Searching out public domain works can be fun and rewarding, especially if you are running a Home Publishing business on the internet. There are principles you need to apply to every publishing project and it is true to say that this business can be very lucrative. However, there are some myths we need to deal with in terms of public domain works.

Of course, it is exciting to think about the prospect of creating a marketable products with no investment except a little time and minimal effort. However, it’s not as easy as that! Articles abound online that make it sound like all you have to do is reach down and pick up a nugget of gold and wham, you’ll have a top notch product for nothing. The truth is, it usually takes far more time and far more effort to create a marketable product from material gleaned from the public domain. If you are prepared to put the work in, it’s definitely a rewarding business. I think one of the problems is that everywhere you look on the internet, the marketing “gurus” are trying to convince you that money can be made overnight by using this system or that marketing technique. As we all know, all this achieves is to make a lot of money for the “gurus” whilst the gullible people who fall for all this nonsense go broke!

Home Publishing is a great business to be in and can earn a decent living, but you need to work at it.

1. Creating New Products Takes Time and Effort

If you want to make a living by using public domain works to create profitable products to sell, you need to invest time and effort. For one thing, not all of them are digitized and if you have to go through the process of digitizing an entire book, that could take quite a bit of time, or money, if you outsource the project. If you don’t scan the work into your computer or pay someone else to do so then you’ll be left with the task of entering all the information manually and that can take a lot of time and effort. Plus, you’ll have to read the book and choose the parts you want to leave in and the areas that you want to update or change to make it your own. So although using public domain works to create products for your Internet marketing empire can be lucrative, it can also be a lot of work.

2. Out of Print is not Synonymous with Public Domain

Second hand bookstores can contain a goldmine of useful public domain works that can be used and adapted to create valuable products to sell in your online business. However, be careful. Just because a book is out of print doesn’t mean that it is out of copyright because they can be renewed and you end up getting sued for breach of copyright! Don’t panic! Just make sure you check the copyright of any material you find.

So you can’t simply look at the copyright notice in a book, count the years that have passed, and automatically deduce that it is now in the public domain.

3. Works without Copyright Notices are in the Public Domain

This is a common misconception and one that could lead to a lot of trouble and aggravation if you believe it and act upon it. In the United States, since 1989 anyway, the moment a work was created, it was copyrighted, with no need for registration at all. Though copyright registration does afford certain benefits, they are still protected by copyright even if not registered. In fact, modern works are afforded a much longer copyright than older works. For example, any work created today is protected by copyright for the length of the author’s life plus 70 years. Even then, heirs may be able to extend the copyright so it will be some time before modern works fall into the public domain unless, of course, the author donates them to the public domain.

Bottom line: Make absolutely sure that the work you are intending to use as your own is indeed, in the public domain. Don’t trust just any website that lists it as such because you will be the one responsible for copyright infringement if the website is wrong.

Steve Flashman is a Media & Home Business Consultant with a unique edge! He is a public speaker, published author, recording artist, media broadcaster and communications expert.
My Publishing World

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You may have heard the stories and they are really true! Enterprising people have come across inspiring books in used bookstores that you subsequently determine to be in the public domain and therefore, free for you to use as you please. Your Home Publishing business can provide a worthwhile and lucrative income from public domains works but in order to make your products available online, you need to digitise the product. Your finished product can be delivered in PDF format (Portable Document Format) and most computers these days have the software built in to do this. So how to digitise the hard copy public domain material you discover. There are a variety of ways you can do this.

Scan the Entire Book into Your Computer

If you have a scanner and the time you may want to scan the entire book into your computer, especially if you will be working with either the entire book or large chunks of it. You could use a software program like TextBridge which will enable you to edit the text word processor style afer scanning. Since you can do anything you want with it, you could republish the entire book in a digital format and add either
affiliate links or links back to your websites. If you don’t have a quality scanner or are pressed for time, you may want to outsource this all important task. It could cost you as much as two or three hundred dollars but it will be well worth it when you are able to sell the finished product.

Even if you only plan to create smaller projects from the book, like articles or blog posts, you’ll get frustrated working with a book in its physical state. Whereas there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book, trying to find the page the information you want is on after a few tries will get old, especially when you can do a simple word or phrase search when it is in its digital format. So if you find an old book that is in the public domain that you can create new products from, plan on scanning it or having it scanned. It will be well worth the cost and effort. By the way, I mentioned blog posts earlier. Having a blog linked to your sales page is crucial if you want to maximise the potential of your product. You can place extracts of your digital product on your blog as a taster for visitors which will encourage them to link to your sales page and buy your ebook.

There Is So Much You Can Do With Your Digital Product

Now, you can create your own customised product and add value to the material by including your own observations and insights into the subject. No more flipping back and forth through the pages to find exactly what you are looking for. Now you can easily locate, mark, and move text to suit your needs. So now you can easily create articles, blog posts, e-courses, ebooks and more from your digitized book.

Create A Business Plan

It’s important that you have a business plan! I always find it helpful to work from a ‘to do’ list and often use ‘mindmaps’ to visualise where I am going with my product from conception and research to editing and producing your product. Your business plan should also outline very clearly how you intend to promote your product on the internet. Remember, you won’t be earning any money during the time that you are creating your new product so it is important that you develop a plan and a timeline that will work with your budget. That’s because you could literally spend months creating different products from just one book, especially if you are doing all the work yourself so it is important to know exactly where you are going with this project.

If all you plan to do for instance is submit articles to article directories or make blog posts, you can do that in a relatively short amount of time. But if you plan to republish the entire book in a digital format, complete with links, you are undertaking quite a project! You’ll need to update the language, check the facts, and do keyword research as well. Since this could take quite a while, you may have to work on this as a special project, working around the time you spend earning money on other projects, depending on your budget. That is why it is so important that you make a plan to begin with before you get bogged down in your public domain book and look up and realize you haven’t earned any money for the past month! With careful planning, though, you can turn your public domain project into a real moneymaker!

Steve Flashman is a Media & Home Business Consultant with a unique edge! He is a public speaker, published author, recording artist, media broadcaster and communications expert.
My Publishing World

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Several years ago, I got some blunt feedback. A woman was brave enough to tell me that the photo on my book cover and website made me look old and boring. That stung!

However, she was right. I got some new photos done and noted a much more positive result. I love the photo I use on my website now and get positive comments on it all the time. I’m still the same person; the only change was in the skill of the photographer.

I saw a photo yesterday of a lovely professional woman in a feathery drape, sans blouse. It was a sexy photo and did not convey a message of, ‘I’m a professional who can help you.’ It would have been a more appropriate photo for a spouse or boyfriend instead of on her business website.

So, what constitutes a good professional author photo?

First, consider your ideal client or ideal reader. Then select clothing that you would wear to a meeting with that person. If you write for corporate executives, formal business attire is a must. On the other hand, if you write for teens or work at home Moms, a blouse or open collar shirt will communicate that you are approachable and accepting.

Ask a couple of trusted friends which colors are most flattering on you. If you have a strong color in your marketing materials, say a red logo, be sure to select clothing in a color that will compliment that color, not clash with it or be lost next to it.

Next, go to a professional photographer and get high quality photos. Sure, it may be tempting to have your friend take shots of you with a digital camera, but a professional photograph needs special lighting to bring out your best features.

When you get the proofs from your photographer, pay special attention to your eyes. Your eyes should look warm and have a sparkle. The real you should shine out from your eyes-compassionate, interested, and engaging.

If you notice a fearful or dull look, don’t use that proof. The last thing you want people to think that you are afraid of the camera or stuffy. If they think you look blase, how likely will they be to buy your book?

Outdoor shots can work well if they are professionally done and appropriate to your ideal reader.

Be cautious about using pets, funny hats, or costumes unless those props are closely tied to the message of your book. It’s great to have a sense of humor, but your photo needs to represent your competence as well as your approachability. Anything that looks like a marketing gimmick will probably backfire.

If you have a current photo, plan to update it every three to five years to ensure that it matches your current appearance. The last thing you want to hear is “Oh, you are a lot older than you look on your website.”

A better comment is “When I saw your website, I just knew I’d love your book!”

Need a book to build your business? Lynne Klippel is an author and publisher who specializes in helping entrepreneurs and aspiring authors write non-fiction books. For a free audio filled with publishing information, “How to Write Your Book the RIGHT Way,” visit www.LoveYourLifePublishing.com

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Many new authors are filled with fear of the editing process. They envision a witch with a red pen, gleefully butchering their precious manuscript.

Actually, working with a professional book editor can be a richly rewarding and enjoyable experience, if you have the proper mind-set and preparation. Follow these steps to ensure that your editing process is smooth and affordable:

1. Edit your manuscript yourself. Editors charge by the hour. So, to keep your costs down, be sure your manuscript is in good shape before you send it to your editor.

After you finish writing, wait a few days, and then begin your self-edit. Use spell check and grammar check first, paying close attention to revising sentences in the passive tense. Your computer will point those out to you automatically.

Then, print a hard copy of your entire book and read it with a red pen. You will see many more errors when you are not reading on your computer screen. Next, email the manuscript to one or two trusted friends with a good eye. Ask them to alert you if any parts of your book are unclear or repetitive. Use their feedback to correct your manuscript one final time.

2. Prepare your manuscript for editing. Change your font to Palatino Linotype size 12 or other easy-to-read font like Verdana or Georgia. Use single spacing. It’s okay to having bolding, bullet points, italics, and subheadings in your manuscript if you like. If you don’t want to add those elements, your typesetter will insert them for you.

3. Hire an editor whom you like and trust. I always suggest getting a referral. There are many people who advertise editing services. Unfortunately, I was burned by a poor editor in my early days so now I know to make a more careful selection.

Ask your potential editor for a written bid and a sample edit of one of the paragraphs from your manuscript. You’ll be able to access the turn around time, editing style, and communication style of your potential editor to make sure it is a fit for you.

4. Create a good working relationship with your editor. Your editor is your best friend, not your enemy. The suggestions that he or she makes are intended to improve your book not to tear down your writing style. Remember the goal of the editing process: to make your book sparkle. Be open, cooperative, and willing to discuss any suggested changes that seem wrong to you.

5. Be responsive. After your editor goes over your manuscript, you will be asked to review and approve all the changes. If it takes you an excessively long time to do this, you will delay your book production significantly. Build time in your schedule to review your edits within two weeks of receipt. When you finish, your editor will go through your manuscript one last time to catch any final errors. When that step is completed, celebrate! You now have a beautiful manuscript, ready to represent you professionally to the world.

Need a book to build your business? Lynne Klippel is an author and publisher who specializes in helping entrepreneurs and aspiring authors write non-fiction books. For a free audio filled with publishing information, “How to Write Your Book the RIGHT Way,” visit www.LoveYourLifePublishing.com

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Are you making mistakes that stamp S.T.U.P.I.D. on your book? If you’re anything like the writer you could be making some simple mistakes that block the success of your self published book. No worries; now you can put a stop to any S.T.U.P.I.D. self publishing mistakes. Here are 6 mistakes and how to avoid them written into a S.T.U.P.I.D. acronym. Put them into action and receive boat loads more readers and double to triple times the sales you’ve been getting.

1. Selfish Mistake. New and experienced self published authors alike make this mistake over and over again. They focus too much on what they want to write and publish instead of finding out what their audience wants or needs.

Solution: Don’t be self absorbed. Discover what your targeted reader wants or needs help with. Then write a book they read from front to back and tell all their friends about. They will love you for it and read everything you write. To top it off, your book will make you famous and sell beyond your wildest dreams. All because you put aside what you wanted to write and gave your audience what they wanted to read.

2. Too Long Mistake. Fast paced technology competes for book readers’ attention. According to the National Endowment for the Arts reading has been in decline over the last decade. The overall findings say Americans and even people worldwide are reading less than ever. Millennium readers want information in a quick and easy to read format. If you are long winded, you may be boring as well. You might not get another opportunity to capture the attention of your readers. So write and publish a short book and make it count.

Solution: Shorten your sentences and paragraphs to get started writing a compelling book. Your book writing coach shudders to think about all the long boring self published books that are on the market these days. So, slash your monster big book into 2 smaller books and began to pull your readers in like a magnet to read your work.

3. Unprofessional Mistake. Professionalism inspires your readers to trust you. In a like manner, un-professionalism damages your credibility as a self published author. When your readers can expect a quality well written book to educate or entertain them they will look forward to reading everything you write.

Solution: Stick to your good writing habits. Stay professional. Create a professional looking blog or website to sell your book. Do your best with your sales copy or simply hire a copywriter to put your best foot forward. Avoid careless errors. Use simple self-editing techniques to write copy with fewer errors. Then get feedback from your peers or a professional. Don’t relax until your well written book is well-edited.

4. Pompous Mistake. Use simple language. Avoid technical jargon that may confuse your readers. Aim for seventh and eighth grade level communication. Write your book in an active voice. Cut the passive voice as much as you can.

Solution: Don’t bog your readers down with school book terms and stuffy language. Choose words like caution instead of admonish or get instead of garner. Become a friendly mentor offering advice and results oriented tips inside your book and more people will be drawn to you and your writing.

5. Ignorant Mistake. Continue educating yourself in your field. Read for pleasure and read to stay informed in your industry. I believe all reading is good; it keeps your mind alert and aware to new ideas.

Solution: With any book you’re working on check your facts for accuracy. Don’t just take someone else’s word for it. Live your life to the fullest; learn from your successes and failures. Then share your experiences with your readers in your book. Write from the overflow of your life and you will make a stronger connection with your readers.

6. Dud Mistake. Get rid of dud (failure, flop) writing. Dud writing will show up in your book title, chapter titles, headings, bullet points and even your lists. It will make your writing dull, flat and boring. If you’re guilty of dud writing, your reader may fall asleep, wake up and never come back to finish reading your boring book.

Solution: Fire your dud titles and hire sizzlers that bring attention to your book’s content. Sizzler titles and headings will reach out; grab your audience by the eyeballs and compel them to read. They will pull your reader in for the read with curiosity, shock, humor, perplexity or a big claim that delivers inside your book.

Without smart self published books that give your audience what they want: short and compelling, professional, simple, educate or entertain them, your message may never reach the audience it’s destined to reach. Avoid the S.T.U.P.I.D. self publishing mistakes above; capture the interest of your audience and get your book read. Best wishes for your success as a self published author!

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After you have spent hours writing, editing, and revising your book, you have invested a lot of time, energy and passion into the project. You have also invested some money in a professional edit, cover design, and perhaps some coaching.

There is one last step to a successful book project. Neglecting this final step will lead to embarrassment and a poorly selling book.

This step has several names-formatting, layout, internal design or typesetting. In this step, however you name it; you prepare your manuscript for printing. You take your document and make it look like a book.

Looks matter. It is important to dress your book up in the appropriate attire before you launch it out into the world.

It is possible to do this yourself. I did my own typesetting for my first book. Yikes! It was difficult. OK, to be honest, it was a huge pain!

Unless you love tedious and exacting typing, I highly recommend that you outsource this task. Someone who has experience in typesetting can complete it quicker and with less stress than a novice can.

Whether you do your own typesetting or outsource it, follow these tips to ensure that your book looks professionally done:
- All chapters must begin on an odd numbered page.
- Do not use Times New Roman. It does print well in book format. Suggested fonts for the text include Bookman, Palatino, Garamond, and New Century Schoolbook.
- Create a nice looking title page that includes the name of your publishing house and logo as well as the information about your book.
- The page directly behind the title page should hold the copyright information, full contact information of the publisher, disclaimers, information listing where the book was printed, the ISBN, and Library of Congress Numbers, and any special information about recycled paper if appropriate.
- Be cautious with any graphics. Ensure that they are formatting in jpeg or other graphic program so they are crisp and easy to read. Watch your spacing so that inserting a graphic does not create big empty white spaces around it.
- Do not put double spaces between sentences. This practice is standard when writing articles or reports, but in book, there is only one space between sentences.
- Avoid using Microsoft Word. It does not have the features needed to create a professional looking book. Use a typesetting program like Adobe InDesign.
- Watch out for widows and orphans. They are single sentences that are stranded at the beginning or end of a page.
- Watch your colors. Grey scale is OK if used sparingly. Avoid using white type on a dark background, as it will not print well. If you have website addresses, be sure they are in black ink, not the standard blue that your computer will create as you type.

Now you know the basics of internal book design! If you follow just these simple tips, your book will look great. You can further enhance the visual appeal of your book by carefully selected graphics, fonts, pull out quotes and text boxes. Just be sure that your graphics do not distract from the message of your book.

The goal of any book is to serve its readers. Good design will ensure that your readers enjoy the process of reading your book as much as they enjoy your content.

Need a book to build your business? Lynne Klippel is an author and publisher who specializes in helping entrepreneurs and aspiring authors write non-fiction books. For a free audio filled with publishing information, “How to Write Your Book the RIGHT Way,” visit www.LoveYourLifePublishing.com

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Book printing is normally the third step in book publishing. This is basically the reproduction of text and images with the aid of a printing press and the person who carries out this task is known as a book printer. Self book printing can be seen as the writer’s medium of choice to bring out their ideas through their books and market them as per their own terms.

Self book printing can be seen as having numerous advantages to the author as opposed to traditional publishers who are mostly viewed to take up on the author’s work and changing content. In this case, the author takes on the whole publication process of his/her book. Here they will have editorial control of their own manuscripts, maintain and retain all rights to the work, and hasten the printing of the book. With advanced technology, we have seen successful authors achieve their dreams of their work being published.

Authors know that whether they publish entirely on their own or through a publisher, the ultimate success of their book will solely depend on them. With publishing firms, there is only a small portion on their budget driven into the book’s promotion and so authors have opted to shoulder the responsibility of their own publishing process.

Self book printing is offered by the Self-publishing service providers who have come up to liberate the hurdles experienced by authors in the hands of traditional publishing and the tasks of self publishing. They give the authors a vast knowledge in new ideas without taking control of the author’s manuscript.

Authors benefit from a wide range of services from the self-publishers. These services range from copy-editing, international standard book number registration, book design and marketing. In this case the author has total control of content for self-publishing houses do not have the mandate of editing content or even the book style. Basically they are market-driven allowing almost anyone who wants to publish and at a small fraction of cost from past publishing methods.

Self book printing has also seen the elimination of instances where there would be bulk production yet no demand at the particular time thus the materials end up in storage which took space and was prone to damage. With self-publishing, its all about print-on-demand thus the book is only printed when needed. In this system, the books are digitally stored and print on demand.

Book printing costs have significantly been cut down thanks to print-on-demand technology that has seen the elimination of wastage on copies of books making publication be of minimal initial investment on the author’s side.

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Publishing mainly involves preparation and issuing of any print material for public distribution and sale. It is would be costly to print your own book. The success of a published book depends on the altitude you have and will also depend on how people will perceive your books. Self publisher usually face discount rates, promotional expenditure and good relationship with online and traditional selling of books.

Self publishing can be time consuming and expensive, especially to those who are unfamiliar with hard realities of the retail production. The advantage of self publishing is that you don’t have to be a back sitter to others; show yourself how hard-working you are to succeed to the publishing field. Books which are published with flavor are the ones that are likely to sell at high rate. This gives the writer the morale to be more hard-working and achieve the success. Self publishing can be profitable and satisfying if the publisher altitude is positive towards what he is doing.

If you want to publish a first class book, you have the task of producing a book for different people. You need to look for help from various professionals from the book industry. Book printing and publishing is a lucrative business to gain a lot of profit if you have a clear mind to what makes people feel attracted to ideas. Your book should be attractive; both the content and the outlook. For instance, you need some appealing colors on the cover of the book that you are about to publish; although the color of the book depends on the color of the paper and the theme of the book. In the cover you can use three to four different colors. Usually, colors make the cost of the book a bit more expensive compared to the one which is plain.

We have four characteristic of books you need to be familiar with as you arrange the cost comparison. One important issue you need to consider is the size and width. Printed books are classified into standards sizes, to which are economical in printing of several hundreds of copies.

About paper weight, type and color is also a very important characteristic. When the paper weight is high the quality becomes good this is how the paper is system is classified. Some companies use the recycle papers for printing, as we know this are light papers and its quality is very low compare to the one which is heavy. However, the cost of book production is definitely low.

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When it comes to book printing the options available are varied and the best thing you can do is to find a company that produces the best quality and has the best printing service. The companies that offer this service will let you know of the various options that are included in the printing process of a book. Some of the processes involved in book printing include:

Binding -When it comes to binding, it can be perfect binding where the book pages are milled at the spine and then they are joined to the cover. This is the most commonly used method when it comes to paperbacks.

Book Bodies - The cover of the book can be 50 # or 60 # on white paper, 55# on paper that is natural, 48 to 1024 pages, one or two pages of color text or even color inserts.

The covers used on a book - The size of book covers will vary from book to book. There are those that will have covers of 10 to 20 points. Some books are published with a cover that has a smooth stock that is not coated, while there are those that are laminated using GBC Lay Flat Film. You can also have the publisher use full color options for your book.

Most of the publishing houses usually have print runs of 250 to 50,000 copies each day. This will however vary from one publisher to another, therefore you should make a decision by knowing the date you want to release your book to the market and the book publishing cost. There are some features that you may want to include in your book that may not be applied to all types of books. Making requests to the publisher can help you out with this. One of the things that you can include is a barcode. The items that are included in a barcode are the name of the book, its ISBN and the price. This can be useful in identifying the book in any library or at a bookshop to make it easy to make the sales.

If your book has full color photos, color separation may come in handy because it will be placed on the cover as it is through scanning. When the printing of a book has extended to more than the edge of the page after trimming it the words may not have adequate coloring. For this reason, you should use a publisher who will offer you bleed.

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Self-publishing original eBooks can be a profitable means of generating a lucrative income. eBooks are books that can be written, designed, downloaded and purchased through electronic means. If you’ve been on the internet for even a short period of time, you know that eBooks are extremely popular and have made money for many people.

What makes eBooks so hot is the fact that they provide information to online readers who want to be able to access knowledge quickly and immediately. These are individuals who don’t want to wait around for days or weeks for a book to be delivered via snail mail. Their thing is instant gratification and eBooks satisfy that need.

So, where do you come in?

Even if you’ve never had experience with writing, you can still be a success as an eBook author. All you need to do is to figure out what topic you have some helpful knowledge about and create an eBook based on it. Each of us has experience and know-how in some area that we can share with others who desire to learn more about it. Your eBook may be the very answer to somebody else’s questions.

Some eBook writers opt to go through third party publishers, in order to sell their work. While this can be a positive enterprise, there is always the risk that third party publishers could reject your work. Even if they accept it, they could end up watering down your message so much, that it hardly resembles your original concept. Another problem is that you will only get a percentage of any profits from your eBook sales.

Self-publishing, on the other hand, can offer you much better advantages.

Self-publishing your eBook allows you the freedom to express yourself without being edited or rejected by a third party publisher or editor. You have complete artistic control over your work, including its content, its design and all price-setting. You also retain all the rights to your eBooks and can change or edit them at your own personal discretion, without any protest from somebody else. The profits from all sales of your eBooks go to you. In other words, you are totally independent.

Sounds wonderfully empowering, doesn’t it?

That being said, being able to actually accomplish the task of publishing your own eBooks may seem overwhelming to put into practice. What should you write about? What tools do you need? What resources do you use? How in the world do you market your products?

These are all questions that you are going to need answers to, in order to become a thriving eBook writer and self-publisher.

You need to learn about the basic “mechanics” involved in putting together well-organized eBook products that address subjects that will be of interest to a specific target group. For instance, if you’re a stay-at-home mom, you could focus your eBooks on topics that would concern other stay-at-home moms, such as work-from-home options, parenting issues, tips for frugal living and more. When you get a solid idea of your niche market, you then need to get busy writing and find out how to put everything in an appealing, orderly package.

You then need to find out about the practicalities involved with the business of self-publishing. Learn what it takes to make your eBooks grab the attention of potential buyers, so that you can have a competitive edge over other eBooks out there in the cyber world.

Once you discover these things, writing eBooks and self-publishing will be a snap.

Scott Boyd is an author of Internet Marketing and Health related Books. See more information about writing, publishing, and selling eBooks at Writing & Selling EBooks.

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