I have been lurking and reading much from No Media Kings (terrific) and probably should have done my research a bit more it seems. After one publisher printed the book WRONG - twice - and then a third publisher - did the same (although much of this had to do with my trying to convert Word into .pdf)- I felt the universe was telling me something. Becuase I had worked on this book off and on for over fifteen years, I sold my home and bought a cheaper one and had 10,000 printed (at $1.58 each four color cover 388 pages) and am advertising in SKIRT! and USA TODAY regionally. We shall see - just now starting. Because my market is 15- 18 million in the US alone 85 - 90% female - I hope to recoup my costs (Cross Country Fulfillment in CO has 24/7 phone also. But, like some of you have said, it was the issue of WRITING that was primary. The book savingyourlie.org is about coping skills with depression, I have felt that because I was a fighter and had discovered these tools in the trenches - that if I could HELP someone who did not have the energy to find help for themselves, then I was successful. Time will tell - I may be a complete idiot. Will post again and let you know.