Where Three old names in photojournalism, now retired, have come together
as authors to produce mostly non-fiction, how-to books.
as authors to produce mostly non-fiction, how-to books.
A very brief new book as our contribution to #COCKYGATE
The cover is the most important part, here, of course, but we wanted to make sure that it was a romance, so we wrote three chapters about that. Just sign up for our mailing list below, and choose this book as your reward! The US Supreme Court has always insisted that comedy and satire holds a special place under our first amendment rights, and that would be our first line of attack if she comes after us. And since she is threatening to sue for all the proceeds, and this book is free, it would be slim pickings for her! We will also be producing a similar (but slightly different) tee shirt, but since her trademark does not cover tee shirts, we should be protected there as well. In order to protect our COCKYRIGHT, this book is only available as a free .PDF download when you sign up for our mailing list below.
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This is the Book Cover
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This is the Tee Shirt Graphic
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New book and membership site in the planning stages!
We have decided that after more than two years in this business, we should know enough to publish a book on publishing. In addition to the book, we will have a membership website. We are thinking about $30 per month, may go up or down a bit from that, though. The website will include videos of John going through the whole process of creating, publishing, and marketing a book, from mindmap to marketing. It will include formatting, and show actual videos of negotiating the websites of all of our suppliers, including Amazon, CreateSpace, Smashwords, PublishDrive, Draft2Digital, and Lulu. This will become a top priority over the next few weeks. First, though, we have to get that new office built....
We have a new side-hustle!
We have started to create a new side of the business: Crossroads Tease--Tee-Shirts that Tease! (or words to that effect....) We have designed the first shirt, which would be ideal for people who owned British sports cars and motorcycles in the 1950s and 1960s. Anyone else would have no clue what the shirt refers to. But there will be more coming, and this will be our principal focus over the coming months. The URL for the business will be www.crossroads-tease.shopify.com . We will also have our Cocky and Henna tee shirt, to spread the word about our contribution to the #COCKYGATE and #BYEFALEENA campaigns. $1 from each shirt will go to their legal fees. We now have several more shirts available, with prices starting at $15 (larger sizes are somewhat more expensive). Here is our first shirt:
We can now take plastic and invoice through PayPal
We had to have a PayPal Business account in order to take plastic at book signings and other events, so we can now take plastic and/or invoice through PayPal. We have decided to sell through the website. We do maintain a small inventory of HOW TO BUY A CAR, PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION, and SOLAR ENERGY, as well as the Boxed Sets from Terry Anderson. I refer to paperback copies here, but there is no reason why we could not e-mail a .PDF, EPUB or .mobi file as well. We are not yet set up to take payments directly online, Facebook Messenger would be the best way to get ahold of us for now. Search for jhwaaser or cpubfl on there, or send email to cpubfl@gmail.com. But we will be working on getting this up better--we probably will move to a new host soon, and it may be after that....
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Now Available!
John has been working on phase one of a solar energy project, and Jay will be coming to Florida to assist in the construction of Phase Two very soon. We have devised a VERY inexpensive means of mounting solar panels to the roof, and we will be revealing that in our book on the project. We are now at five panels and four batteries, and Phase One will max out at six each, which will provide enough electricity to run our table saw and a small refrigerator for all of those Smutty Nose Porters, and Coke for Kraken Cuba Libres. Phase Two will max out at 15 panels and batteries, and Phase three, if needed, will be a duplicate of Phase Two. Phase One may then be moved to provide energy to the 12' x 28' shed at the rear of the property.... Solar panels are now available for less than a dollar a watt, so you can add up to a kwh, with a 100-watt panel, a battery, and a charge controller, for right at $200, or just about what you probably pay every month to the power company right now! Pop in one a month, and in 2-1/2 years, you'll have 30 kwh, about what the average house uses in a day. That's the plan, anyway. We need to cut down more trees to get that much power per day from each panel in the winter time, though.... And if you don't average ten hours of sun every day, it goes down a bit, but you don't need full sun to get full output, either. Regular sales price is $4.99. Paperback now available at $9.99 from Amazon and soon from Lulu.
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LINKS TO OUR BOOKS
See our first review below, from a published author who has his own wikipedia page
See our first review below, from a published author who has his own wikipedia page
Smashwords or Amazon? Amazon is easier to use if you actually have a Kindle Reader, though there are instructions on Smashwords as to how to download the .mobi version of their books to your Kindle Reader or tablet or whatever. The advantage of Smashwords is that they support other E-Reading platforms than just the Kindle. You can choose to download books from Smashwords in .pdf format, or E-Pub format (used by Apple, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo, among others) and several other formats. Smashwords is also an aggregator, which means that they wholesale to companies like Apple i-books, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble, so if you have an account with one of those companies, the books are available there as well. And, frankly, Smashwords is much more author-friendly than Amazon, and pays higher royalties. Our books are now available on PublishDrive, Draft 2 Digital, and Lulu as well. PublishDrive distributes through Google Books, D2D makes certain things easier, and Lulu has more formats available, including hardcover. (We like Lulu a lot....)
Books by Jay Hamilton
When you walk into a car dealership to look for a car, who do you think has the advantage? Does the customer have the advantage, since he has the money? Not on your life! Even if you buy a new car every two or three years, the salesperson who is about to greet you talks to at least three or four customers EVERY DAY! The dealer has this down to a science, and you don't. This book will tell you what to watch out for, and how the salesperson is trained to control the customer.
Kindle or Smashwords E-Book $4.99
Paperback $9.99
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This book puts into clear and simple terms, how to develop the mindset necessary to become a successful Entrepreneur. The ten chapters go into habits, tips and tricks, technology, including some apps that we like, and a few words on which is better, Android or Windows, for your mobile device. Our conclusion might just surprise you! And we end with a few mental tricks to remember. There are things in here that you will need to know, and there are things in here that you might be surprised either that you did already know them, or that you in fact did NOT know them!
Kindle E-Book $3.99
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This is a book for Bernie Sanders fans who are upset about election 2016 and want to do something about it. It offers an introduction to how our political system works, how to influence voters and legislators, how to find out who to contact, and how to contact them. There is a full appendix with links to the principle websites in each state to look up legislative information and legal statutes. Tee Shirt now available at www.crossroads-tease.myshopify.com!
Kindle E-Book $0.99
Smashwords E-Book Free
Lulu E-Book E-Pub or .PDF Free Lulu Paperback $3.99
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Books by Glenn Stewart
The small business owner has to market smartly in order to grow. And to do so, he must build a network of people around him who will assist him in every way possible. This book describes the process in clearly understandable terms and with checklists at the end of each chapter.
Kindle E-Book $3.99
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This book covers the basics of choosing your business, studying the niche, jump-starting some quick income, building on your success, and finally, quitting your steady job to run your business full-time.
Kindle E-Book $3.99
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Books by John Waaser
This book is full of ways to improve your memory and recall ability, including diet, supplements, and exercise. Great for older people, and those who can't remember things readily. We discuss foods and eating changes. Tea is great for building memory, and we talk about which types are best. Nutrition supplements and Probiotics can help also, and we tell you how. We discuss herbal supplements and Aromatherapy, then brain games, memory prompts and mnemonics.
Smashwords E-Book $2.99
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A look at chronic fatigue and how you can fight it. We discuss natural habits that you can stack up, along with teas that will pick you up quickly, foods and supplements that can help, and essential oils and other tips. This is a complete book on fatigue and fighting it.
Smashwords E-Book $2.99
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This is the book that tells you how you can go through life with confidence. The six chapters detail what you must do to change your way of thinking so that instead of stumbling through life, you will find doors opening for you everywhere.
Smashwords E-Book $2.99
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This is John Waaser's long-promised work on photography--or at least the first part of it. Later books in the series will go to the more technical ends of photography, but this is all about making your picture look good. It was released on October 1, 2017. Regular price is $3.99. The Paperback is available from Amazon at $19.99. Interior color pages get expensive!
Our First Review (Yay!)
Jay Hamilton (motorsports journalist and former manager & salesman for several automotive dealerships) wants to make sure if you’re buying a car, it is you and not the dealership in the driver seat of the negotiation. His straight-talking ninety-two page primer is folksy and filled with personal anecdotes and insider information designed to give a buyer the money-saving advantage needed to make a smart deal. It is well worth the price of the quick-read book. In fact, with the information provided in the nine chapters of HOW TO BUY A CAR WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SHIRT, the reader will come to know exactly what the salesman knows, and more.
Like having a personal consultant at your side, Hamilton’s casual but detailed primer is a fun and easy read. Topics range from researching your dealership to motivations of a salesman, and even to specifics regarding some of the tricks and traps which plague the industry of automobile sales. Using personal experience and anecdotes, Hamilton breaks down the psychology of buying by illustrating the complexities of the buyer/seller relationship in layman’s terms.
Particularly in the chapter, The Five Steps in Selling a Car, we learn how salesmen can play to a buyer’s habits, tap into a customer’s behavior patterns, and subtly connect to their customer's psychology in order to dampen intellect, amplify passion, and compel them to just say ‘yes’. But with the help of HOW TO BUY A CAR WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SHIRT, the reader will be informed not just in the buy/sell process (including used vehicles), but also in the servicing of the vehicle for the future, and even right down to the nitty-gritty of the warranty package.
Beginning with a simple concept--actually practicing to buy a car out in the real market before opening one's wallet--Hamilton’s no-nonsense advice and personal experience will literally save the buyer hundreds and possibly even thousands of dollars. And with hand-drawn comic illustrations (by artist Michael Garvin) and witty personal examples from real life, this book distinguishes itself as a serious, but seriously fun way to very quickly become a wise consumer—and not just for automobiles, but also in the practical buyer/seller situations we face each and every day.
If you are in the market for a vehicle, preparing with this book is an invaluable asset!
~ Tom Miller, Wikipedia-Listed Performance Artist, Personal Public Relations & Media Consultant.
Like having a personal consultant at your side, Hamilton’s casual but detailed primer is a fun and easy read. Topics range from researching your dealership to motivations of a salesman, and even to specifics regarding some of the tricks and traps which plague the industry of automobile sales. Using personal experience and anecdotes, Hamilton breaks down the psychology of buying by illustrating the complexities of the buyer/seller relationship in layman’s terms.
Particularly in the chapter, The Five Steps in Selling a Car, we learn how salesmen can play to a buyer’s habits, tap into a customer’s behavior patterns, and subtly connect to their customer's psychology in order to dampen intellect, amplify passion, and compel them to just say ‘yes’. But with the help of HOW TO BUY A CAR WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SHIRT, the reader will be informed not just in the buy/sell process (including used vehicles), but also in the servicing of the vehicle for the future, and even right down to the nitty-gritty of the warranty package.
Beginning with a simple concept--actually practicing to buy a car out in the real market before opening one's wallet--Hamilton’s no-nonsense advice and personal experience will literally save the buyer hundreds and possibly even thousands of dollars. And with hand-drawn comic illustrations (by artist Michael Garvin) and witty personal examples from real life, this book distinguishes itself as a serious, but seriously fun way to very quickly become a wise consumer—and not just for automobiles, but also in the practical buyer/seller situations we face each and every day.
If you are in the market for a vehicle, preparing with this book is an invaluable asset!
~ Tom Miller, Wikipedia-Listed Performance Artist, Personal Public Relations & Media Consultant.
Tom Miller currently has two paperback books for sale:
