Remembering Those Who Truly Need a Holiday Gift

November 28, 2011

“Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.” - Jacques BeNigne Bossuet This holiday season, Americans will spend nearly $500 billion dollars on holiday gifts. This past weekend alone, Americans spent $52.4 billion dollars on holiday shopping. The money will be spent on electronics, clothes, books, toys, vacations, jewelry, gift cards, video games, DVD’s, CD’s, and [...]

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12 Self-Publishing Lessons Learned in the Last 12 Days

November 22, 2011

12 days ago, Simplify and Inside-Out Simplicity launched on Amazon. And it’s been a new, exciting, unexpected, crazy ride ever since. As I have mentioned previously, Simplify (our first book) immediately began climbing the charts on Amazon. At its peak (yesterday), this self-published book had secured the following accomplishments: #7 among all NonFiction Kindle sales [...]

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An Opportunity to Say Thanks (the Writing of a #1 Amazon Best Seller)

November 16, 2011

One week ago, our book, Simplify, debuted on Amazon for the Kindle. By the end of the day, it had become the #1 Best Selling Self-Help book on Amazon – not just the #1 digital download, but the actual #1 book (hardcover, paperback, or digital). Interestingly enough, it had also become the #1 Best Selling book in the [...]

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Simplify / Inside-Out Simplicity Debut on Amazon

November 10, 2011

“He who does not expect a million readers should not write a line.” - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. In February, 2010, we released a book, Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life. In some ways, it recounted our story. In other ways, it provided the inspiration and practical help to encourage others to [...]

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7 Ways to Prepare for a New Baby Without Shopping

November 8, 2011

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by Rachel Jonat. She blogs at The Minimalist Mom and has recently released a new ebook: The Minimalist Mom’s Guide to Baby’s First Year.  “A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth [...]

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