Sunday, January 6, 2008

"From Cubicle Slave to the Next Internet Millionaire"

As an internet marketer and a fan of a number of TV reality shows I was a regular each week this fall in watching Joel Comm's Next Internet Millionaire online reality show. I had my favorites-- the kind, giving Nico Pisani, who has a talent for direct sales; video king, Charles Trippy, and Internet marketing newbie, Jaime Luchuck, among them.

One of the semi-finalists, and the ultimate winner of the contest, Jaime Luchuck, used as her joint venture with Joel Comm creation of this book, a record of her notes from the 12 Internet experts who taught the participants everything that they needed to know to become powerhouses on the net, the the inside scoop on the experience and the cast members involved in The Next Internet Millionaire TV show. It's remarkable that using a fast writing method Luchuck was able to write, publish and create the marketing plan for this book in less than 3 months.

The book will primarily be of interest to the people who dug the show. It also serves as a teaser for those who aspire to leaving the cubicle for the Internet marketer lifestyle and want some tips on how to do it. Those looking for the goods from the likes of Mark Joyner, Armand Morin, Rich Schefren, Mike Filsaime, and others will only get a taste of their presentations. In order to get the full goods, you need to order Joel Comm's Internet School Room video series at:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=693377

You can order Jaime's book through Bookwise, or you can go to Amazon.com to order this book. Here's the Amazon link:


Liz Nichols
liz@desperatemarketer.com

"A Widow's Curse" by Phillip DePoy



This is the first time I have encountered a Fever Devilin mystery by Edgar Award winning author, Phillip DePoy.

The hero has an unusual profession-- he's a folklorist who has moved back to the mountains of northern Georgia after being let go from his university position in Atlanta. He's a bit of a curmudgeon, but he has a right to be somewhat bitter after being turned lose from academia. He makes an interesting character to use to explore the folkways and people of northern Georgia because he sees his friends and neighbors through an educated and sophisticated set of eyes that are also still filled with the childlike wonder of a boy who remembers growing up in a close-knit, isolated community.

I won't reveal much of the plot, but it involves treasures that Fever's great grandfather bought at auction in the 1940s and sold to help fund Fever's college education in the 1970s, a Welsh minted silver coin, a portrait of an aristocratic woman who lived in the area in the 1800s and came to a sad ending, and an artifact that holds a Cherokee curse.

DePoy uses very rich and descriptive language that just pops off the page with colorful images. It is so refreshing to read a mystery with such great literary qualities. You get that literary descriptiveness right from the first sentence: "What was left of the Barnsley estate rose into view at the hilltop. A full moon made the mansion skeletal, something from a grotesque animal more than remains of an antebellum home; a vision to match the story of its curse." Now, who wouldn't want to keep reading when introduced to a mystery that way?
You can buy a copy by joining Bookwise and going to the bookstore. As an associate you'll get around a 42% discount on books ordered beyond your monthly autoship title. I highly recommend Bookwise membership for anyone who buys one or more book per month. You'll have the full Baker and Taylor book distribution service at your disposal in placing your book and AV orders. You'll also generate commissions for the people you bring in to Bookwise. Join us here.
Liz Nichols