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Acknowledgments
I sincerely thank the following people, who made enormous
contributions to this book:
Steve O’Keefe, president of AuthorViews Inc., who provided a
careful peer review and numerous suggestions for this text. This book’s
section on “blog tours” relies heavily on Steve’s ideas and unparalleled
experience in Internet book publicity.
Morris Rosenthal, publisher of Foner Books, suggested many
critical improvements to this book. Morris is an innovator in niche
publishing and online book promotion.
Jane Corn, one of Amazon.com’s top book reviewers, contributed
to the sections on amateur reviews and the use of MySpace as an author
platform. Jane is an expert on Internet social networking and operates
the eBay bookstore “Rare and Unique.”
Aaron Shepard of Shepard Publications helped refine this
manuscript, drawing on his unmatched experience in leveraging
Amazon.com to focus attention on specialized books.
Christine McNeil Montano, another Amazon Top Reviewer,
provided valuable suggestions for nearly every section of this book.
Christine is also an online bookseller and publishes the blog “The
Thinking Mother.”
Julie Bird, my editor and good friend, deserves special thanks for
making me look good. Even with all the expert help I had with this book,
Julie still managed to find and fix several goofs before they were
immortalized in print, for which I’m eternally grateful.
Dedication
Most importantly, I thank my wife and daughter, who tolerated
the many late nights and weekends I spent working on this book. Thanks
also to my parents, who enabled me to grow up in a home filled with
good books.
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