SPAM from an unknown PA Author

Folks, this is not the way to promote your book. It gets you reported to every entity mentioned in the headers as an abuser. You may even lose your ISP connection.


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Hi everyone (and sorry for the impersonal mass emailing),

I just wanted to pass along a short alert that my adventure novel about the search for Noah's Ark, called ARARAT, has just hit the cyber store shelves! (Yes, that means that it's presently only available through online bookstores.) I hope you enjoy it!
Here's an easy link to Barnes & Noble.com:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bo...tp://www.myspace.com/mysterywriterjonhargrove.

Thanks again to all for the support, kind words, and generous reviews!

all the best,
Jon Hargrove

"Gripping, adventurous, and romantic -- Jon Hargrove's
Ararat is a breakneck thriller that traces the thread
of history from Biblical stories to current-day
headlines. Be prepared to lose sleep!"
--James Rollins, international bestselling author of
Map of Bones and Black Order.


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<DIV id=yiv917518101>Hi everyone (and sorry for the impersonal mass emailing),<BR><BR>I just wanted to pass along a short alert that my adventure novel about the search for Noah's Ark, called ARARAT, has just hit the cyber store shelves! (Yes, that means that it's presently only available through online bookstores.) I hope you enjoy it!<BR>Here's an easy link to Barnes & Noble.com:<BR><A href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781424154685&itm=2" target=MUNGED BY AW POSTER><FONT color=#003399>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&(MUNGED BY AW POSTER)</FONT></A><BR><BR>Also if you haven't already, please check out the updated new website at<BR><A href="http://www.myspace.com/mysterywriterjonhargrove" target=_blank rel=nofollow _><FONT color=#003399>http://www.myspace.com/mysterywriterjonhargrove</FONT></A>.<BR><BR>Thanks again to all for the support, kind words, and generous
reviews!<BR><BR>all the best,<BR>Jon Hargrove <BR><BR>"Gripping, adventurous, and romantic -- Jon Hargrove's<BR><EM>Ararat</EM> is a breakneck thriller that traces the thread<BR>of history from Biblical stories to current-day<BR>headlines. Be prepared to lose sleep!"<BR>--<STRONG>James Rollins</STRONG>, international bestselling author of<BR><EM>Map of Bones</EM> and <EM>Black Order</EM>.<BR></DIV><!-- toctype = X-unknown --><!-- toctype = text --><!-- text -->
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Aubrey said:

Did this get sent to you? Because if they're spamming people who hate PA with spam for their PA book, (...)

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Oh, yes, and to an address that gets relatively little spam. I suspect someone is marketing a list of names to those folks and they have no idea _who_ is really getting them, except maybe a vague idea that _writers_ will see the mail.

Mo

XThe NavigatorX said:

Unless it's a book about writing, I'll never understand this marketing-toward-strangers-who-are-writers thing. As a whole we're one of the poorest demographics out there.

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Sorry. I used to cut marginally related mails a little slack, but no more. Unsolicited commercial e-mail is spam, whether it is actually targeted to someone or not. If I haven't established a business relationship, or a friendship, or an e-mail correspondence with someone who wants to flog their newest book, I consider it spam and report it as such.

There is just too much abuse going and the entire e-mail system is in danger of collapsing in on itself. I won't support the efforts of anyone who contributes to that overload. It's just too easy to hit a button and send out a million or more mails. And while it is a bit of a bother, every one I can get to rethink that procedure is one more for the good guys.

Mo