Original sentence: The Shack has achieved its #1 best selling success via word-of-mouth and with the help of a $300.00 web site; nothing else has been spent on marketing up to September 2007
Edited sentence: Additional startup funds were supplied by Brad Cummings, president of Windblown Media, who spent the maximum credit limit on 12 personal credit cards in order to publish the book.The Shack achieved its #1 best selling success via word-of-mouth and with the help of a $300.00 web site; it is often reported that nothing else had been spent on marketing up to September 2007