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Ernie J. Zelinski's Blog
June 30, 2009
- Below is an e-mail I just received from the World HRD Congress in India stating that they want to give me the PRIDE OF HR PROFESSION AWARD. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Jones To: vip-books (at) telus (dot) net Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:33 AM Subject: PRIDE OF HR PROFESSION AWARD; INVITATION TO SPEAK at " WORLD HRD CONGRESS 2010" Dear Ernie Zelinski, A lot has ...
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June 17, 2009
- (Photo Above: Honolulu, Hawaii at Sunset) My recent 5-day trip to New York was a real blast — and profitable at the same time. At Book Expo 2009, I hooked up with several distributors and pretty well decided on which distributor I want to rock with. I intend to go back to New York next year for Book Expo again. At the Author 101 University one-day seminar, held before Expo, there were two ...
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June 15, 2009
- I received the following e-mail the other day inquiring about how I sell foreign rights to my books. ----- Original Message ----- From: FRA To: vip-books (at) telus (dot)net Sent: 2009 5:20 PM Subject: to Ernie Zelinski - about books Dear Ernie, I am a writer too. I wrote 4 books using my name a 1 using a pseudonym.If possible please write 2 or 3 lines about how you sold the foreign rights ...
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June 2, 2009
- I just returned from my first trip to New York where I attended both Rich Frishman's Author 101 University and Book Expo.One of the reasons for my attending Book Expo was to find a new distributor for my self-published books How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Career Success Without a Real Job, and 101 Really Important Things You Already, Know But Keep Forgetting. For the record, I will not ...
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May 16, 2009
- I have finally completed my new E-book called 101 Reasons to Love a Recession: This 108 Page Illustrated E-book (in PDF format) is available as a free download at the following websites:Creative Free E-booksThe Retirement CaféLove-a-Recession.com Here are some other benefits of a recession that are not in the E-book:If you have always wanted to be part of the laptop and cappucino ...
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April 22, 2009
- Recently Random House purchased Ten Speed Press, which not only publishes two of my books including The Joy of Not Working (over 225,000 copies sold and published in 17 languages), but also distributes three of my books. Shortly after, Random House sent a letter to me cancelling the diistribution Agreement that I had with Ten Speed Press for my self-published books, including How to Retire ...
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April 9, 2009
- Last Friday I had copies of Career Success Without a Real Job expedited from Transcontinental Printing in Louisville, Quebec, by Fed Ex because I wanted to include a copy for the auction in a fundraiser for a charity (One Child's Village) that a friend of mine runs.I started off by donating one copy.But when I arrived at the fundraising activity (silent auction and live auction) on the ...
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March 17, 2009
- The book image above is the cover of GUÍA HACIA LA FELICIDAD, the Spanish edition of my book The Lazy Person's Guide to Happiness published by San Pablo in Argentina. I sold the foreign rights myself without the use of an agent or North American publisher. Apparently a book published in the U.S. and Canada has about a one in twelve chance of selling translation rights to even one foreign ...
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March 3, 2009
- Even though this deal was in the works for about 3 months I just learned that Ten Speed Press was sold to Random House: See these articles:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/books/02arts-RANDOMHOUSEB_BRF.html?ref=artshttp://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6640884.html This could mean that I am an orphan if Random House does not adopt me.I owe much of my success to Phil Wood, who started Ten ...
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February 11, 2009
- Perhaps you know an arrogant acquaintance or friend who has been fortunate enough to have a book or two published while you struggle to write one or have it published. To put the arrogant author in his or her place, here are a few quotes from which you can borrow:From the time I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Sometime I intend to read it.— Groucho Marx ...
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January 27, 2009
- In my speech about The Joy of Not Working that I made to 2,000 members of the National Turkish Society for Quality in Istanbul on November 26th, one of the success principles that I covered was "Practice the Art of Nonfinishing."The whole point of this topic was that people don't quit their careers, jobs, projects, or even marriages often enough. So, it was no surprise to read The Dip ...
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January 9, 2009
- Ernie Zelinski Photo: The Ritz-Carlton IstanbulYes, that is right: Air Canada Sucks and the Ritz-Carlton Rocks! Here is why: In late November KalDer - The National Turkish Society for Quality flew me to Istanbul through London, England, to make an one-hour speech about my book The Joy of Not Working to 2,000 scholars, business executives, and university students.The Air Canada flight from ...
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December 29, 2008
- A recession is obviously upon us, which means fewer corporate jobs and sinking consumer confidence.There are many benefits of an economic recession, however, that are overlooked by the majority. If you want to make the U.S. ecomonic recession a bad thing, it becomes a bad thing. If you want to look at the U.S. economic recession as a good thing, it becomes a good thing. Remember that the ...
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December 20, 2008
- “I am always doing that which I cannot do,” stated Picasso,“ in order that I may learn how to do it.” No doubt if Picasso was alive today, he would have learned how to master the Internet to market his paintings, sculptures, etchings, stage designs, and ceramics.How do you turn your internet marketing idea into reality? Once you set a goal you want to find a way to actually get there as ...
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November 30, 2008
- Little did I know that when I got fired from my job as an Engineer 18 years ago for taking too much time off that the firing would lead to a all-paid trip (plus $3,000 for speaking for an hour about my book The Joy of Not Working) to Istanbul, which is now on my top-3 list of most satisfying journeys that I have made in my life. Top-Ten Highlights of My Trip to Istanbul The Number 1 highlight of ...
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