November 04, 2009
Publisher's Desk For November 4th
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SAY WHAT? AMAZON GETS TO CHANGE AUTHORS' BOOKS?!
Amazon's new patent allows them to change text in authors' books. See:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/28/2236235/Amazon-P
GRAPH SHOWS PLUMMETING NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION
NEED YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED BEFORE CHRISTMAS? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
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3. So, You Wanna Be a Ghostwriter - How To Make Money Writing Without a Byline
Learn how to succeed as a ghostwriter.
4. The Fiction Writer's Handbook
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Healing cancer requires knowledge of alternative treatments. Here it is.
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An ascension book/workbook for excavating your soul's unique contribution.
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