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One of the Best Teen’s Books Ever

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Welcome to Steven Rox’s Colored Worlds – the Magic story about dangerous adventures encountered by five Girls-Flowers in the Colored Worlds. Together with them, reader will go through many surprising adventures.

Gnomes and the Wicked Witch, Flower Fairies and She-Who-Tells-Fortune, the Cool Wizard, terrifying Deadwights and kind Essences of the Azure World are only a few creatures that readers are going to meet on their way.

Reader will make friends with the Grassie Green and with her friends. A greedy but very ridiculous – and in fact rather kind Crow named Priza will also amuse reader.

The book is full of adventures. Fantastic heroes live in the book, and protagonists – girls-teenagers from the Flower Country.

Teen will read about great Love and terrible Hatred and will fight against the Warriors of the Ruler of the Black Mountains and the monstrous Stonester. Reader will pass through the Magic Doors and Colored Worlds, and if he/she goes all the way to the very end, he/she will find a hidden magic treasure.

Teenagers will learn how to survive in different Worlds or how to make the right choice between Friendship and Treachery, Love and Hatred, Pride in your own Country and idle life.

Fresh, captivating illustrations enliven the tale.

What people say about the book?

Finally!!! I’ve got it!

This is the story I dream about as a child. Highly recommended for those interested in the fairy tales. Not for those looking for every story to have a ‘Happily Ever After’ ending. The characters are wonderful. This is not a book to read to a young child but more for pre-teens and teens. Very glad I purchased this book. Illustrations are great.

Valery Goosman – Mother of 3

Super Super Good Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This so far has been the greatest book! I can’t wait for the 2-nd book to come out!

Rita Woodman

This is one of the best books ever. Wow!!!!!!!!

It will become classics for my great grandchildren, just as “Lord of the Ring” did. A hilarious humor mixed in with a sickly plot, and jut of Flower Country comes this masterpiece! You have GOT to read it!!

Roxanne Greenhouse

It’s a fantastical journey with Colored Worlds,

Flower people, armor-clad Warriors, invisibility, and magical elements. We don’t know when the cut-off date for calling something a “classic” might be but we do know a “…cheerly, breathtakingly, all-stops-out thrilling” good tale when we read one.

Sofia Gonzales

One of the best teen’s books ever

This book is a teen’s favorite for good reason. It’s a beautifully written and illustrated story full of imagination, hilarious humor and realism at the same time.

Rebecca Mckenna

We love this book!

My daughter and I love this book! We read it together once and now she reads it almost every night before bed! She is 11 years old.

Author has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted Flower Country and Green World.

Thanks for the very interesting book! We are waiting for continuation with impatience.

Rosary and Jenny Brown

Great book!

This story is wonderful; a fairy tale, an intense adventure, and a great read rolled into one book! I recommend that everybody read this book, though girls would like it more than boys.

Kelly Snow

Excellent story about a girl and her friends.

Epic novel for readers of all ages. I enjoyed it so much and couldn’t put it down.

Kristin Cougera

Another good read..

I enjoyed “Adventures of Grassie Green” much more than Jayel Gibson’s “Eragon” or “Eldest” by Christopher Paolini. I will read the other novels in the series of Steven Rox’s “Colored Worlds”. It is good read for adults and young adults.

Tanya Bellflower

Great British Authors and Famous Books of the Last 100 Years

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Britain’s rich literary heritage produced several British authors that wrote great masterpieces. Some of the most famous British books made significant impact on the contemporary world literature and inspired the production of extravagant blockbuster movies. 

So here is a partial list of Britain’s great contemporary authors and the books that they published.

The Fantasy Adventure Genre

When you survey contemporary fantasy adventure works produced by UK’s top authors, you should not miss J.R.R Tolkien. Tolkien wrote the world famous The Lord of the Rings trilogy. 

Tolkien is one of the many British authors who received international accolades after they died. His books, including The Hobbit, continue to sell widely. 

Another famous fantasy adventure author is Joanne K. Rowling. JK Rowling is an award winning author who wrote the Harry Potter series. Rowling’s books continue to dominate the world’s best seller lists until now. 

Britain’s Most Famous Children’s Writers

Jacqueline Wilson is one of the most famous British authors writing contemporary children’s literature. Wilson is renowned for her famous children stories as well as novels about children. Her famous published books include The Story of Tracey Beaker and Girls in Love. 

Jacqueline Wilson received a distinction as Britain’s Children Laureate. She still writes novels and short stories about British children facing real problems in a contemporary world. 

Another great children’s writer is Quentin Blake. Every child in England loved the works and illustrations of this distinguished British author. 

Quentin Blake is the first Children’s Laureate of England. He started his career as a cartoonist and children’s books illustrator. In 1968, he published his first novel Patrick. He received numerous awards for his children’s books and his novel Angelo was made into a children’s opera. 

Contemporary Realism Genre

Most modern British novelists tackle modern problems and approach such subjects quite frankly. The realism of the novels of these authors accurately captures the dark and lighter side of humanity. 

Irvin Welsh, an Edinburgh-born author, is probably one of the most popular modern writers in England. His book Trainspotting delved deep into the stark realism of urban youth in Edinburgh hooked on heroin. 

Trainspotting was the first book published by Welsh.  It was adapted into a movie and instantly made an impact in the indie and modern cinema. After Trainspotting, Irvin Welsh continue to produce human realist books such as Marabou Stork Nightmares. 

Another contemporary realist writer who specializes in modern fiction is Rose Tremain.  She was born in London and got her education at the Sorbonne University. 

Tremain published her first novel in 1976.  After her first book, she continued to write several novels that made into print. Rose Tremain is a recipient of several literary awards and Book of the Year awards. 

Her famous novel The Colour, which she published in 2003, was included in the short list of the best books for the Orange Prize in 2004. The novel tells the story of the 1860 gold rush in New Zealand. 

There are hundreds of contemporary British authors that have made significant impact on world literature, cinema, and theater. It simply shows that British literature is very vibrant and continues to produce world class novels and literary masterpieces.

What are the Best Kinds of Books to Sell as an Online Bookseller?

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Like any other business or investment, the objective is to buy low and sell high, so the best books to sell online are the ones you can get cheap and sell at much higher prices. This is much easier said than done, which is why some booksellers opt to specialize.

Because the assumed objective of all online booksellers is to turn a profit and find homes for books in need, a better question to ask might be, “Why do some booksellers specialize?” Of the booksellers that specialize, most do so because they know one type of book better than other types. A popular theme is children’s books. If someone has children and knows which types of children’s books are more valuable than other types, they may just feel more comfortable dealing exclusively in that category. Still others are very good at identifying and locating first editions. What does seem to be a central theme with booksellers that specialize in one category or another is more knowledge about their category of specialty.

Still, the predominance of online booksellers do not specialize, they simply find books that will resell at prices higher than what they have to pay for them. This does not mean they do not know anything about specialized categories, it simply means they are open to any category where there is a profit to be had. There is nothing wrong with taking this approach, as this is exactly what bookstores have done for years.

Another logical question would be whether it is a good idea to exclude particular categories. There are probably as many arguments that support excluding categories as there are against doing so. Personally, unless I have time on my hands that I want to waste (maybe an hour each year) I avoid romance, cookbooks, book club editions, promotional books (Advance Reading Copies, principally because so many marketplaces prohibit the sale of this type of book) and popular novels. I am sure I have passed over some real gems in these categories, but my experiences in the past suggest I will be spending hours going through them only to find nothing of value. On the other hand, I know a few booksellers that make a nice living in these categories by finding valuable first editions and/or sets of books by a particular author that can be auctioned for considerable profit.

To be a successful online bookseller, you need only find a sufficient quantity of books that will sell online for a profit and to continue to add to your inventory more books than you sell. What value a book has to you is not really relevant if you want to sell it, the only thing that matters is its demand and what a customer is willing to pay for it. That said, I would encourage you to specialize if there is a category that you know well, but even then, if and only if you can find adequate inventory that will sell. It might be a lot of fun to specialize in a category of interest to you, but if you do not sell the books, you are not an online bookseller; you are a collector building a personal library.

Best Fantasy Books For Urban Fantasy Fans

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Fantasy has never been more popular, and urban fantasy is becoming a serious genre all its own. What are some of the best fantasy books for urban fantasy fans?

There is no single answer to this, as tastes vary, but there are definitely some authors that appeal to many readers who love this genre.

Urban fantasy is an interesting genre, as it involves the mixing of the modern and ordinary with the supernatural or fantastic. Some of the best examples of this in recent years include Neil Gaiman, whose novel Stardust was recently made into a movie, giving him more mainstream popularity than he ever had before. Gaiman was originally well known within certain circles for his graphic novels and comics, such as Sandman. Stardust is not quite an urban fantasy, as most of it takes place in the “Otherworld.” However, it does start off in a modern (or almost modern) setting.

Some of Gaiman’s other novels, such as American Gods and Neverwhere are more pure examples of urban fantasy. The latter in particular, as it takes place in London (mostly the London Underground, to be more specific). In these and other novels, Gaiman introduces bizarre creatures into the everyday world in a way that seems plausible. This is the key to good urban fantasy. In this way, it’s similar to horror, the kind found in the best Stephen King novels, where the ordinary gradually becomes more and more strange and terrible.

Another great example of urban fantasy are the novels of Charles de Lint, an extremely prolific and popular writer. Some of his better known novels include Onion Girl, Memory and Dream and Widdershins. de Lint likes to use faeries and otherwordly creatures and mix them with artistic people such as artists and musicians. In this way, he explores the connection between creativity and other dimensions of reality.

If you are a fan of urban fantasy, or are looking to explore it, you should not overlook John Crowley’s novel, Little, Big, a poetic and unique urban fantasy that also looks at what happens when humans interact with the faerie realm. If you are an admirer of John Crowley, you might also want to explore his four-volume series of novels, Aegypt. While these books never achieved the acclaim of Little, Big, perhaps for their meandering and not always accessible style, they are undeniably full of Crowley’s imaginative and distinctive vision.

These are just a few examples of what might be considered the best fantasy books for urban fantasy lovers. This is obviously not even close to being a complete list, which would not be possible anyway, as new books of this genre are coming out all the time!

Selling Books Online

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Anyone that is in college is familiar with how much textbooks cost to purchase, and how little you get in return when you sell them back to the bookstore. It is a huge money making situation for the company, and a big loss for the student. It is outrageous that you will only get a few pennies on the dollar in return.

This is a borderline scam that is obvious to many, but accepted by all, and schools and contracted bookstore companies are making big bucks off of your education.

Did you know that you can get into this business and get your money back and maybe even more? Why give it away to a greedy institution when you can keep it for yourself. You can go online and sell your books for a lot more money than through the bookstore.

On Amazon.com, they do charge a listing fee based on what price you decide to sell your book at. But, if you don’t sell the book, the good news is that you are not stuck with the fee. Amazon has better search engine coverage, and people think they are buying direct from them. Sometimes people get nervous on eBay because they don’t know for sure if they are getting ripped off.

You can also advertise your book on some blogs, forums and communities and escape having to pay the selling fees. However, chances are that you won’t get a lot of people looking at your ad, and there is really no guarantee that people you meet on there would be legit, and consumers know that.

Only the big sites that do this all the time have earned the trust of the public, and they also have customer feedback and reviews, and people like that.

Amazon.com as well as eBay are the two big places to check out because they have the strength in numbers that will get your books sold easier. For selling on eBay, you will have to pay a percentage of your selling price for their service.

You will need to get a PayPal account in order to receive money for your book. You can link it to your bank account and the money will go straight in when the customer buys it. It is easy and seriously cheap to do.