Posted on 01/31/2014 9:42:25 PM PST by The Duke
Yuck. Doesn't that make the pages stick together?
;-)
Seriously, I am most definitely looking forward to studying it and learning from it.
Thanks for collating a lot of information. Can't wait to get it!
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Neighbors and family, even the ones, especially the ones, who think I am nuts for prepping.
Bump for later
Why would anyone write a book comparing anything to FEMA? FEMA has been a useless organization for which there is nothing to compare.
Can you self-publicate - sounds dirty but I think you know what I mean!
Can you distribute it by yourself and cut out the middleman? If stores choose not to buy up on the books, start with self publication - maybe the publishers and book stores will get the message.
First of all, I've got to get those profits from that announcement to JimRob..so thanks to recent posters for getting me out of procrastination mode.
CodeToad> The book is not about "comparing" anything to FEMA. It's meant to suggest to "rank and file" citizens that they should not rely on FEMA to come rushing over the hill in time of disasster (as history has repeatedly demonstrated).
hummingbird> I've received only very positive reviews from those who have provided feedback, so I'm sure you'll be quite pleased. I wrote the book as if I was going to need it to survive myself (which may very well prove to be the case with the current news of the day).
Hetty_Fauxvert> Thanks for asking the question about publication...this is something I proceeded with very carefully (and the method varies from author-to-author). I decided to publish and promote the book myself so that I wasn't paying someone else for doing it, and I have been very pleased with the results. Right now I only sell the book from my nofema.com web site.
The book was developed using the same 'LaTeX' publishing software that is used to produce college textbooks. The result is that it "looks and reads" much more like a professionally-produced book than many books in the genre (the bibliography alone is 19 pages of small print!). I'm producing the book from CreateSpace.com (owned by Amazon), which I can't recommend enough for those who are self-publishing (however, lulu.com is worth considering if you want to publish electronically).
Anyone on this thread who ordered a book please feel free to provide feedback here.
As I got into the process I started to believe that the traditional channels for selling books may really be antiquated.
If you ever plan to publish your own work then I would be happy to provide more details about getting things ramped up. (I've gotten pretty good at the marketing side of the equation too.)
RE> FWIW, I have previously purchased “A Failure of Civility” which is far more of a ‘force of arms’ and governance/organizing text. I took that book apart physically and turned it into a tabbed notebook - an SOP manual on my shelf.
That was worth a lot to me. I grabbed up the Kindle copy of “A Failure of Civility”, which is so far a great read. Thanks for that excellent pointer, Blueflag! When I reach the end, I may decide to get a hard copy as well. I am getting great prepping guidance from “When There is No FEMA”. I highly recommend this book.
i have both titles. Both are keepers!
Just one more reason to get prepared. Since this original post I’ve relocated my household to rural west TN in anticipation of difficult times.
I should also mention that my book has been well-received and currently has a 5-star rating on Amazon. :)
BFL
I'll be giving some as presents this year.
Go to this site to order.
Thanks much for the wonderful endorsement of my book, Blam. Since going to print it’s been well-received (which is good because I really put heart-and-soul into it over 3 years of writing).
timely thread to bring back.. lol
That’s a good point ... I do give good coverage to quarantine and disease control.
Book mark
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