Ernie Zelinski is best known as the author of The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked. This international bestseller (published in English by Ten Speed Press in Berkeley, California) has sold over 225,000 copies and has been published in 17 languages in 21 different countries.

Ernie Zelinski, however, has also written How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, the international bestseller (over 100,000 copies sold and published in 7 foreign languages) that offers Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor. An Amazon.com reviewer states that "How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free is "The World's Best Retirement Book." Indeed, type "retirement" into Amazon.com's search feature and How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free appears in the #1 position — out of over 175,000 listings for retirement books!

Ernie is also author of the unconventional Real Success Without a Real Job: The Career Book for People Too Smart to Work in Corporations. His latest work is 101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting.

Ernie Zelinski's books have now sold over 550,000 copies worldwide. Ernie has negotiated 97 book deals with publishers in 27 different countries for his 15 books. He is presently transforming his The 777 Best Things Ever Said about Money (Japanese rights sold) and Life's Secret Handbook for Having Great Friends (French and Spanish rights sold) into Creative Downloadable Free E-Books to be used as viral marketing tools for his other successful books. Ernie occasionally speaks professionally on the subjects of book marketing, early retirement planning, and applying creativity to business and leisure.

Ernie has books published by the following publishers:

• Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, California)
• Thomas Moore Publishing (Allen, Texas)
• Stanké International (Montreal/Paris)
• Amat Editorial (Barcelona, Spain)
• Gestión 2000 (Barcelona, Spain)
• Ediciones B., S.A. (Barcelona, Spain)
• Oniro in Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
• Editorial Armenia (Milan, Italy)
• Editorial Presença (Lisbon, Portugal)
• Group Eyrolles (Paris, France)
• Mirananda (The Hague, The Netherlands)
• Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (Munich, Germany)
• Kedros Publishing (Athens, Greece)
• Kustannusosakeyhtiö Nemo (Helsinki, Finland)
• PPM Publishing (Jakarta, Indonesia)
• Boyner (Istanbul, Turkey)
• Think Tank Publishing (Taipei, Taiwan)
• CITIC Publishing House (Beijing, China)
• Yuan-Liou Publishing (Taipei, Taiwan)
• Voice Incorporated (Tokyo, Japan)
• Open Knowledge Corporation (Tokyo, Japan)
• Mulpure Publishing (Seoul, South Korea)
• Diamond Inc (Tokyo, Japan
• Like a Wildflower Publishing (Seoul, South Korea)
• Joong Ang Daily News (Seoul, South Korea)
• Gayatri/Livebook Publishing (Moscow, Russia)
• Prime-Evroznak (St. Petersburg, Russia)
• Wydawnictwo MUDRA (Krzeszowice, Poland)
• Portal (Prague, Czech Republic)
• Editora Sextante (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Visit one of Ernie Zelinski's Blogs:

Retirement Quotes for Retirement Planning Blog

Ernie Zelinski's Redroom Blog

Ernie Zelinski's Blog on Morgan James Publishing

The Real Success Resource Center Blog

Ernie Zelinski's Blog on Arizona Central

Ernie Zelinski's Blog on USA TODAY

1. The Retirement Quotes Cafe
2.  Ernie Zelinski's Author's Page on Morgan James Publishing
3. Book Tours by Ernie Zelinski
4. Retirement Letters from Readers of How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free
5. Retirement Jobs
6. The Joy of Not Being Married 
7. Fools and Their Money
8. Magical Career Change - Escape the Organization for Good!