EDELWEISS Catolog

Tara Lazar

December 27 at 8:45pm  Thanks Tara for this  information

So here's another thing no one tells you before you're published...
There is an online catalog called Edelweiss that booksellers use to find books to stock. (see edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com) The publishers upload an electronic version of their catalog to Edelweiss and include details about the book and their marketing plans. There is a "GoodReads" bar for each book, showing how much buzz the book is making on the site. You want the bar for your book to be filled in with green. My bar for NORMAL NORMAN looks OK, but it could use a boost. Just clicking "want to read" on NORMAN will help me fill in that green bar. And now you know about Edelweiss!

Normal Norman

What is "normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceed...

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GOODREADS.COM

HEROES BENEATH THE SEAS FOR STUDENTS

STUDENTS/SCHOOLS  Heroes Beneath the Waves: Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century, is  an ideal history book for students to learn and research how important submarines are for spying, transporting, rescuing  without the world knowing. The seas hold many secrets. http://submarinestories.blogspot.com

David L. Harrison's Blog W.O.M.

My December poem on David L. Harrison's blog under W.O.M.

KNOW WHAT

© By Mary Nida Smith

Knowing what I know

What would you do?

Would keep it a secret

Or would you share it

In dark shadows.

You don’t know,

Yet -you judge me.

Judge me not

For you know

deep down, I

may know more

about you, than

you think I know.

Book Signings

Book Signings - Mary Nida Smith

Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century
Author Book Sale and Signing Holiday Event 
Event Type: Adults 
Date: 12/5/2015 
Start Time: 1:00 PM 
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Knox Rooms A+B+ Great Hall 
Description: Author signing event and book sale. 
Other: The Library will showcase authors at this holiday book sale and signing event. Meet neighbors who are authors and have them autograph your purchases. Books make great gifts, so shop locally and support talented authors! Authors: please register for booth space beginning November 1. No charge. Space will be available on a 1st come 1st served basis. 
I'll be there, join me. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County http://submarinestories.blogspot.com

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BOOK SIGNING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 18-(2-5)

HEROES BENEATH THE WAVES: SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

By Mary Nida Smith

USSVI Submarine Veterans Base of Mountain Home founded by Robert Buschbacker provided stories and pictures, plus many others across America shared war and peace time stories of how it was, and is, to live below the sea encountering the unknown. Few people know what a huge part the USS Submarine Service provides in protecting us and our freedom.

Smith’s husband CPO Melvin Smith, served 16 years in submarines and 5 years in anti-submarine helicopters. He served, starting at seventeen in WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. http://submarinestories.blogspot.com.

Mary Nida Smith is a freelance writer, poet, artist, photographer and lifetime member USSVI Subvettes, Ladies of U.S. Subvets, several artist clubs, Ozarks Regional Arts Council Historian, Ozarks Writers League, Friends of the Library and founder of the Twin Lakes Writers. http://marynidasmith.blogspot.com

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