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Bob Mayer

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/Bob_Mayer

born

Bronx, New York City, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.bobmayer.org/

genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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I always try to read writers who are better than me, It's the only way...more

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October 2010

About this author

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A West Point graduate, former Green Beret and NY Times best-selling author and motivational speaker/consultant. He is the Co-Creator of Who Dares Wins Publishing. He has written over 45 titles under his name and his several pen names, including Robert Doherty He has co-authored several books with Jennifer Crusie.
Most of his books are list at
http://whodareswinspublishing.com/

He has released his latest novel, Chasing The Ghost directly to eBook.
He has also re-released his NYTimes bestselling series Atlantis under his Robert Doherty pen name in both eBook and trade paperback.

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Promoting your book in iBooks

One of the questions I’m constantly asked when I present workshops on Indie Publishing is: How do we promote in iBooks? orHow do we increase sales in iBooks? Its not an easy question to answer. One of the things I’m working on today for Cool Gus Publishing is to add links in our website to where our eBooks are available on other sites. We believe this is a good service for our customers and som...

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Books by Bob Mayer

Average rating: 3.66 · 14,274 ratings · 1,731 reviews · 55 distinct works

	The Jefferson Allegiance 3.73 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Novel Writer's Toolkit: A Guide To Writing Novels And Getting Published 3.97 avg rating — 64 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Lost Girls 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Eyes Of The Hammer 4.10 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Bodyguard of Lies 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Chasing the Ghost 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Cut Out: A Dave Riley Novel 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Black Ops: The Line 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Synbat 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Who Dares Wins: The Green Beret Way to Conquer Fear and Succeed 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Bob Mayer is now friends with Leonard
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Bob Mayer joined the Q&A with Jen Talty AND Bob Mayer and Writers Worth groups.
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Bob Mayer made a comment in the group Readers Rule — Introduce Yourself! topic "I just finished, and highly recommend, Defending Jacob. It lives up to the cover blurb hype. "
Mar 13, 2012 06:13am
Bob Mayer gave to: Defending Jacob by William Landay (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
An excellent psychological drama involving murder and two trials. My wife spoiled the ending for me by telling me it, but that was all right because you are still drawn into the narrator's brain-- and it's not a particularly great place to be. A few to...more
Mar 06, 2012 02:19pm · see review
Bob Mayer gave to: A Hanging Offense: The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers by Buckner Melton	My rating:
Not the greatest prose but it examines an event that had a much greater impact that most people realize. It's about the only mutiny in the United States Navy. It occurred on board a training ship. Because of the young age of so many people on board,...more
Jan 14, 2012 08:43am · see review
Bob Mayer gave to: How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War by Herman Hattaway	My rating:
A very solid overview of exactly what the title indicates: how the North won the Civil War. Divided into easily understandable sections, it allows you to process a very complex affair.
Jan 14, 2012 08:40am · see review
Bob Mayer added: Area 51 by Robert Doherty	My rating:
Sep 26, 2011 07:22am
Bob Mayer made a comment in the group Kindleboards.com — What's your handle on Kindleboards? topic "My handle is my name Bob Mayer "
Sep 26, 2011 07:21am
Bob Mayer made a comment in the group The American Civil War — currently reading? topic "Grants memoirs were one of the bestselling books of the 19th century. It's interesting not only to read what he's written but to figure out all he lef...more "
Sep 18, 2011 10:11am

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Quotes by Bob Mayer

“In darkness there is death.”
― Bob Mayer

tags: fiction , first-lines , thriller , thrillers

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“Content is King. Promotion is Queen”
― Bob Mayer

tags: author , indie-publishing , publishing , writing

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