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Summary: WoW! This book is hot!
Review: "WriterSpeaker.com" is the most complete and easy-to-understand book I've read on the promotional value of the Internet. Carmen also knows marketing. This book will make a difference in how you view the Internet. Hundreds of valuable links to help you market your books too! I couldn't put it down until I had read the whole book. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Simple English Internet Reference
Review: At last! A reference work that even the computer-challenged can understand. Carmen Leal explains how the online world works then gives hundreds of valuable links to search engines, reference sites, association sites, and more. All in a friendly style with a touch of humor that's a joy to read. For less than $15, I bought a gold mine!
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Summary: An outstanding resource for writers and speakers.
Review: Carmen has written a wonderful resource for writers and speakers. She has an in-depth knowledge of the internet and her thorough research is a valuable aid for writers. This book is easy to understand and fun to read. I highly recommend Writer/Speaker.com.
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Summary: Packed with Information
Review: Carmen Leal has done a massive amount of research to write this book. She's done the work, and we reap the benefits. Two things endear me to Carmen:1. She can remember when she didn't know about the internet, and can remember how she learned. 2. She writes in a easy-to-follow style that leads me on the path to understanding. If only every book on computer topics were written this well!
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Summary: Packed with Information
Review: Carmen Leal has done a massive amount of research to write this book. She's done the work, and we reap the benefits. Two things endear me to Carmen: 1. She can remember when she didn't know about the internet, and can remember how she learned. 2. She writes in a easy-to-follow style that leads me on the path to understanding. If only every book on computer topics were written this well!
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Summary: Inspiration, Wisdom, and Authority!
Review: Carmen Leal has inspired us again! This time her wisdom reveals the keys to success in writing and public speaking. Her new book, WriterSpeaker.com, comfortably guides us step by step in using the internet to transition from aspiring writer to successful author and speaker. Filled with specific URL's, Carmen details how many internet resources can easily and quickly jettison any writer's plans for a good idea to commercial publishing sales. Like a seasoned Grandmother, she lovingly and humorously explains all there is to know about how writers can use chat groups, ezines, online learning, online databases, etc. to catalyze careers. Since Pneuma Books is in the business of helping writers publish, we always recommend four specific classic books to our clients on varying aspects of writing and publishing -- this will be the fifth classic. Even if you think you are an internet pro, you must have this book -- a vital internet marketing primer for every writer, speaker, publisher, and service provider in the publishing and public speaking industries. Thank you Carmen for making my life easier.
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Summary: Excellent Resource!
Review: Carmen Leal has packed an incredible amount of valuable information into this wonderful book. I can highly recommend it to all writers & speakers because page after page has given me such great ideas to help me launch my own book: "Elder Rage or, Take My Father... Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents."
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Summary: Excellent, but less so than some of the gushier reviews say
Review: Carmen Leal is not just a very smart lady; she's very nice, too. Both traits come across loud and clear in this book. Reading her easy, straightforward, advice-rich prose is like having a conversation with the wise, affectionate aunt you never had. And, without a doubt, her collection of helpful sites for writers and speakers is unparalleled. She had pretty much every link in my own Internet bookmark folder, plus about 25-30% more than I had -- and mine were considerable, being the result of more than six years as a writer. Without a doubt, this book will stay next to my computer and become dogeared from all the love and attention it gets from me.
That said, I do have a slight issue with the marketing of this book as pure Internet reference, because that's not exactly what it is. Ms. Leal's target audience is actually NOT the seasoned writer or speaker who just needs to rev up his or her personal research engine. She's writing for, and to, beginning writers and aspiring professional speakers. Much of her book (some entire chapters and several partial chapters) is devoted to introducing neophytes to the craft and the business of writing or speaking. Thus, considering my six years of experience as a writer, I found myself skimming great swaths of text, with my eyes pausing only when I glimpsed the italic print with which all those juicy internet links are helpfully set apart.
Bottom line: This book is most definitely worth the $10 Amazon will charge you for it, and more. However, its scope is, in my opinion, a bit broad. It would be more useful to professional writers and speakers if it came in a separate, streamlined edition -- one without all the newbie advice we've already heard and benefited from long ago.
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Summary: A Must Have if You Spend Time on the Internet
Review: Do you spend a lot of time online? If so, add this book to your shopping cart! It contains thousands of usable tips on access to the Internet compiled into one user-friendly book. Forget having to wade through hundreds of entries when researching. Find the definitions, specific dates, quote attributions, and more with one or two mouse clicks. You'll have your search refined with a guide to specific sites likely to have the information you need. WriterSpeaker.com is a wonderful resource for both professional and personal use. The Internet is constantly changing and WriterSpeaker.com helps me use my research time more efficiently. When the next edition is published, I'll buy it too!
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Summary: Extremely basic
Review: Found this book a disappointment. The info is accurate, but definately nothing new that a beginning writer would not know about.
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