The Usborne Guide to E-mail


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It is predicted that by 2001, some 450 million people will be using e-mail worldwide.




Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy


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A guide to creating copy that connects with customersand makes the sale Advertising and promotion professionals have long known that, while bells and whistles may grab a customer's attention, words make the sale. Yet, nearly a decade into the Web revolution, E-commerce professionals are just now waking up to the fact that the usual high-tech, graphics-heavy approach to site design is bad for business. Net Words explores the reasons why and makes a strong case for a revolutionary new approach to copywriting tailored to the unique demands of a powerful new medium. With the help of dozens of examples of successful and unsuccessful on-line writing, author Nick Usborne shows readers how to harness the power of the written word for the Web. Readers learn how to imbue a business with a distinctive on-line "voice" and use it to forge lasting bonds with customers, increase market share, and close sales.




Closing Bigger


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The Manifesto on How to be Interesting


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Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome. Bree is by no means popular. Most of the time, she hates her life, her school, her never-there parents. So she writes. But when Bree is told she needs to stop shutting the world out and start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. A manifesto that will change everything... ...but the question is, at what cost?




Looking After Hamsters


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Featuring useful guidance throughout, this is the perfect guide for young hamster owners and those who are thinking of getting a pet hamster.




The Usborne Guide to Homework on the Internet


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A. Smith explains how homework and revision Web sites work in this guide that provides links to the best sites for information, pictures, and study guidance. It includes helpful safety advice on using the Internet.




Writer's Market 100th Edition


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The most trusted guide to getting published, fully revised and updated Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market, 100th edition guide you through the process. It's the ultimate reference with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents—as well as new playwriting and screenwriting sections, along with contact and submission information. Beyond the listings, you'll find articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing, how to develop an author brand, and overlooked funds for writers. This 100th edition also includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index. You'll gain access to: Thousands of updated listings for book publishers, magazines, contests, and literary agents Articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing A newly revised "How Much Should I Charge?" pay rate chart Sample query letters for fiction and nonfiction Lists of professional writing organizations




Teaching with Usborne Books


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Dinosaur Play Pad


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Young children will have fun completing the dinosaur-themed activities in this tear-off pad. They are invited to spot differences, find and count all kinds of animals, draw paths through mazes, and complete pictures by joining the dots, or drawing over dotted lines. On the back of each sheet they can learn about the dinosaurs and colour a simple black and white dinosaur picture. There is a guide to saying all the dinosaur names too. Tear-off sheets are packed with attractively illustrated puzzles and activities on one side, with a picture to colour, dinosaur information and a pronunciation guide on the other. Small table-mat format pad slips easily into a bag or backpack making it ideal for keeping one or more children entertained on a journey, on holiday or even while waiting for a meal. Activities provide plenty of practice in pen-control, counting and observation.




Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 40th Edition


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The best resource for getting your fiction published, fully revised and updated Novel & Short Story Writer's Market is the go-to resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. The 40th edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more. Each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other essential tips. This edition of Novel & Short Story Writer's Market also offers Hundreds of updated listings for fiction-related book publishers, magazines, contests, literary agents, and more Interviews with bestselling authors Celeste Ng, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Beverly Jenkins, and Chris Bohjalian A detailed look at how to choose the best title for your fiction writing Articles on tips for manuscript revision, using out-of-character behavior to add layers of intrigue to your story, and writing satisfying, compelling endings Advice on working with your editor, keeping track of your submissions, and diversity in fiction