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Jim Liston grew up in the wild 70s in St. Louis, Missouri. A musician all of his life, he spent most of his early adult years traveling as a drummer in rock bands. He currently plays the mandolin and is part of a bluegrass duo with his wife.

"Sell More Books: Amazon Marketing and Promotion Strategies" Updated Version February 2015 - Now with links to 50 websites to promote your Kindle "Free Days!" available at http://amazon.com/dp/B00HUZNRXA

"You've spent hours creating your story, now it's time to make sure the millions of people who visit Amazon every day can find it."

He has been helping indie authors promote their books and the positive feedback has encouraged him to set up his promotion and marketing website at: http://jimsgotweb.com/

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Average rating: 3.74 · 121 ratings · 39 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Invasion of Privacy and Other Stories 3.65 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell More Books: Amazon Marketing and Promotion Strategies 4.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invasion of Privacy and Other Short Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Popular Mechanics, August 1973 by Jim Liston (Goodreads Author) (editor), Sheldon M. Gallager (Editor), John A. Linkletter (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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