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Top 100, Humor & Entertaiment

Over at Amazon, they apparently just changed the Entertainment chart to “Humor & Entertainment”. Fine with me. WMFL, snuck onto that’ chart’s top 100 overall for all books on Amazon again (42 days and counting!). Happy to say it’s still … Continue reading

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Sorry Andy

This is very humbling.

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Self Publishing Diary: Three Different Books on Bestseller Lists

I have often told people that I think of publishing an eBook as planting a seed. One that can grow into something and keep growing for the months and years to come. In July, I noticed that I had two books on … Continue reading

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Outselling Roger Ebert on the Bestseller List

A screenshot from Amazon’s bestseller list for Kindle books in the category of Entertainment/Movies.  As you can see, Where’s My F*cking Latte is currently outselling “Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2011″. Ebert’s hugely famous. I’m nobody. Both of our books are … Continue reading

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Killing My Boss Has Never Been Easier…

…to get onto your eBook reader! KILLING MY BOSS, the anthology of twisted tales I co-wrote with the fiercely-talented Colin F. Barnes is now only 99 CENTS for a limited time over at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. If you’ve … Continue reading

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Self Publishing Diary: WMFL Hits Amazon Bestseller List Again

‎4 years after it was first self-published, WHERE’S MY F*CKING LATTE continues to be a success as it hits Amazon’s top 100 overall bestseller list again in the category of Entertainment–for this brief moment outselling George Orwell, David Sedaris and that … Continue reading

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Killing My Boss Inspired Art By Shane Lees

Shane Lees is a super-talented artist and really cool guy I’ve known for a while. When he’s not off scaring small children, he’s at work with a pencil, creating some really haunting artwork. You may have seen his drawing of … Continue reading

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Killing My Boss is Available for Kindle and Nook

I’m very proud to announce the release of KILLING MY BOSS, a collection of really wicked stories about well… trout fishing… no, about, uh… sending one’s horrible bosses to their early and much-deserved demise. I wrote KILLING  MY BOSS with … Continue reading

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Two Separate #1 Books

This is pretty cool. The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is back as the #1 bestseller in the category of Middle East History at the same exact time that Where’s My F*cking Latte? (and Other Stories About Being an Assistant … Continue reading

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My Self-Published Book Hits #51 on the Bestseller List

It’s been really, really busy lately and I thought I lost this screenshot I took a couple of weekends ago when The Killing of Osama Bin Laden hit #51 on the Amazon non-fiction bestseller list, but I came across it … Continue reading

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Going Too Far?

Can an artist go too far? I saw a random discussion on Facebook where one talented writer was wondering if he was going too far with his work in terms of the “grit.” It made me realize there’s a real … Continue reading

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#78 on Amazon’s Non-Fiction Bestseller’s List

WOW… The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is currently #78 on all of Amazon in the non-fiction category. Again, all without a mainstream publisher or even an agent.

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Kicking Ass on the Amazon Bestseller Charts

The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is a #1 Kindle bestseller in the category of Middle East History! And, even cooler, the #2 bestselling book on ALL of Amazon (Kindle and dead tree books) in the category of Middle East … Continue reading

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Amazing Review of The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

It’s only been about a day but so far, a couple of nice media mentions for THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN (How the Mission to Hunt Down a Terrorist Mastermind was Accomplished) that I wanted to point out and … Continue reading

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Go Forth and Kick Some Ass Hits 3 Amazon Bestseller Lists on First Day

Hey, not bad, right? I especially like that it hit #50 for all Amazon books, not just ebooks, in the category of “Creativity”. This morning it was #32. I’m stoked, and top 10 on any bestseller list on Amazon is … Continue reading

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No Kindle? No Worries: Convert My eBooks to your eReader with Calibre

I’ve had a few folks ask me if my books would soon be available for other eBook readers like the Kobo or the Sony. Unfortunately, neither offer the ease of getting books to market for the indie publisher that Amazon … Continue reading

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Amazon Kindle Price Dropped to $189

Wow. I love the Kindle. It’s really hard to understand how thin and lightweight it is until you hold it but its easy to read screen, built in 3G wireless access to the Amazon Kindle book store are the really … Continue reading

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Perfect Last Minute Fathers Day Gift: Amazon Gift Card

Looking for a last-minute Father’s Day gift for Dad? Amazon Gift Cards are a perfect present. Dad can pick what he wants from the millions of items of Amazon.com, including the Amazon Kindle e-reader. Even better, you can buy an … Continue reading

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