Re: A milestone neared

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--Catmandu

"Lord Shiva" <tridentzzn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43ADB218.1040809@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Catmandu wrote:
> > Friends, if my calculations are correct, I am approaching the
ten-thousandth
> > book being shipped out. (*School Board Leadership 2000 by Gene Royer*)
> >
> > We're in the 9,900's now.
> >
> > Granted that does not sound like a lot of books sold, but when you
consider
> > that it was targeted
> > to School Boards specifically, it's done amazingly well.
> >
> > The book was first published by Brockton Publishing Company in 1996 (and
> > Brocky still gets bugged by would-be purchasers); and sales and
distribution
> > have been handled solely by myself--with the help from time to time from
my
> > family who sat down and put dust covers on large shipments going out.
> > 'Smatterafak, I shipped three last week and have two to ship next
Monday.
> >
> > I usually ship about 25 copies a month.
> >
> > I have traditionally retailed the book for $21.95 delivered--with
discounts
> > for large order/copies; and since it was *self-published* I get to keep
all
> > the money. So you can do the math.
> >
> > My question is: Where did the $200,000 go?
> >
> > ANSWER: My good friend the Real Veterinarian got a sizable portion,
> > and Mrs Geno paid my tithes and banked the rest.
> >
> > Wayne Lutz, my erstwhile webmaster, set me up with PayPal®, which has
been a
> > boon in disguise. With PayPal I only have to do the shipping, and they
> > (PayPal) do the collecting and $$ transfer to my bank account. Wayne
Lutz
> > is
> > a genius. Ugly ...but a genius.
> >
> > John Carver, my longtime friend and the author and finisher of Policy
> > Governance®--about which the book pontificates--wrote the Foreword; and
his
> > charming wife Miriam did me the honor of blurbing the inside cover.
John
> > also helped by listing my book as a bonafide Policy Governance®
publication
> > on his website. I appreciate that.
> >
> > BTW, you can't get it on Amazon.com because I don't offer it there. See
my
> > site at: www.royergovernance.com.
> >
> > The real great part of the story is that I don't make my living selling
> > books. The book has been my bio. It goes out ahead of me and brings in
> > con$ulting busine$$.
> >
> > Merry Christmas to all of you; and may you experience all the good that
God
> > has promised.
> >
> > --Geno
> >
> > www.royergovernance.com
> > www.churchboardleadership.com
> > http://mastersfitness.royergovernance.com/fitlog/archives/000022.html
> > http://mastersfitness.royergovernance.com/fitlog/archives/000020.html
> >
> >
> >
> Jesus bloody Christ, you look a right rascal:
www.churchboardleadership.com
>
> You look like a stuffed dummy, yet the self-satisfied self-righteous
> grin is a dead givaway.
>
> Lordy...*Looks up at the sky*
>
> -
> LS
> -


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