book Marketing, Book Marketing Strategies, and many other useful tips about online book marketing. Whether you are an upstart author or a self published author, an efficient book marketing plan in these times of economic recession need not be expensive if you just know your target market, find the most economical means to inform this market of your works, and establish a lasting, trustworthy relationship with your new-found markets. Study carefully your expected demographic market’s spending behavior and chan... (read more)

Author: Don Harold | Article Views: 228