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The Book Depository , which already offers free worldwide shipping, is offering an extra 10% discount to Ireland-based buyers if they use a specific code when purchasing. The offer is also exclusive of VAT. The code is valid until 17th December so if you live in Ireland and want to save some money on those Christmas presents you'd better get cracking. The Book Depository also has some cracking offers on my crime novels and thrillers, and my sales and marketing books and not just to Ireland buyers.  I just had to get that plug in. Their prices are very keen and I've noticed there are some good reductions on my titles. And why are Ireland singled out for extra discounts you might ask?  Well, The Bookseller reported last week that the Irish book market has slumped by more than 16% in value and volume terms this year. For the year to 30th October, Nielsen BookScan figures revealed sales down by more than 16% to €103m. The country is currently facing an economic bailout ...

I'm normally better known as the author of several crime novels including my marine mysteries featuring my detective Inspector Andy Horton, and for my stand alone crime thriller novels, In Cold Daylight and In For The Kill .  But I am also the author of three marketing books published in 2009 by Crimson, and before that the author of several sales, marketing and self-improvement books, some of which are not currently in print but are available as audio books and e books . Imagine then my surprise while browsing my titles on Amazon to find that some of my marketing/self improvement titles are being sold second hand for the outstanding amounts of £32.00, £40.00, and a staggering £88.95!  (They were orginally £9.99) Have I become rare? Oh, if I only I was getting a royalty!

It may be summer (although you'd never guess it from the weather) and holiday time, but it's a busy August for me with the publication of the new unabridged audio book version of The Suffocating Sea , the third in the Inspector Horton Marine Mystery series of crime novels set in the Solent area, and the publication of three of my new marketing and sales books. The Suffocating Sea has been published by Isis Publishing as an Unabridged Audio Book. It is read by Gordon Griffin and is available in cassette and CD form and as a download. Readers will also be able to take it out on loan from UK libraries. In addition, three of my new marketing and sales books are also published today by Crimson, as part of an exciting new business series - Get Brilliant Results Fast. Successful Marketing , Successful Sales and Successful Customer Services are packed full of tips and techniques to help businesses get results quickly. They include case studies, action points and a quick recap at the...

Most people know me for writing crime novels, especially the Inspector Horton Marine Mystery series, but I am also the author of several business books. Yesterday I received two packages. One contained the Chinese translation of two of my books combined into one, and the other package contained copies of three new business books I've written, which are being published by Crimson Publishing on 1 August 2009. The Chinese book is called Be A Champion and this book combines two of my communication and motivational titles: Being Positive & Staying Positive , and Communicating With More Confidence with that of another book called Stress & Time Management written by Brian Lomas who I have known for some time. Brian is Managing Director of Executive Shadows and is a highly respected trainer and business consultant . It always gives me a real buzz when I see my work translated into another language and to imagine people reading it all over the world. The three new business books...