January has been a busy time for me
and I’ve neglected my blog long enough, but I do have good news. Journal
of the Silent Majority was published on January 18th, 2014 and I
made my first sale that day. Early on, I
had no illusions about getting the job done through a traditional publisher. It could have taken a couple of years at best. Even the publicity and marketing routes which
included solicitations to reviewers, editors, associations, buyers, publishing
groups, book clubs, and the Media would have meant significant delays.
I concluded many months ago that I
would have to take a measured and deliberate path which involved calculated
risks because of the book’s controversial nature. After all, JSM is not a cook book and the
nature of the publishing apparatus against the Silent Majority is formable. If it was about cars, sports, hunting, or
gardening, the process would have been much easier.
After studying many marketing
sources and strategies, I concluded that there exists a dilemma - an untapped
market for the millions of people who comprise the Silent Majority. They have been left out and politically
abandoned. JSM was written in a vacuum; no institutional,
monetary, or celebrity backing. There is
nothing like it. Again, for those who
have been patiently waiting, I had to publish JSM in a
slow and deliberate manner. From the
acorn grows the oak.
Specifically, Journal of the Silent Majority measures 6” x 9” and is 517 pages
long (11pt.). Its retail price is
$34.95. Initially, I will send
individual copies out by Flat Rate Envelope Priority Mail. For those in the United States, if you are
interested in purchasing a discounted copy, please send a check or money order made
out to Valley Star Publishing for $30.00 to:
Valley Star Publishing
P.O. Box 843West Plains Mo. 65775
For those overseas, I have to do
more research because the shipping cost seems too high. I’ll also update JSM’s web page to reflect
the book’s publication and ordering information. Next month I’ll be focusing on the next
important publishing step: JSM in e-Book form which, of course, will be
significantly lower in price.
