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Do not for a moment think that an ebook does not require a cover. If you're going to sell your ebook to the public, go the extra half mile and get some great cover art for it. Of course your ebook is full of all your best, Grade A meat. It discusses a sought-after topic, was prepared by a solid ghostwriter, and was edited and approved by you yourself. Customers should be able to read about you on the Internet, click on a text link, and buy your book. Write it and they will come. Right?

Wrong. Even online, people continue to judge books by their covers. Look at it like this. Would you buy a book from Barnes and Noble if it were just a stack of papers stapled together? Heck no you wouldn't. For $15.95, you want something with an official binding and cover.

What would bookstores be like if every shelf held only stacks of paper held together with binder clips, large staples, rubber bands or manila folders? Even if Edgar Allen Poe wrote the pages (assuming you hadn't heard of him), and his handwritten pages were sitting there, hardly a soul would be enticed to buy.

No matter how good a book is, it must be nicely packaged. The value of a paper book is exponentially increased by the addition of nothing more than a glue binding and nice cover. Likewise, and ebook's sale-ability and appeal is exponentially increased when it is packaged with an appropriate cover.

In order to sell well, a book sitting on a retail shelf will actually have to have more than just any old cover. It will need to have a spine as well. And the pages cannot be attached with notebook rings (usually). The cover should appear to be professionally designed. In other words, a red cover from Kinko's will not make buyer's pull out their credit cards and rack up purchases. Brick and mortar booksellers know how to sell books. They do it with eye-catching displays and covers with color, catchy text, and shiny spines.

And if they really want to grab your attention with a book, they may make a special display, offer a bonus, have the author available to sign copies, or set a particular book on a particular shelf where it will be more visible to passers by.

As we all know, it's tough to sell a book! Sometimes even good covers get passed by, because other covers are more enticing! So, hear me when I tell you, don't even think of trying to market an ebook without cover art!

Consumers want to see a picture of what they're getting. And that picture has to look good. It has to make them say, "Wow, that looks like an incredible book!" You have only a second or two to grab their attention. You must do it with a picture. And the picture must be as good as it can possibly be!

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Figure 57A - This filling is a very favorite one in Irish crochet. It is composed of chainstitch bars with picots. To learn it, baste a piece of braid or a ch of sts upon a piece of foundation in the form of a square. Join the cotton with a d c to the righthand corner of square. * Work 5 ch, 1 d c in the 4th st from needle, ch 7, 1 d c in the 4th st from needle, ch 2; this makes a complete picot bar. Lay this bar along the lower edge to the left, and, using it as a measure, observe where the center between the 2 p comes; work 1 d c into the ch or braid at that point, repeat from * along the lower edge of the square. In the model the row ends with a half bar thus: ch 5, 1 d c into the 4th st from hook, ch 1, take the half bar across the corner and work 1 d c in the left-hand edge. Work a p bar as before; 1 d c over the chain between the 2 p of last bar in the 1st row, repeat the whole way across, ending with a half bar. Continue row upon row of these picot bars until the space is filled, taking care to make the joinings to the edges of the square, so as not to interfere with the evenness of the diagonal lines of the filling. Practice this filling, first in square spaces, and then in irregularly shaped ones, until you can fill them up evenly and easily before attempting to fill in the lace. Like all fillings, the worker must adapt it as she proceeds to the particular shape of each space to be filled. In filling a piece of lace the easiest point from which to start the filling is near the end of an angle or a narrow space.

Figure 57B - Join the thread one-fourth inch from the bottom of narrow space, * ch 5, join the last 4 sts in a p by working a d c in the 2nd st of ch, ch 1, 1 d c in the other side of space about one-fourth inch higher up than the 1st d c; * repeat from * making t c instead of d c as the space widens.

Figure 57C - This filling is a regular filling having but one picot to a loop, and is made as follows: ch 5, 1 d c in the 2nd ch, ch 4, miss a space half the length of a loop and catch with a d c; repeat, working the second row into the first.

Figure 57D - This filling is a chain and knot background; for directions for working the knot see "Explanation of Stitches". This knot is not as much used as the chain and picot for background, as it is harder to make, but as it makes a very beautiful background it is well worth practicing to acquire the art of making it successfully. Chain 5, make a knot on the 5 ch, ch 4, miss a space half the length of the chain and catch with a d c; repeat as required, working the 2nd row into the 1st.

Figure 57E - This filling is a variation of that at C. The bars are made in the same way, but are not placed in the same orderly manner, with diagonal lines, but are worked irregularly, d t c, t c, d c and sl sts are used as necessary in catching the chains. Many workers prefer the irregular filling, finding it easier to work; it is very largely used. There is a general principle which should be observed in all fillings; that is, to make the holes between the bars as uniform in size as possible, even when, as in this filling, they must be varied in shape. Nothing looks worse than to see one portion openly filled, and another closely filled in the same piece of lace.

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You know that positive thinking improves your mental health. But did you know It can also improve your physical health? The power of your thoughts is so strong, it can actually affect the way your body behaves and improve a host of physical ailments- or even bring you from the brink of death.

Take Christopher Reeve. The actor who will be forever remembered for his powerful performance as Superman will also be remembered for his remarkable recovery after a horse-riding accident left him completely paralyzed. Yet not only did Reeve live far longer than any doctor predicted, he made great strides toward recovery and was able to move parts of his body that were pronounced forever lost to him before his death in 2004. Reeve survived for nine years after the accident and proved he truly was a super man.

How did he do it? Positive thinking. According to researchers who analyzed his case, Reeve’s optimistic attitude and can-do mindset were almost entirely responsible for the unparalleled level of recovery he experienced.

When you banish negative thoughts from your mind, your physical health responds tremendously. It has long been known that there is a correlation between emotional and physical health; often referred to as the “mind-body connection.” Improving your outlook and practicing positive thinking strengthens your mind-body connection and makes you healthy, even to the point of extending your life.

Studies have shown that depression and negative thought decreases antibodies and leaves you more open to infection and disease. Those who are unhappy or stressed exhibit weaker immune responses to vaccines; take longer to heal; are more susceptible to colds and viruses; and experience stronger symptoms.

There is documented scientific evidence that electrical activity in the brain related to emotion has a direct effect on the body’s ability to heal and fights off disease. Negative thoughts produce a surge of activity in the right prefrontal cortex, which brings about a weak immune response; while positive thoughts produce activity in the left prefrontal cortex and strengthens immune response. It is true: happy people are healthier, simply because they are happy!

A positive thought program may also possess the ability to protect you from Alzheimer’s or other degenerative aging diseases. Because part of the process of positive thinking involves a continual quest for self-improvement and encourages you to stay mentally active, your mind will be in better shape as you age and you will be less susceptible to degenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. A sharp mind helps to maintain a sharp body.

Don’t underestimate the power of positive thinking in regards to your own health. You can think yourself healthy; and you will find that you have more energy, fewer colds, and an increased vitality. Perhaps some day, science will discover a way to inject happiness as a means to combat disease. Until then, we will have to be responsible for creating our own happiness.

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Designers that specialize in commercial property and work do projects for businesses. The type of business varies greatly. You can do work for banks, hotels, restaurants, law firms; you name it. Any business that you can dream of is open to this specialty.

Good people skills and negotiation techniques are a vital aspect of this specialty as well. After all, you are dealing with business people. They respond well to a good business person. You could be required to design an office space, a hallway, lobby, and possibly and entire interior building. The possibilities are endless here.

This is a specialty where your ability to estimate the value of your own work will come in handy because many businesses accept bids from the designers that they are interested in working with. Also, you will often have to work under specific instructions as to what the client is looking for, so listening skills will be important here.

This type of specialty can be very lucrative if you can establish a good rapport with your client. Doing a good job will lead to a steady, return client, and your ability to satisfy this client will often guarantee you more work as the client’s word of mouth can lead to other businesses desiring your services.

You may also have to work a little more closely with your client in this field as well because business people like to be on top of things to ensure that they are done right. It may be a little bit annoying at times, but it is worth it in the end.