Amazing Things Will Happen - A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness

Time was slipping fast. Maximojo, a button-nose space dog, and Glitta, a solar-charged gizmo were zipping through space on an urgent mission. The new timekeeper Kalapsis, hurtled alongside, anxious to be installed for the upcoming millennium to ensure everything runs like clockwork for the planets and the stars.

The Galactic Council sent the fabled duo far far away to a wobbly planet named Zalturn where they will uncover a nasty gang that rules beneath the planet's surface, as well tangle with a mysterious foe with some dark plans for Maximojo and Glitta.

But the cosmic duo is not without friends. Maximojo and Glitta join forces with three of the most capable champions in the animal kingdom: Woofster, a canine and former junk yard guard on his last chance to prove himself; Meowlen, a fashionable feline ready to add another victory to one of her lives; and Whinniston, a proud equine who is determined to win the respect of his teammates.

Together, they will face the biggest challenges of their lives. Can they accomplish their mission before the new timepiece for the universe is installed? Will the spectacular, incredible, undeniably inspiring Maximojo triumph over the enslaving forces that control the planet? Anything can happen in this galaxy at the flip of a coin …

No one likes cold calls at dinnertime, junk mail overflowing your mailbox, and advertisements that interrupt your favorite shows. If this is "marketing," then the world would probably prefer whatever is the opposite of that.

If you're ready to stop marketing and start engaging, then welcome to UnMarketing. The landscape of business-customer relationships is changing, and UnMarketing gives you innovative ways out of the old "Push and Pray" rut. Instead, draw the right customers to you through listening and engagement, enabling you to build trust and position yourself as their logical choice when they need you.

This updated and revised edition includes new information on building relationships through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. UnMarketing supplies you with a winning approach to stop ineffective marketing and put relationships first—then reap the long-term, high-quality growth that follows!

"[INSERT NAME HERE] has written a game changer for [INSERT INDUSTRY HERE]. Drop everything and read this book!"
—Famous author who hasn't read this book

"This book has a great amount of words."
—Fortune 500 CEO who was at an open-bar event with the author and agreed to give testimonial

The Book of Business Awesome is designed as two short books put together—one read from the front and the other read from the back when flipped over. Covering key business concepts related to marketing, branding, human resources, public relations, social media, and customer service, The Book of Business Awesome includes case studies of successful businesses that gained exposure through being awesome and effective. This book provides actionable tools enabling readers to apply the concepts immediately to their own businesses. The flip side of the book, The Book of Business UnAwesome, shares the train-wreck stories of unsuccessful businesses and showcases what not to do.

• Key concepts include the power of peripheral referrals and how to create content for your "third circle"
• Explains how to re-recruiting your employees and re-court your customers

It's only prudent for established and aspiring authors to make their books available in as many places as possible, and one of those places should be Kobo, a highly reputable and growing name in digital publishing.

The company has a registered user base of 10 million and sales in 190 countries. While Amazon receives the lion's share of media coverage, Kobo has quietly built a substantial foothold in the reading world, garnering almost half of the eReader market share in Canada, and also leading positions in Australia, New Zealand, France, and Japan.

Owned by Japan's Rakuten Inc., and headquartered in Canada, Kobo's U.S. share is in the single digits according to the company's CEO, but that's not inconsequential; adding any percentage of revenue to your sales is just smart.

BIG PLUSES: Kobo offers authors several significant advantages over competitors, the most obvious being higher royalties (45% & 70%) and no download fees, meaning content creators net more money for their efforts. Kobo's eBook interface, Writing Life, is easy to use and elegant, producing high quality eBooks directly from Word documents or uploaded epub format. Content and meta-data changes are also easy to make.

Another plus is the financial reporting, which is clear day-to-day, with running geographic totals for each book.

Tens of millions of people worldwide use epub readers, not Amazon Kindles, so it just makes sense to add Kobo to your marketing arsenal. If you aren't there, these eBook lovers simply cannot buy your book. Why limit yourself?

Read more about the Kobo advantage in the eBook. In addition to the guidance and advice from a veteran publisher and author, there are dozens of links to online videos and articles that bring an enormous amount of wisdom to your publishing endeavor. Learn about:

• how to research the viability of your book idea
• how to market your book effectively once it's published
• the state of eBook publishing and the growth that is still to come
• what fiction readers want, what nonfiction readers want
• what to charge (eBook prices will rise, and that's good)
• cover design
• creating a powerful sales story
• creating a YouTube video
• websites and search engine optimization
• the incredible value of blogs (start one, or better yet, three!)
• consider an audio book
• the use of social networks, bloggers, and where to get free coverage
• the importance of writing well plus tips on how to do so from a writer with 44 year's experience
• how to avoid plagiarism with a simple software program that does the checking for you.

Publishing eBooks is relatively easy, making money with them is not. Benefit from other's experiences and knowledge.