HICKSON

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

&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent> PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, TROY! NOT JUST WITH E-BOOKS, PRINT AS WELL. MY PAPERBACKS ALL COST $15.00 EACH & WILL REMAIN THAT PRICE: SO WILL MY E-BOOKS. YOU HAVE TO ALSO FACTOR IN THE INVESTMENT COST OF PAPERBACKS: IT CAN COST A MINIMUM OF $10,000 TO $15,000 TO LAUNCH A BOOK (5000 COPIES), WHICH DOESN'T INCLUDE THE MARKETING, ADVERTISING & PROMOTION IT FULLY NEEDS FOR IT TO FLY, AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK. THIS IS WHY I DON'T AGREE WITH PEOPLE ARGUING THAT E-BOOKS SHOULD BE PRICED LESS THAN PRINT: IT'S ABOUT QUALITY, NOT MEDIUM IT'S READ ON. "THE BIG SIX" CAN AFFORD TO DRIVE PRICES DOWN THAT LOW: THEY WILL GET THEIR RETURN BACK EVEN WITH SALES IN VOLUME; & STILL MAINTAIN TOP POSITIONING WITHIN THE MARKET. INDEPENDENTS NORMALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THE SAME. WHY WOULD I ALSO OFFER FREE DOWNLOADS, RISK THAT IT WILL BE SPREAD ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR FREE, KNOWING THAT I'M HERE TO MAKE PROFIT, MORE-OR-LESS BREAK EVEN WITH EXPENSES. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO OFFER FREE DOWNLOADS OR SELL FOR SO LOW, KNOWING ALL WHAT'S INVESTED.

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®!

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, WRITERGIRL870! FROM A PUBLISHER'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S NEVER GOOD DRIVING PRICES DOWN LOW, IF ONE WANTS TO BE POSITIONED AT TOP IN THE MARKET, AS WELL AS DEMAND TOP DOLLAR. IF I OFFER A BOOK DRASTICALLY LOW AS A PUBLISHER, ALL IN THE INDUSTRY (DISTRIBUTORS, BOOK STORES, STREET VENDORS, ETC.) WILL EXPECT ME TO DO THE SAME FOR EVERY BOOK AFTER THE FACT! THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE SOME PUBLISHERS OFFERING LOW PRICES FOR BRAND-NEW RELEASES: THEY'RE FORCED TO! ALSO, IT HURTS THE BRAND & AUTHOR I'VE PUBLISHED! SURE THE BOOK WILL GET MUCH EXPOSURE, BUT AT THE VERY END, I WOULD HAVE NOW DECREASED THE VALUE IN MY PUBLISHING HOUSE & AUTHOR: BEING DIMINISHED ON THE FOOD CHAIN! UNDERSTAND? THE BOOK INDUSTRY IS A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY I'M BAFFLED EACH TIME WHEN PUBLISHERS & WRITERS OFFER VARIOUS PRICES TO STORES, VENDORS & DISTRIBUTORS, WHO ALL CONSULT WITH EACH OTHER: ANOTHER REASON WHY I KEEP PRICES CONSISTENT! THEY ALL CONSULT WITH EACH OTHER, & WILL EVEN GO AS FAR AS TO LET YOU KNOW, WHO YOU'VE GIVEN DISCOUNTS TO: JUST TO OBTAIN ONE, ALSO! THEY AREN'T IN THE GAME ALWAYS TO HELP US WIN.... UNDERSTAND? THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE BOTTOM LINE: YET I NEED MINE UP TOP: AT THE TOP! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, EVERYONE! HI TROY, LIBRARIES FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO LEND OUT BOOKS, PRINT & EBOOKS, DUE TO THE FACT THEY'VE PURCHASED THEM. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY APPLY TO PRINT BOOKS: THE LIBRARIES OUTRIGHT BUYING THEM & HAVING OPTIONS TO LEND TO WHOMEVER THEY WISH TO, IT SHOULDN'T APPLY TO EBOOKS. AGAIN, YOU DON'T BUY EBOOKS, THEY ARE LICENSED OUT! I DIDN'T MAKE THE RULES: DRM DID! E-READERS ARE DIGITAL DEVICES USED TO ALLOW READER TO READ LICENSED WORKS TO READERS! IT'S LIKE GOING INTO BLOCKBUSTERS TO RENT A MOVIE, YOU DON'T BUY THE MOVIE YOU RENT THE MOVIE: SAME APPLIES TO EBOOKS, & ONCE EVERYONE FULLY GRASP THE CONCEPT, ALL WILL BE BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING: RENTING! YOU WANT TO OWN BOOKS, BUY PRINT, OR EBOOK VERSIONS SOLD DIRECTLY FROM PUBLISHERS WHO ALLOW YOU TO OWN.... TROY, I ALSO HATE TO KNOCK OTHERS HUSTLE, BECAUSE I DON'T NEED ONE TRYING TO DO THE SAME TO ME, BUT I WAS ALWAYS TOLD WHEN YOU BUY CHEAP YOU GET CHEAP: HENCE 99-CENT STORES! THEY SERVE A PURPOSE WHICH DOESN'T HAVE LONG-TERM GOALS. I CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR A REAL REASON, I'VE POSITIONED MY BRAND & GOODS AS TOP SHELF IN THE MARKET! IT'S FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN BUYING GHETTOHEAT®: GREAT QUALITY WORKS! I CAN'T CHARGE TOP DOLLAR AND OFFER MEDIOCRE WORKS. IS IT FAIR THAT READERS OBTAIN EBOOKS AT 99 CENTS THEN HAVE THE AUDACITY TO LEND THEM TO OTHERS? HELL NO! WOULD THEY FEEL THE SAME ABOUT ME BORROWING THEIR PREPAID CELL PHONES & THEN ALLOWING MY "FRIENDS & FAMILY" TO USE IT ALSO BEFORE RETURNING IT BACK? TROY, I KNOW WHY YOU OPPOSED THE QUESTION, YET THE REALITY IS: MANY IN THIS GAME HAVE OPTED TO MAKE DESPERATE MOVES TO KEEP THEIR HEADS ABOVE WATER, & NOT ADMITTING SO: AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS, INCLUDING MYSELF--A PUBLISHER DOING REPUTABLE BUSINESS AT TOP DOLLAR.... IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TRYING TO MAINTAIN GOODS AT TOP DOLLARS WHEN OTHERS ARE ACTING LIKE "CRAZY EDDIE" & ACTUALLY "GIVING IT AWAY"! I WISH ALL IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WELL, BUT AS JANET JACKSON'S CHARACTER SAID IN "POETIC JUSTICE: "I'M HOLDING OUT FOR THE 'BIG NICKEL'!" THIS ISN'T A HOBBY FOR ME: IT'S A PROFESSION! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

"GAS, GRASS OR ASS: NOBODY RIDES FOR FREE!" --BUMPER STICKER NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE BESIDES GOD, LOVE & BULLSH*T! OF COURSE WRITERS SHOULD BE PAID FOR THEIR WORKS, WHAT TYPE OF RIDICULOUS QUESTION IS THAT? NO MATTER HOW MUCH A WRITER LOVES WRITING, IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT ONE SHOULD BE GIVING HIS OR HER WORK AWAY FOR FREE! THIS IS WHY THE INDUSTRY IS WHERE IT'S AT NOW: NO ONE IS REALLY VALUING THEIR WORKS OR THE INDUSTRY IT'S INFILTRATED IN. SHOULD YOU NOT PAY YOUR RENT OR MORTGAGE & EXPECT TO CONTINUE LIVING AT RESIDENCE? CAN YOU WALK INTO GUCCI WITHOUT PAYING FOR GOODS? WILL YOUR CELL PHONE PROVIDER KEEP PROVIDING YOU WITH SERVICE IF YOU DON'T PAY YOUR BILL? NOTHING FROM NOTHING LEAVES NOTHING! YOU DON'T PAY FOR A BOOK, YOU DON'T GET ONE: SIMPLE AS THAT! I'M SO SICK OF HEARING SUCH STUPIDITY! ALL WRITERS SHOULD GET COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORKS! JUST BECAUSE ONE LICENSED AN EBOOK (BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T BUY IT YOU LICENSED IT), DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULD BE READ ON ALL READERS EITHER! IF YOU GO TO THE MOVIE THEATRE TO WATCH A SHOW, YOU WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE THEATRE TO SEE THE SAME SHOW & PAY AGAIN, IF YOU DESIRED! IT'S NO DIFFERENT! WAKE UP, PEOPLE: IT'S GETING BEYOND FOOLISH! & BY THE WAY: I OFFER ALL GHETTOHEAT® AUTHORS 50 PERCENT OF ROYALTIES: & LET THEM KEEP COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR WORKS! EVERYONE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PAID FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS! 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!!!™

TROY, I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS ALL ALONG: THE INDUSTRY IS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN, DUE TO THE MANY WHO'VE ENCOURAGED IT TO, BY DOING SUBPAR BUSINESS TACTICS/STRATEGIES, & LOWERING PRICES DRASTICALLY! WHAT HAPPENED WITH NAPSTER & THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS NOW HAPPENING WITH E-BOOKS & PUBLISHING. THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I REGROUPED AND QUICKLY DECIDED BEFORE LAUNCHING E-BOOKS, NOT TO GIVE MY PDF'S/DIGITAL FILES TO OTHERS SUCH AS AMAZON, DUE TO PIRATING, DOUBLE ACCOUNTING, MASSIVE FREE DOWNLOADS, ETC. NO ONE LISTENED TO ME, NOW MANY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR E-BOOK SALES AND GETTING NOTICES FROM E-TAILERS ABOUT "SALES ERRORS" ON THEIR STATEMENTS! I'M GLAD I'VE MADE THE CHOICE TO SELL EXCLUSIVELY ON GHETTOHEAT.COM, AS WELL AS NEVER TO LOWER PRICES AT GHETTOHEAT®! SOON, ALL WILL BE FREE INFORMATION: & THERE WILL BE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS...NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING. YET, I WISH ALL OTHERS WELL....

TROY, UNFORTUNATELY "THE POWERS THAT BE" HAVE ENCOURAGED MILLIONS TO BECOME IMPERSONAL THROUGH CYBERSPACE AND GADGETS SUCH AS E-READERS. I PERSONALLY MAKE SURE TO GO OUT MY WAY TO MAINTAIN NORMALITY & BE SOCIAL, THROUGH PERSONAL CONTACT, OUTINGS & EVENTS SUCH AS BOOK SIGNINGS. GHETTOHEAT® WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE BOOKS IN PRINT: YET, AS I INDICATED BEFORE, WILL SELL EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH GHETTOHEAT.COM (NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION), MAINTAIN PRICES AT FULL COST & ALSO WILL CONTROL 95% OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF GHETTOHEAT® BOOKS, WHICH ALREADY WENT INTO EFFECT THIS FALL: ANOTHER TACTIC I'VE USED TO PRESERVE THE HOUSE OF GHETTOHEAT®! I PLAN TO STAY FOR THE LONG HAUL...

http://bit.ly/PKJAtx http://www.amazon.co...ords=ghettoheat http://www.ghettoheat.com/shop.html EVERYONE, CLICK ON THE FIRST LINK ABOVE TO HEAR RADIO INTERVIEW OF CHARLES D. ELLISON, AUTHOR OF THE POLITICAL THIRLLER, TANTRUM: 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, 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!!!™

ARE BOOKSTORES RELEVANT? YES! WILL THEY FULLY PREVAIL? NO! THE WRITING HAS BEEN ON THE WALL.... IF THE MEGA SUPERSTORES LIKE B. DALTON, BORDERS & WALDENBOOKS COULDN'T REMAIN IN BUSINESS, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT ALL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES HAVING MUCH LESS/LIMITED RESOURCES AS THE MAJOR CHAINS, REMAIN? ACTUALLY, MORE STORES ARE ACTUALLY CLOSING: SAD BUT TRUE. AS MUCH AS I LOVE BOOKSTORES, E-COMMERCE IS THE FURURE. UNLESS A MAJOR REVELATION HAPPENS (CASH & COWS & CASH COWS FALL FROM THE SKY), E-COMMERCE WILL RULE & E-BOOKS WILL OVERALL TAKE OVER THE BOOK BUSINESS. I MYSELF, STILL PREFER PAPERBACKS: & SIGNING THEM AT BOOK SIGNINGS.

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PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! EVERYONE, MY TOUR IS BEING EXTENDED: MORE DATES WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY! SIGNING COPIES OF HARDER, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, LONDON REIGN, SONZ OF DARKNESS, & TANTRUM! CONVICT'S CANDY, LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY, & THICKNESS: ALL COMING SOON! WORKING ON SECOND ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE: GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!! & AM ENJOYING THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AS IT'S ALL NEW TO ME! DID YOU ALL SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST ISSUE? CONTACT HICKSON AT HIS NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: HICKSONHOTNESS@YAHOO.COM ! WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ( HTTP://GHETTOHEAT.COM ) AS I'M MAKING NECESSARY CHANGES TO IT: & AT THE HOUSE OF GHETTOHEAT®--CHANGE IS GOOD! GOD IS GREAT! LOVE YOU, ALL &, CONTINUE ON WITH THE GHETTOHEAT® MOVEMENT! FOLLOW HTTP://TWITTER.COM/@HICKSONHOTNESS & HTTP://TWITTER.COM/@GHETTOHEAT FOR IMMEDIATE UPDATES! ADIOS!

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CYNIQUE, I'M EVERYDAY PEOPLE: I JUST CAN'T BE BOUGHT, MY SOUL ALSO ISN'T FOR SALE, & I'M NOBODY'S HOE! PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®!

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®, PEOPLE! I ALWAYS COME HERE ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU ALL WOULD THE SAME, & NOT FIGHT & BICKER ABOUT SMALL THINGS, AS THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON IN THIS INDUSTRY AND THE WORLD AS A WHOLE, THAN TO ENTERTAIN TRIVIALITIES. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION. OPPOSE TO FOCUSING ON SOMETHING SO MINUTE AS ME TYPING IN ALL CAPS, WHICH I ALWAYS WILL SO STOP ASKING ME TO STOP...FOCUS ON MY GREATNESS: HOW I ACTUALLY MADE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING, REMEMBER I CAME INTO THIS GAME HOMELESS AND WORKED MY WAY UP QUICKLY & RIGHTEOUSLY. YET, WRITER870, ONE BOASTING ABOUT THEIR RICHES IS VERY CORNY, & ONE FRONTING ABOUT RICHES WHEN POOR IS EVEN WORSE: REASON WHY I ALWAYS KEEP IT REAL. I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO NOT HAVE MONEY & HAVE MONEY, BUT I ALSO HAD BEFORE COMING INTO PUBLISHING. CLICK LINK: IN ADDITION TO FOLKS WHO REALLY HAVE MONEY DON'T FLASH IT AROUND EITHER. WHEN YOU'RE LIVING OFF YOUR INTEREST AND NEVER TOUCH YOUR PRINCIPLE: YOU'RE DOING WELL.... FOLKS, ALSO NOTE WHEN I DO POST ON HERE IT'S NEVER TO ATTACK ANYONE, I'M SIMPLY POSTING PART OF MY JOURNEY: GREAT & BAD! IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT ALL OF MY POST, YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE WONDERFUL THINGS I'VE ACCOMPLISHED OR BEEN BLESSED WITH: I ALSO POST THE LOWDOWN DIRTY AS WELL, YET MY MEMOIR WILL REVEAL MUCH MORE: ACTUALLY ALL, THEN PERHAPS YOU'LL FORM BETTER OPINIONS ABOUT SITUATIONS REGARDING ME; & I WILL RESPECT YOU ALL FOR HAVING YOUR OWN OPINIONS. YET, ALSO REMEMBER THAT ONLY WHAT'S IMPORTANT, MATTERS TO ME.... CYNIQUE, I'M A VERY INTELLIGENT MAN: BOOK SMART & STREET SMART. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU'RE BEING CYNICAL & WHEN YOU'RE JOKING: WITHOUT EVER MEETING YOU. YET, I ALWAYS CONFIRM & GIVE CLARITY TO THINGS, SO THINGS DON'T GET TWISTED OR MANIFEST INTO WHAT THEY SHOULDN'T. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, NO ONE HERE REALLY KNOWS ME OR KNOW OF ME BEYOND THE OBVIOUS, ME BEING THE FORCE BEHIND GHETTOHEAT. YET, GOD IS THE FORCE BEHIND ME, & I HAVEN'T BECOME SUDDENLY HUMBLE, OR HAVE AN ALTRUISTIC FACADE: I AM WHO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN, YET BETTER, & CLOSER TO GOD: IT'S IMPORTANT. SO IF YOU NO NOTHING ELSE ABOUT ME, KNOW THAT. I'VE ALWAYS INDICATED FROM DAY ONE THAT I TURN AWAY MONEY, AS ALL MONEY ISN'T GOOD MONEY. YES, MILLIONS WERE PRESENTED TO ME: THE CHECK WAS RIPPED UP--I NEVER ASKED FOR IT, & MY SOUL ISN'T WORTH ANY AMOUNT OF DOLLARS, AND PEOPLE, IT WAS LOTS OF ZEROS WRITTEN. I RIPPED UP THE CHECK: http://xa.yimg.com/k...TTOHEATBLEU.pdf NAH'SUN, KEEP MARCHING FORWARD, BROTHER, & I WILL CONTINUE BEING A PATHFINDER AS WELL. TROY JOHNSON, LOVE IS LOVE ALWAYS: MY AVI IS STILL NOT WORKING.... ISSUE 2 OF GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ MAGAZINE BLAZES DECEMBER 2013! ISSUE 1 LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK FOR SURE! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT: I WORKED HARD ON IT WHILE RUSHING, & IT'S NOT IN ALL CAPS! :0)

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT, CYNIQUE! CYNIQUE, AS I JUST CONFIRMED LAST WEEK TO YOU AND OTHERS: I AM HAPPY IN LIFE. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED REGARDING SO: ARE THE DAYS & THE LEVEL OF HAPPINESS--I AM HAPPIER. THIS COMES FROM WITHIN, FIRST & FOREMOST, THEN FROM THE LOVE I RECEIVE FROM LOVED ONES THAT MATTER TO ME, I DISCUSSED THAT, ALSO, & THE SELF-GRATIFICATION I RECEIVE FROM LOVING WHAT I DO, & KNOWING WHY I DO IT, WHICH HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH MONEY: I'VE TURNED DOWN MILLIONS BY RIPPING UP A CORPORATE CHECK I'VE NEVER ASKED FOR--I'VE EVEN DISCUSSED THAT, CYNIQUE: GOOGLE GHETTOHEAT®.... ME INDICATING "GOD IS GREAT" IS EXACTLY THAT & NOTHING ELSE: I HAVE NO QUALMS OF PRAISING GOD, HAVE SEVERAL TIMES HERE ON THIS SITE, AND WILL CONTINUE TO: IN JESUS NAME, AND FOR THE RECORD, EVERYONE WHO KNOW'S ME KNOWS THE ONLY TAGLINE I USE EVER IS, GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!! NOT QUITE SURE OF YOUR SITUATION, CYNIQUE, BUT I, HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®, FULLY KNOWS & UNDERSTAND THAT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GOD, AND LET IT BE KNOWN. SO PLEASE, AGAIN, DON'T BE CONFUSED ABOUT MY WORDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SPEAK WITH CLARITY. I'M BLESSED, & GOD HAS BLESSED ME IMMENSELY, & OF COURSE, EVEN WITH THIS UPCOMING MOVIE, & ALL ELSE BEFORE IT.... GOD HAS PLENTY TO CARE ABOUT REGARDING WORLD AFFAIRS: ON EARTH & THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT, WHICH IS WHY I'M EVEN MORE GRATEFUL HE HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO TAKE NOTE OF A LITTLE WRETCH LIKE ME: A MAN WHO MAKES AN HONEST LIVING, DOING SOMETHING THAT HE LOVES & ENJOYS... WHAT I NOW REALIZE IS THAT MANY HERE DON'T KNOW ME MORE OR LESS KNOW OF ME, OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS, YET THERE'S GOOGLE, AS WELL AS ACTUALLY GETTING TO KNOW A PERSON. CYNIQUE, HAVE A NICE...& GOD BLESS YOU: IN JESUS NAME.... WRITERGIRL870, PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS! UPDATING MY DATABASE AS WE SPEAK, YOU SHOULD BE RECEIVING ANNOUNCEMENTS SHORTLY. MAGAZINE RELEASES THIS WEEK: WORKING ON ISSUE 2 NOW, WHICH BLAZES IN DECEMBER! THANKS AGAIN, LOVE!