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THANKS, TROY! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! EVERYONE, ESSENCE BESTSELLER, CONVICT'S CANDY, WRITTEN BY DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS & JASON POOLE--EDITED & PUBLISHED BY HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®, HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY INNOVATIVE FILM DIRECTOR, ANTHONY HEMINGWAY, & PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SLATED FOR 2014 TO BE MADE INTO A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! ANTHONY HEMINGWAY HAS WORKED ON PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS ALI, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, CHANGING LANES, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, OZ, THE CLOSER, THE CORNER, THE WIRE, FRINGE, TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, TRUE BLOOD, TREME, CSI: NY, CSI: MIAMI, & WAS COMMISSIONED BY GEORGE LUCAS TO DIRECT THE MOVIE, RED TAILS! THE DEAL IS BEING BROKERED BY HICKSON, MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON! CONTACT HIM AT HICKSONHOTNESS@YAHOO.COM , & VIA TWITTER: HTTP://TWITTER.COM/HICKSONHOTNESS & HTTP://TWITTER.COM/GHETTOHEAT . CONVICT'S CANDY: A GHETTOHEAT® PRODUCTION! HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® Publisher of GHETTOHEAT®, CONVICT’S CANDY, HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, TANTRUM, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, THICKNESS, GHOST TOWN HUSTLERS, TRUALITY, DIRRRTY, CLUB AVENUE, TOUGH, SOME SEXY, & SKATE ON! GHETTOHEAT® | P.O. BOX 2746 | NEW YORK, NY 10027 | GHETTOHEAT.COM | @GHETTOHEAT | @HICKSONHOTNESS GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™

ESSENCE BESTSELLER, CONVICT'S CANDY, WRITTEN BY DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS & JASON POOLE, EDITED & PUBLISHED BY HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®, IS BEING SOLD & DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY AT GHETTOHEAT®! FOR PRE-ORDERS, CONTACT HICKSON AT HICKSONHOTNESS@YAHOO.COM , OR VIA TWITTER: HTTP://TWITTER.COM/HICKSONHOTNESS & HTTP://TWITTER.COM/GHETTOHEAT! THANKS! CONVICT'S CANDY: A GHETTOHEAT® PRODUCTION! GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! EVERYONE, ESSENCE BESTSELLER, CONVICT'S CANDY, WRITTEN BY DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS & JASON POOLE--EDITED & PUBLISHED BY HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®, HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY INNOVATIVE FILM DIRECTOR, ANTHONY HEMINGWAY, & PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SLATED FOR 2014 TO BE MADE INTO A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! ANTHONY HEMINGWAY HAS WORKED ON PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS OZ, THE CORNER, THE WIRE, TRUE BLOOD, TREME, ER, CSI: MIAMI, & WAS COMMISSIONED BY GEORGE LUCAS TO DIRECT THE MOVIE, RED TAILS! THE DEAL IS BEING BROKERED BY HICKSON, MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON! CONTACT HIM AT HICKSONHOTNESS@YAHOO.COM , & VIA TWITTER: HTTP://TWITTER.COM/HICKSONHOTNESS & HTTP://TWITTER.COM/GHETTOHEAT . CONVICT'S CANDY: A GHETTOHEAT® PRODUCTION! GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc

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PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, WORLDWIDE! WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT, GROOVY, GLORIOUS GHETTOHEAT® NEW YEAR! BLAZING SOON IN DIGITAL & PRINT FORMATS, ISSUE #2 OF GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE (HAVE YOU ALL READ THE INTRO ISSUE YET? CLICK ON TO LINK TO PURCHASE GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc ); THE RE-RELEASE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED, SUSPENSEFUL PRISON STORY, NATIONAL & ESSENCE BESTSELLER, CONVICT'S CANDY BY DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS & JASON POOLE; HARDCORE STREET FICTION, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY BY STUBBS; DRAMATIC URBAN TALE, TRUALITY BY STONE, STEAMY EROTIC ROMANCE NOVEL, THICKNESS BY ANPU; & THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF RIVETING POETRY BOOK, GHETTOHEAT® BY HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® (ENGLISH/BILINGUAL VERSION! ALL SOLD & DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY BY GHETTOHEAT®! HAVE A HAPPY 2013! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® Publisher of GHETTOHEAT®, CONVICT’S CANDY, HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, TANTRUM, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, TRUALITY, THICKNESS, GHOST TOWN HUSTLERS, CLUB AVENUE, DIRRRTY, TOUGH, SOME SEXY, & SKATE ON! GHETTOHEAT® | P.O. BOX 2746 | NEW YORK, NY 10027 | GHETTOHEAT.COM | @GHETTOHEAT | @HICKSONHOTNESS GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™

GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, PEOPLE! EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER IN LIFE & I'VE BEEN TAUGHT A LOT, ESPECIALLY BEING IN PUBLISHING CLOSE TO 10 YEARS: MY ANNIVERSARY 6/4/13! WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'VE DECIDED THIS TIME TO "TEACH" THE INDUSTRY A GREATER LESSON: EFFECTIVE NOW, CONVICT'S CANDY WILL SOLEY BE SOLD DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMERS BY GHETTOHEAT®! ALL OTHER GHETTOHEAT® TITLES TO FOLLOW SUIT.... UNTIL THE NEW LAUNCH OF GHETTOHEAT.COM, YOU CAN EMAIL ME DIRECTLY AT HICKSONHOTNESS@YAHOO.COM, OR HIT ME UP ON TWITTER: @HICKSONHOTNESS & @GHETTOHEAT THANKS, WORLDWIDE FOR YOUR CONTINUE SUPPORT, YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED, & ALWAYS! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® Publisher of GHETTOHEAT®, CONVICT’S CANDY, HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, TANTRUM, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, THICKNESS, GHOST TOWN HUSTLERS, TRUALITY, DIRRRTY, CLUB AVENUE, TOUGH, SOME SEXY, & SKATE ON! GHETTOHEAT® | P.O. BOX 2746 | NEW YORK, NY 10027 | GHETTOHEAT.COM | @GHETTOHEAT | @HICKSONHOTNESS GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™

EVERYBODY, THE GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS 3 TOUR ENDS THIS WEEK WITH A 5-DAY BOOK SIGNING MARATHON AT TLJ BOOKSTORE! SEE TOUR LISTING FOR DATES & TIME: "HAPPY HUSTLE!" :0) BE SURE TO CONTACT ME ON TWITTER TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY AGENDA FOR 2013: @HICKSONHOTNESS & @GHETTOHEAT FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN MY INBOX ON TWITTER FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SCENES: DM ME! THANKS, WORLDWIDE! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®....

HI WORLDWIDE, MY 2012 TOUR IS COMING TO AN END SOON, YET MORE DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED. SEE ADDITIONS, THANKS! I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY BEHIND THE SCENES RESTRUCTURING MY BUSINESS MODEL, CHANGING OPERATIONS, EDITING WORKS, PREPARING UPCOMING MAGAZINE LAYOUTS, ALL WHILE BEING ON TOUR & RUNNING GHETTOHEAT--IN ADDITION TO PREPARING FOR THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GHETTOHEAT®! TIME HAS FLOWN BY, AND NOW I'M READY TO EMBRACE THE NEXT STAGE OF MY CAREER. THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. CONTINUE BEING DOWN WITH THE GHETTOHEAT® MOVEMENT!

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PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, TROY! THE GHETTOHEAT® MOVEMENT FULLY SUPPORTS YOU & YOUR ENDEAVORS, & WILL AID IN BRINGING MORE BUSINESS YOUR WAY. THANKS AGAIN, & CONTINUE CONTINUING ON, RIGHTEOUSLY.... HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® Publisher of GHETTOHEAT®, CONVICT’S CANDY, HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, TANTRUM, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, THICKNESS, GHOST TOWN HUSTLERS, TRUALITY, DIRRRTY, CLUB AVENUE, TOUGH, UGLY/BEAUTIFUL: ME, SOME SEXY, & SKATE ON! GHETTOHEAT® | P.O. BOX 2746 | NEW YORK, NY 10027 | GHETTOHEAT.COM | @GHETTOHEAT | @HICKSONHOTNESS GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™

THANKS FOR THE LINKS, TROY! GRATITUDE.... ACTUALLY, AT GHETTOHEAT®, I DO ARTIST DEVELOPMENT/GROOMING, & HAVE "BOOK CAMP", CONSISTING OF FULLY PREPARING MY WRITERS FOR THE INDUSTRY: READING & WRITING, & BUSINESS EXERCISES, MEDIA COACHING, SHADOWING ME AT EVENTS, & EVEN ADVERSITY TESTS! YES, ADVERSITY TESTS, LIKE A REALITY SHOW.... SHOULDN'T I CATCH THE "GLITCH" BEFORE MY CLIENTS? EXACTLY.... SOME FAIL & I DON'T CONTINUE ON WITH THEM: THEY'RE CONSIDERED THE WEAKEST LINKS--MANY WHO WILL BE PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE (& I WISH THEM WELL...)! I ONLY KEEP THOSE WHO PASS ALL TESTS! I'M NOT WILLING TO INVEST/CHANCE ON SOMEONE AS I ONCE HAD BEFORE WHEN I FIRST PUBLISHED WRITERS: I NEED THE TOTAL PACKAGE: GREAT TALENT OBTAINING A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS, & A WONDERFUL PERSONALITY THAT WILL MANIFEST INTO STAR QUALITY, WHICH IN TURN TRANSLATE INTO BIG BUSINESS. I'M PROBABLY THE HARDEST INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER TO DATE, & THE HARDEST TO PLEASE! I MAKE THE WRITERS EARN ACCESS INTO THE HOUSE OF GHETTOHEAT® NOW! I DO SO BECAUSE I HAVE LONGTERM GOALS WITH MY ARTISTS--REASON WHY I DON'T ACCEPT FREE AGENTS, GHOST WRITERS, SELF-PUBLISHED, THOSE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR THOSE WANTING TO BE PUBLISHED AT MULTIPLE PUBLISHING HOUSES. IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME OR MY BUSINESS MODEL AT GHETTOHEAT®.

THANKS FOR THE LOVE, TROY! I WILL LOOK OUT FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER!

I'M TOTALLY MOVED BY THE DEBERRY & GRANT ARTICLE! I FULLY RELATE TO EVERYTHING THEY DISCUSSED, RESPECT THEIR DECISION: & APPLAUD THEM! FINALLY, SOMEONE HAS TAKEN A STAND....

THANKS TROY, I WORK HARD! DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOVIE "SOPHIE'S CHOICE"? THAT'S WHAT THIS REQUEST IS LIKE: MY BOOKS ARE ALL MY SPECIAL BABIES: I CAN'T CHOOSE ONE OVER THE OTHER! :0) YET I, WILL SAY... READ A GREAT POLITICAL THRILLER: TANTRUM! http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ AN EXTRAORDINARY SCI-FI TALE: SONZ OF DARKNESS! http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ AN INTRIGUING LGBT MYSTERY: LONDON REIGN! http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ A FASCINATING CONTEMPORARY NOVEL: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN! (ESSENCE BESTSELLER) http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ A SUSPENSEFUL STREET THRILLER: HARDER http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ A MIND-BLOWING PRISON EXPOSE: CONVICT'S CANDY! (ESSENCE BESTSELLER) http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT READ A MAGNIFICENT POETRY BOOK: GHETTOHEAT®! http://www.amazon.co...ords=GHETTOHEAT ONES TO WATCH: STUBBS, AUTHOR OF UPCOMING URBAN TALE, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY! http://www.amazon.co...ds=GHETTOHEAT TWITTER: HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/@PAYSTUBBS & ANPU, AUTHOR OF THE UPCOMING STEAMY, SENSUAL & SEDUCTIVE EROTIC ROMANCE, THICKNESS! TWITTER: HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/@ANPUDISIAC TROY, I'M THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD...& DID! :0) LOL! GOD IS GREAT! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

TO TROY WITH LOVE...

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NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: OMAR TYREE IS A HUSTLING MACHINE! I ALWAYS CREDIT BOTH OMAR TYREE & MICHAEL BAISDEN FOR MY MOTIVATION TO HUSTLE HARD IN 2003, YET, TERI WOODS & SISTAH SOULJAH INSPIRED ME TO WRITE, BUT OUT OF ALL MENTIONED, I CREDIT TERI WOODS FOR MY ENTIRE APPROACH TO "THE GAME", PERIOD! ALL ARE GREAT IN THEIR OWN WAY, YET TERI WOODS, IN MY OPINION GOT MORE RECOGNITION FOR BEING A STREET LIT/URBAN LIT/HIP HOP LIT WRITER & PUBLISHER IN THE MID 90'S, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHERE SHE'S FROM: THE STREETS OF PHILLY. SHE CAME OUT IN A PERFECT TIME BACK THEN. TERI WOODS & VICKI STRINGER WHERE THE ONLY ONES REALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN IN A MAJOR WAY. YES OTHERS WERE OUT THERE, BUT HENCE THE WORD "MAJOR". THE IMPACT THE TWO WOMEN MADE WAS PHENOMENAL--NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM. BUT TERI RODE THE WAVE SO HARD, THAT SHE ACTUALLY BECAME SYNONYMOUS TO STREET LIT/URBAN LIT/HIPHOP LIT! YES, ALL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE MAJORS FOR MAINSTREAM DEALS--EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN REASONS, AGENDAS, INTENTIONS & GOALS--THAT'S NOT TO BE KNOCKED, BUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE PRIOR TO SHOULD ALWAYS BE RECOGNIZED.

I AGREE: AMAZON IS A BEAST, YET THE BEAST NEEDS TO BE TAMED! I'M NOT GIVING THEM MY ELECTRONIC FILES. IT WILL DRIVE SALES BACK TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE: THE HOUSE OF GHETTOHEAT®! AS I SAID MONTHS AGO, BACK TO BASICS. EVERYONE'S SITUATION IS DIFFERENT & EVERYONE MUST DO WANT THEY NEED TO DO, ALL I'M SAYING IS I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO WIN: & I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TO WIN. I WILL CONTINUE TAKING FULL CONTROL OF MY BUSINESS, & WILL UPDATE EVERYONE IN THE PROCESS. YET, KNOW I WON'T BE EASING DOWN THE "YELLOW BRICK WALL" OR LOOKING "THE WIZARD OF OZ!" :0) PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, TROY! I INSIST! :0) PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc

GHETTOHEAT --->http:// bit.ly/UYDZBW PASSWORD: BLAZING PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, TROY! EVERYONE WON'T LEAD YOU TO THE "YELLOW BRICK ROAD" OR TELL YOU THAT THE "WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST" WILL MEET YOU BEFORE YOU GET THERE! :0) THE PUBLISHER GAVE GOOD POINTS WHICH I CO-SIGN ON: HENCE KEEPING PRICES HIGH! HE UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS AS MUCH AS I DO. NO. ALL PUBLISHERS WON'T WORK IN ACCORD WITH EACH OTHER, HENCE ME & A VERY SMALL FEW INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS WORKING WITHIN REAL INDUSTRY TERMS. FOR EXAMPLE, GHETTOHEAT® BOOKS ARE $7.00 WHOLESALE PER BOOK. SOME PUBLISHERS NOW SELL FOR $1.00 & EVEN .50 CENTS PER BOOK. DO THE MATH.... SOME DO SO TO SATURATE THE STREETS/MARKET WITH THEIR PRODUCT, THAT I UNDERSTAND, YET AT THE SAME TIME, THEY CHEAPEN THEIR PRODUCT & BRAND BY DOING SO. YET, SOME AREN'T IN THE GAME FOR LONGEVITY: THEY'RE TRYING TO GET WHAT THEY CAN AT THIS VERY MOMENT--NOT KNOWING THE NEXT TIME THAT THEY MAY. AGAIN, I'M HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL. THERE'S A METHOD TO MY MADNESS ALWAYS. YES, MANY LIKE TO PURCHASE ON AMAZON FOR LOWER PRICES--I UNDERSTAND. YET, EVERYTHING WON'T ALWAYS BE OFFERED TO AMAZON: HENCE GHETTOHEAT® E-BOOKS! THEY CAN HAVE ALL THE PRINT BOOKS THEY WANT FROM ME & EVEN MARK IT DOWN DRASTICALLY--IT WON'T MATTER: I WILL ALWAYS GET MY DESIRED PRICE AT TOP DOLLAR CONTRACTUALLY, IT'S MORE THAN UNDERSTOOD BY THEM! YET, MY E-BOOKS WILL BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ON MY WEBSITE: FULL PRICED! WHAT I'VE LEARNED EARLY ON IS THAT, IF A PERSON REALLY WANT SOMETHING, HE OR SHE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ACQUIRE IT, EVEN IF IT MEANS SAVING A FEW PENNIES TO OBTAIN IT. GHETTOHEAT® BOOKS REMAIN AT $15.00, WORLDWIDE! FREE ENTERPRISE....

GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE, ISSUE #1 ---> http://t.co/xyfyeOBc HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® Publisher of GHETTOHEAT®, CONVICT’S CANDY, HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, TANTRUM, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, THICKNESS, GHOST TOWN HUSTLERS, TRUALITY, DIRRRTY, CLUB AVENUE, TOUGH, SOME SEXY, & SKATE ON! GHETTOHEAT® | P.O. BOX 2746 | NEW YORK, NY 10027 | GHETTOHEAT.COM | @GHETTOHEAT | @HICKSONHOTNESS GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, TROY! I NEVER USED PRINT ON DEMAND AND WON'T BE DOING SO FOR MY PAPERBACKS EVER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I USED TO SALES FROM MY POETRY BOOK, "GHETTOHEAT®" & FLIPPED IT INTO "CONVICT'S CANDY" & ALL ELSE IS HISTORY, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO HAVE SEVEN TITLES TO DATE. I ALSO HUSTLE HARD & SACRIFICE A LOT IN LIFE TO GET TO THE POINT OF OPERATING WITH LIQUID CASH, YET IF ONE IS ABLE TO PURCHASE PRINT RUNS ON CREDIT, I WOULD SUGGEST SO, OPPOSE TO USING PRINT ON DEMAND: IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE AND FORCES AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS TO PRICE BOOKS TOO HIGH. I FEEL $19.99 IS DEFINITELY TOO HIGH FOR A PAPERBACK NOVEL. I DON'T JUMP INTO THINGS QUICKLY, I TAKE MY TIME FOR A REAL REASON. MANY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS ALSO HAVE MANY TITLES IN THEIR CATALOG, YET THEY'RE DOING SMALL PRINT RUNS. I'VE NEVER DONE A SMALL PRINT RUN IN MY LIFE, AND I'VE MOVED THOUSANDS OF UNITS SOLELY: QUALITY VERSUS QUANTITY. I'M IN BUSINESS FOR THE LONG HAUL, NOT TO BURN OUT A BOOK AND AN AUTHOR BEFORE BEING "ON TO THE NEXT". YET, EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT GOALS: ONE OF MINE IS HAVING LONGEVITY. THIS IS WHY "CONVICT'S CANDY", THE FIRST NOVEL I PRINTED, 2/4/06, IS ON ITS SIXTH LARGE PRINT & HIGHLY IN DEMAND: I DIDN'T BURN IT OUT, NOR CHEAPEN IT OR MY BRAND BY LOWERING PRICES. IT'S THE SAME PRICE AS IT WAS WHEN IT WAS RELEASED: $15.00--AS WELL AS THE OTHER BOOKS I'VE PUBLISHED. THE BIG PUBLISHERS HAVE LARGER VOLUME SALES, THEY CAN AFFORD TO DISCOUNT PRICES DRASTICALLY TO ENCOURAGE LARGE SALES, REASON WHY HARD COVERS ARE MARKED 50% OFF DURING RELEASE WEEK AT CHAIN STORES. IS IT A SMART IDEA? I DON'T ALWAYS AGREE? CAN THEY AFFORD TO DO SO? OF COURSE. THEY ALL DO LARGER PRINT RUNS: THE LARGER THE PRINT RUN, THEY LESS THE PRODUCTION COST. IT'S ALL ABOUT BUDGETS. THE AMOUNT OF RUNS THEY DO IT PROBABLY COST 29 CENTS PER BOOK FOR PAPERBACKS, EVEN LESS IF THEY HAVE GREAT DEALS WITH PRINTERS. TROY, HERE'S A GREAT ARTICLE I CAME ACROSS TWO WEEKS AGO: CHECK IT OUT! http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/12/ten-ways-to-save-publishing-industry?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=c03211f926-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

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http://bit.ly/UYDZBW <---PASSWORD: BLAZING PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, TROY! TIME IS MONEY & MONEY IS TIME! WHY WASTE TIME BEATING A DEAD HORSE WHEN YOU ALREADY KNOW IT'S DEAD? SMH... :0) MOVING ALONG TO IMPORTANT MATTERS... MY BOOKS ARE FULL PRICE FOR A REAL REASON, & IF OTHER PUBLISHERS & AUTHORS KEEP OFFERING DRASTICALLY-REDUCED PRICED BOOKS, IN ORDER TO STAY IN THE GAME & UNFORTUNATELY UNDERCUT OTHERS, A NEW "STANDARD" THEN IS ESTABLISHED, WHICH WILL REALLY DRIVE THE BOOK INDUSTRY DOWN THE DRAIN. BASICALLY, EBOOKS CAN BE CONSIDERED THE MONSTER THAT KEEPS GROWING, YET NOW CAN'T BE FULLY CONTROLLED, & PERHAPS DESIGNED PURPOSELY THAT WAY (IN ORDER FOR BOOKS TO BECOME FREE INFORMATION). THE BUSINESS MODELS FOR THEM ARE HORRIBLE, & WILL PUT MANY AT RISK AT BEING THROWN UNDER THE BUS IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. YES, THEY HAVE THE SAME CONCEPT AS "ON DEMAND", SO WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GRASP THIS? OR IS IT THAT MANY HAVE GOTTEN SO USED TO OBTAINING EBOOKS FOR FREE THAT IT HAS NOW BECOME ALSO, THE NEW "STANDARD"? PONDER... PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!