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[Greenwolf103]

Howdy, all,

I just received an e-mail to have my book, BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents, included on Books&Authors.net ( www.booksandauthors.net/ (http://www.booksandauthors.net/) ). For $250, they'll include an image of the book, interview, photo and link to where it can be bought. I checked the site out and it looks legit. But I want to know if anyone has had much success using them. They claim this info goes out to 11,000 booksellers.

Of course I know that any kind of publicity helps. I'm just curious if anyone here has used them and what experience you got out of it.

Thanks. :)

--Dawn

[aka eraser]

No experience here Dawn but that seems like a lot of money. Claiming that the info "goes" to 11,000 booksellers reminds me of a certain publisher who claims their books are "available" in bricks and mortar stores.

If the info "goes" via email then its entirely possible that the delete key is being used in 11,000 bookstores at more or less the same time.

That money might be better spent buying your own domain name and hiring a whiz-kid college student to design you a really spiffy website to toot your own horn and hawk your own wares.

At the very least, I'd try to get the names and contact info from several authors who bought the service and see if they're satisfied.

[Greenwolf103]

Thanks, Frank! :) Very helpful info.

Coincidentally, I have a Web designer waiting in the wings to design me a more professional Web site. The only thing holding us up is my ability to get a domain name. Ugh! :smack

Yeah, I agree about that delete key. I really don't think booksellers are spending too much time on the computer, hunting down new books.

Still, I'll keep an eye on that site. They have some cool articles, anyway. :grin

Take care!

--Dawn

[CaoPaux]

Updating link: http://www.books-and-authors.net/

The domain switch happened in 2006. One wonders if it was due to spam reports.