Review: Reasonable Advice - Delivered in a Conversational Way
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2012
This book provided answers to questions that I had been formulating, and more importantly, helped me stop second guessing myself.First, a little background.  I've made a living out of writing for 30 years, but the way that I've done it varies.  In the 70's and 80's much of my writing was technical.  I had six books on telecom and integrity-based telemarketing out and they sold worldwide to businesses.  I made money on royalties, and I did consulting.Later, much of my writing was documenting computer systems.  It paid well, between $30 and $70 an hour.Along the way I wrote books for love.  These books were never meant to make me a lot of money, and consequently they didn't, but I was able to share them with the world, and it's a better place for it.So, I figure I have 20 books to share to niche markets.  Why not make them available as Kindle books?  The answer is easier said than done.  The topics and formats varied widely. Books that are primarily photographs likeI Sense God (Celebrating Life)face dramatically different challenges from books that make extensive use of telephone scripts for getting a job likeReady, Set, Win-Win: How to Get Job Interviews: Successful Techniques for Use Over-the-Phone or in Person.Books that I wrote specifically for the Kindle to take advantage of the ability to use hyperlinks to transport readers to NASA sites so that they can explore the Universe in high definition, likeZoey's Letter to a Soul (Spiritual Journeys: Life & Living, Death & Dying)have yet another set of challenges.Well, I've converted 13 of my books into e-books and now I'm faced with questions like, "Should I have only uploaded one category of books?"  "Should I have used a pen name?"  "Is it possible to brand myself if I write eclectic material?" "How much time should I spend on Twitter and Facebook?"  "Should I be emulating John Locke?"  (I like his how to book also.)It turns out that I didn't just find this book.  It was recommended to me, by someone who I met as a result of a series of communications on Amazon's reviews.The bottom line is that this book answered many of my questions.  It happened that it mostly validated my feelings, but there are areas where my thinking changes.It's a fast read, written in a conversational format.  My first read was with the cloud reader, and it was easy for me to highlight areas that I knew I'd want to re-read.  The content is valuable to me. I'd have been happy to buy a printed version for additional $10 or $12 dollars, but I'm delighted to have the Kindle version because it lets me search for things and because I can re-read it on the fly using my Android phone.My recommendation:  Buy it!