Review: How I knew this book would be good...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2012
I knew this book would be good inside of the first few pages.  Want to know how I knew?I've been involved in the marketing space in one fashion or another for a number of years now.  One of the ideas I've seen spread around (and absolutely can't stand) is that virtually anyone can enter any niche or category, regardless of their knowledge of that subject/niche.  It's a commonly said/spread idea that if you read two books on a topic, you'll know more than 80% of the people interested in that topic.  Thus, BOOM - you're an instant expert.This is such unadulterated crap.  This idea is why there are so many lousy and useless products (of all kinds - reports, books, courses, videos, programs, etc) in so many areas.Nancy tackled this almost immediately, stating how the "quick and dirty" route will lead to nothing but "dead ends".  I like that.When I learn something new, I like to learn from someone that is obviously smarter than I am.  Preferably, I want to learn from someone who has genuine experience in and has been successful at what they're teaching me.  Nancy has and is both.Her method is simple, straight-forward, and actionable.  It's not magic, and will take work.  However, anything worth doing will result in some work, so you should have expected that.I don't like to try and argue about opinions online (because noone ever wins when that happens), but there's a 2-star review on this book that states that it "Needed more Amazon-specific information" and "Shows would-be authors how to do the bare minimum to get a book on Kindle", implying that the book was deficient.  I would have to respectfully disagree.This book shows you everything you need to publish your book on Amazon's Kindle platform, which is exactly what it promised.  If you're looking for a book that will teach you how to market your book and create an income on the Kindle platform, then this isn't the book for you - as that's not the intention.If you're looking for a book that will indoctrinate you to the Kindle platform, as well as teach you how to write a quality book that will inform, entertain, and please its reader, then publish it on Kindle (which was the goal of this book in the first place), then you can't go wrong.