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This is a list of self-published books known to have been launched or re-launched with the help of Aaron Shepard’s Aiming at Amazon within the first two years of its publication (ending 8/2008). The dates refer to their release through Lightning Source, regardless of earlier publication date. Links are to Amazon.com, an affiliate of this site. This list is now closed.

8/2008—When You Lose What You Can’t Live Without: Identity Death & Renewal in the Wake of Calamity, Stephen Rich Merriman, Four Rivers Press

7/2008—The Magi of Futurity, Judy Mezen, Radiance Unlimited

5/2008—Get Content. Get Customers. Newt Barrett and Joe Pulizzi, Voyager Media

5/2008—Sold Out, So What! How to Save Money at Concerts & Sporting Events with Tricks the Ticket Brokers and Scalpers Don’t Want You to Know, or The Secret Survival Guide for Live Music, Sports & Theater Lovers, Max Deale, Voyager Media

4/2008—How to Invest in Gold and Silver, Alan Dunwiddie, Ad Publishing

4/2008—Passport: A Novel, Christopher Blunt, Pelican Crossing Press

3/2008—Demystifying Spanish Grammar: Clarifying the Written Accents, Ser/Estar, Para/Por, Imperfect/Preterit, and the Dreaded Spanish Subjunctive, Brandon Simpson, Small Town Press

2/2008—Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World, Ken Beller and Heather Chase, LTS Press

1/2008—Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free, Ellen Hodgson Brown, Third Millennium Press

1/2008—Words to Inspire Writers: Writing-Related Quotations—on Writers, Writing, Words, Books, Literature, and Publishing—to Illustrate the Writing Process and to Motivate Authors, Gregory Victor Babic, F. C. Sach & Sons

1/2008—Francey, Martin Dubow, Rembrandt Publishing House

12/2007—Illustration 101: Streetwise Tactics for Surviving as a Freelance Illustrator, Max Scratchmann, Poison Pixie

12/2008—The Kid’s ROTH IRA Handbook: Securing Tax-Free Wealth From a Child’s First Paycheck, or Money Answers for Employed Children, Their Parents, the Self-Employed, and Entrepreneurs, Tracy Foote, TracyTrends

12/2007—The Horsepower Whisperer, Bob Blackman, Anarchadia Publishing

10/2007—An American Hedge Fund: How I Made $2 Million as a Stock Operator & Created a Hedge Fund, Timothy Sykes, BullShip Press

10/2007—Miami Mini-Dramas, Book I: Short Film Scripts for the Amateur Director, Juan del Cerro, ART-ETE

10/2007—Crafting the Travel Guidebook: How to Write, Publish & Sell Your Travel Book, Barbara Hudgins, Woodmont Press

10/2007—Escape 101: The Four Secrets to Taking a Sabbatical or Career Break Without Losing Your Money or Your Mind, Dan Clements and Tara Gignac, The Brain Ranch

10/2007—Provenance, Liz Chang, Book&Arts Press

10/2007—Limitless Living: A Guide to Unconventional Spiritual Exploration and Growth, Prentice Kinser III, Ancient Otter Publishing

9/2007—Book Marketing DeMystified: Enjoy Discovering the Optimal Way to Sell Your Self-Published Book, Bruce T. Batchelor, Agio Publishing

9/2007—Sustainable Ethanol: Biofuels, Biorefineries, Cellulosic Biomass, Flex-Fuel Vehicles, and Sustainable Farming for Energy Independence, Jeffrey Goettemoeller and Adrian Goettemoeller, Prairie Oak Publishing

9/2007—Surprisingly Simple: Independent Contractor, Sole Proprietor, and LLC Taxes Explained in 100 Pages or Less, Mike Piper, Piper Tax Group

9/2007—Fix ’em Up, Rent ’em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-up & Rental Business in Your Spare Time; or, Investing in Real Estate and Creating Wealth with Fixer-Upper Houses, Terry Sprouse, Planeta Books

9/2007—Backstage Iditarod, June Price, Sunhusky Productions

9/2007—Lost-Wax Casting: Old, New, and Inexpensive Methods, Fred R. Sias, Jr., Woodsmere Press (originally published 3/2006)

8/2007—Illusion of Luck (Greg Tenorly Mystery Series, Book 3), Robert Burton Robinson

6/2007—Getting Started with Latin: Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age, William E. Linney, Armfield Academic Press

5/2007—The Lupus Recovery Diet: A Natural Approach to Autoimmune Disease That Really Works, Jill Harrington, Harbor Point Publishing

5/2007—Republic: A Novel of America’s Future, Charles Sheehan-Miles, Cincinnatus Press

3/2007—Identity Cards: Government Control-Freak Paranoia and the Nightmare State, Barry Tighe, Can Write Will Write

2/2007—Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking, Steve Weber, Weber Books

2/2007—Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country, Rebecca Leonard, Leonard Enterprises

1/2007—PeopleSavvy for Sales Professionals, Gregory Stebbins, Savvy Books

6/2006—Organic Disciplemaking: How to Promote Christian Leadership Development Through Personal Relationships, Biblical Discipleship, Mentoring, and Christian Community, Dennis McCallum and Jessica Lowery, Touch Publications