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42 Rules for Driving Success With Books: Success Stories of Corporate and Author Thought Leadership

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This book is reminiscent of junk mail that entices a reader to buy more based upon repetitive success stories and promises to show the secrets that 'they' don't want you to know. Each spurious rule (eg. 'brand yourself', 'build your confidence') is represented by a different author who writes around 300-400 words illustrating in the most indirect way possible the result of what happened when they followed the extraordinarily-vague rule, while also plugging their website or product.

I think my favorite is rule #19 - "Get a Ph.D." - which, apart from being irrelevant to driving success with books, fails to mention a Ph.D. at all in the subsequent explanation. "Books, if they're useful, informative, and well written, encourage people to send work to you," enthuses Shel Horowitz in a blinding example of the obvious. "When you have a book, you pretty much have automatic access to (and exposure on) high-traffic websites such as Amazon.com and Google.com," he continues, failing to mention that this has no bearing on your own website unless the book is popular, and has nothing to do with how SEO actually works.

As a 140 page book, 40 pages are dedicated to the photographs and bios of each author, together with an invitation to write your own 42 rules book, and the catalog of other books available. Take away the introduction and table of contents, and this is a very, very thin read which offers absolutely no substantive information to prospective authors. I agree with the other review entitled "No Value" - I haven't quite figured out if this is a pyramid scheme or some other type of marketing game, but I'd strongly advise against wasting $20 on this. There are many other reputable books written about how to write and get published which aren't assisted by questionable 5-star reviews.

We purchased this book in the hope that it would provide some information on *how* to drive success with books. Unfortunately, it does not. The entire book is a case study for why you should write a book and publish with this company, which will make you rich and famous.

I was surprised to see how many 5 star reviews it has, until I looked on Google and found that these reviews are by 42 Rules authors or Happy About employees.

Everyone I talk with today wants to be able to write their own book! Being self-expressed, having opinions and being able to share them with everyone they can is so important. More than an ego booster, self-expression is built into our DNA. Reading the incredible success stories of the 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books is like working with a book mentor and coach. The stories are inspiring, and informative and I know they will give everyone who reads them new ideas for how to move forward on their amazing writing journey. Many people start to write a good and then they either get writers block, or feel they don't have enough to say to fill a few hundred pages. Reading 42 Rules will unblock the blocks and inspire each and every soon to be author! I know from experience....

If you are in business for yourself I know you are busy as a bee and can't imagine finding time to write a book. That's how many business people feel, and that's how I felt, too. Until Mitchell Levy inspired me to get off my butt and finally write my book! Since I wrote Scrappy Project Management I've enjoyed increased credibility and business success. And last week I finalized a contract with Nikkei Business Press to translate my book into Japanese. Wow!

In 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books you'll find the inspiration that you need from 40 other others who have increased their business success through authoring a book, as well as some encouragement from the guy who made it happen for me, Mitchell Levy.

Get this book. Get inspired. . . and WRITE THE DARN BOOK! If I can do it anyone can. - Kimberly Wiefling, Author, Scrappy Project Management

Having watched my husband write his first book (and now working on his second) I learned a lot by reading this and hearing the reasons that so many other authors got into their own works!

This book is a must read for anyone who has ever thought they wanted to write a book. The ideas put forth by these authors are clear, simple and concise, offering ways to help you succeed. Easy reading and common sense wording make this book a must have.

It is not often you get 42 experts, in their own words, in one book. That's exactly what you get in 42 Rules for Driving Success With Books! Kudos to Mitchell Levy for putting this together. This is a fun, easy-to-read book filled with some great advice, much of it from people I know personally or from people whose books I have read. This book is a very worthwhile investment!

This is a must read for anyone in a leadership position who is wondering how to establish their credibility & be seen as an expert in their field. Well written and easy to read - whether you are just starting out or already established this book is for you. Discover just how easy it is to become an author and discover a whole new world of possibilities! I'm not an author yet, but after reading this I'll be working on my first book soon!

Kim Smith, www.tftservices.net

There are a lot of books out there, so how do you distinquish yours, and, more importantly, how do you use it to grow your business? This book shows you how! If you have a business, or even an idea, then writing a book about your subject or business is perhaps the best thing you can do to establish yourself as an expert. And it's easier than you think! This book - 42 Rules - will give you all the advice and experience you'll need to do it right the first time. I can't recommend it highly enough!!

Mike Brooks, author, The Real Secrets of the Top 20%: How to Double Your Income Selling Over the Phone

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Mitchell is a master at book marketing. The team he has assembled are all authors who used their books to drive success. If you want to learn how they did it buy the book and follow their lead.