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Mr. Reed,

I purchased your How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Own How-To Book in 2006 and read it cover to cover in a matter of a few days. I have long wanted to try and write and sell a book but other commitments always seemed to get in the way. After reading your book I decided I had waited long enough. I was going to write a book, publish it and sell it myself, or at least try. I have recently finished writing what I consider to be an excellent resource for anyone considering purchasing a house for rehab and resale or for their primary residence.
My book is titled 'So You Want To Flip A House' and I have a companion website of www.soyouwanttoflipahouse.com that gives an overview of my book. My book gives a thorough overview of items to inspect yourself before hiring a professional inspector. Performing your own initial inspection can alert you to the amount of work required to get the property in shape to sell and to problems in a property you do not want to tackle. Doing your own inspection will also allow you to point out possible issues to a professional inspector you hire which they may have missed. You can also get the inspectors opinion of specific concerns you have when the inspector is still on-site.
Another major benefit from you being able to perform your own inspection is that once you have completed your inspection you will have a viable basis for developing your offer price for the property. The manual shows you how to develop your offer price.
Without your book and its great content, I'm not sure I would have been able to create my own book, publish it and begin selling it myself. I have already developed some ideas for new books I plan to pursue. Thanks for producing such a great resource for all of us.

Kurt Timmerman
comments@soyouwanttoflipahouse.com
www.soyouwanttoflipahouse.com

Dear Mr. Reed,

I recently started reading your book on writing and self publishing and wanted to thank you for writing it. I appreciate the straightforwards, practical, no-nonsense information and all the trouble it's going to save me in writing and publishing my own books.

I wish you and yours a happy holiday season and continued success!
Drew Baye

John,
Thank  you for notifying me about the 2nd Edition of your book.
I used some of  your advice from the 1st Edition of How to Write . . .
and it  helped me immensely when I wrote and published my book.
Now I am selling  it on the web with some success.
See: www.goodtogothebook.com <http://www.goodtogothebook.com>   (That's my book!)

Jo Myers

Mr. Reed,
Your Self-publishing book has already given me the luxury of thinking and acting with the economy of effort of a pro.

Thank you,
Terence Gillespie

Your book has been indispensable in writing my resource book.

Many thanks,

Denice Breen

Your books are proving one of the highlights of my day. I occasionally read some of the Succeeding book to my teens – easier for them to get it from you than from dad. The book on writing is generating confidence in me every time I read it.
David Hagni

I really liked your book it was very inspiring for me. Many of the tips in your book relate to the way I need to run my internet startup company. Thanks for your writings keep up the good work. Thanks
Chris Miles www.willowreed.com

John,

I ordered 3 of your books (Succeeding, How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Own How-To Book, and How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value) and I want you to know that they are high quality and very valuable to me. I intend to put some of your real estate ideas to work for me when I invest back in the USA this fall.
I also write professionally and you are one of my inspirations. Thanks for your fresh, no BS, chock full of helpful info books.
Regards,
Nalini Indorf Kaplan

Hello, I received your book yesterday and read it straight through in 4 hours (did not use the index, because the book read so nicely and was so interesting). I feel transformed. I have already bought a Dvorak keyboard. Thank you for making every paragraph pertinent. I feel jammed with information.

I can't tell you how many ways if affected me (compared to the ONE and one only thought I got from my discounted rich dad poor dad). For example, on the side, I have a new website with friends selling fun greeting cards and didn't know it had to be registered DUH!!! Thanks again for the enlightenment on book writing. Wendy Hurley

I saw an article in who-knows-what magazine last year about what to do with $1,000. Maybe it was Kiplinger's or some other. Anyway, I've had the bug to write a book for a long time but wasn't sure how I was going to go about it. I always wanted to write one, but wasn't sure where to start.

Flash forward to a few months ago. I'm in the middle of writing my book to compliment my finance classes for the Pre-Cana workshop and I see this write-up from this real estate guy bashing the info-mercials on how supposedly easy it is to make a mint in real estate. A real grump. I say, "I like this guy." I do a little web search and bang, there he is - John T. Reed.

http://www.johntreed.com/

Not only does he really know his stuff, it turns out he wrote a book about self-publishing. I bought it. It's fantastic.

So I'm halfway through writing my book and his arrives. I devour this thing in one evening. I search online for a book manufacturer, per his suggestion, and I'm off to the races. I wasn't sure how I was going to go about the whole thing, but he lays it on the line nice and firm, with no b.s.

In a nutshell, all you need you already have, a computer. Start writing. I highly recommend Reed's book for anyone who wants to write, and after reading his outline, you'll be surprised how little author's make off each book when a traditional publisher has control over the process. Typical situation: $30 book nets the author $5 - 17% profit margin. This guy admittedly sells fewer books, but his profit margin is 85%, or $25/book. Mine is going to retail for $16.95 because it's small, but it's a start and the hard part is already done - the writing. Traditional publishers, and all the book stores like Amazon, Barnes& Nobles, etc. have the capability to lower the price and therefore your margin if the product isn't moving. If the product doesn't move from my garage, well, it's only taking up space on my garage, oh, and the extra $25/year for the extra space with my webhost, big deal. No discounts, ever, and it'll always be in stock.

I'll have a link to PayPal and people can use existing paypal accounts or pay by credit card. I'll handle shipping via USPS Priority mail, which will get tacked on to the order at the site. I've got all the web pages written, I'm just waiting for the books to arrive.

Jack D. Stevison, Jr., CFP(R)

Mr. Reed,

I'm re-reading your self-publishing book and enjoying it even more the second time. I even ended up switching completely to the Dvorak keyboard, much to the chagrin of anyone else who tries to use my computer. Thank you for the time and aggravation your book is currently saving me.

Terence Gillespie

“This step-by-step guide to self-publishing a how-to book is clear, well organized, and very readable. Providing its reader, presumably a layman to the publishing world, with a firm foundation of the entire process from writing and editing to marketing and promotion, the book cleverly begins by discussing the more traditional method of publishing and explains both the benefits and disadvantages of the self-publishing path.

“The manual seemingly touches upon every situation that will arise, including printing matters, book layout, starting a website, and managing a publication’s distribution. The author’s incorporation of his personal experiences throughout the various stages of a book’s production proves helpful for any novice. Where other texts are vague or abstract, these real world examples place the author’s ideas in a context all readers will understand.” review by Kevin Wisniewski in the January-February 2006 Small Press Review

I love what you have to say about self-publishing, publishers, book stores, the “Soup-Nazi,” and customers. Your words confirmed my decision to self-publish. My book is doing well, especially after www.403bwise.com got a Wall Street Journal mention two weeks ago.

Dan Otter