Amazon's Best Love-Books For Valentine's Day

Kindle is not one of the best selling products on Amazon. It’s the best selling product on Amazon. My husband finally got one as a Christmas present. So far, he’s totally thrilled with it. I have to admit I’m a bit jealous. It’s so easy to download books from anywhere you happen to be sitting (as long as there is WIFI nearby).

He takes the train to work and back. He has a 2-hour trip each way, so being able to download pdf documents on his Kindle to read on his journey is excellent. I never believed the hype surrounding the kindle. I doubted especially the readability feature which has no back-light on the screen whatsoever. Basically, it should look exactly like a book does – easy on the eyes with no glaring light. This, I found out, is precisely true. The plus is that you can even read it on the beach in bright sunlight. Because you only use one hand to 'turn' the pages, you can drink your tea or hold your loved one's hand while reading. 

My husband has downloaded a few books, so I’ve been looking at Amazon’s romance list and noticed the following books as top sellers in this group. With Valentine’s Day coming up in a few weeks, these will be perfect gifts to give to your loved one. (You can even add the kindle in for good measure). Forget expensive holidays. All you need is your favourite catalogue of online wine merchants, a blanket, and an enjoyable book on your Kindle. (Did I mention you can send an email and go on the Internet from your kindle?)

Here are some suggestions of the top selling, highly-rated romance books available on Kindle. These books are also available in hard copy and other formats. 

1. Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye

2. Love of A Lifetime by Maren Suber

3. Marry Me by Jo Goodman

4. Three Nights Of Sin by Anne Mallory

5. The Ghost Hunter by Lori Brighton

6. Newlyweds of Convenience  by Jessica Hart

7. What A Gentleman Wants by Caroline Linden

8. All Of You by Kelsey Maxwell

My Follow Friday - Authors Promoting Authors

As writers we're aware of how difficult it is to get your foot on the first rung of the literary ladder. This impossible 'feat' never happens for most potential writers. For the few who've made that first step, it wasn't without the help of colleagues and well-wishers who helped to promote them and their craft.

I follow Authors Promoting Authors because this is a blog set up to specifically support and promote other writers.



In our small slice of the world, most of us have turned to the Internet as a way of building our fan-base and writing platform. Sites like these are exactly what writers need to cast their promotional shadow on new audiences. I suggest clicking the link to the blog to read their FAQs if you have a book you'd like promoted, or a suitable guest blog idea.

My All-Time Best BookMarked Articles For Writers and Bloggers

I have placed all these essential and helpful articles in one blog post. I have personally found these pieces entirely useful in my blogging/writing career. They’re simple and easy-to-follow without many of the jargon-filled tutorials out there. Here’s hoping you find one to help you do just the thing you’ve been meaning to get done for a while.





How to Change The Font On Your Blog

From: The Cutest Blog on the Block





The Easy Way To Put 'Top Comments' Widget On Your Blog

From: Reach Beyond Limits





How To Insert A Custom Signature In 'Blogger' Posts 

From: Isabella Snow





How To Add A Retweet Button On Your Blog 

From: Rose DesRochers – World Outside my Window





Essential HTML Skills For Article Authors  

From: Christopher Knight – Ezine Articles





Collection Of Essential Articles For Bloggers/Writers

From: Social @ Blogging Tracker



How To Display Your Content On A Blog's Front Page

From: Web Designer Depot





8 Simple Ways To Make Google Love Your Site

From: Daily SEO Blog





How To Place Photos Side By Side In 'Blogger'

From: Isabella Snow - Hub pages





What Does Blogger 'NavBar' Do? 

From: The Relationship Supermarket.com





How To Find Your Blog's RSS Feed URL 

From: Athlyn Green’s Hub pages





Vital Start-Up Tutorials For New Writers Of Online Content  

From: A Blogger's Books



10 Blogging Attitudes You Could Learn From American Idols  

From: Social @ Blogging Tracker





101 Ways To Promote A New Blog  

From: DailyBlogTips





How To Establish A Writing Platform  

From: Sunday’s Child Lives At Annie’s House





The Most Important Blogging Analysis Ever 

From: ViperChill





The Practical Way To Improve Your Ranking

From Search Optimization





How To Find A Literary Agent 

From: Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent





How To Create Your Own Handwritten Signature

From Wandering Thought





10 Commandments For Aspiring Writers

From: The Man Who Painted Agnieszka's Shoes





How To Write A Successful e-Book

From ViperChill





5 Ways To Gain Agents' Attention

From Jody Hedlund





10 Photoshop Video Tutorials

From Tech Milieu.com





How To Embed YouTube Videos Into Blogger

From Blogger Tricks





How To Make A Publisher Say 'Yes' 

From: Help I need a Publisher!





How To Really Build Backlinks And Dominate Google

From ViperChill





How To Get A Feedburner Account For Your Blog

From Wandering Thought





Market Your Smashwords e-Book: The Definitive Guide

From Mark Coker





5 Ways To Get Your Blog Indexed By Google in 24 Hours

From ProBlogger





A Simple Way To Clear Your StumbleUpon New Shares

From Tech Milieu.com





Blogging Attitudes You Could Learn From American Idols

From Social @ Blogging Tracker





Put a Facebook 'Like' Button On Your Blog





In Defense Of Print

From: A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing

Publishing, Blogging and e-Books Blogs

A Blogger’s Books was launched to help writers who were starting out in the business, so I wanted to make sure my readers were able to find other sites which were informative and resourceful in the writing, blogging, e-Books and e-publishing world. The list below consists of all the blogs I linked to in 2009. These were sites I came across which impressed me in the way they delivered free information and help to their subscribers. I look forward to fine-tuning and adding more to this list in 2010, so if you have a blog that fits this description please let me know. I will add it to my follow fridays by reviewing it, then put it on this list. (Drum roll)



how to write and publish a book

internet marketing blog

how publishing really works

lulu blog

publishing talk

the pen is mightier than the spork

author jody hedlund

the man who painted agnieszka's shoes

write and earn a living

a reader's respite

nathan bransford literary agent

danny gillian attempted author

social (at) blogging tracker

writer's bureau blog

andrew lownie literary agency

stephanie barko - literary publicist

New Wellness Book in Hard Copy

As promised, my healthy weight book called, A Model's Guide to Losing Weight Without Dieting is now available in hard copy here.

‘A Model’s Guide to Losing Weight’ is a workable solution to banish nagging weight issues and keep them gone for good.



It’s a powerful, new guide. It hands over responsibility to the readers by inspiring them to attempt the lifestyle changes even before they’re introduced, and gives them the option to move at their own pace.



This innovative weight-loss programme teaches a way of life, not a diet. It coaches readers on issues of portion control, a new system of mind-training, and sustainable physical activities, with no strenuous exercises.



This is a clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step plan with solid psychological reinforcements. It offers the readers the option to personalise the steps for individual tastes.

Whinging Wednesday - Reality TV: And The Winner Is...

I’m not a fan of reality TV, but I do watch the X-Factor and I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. For my American friends, American Idol is the American version of the X-Factor. I’m a Celebrity... sees forgotten (in most cases) celebrities who’re staging a come-back of sorts, dumped into the Australian jungle. They’re required to complete stomach churning tasks like chewing on kangaroo testicles to ‘win’ food for the group. They get whittled down one by one until the last man/woman left standing is crowned king or queen of the jungle.



My whinge today is about the hosts of these programmes. Have you noticed (though I can’t imagine you haven’t) the length of time it takes them to say who’s going home on a particular night?



'And the person going home tonight is...' and you waste valuable seconds and minutes of your life waiting for them to say the name. Just say the name already! You scream at the TV and hide your face behind your hands while they stand there, panning from face to face, squeezing the last bit of patience out of the poor, panic-stricken people on stage.



...And you're still waiting for a name.



Why does this have to be done in this way? Do the producers of these shows think that we, the viewers get our kicks from seeing the competitors (celebrity or not) cringe to the point of breathlessness? What is the perceived advantage of this tactic and how does it help the show?



I have to admit it does nothing but annoy me, making me less likely to watch more episodes of the show.



...Still waiting.