From Dennis Lowery

James Palmer’s review of ¡El Capitán! | The Making of an American Naval Officer points out something very important. It’s a quality that we sorely need in all aspects of our life… and we need our leaders (corporate, government and military) to exemplify this quality. The traits of: Character, Ethics and Integrity. Their strength or lack of, in individuals, can build or break: our society, our communities, our economy, our government and our personal relationships.

We are so very proud of Frank Gamboa and his book. He exemplifies those three traits at their highest and brightest levels.

Non Sibi Sed Patriae!

Read the complete review: “A Man of Character”.

Author Laila Al Bellucci at the invitation of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) recently conducted a workshop to English Language and Literature students about Mirabella and the Pearl of Chulothe.

Our author, Kerry Kachejian‘s, combat experience is discussed in the following article:

Morning Bell: Would You Take an SUV into Combat?

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Now available as a Kindle ebook:

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From Dennis Lowery

The following is an excerpt from a very interesting article. It’s interesting to me because it helped to clarify my own understanding of why I am the way I am, and what my goals are, in a way that I could not quite articulate.

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“We live in a culture that nurtures competitive skills. And they are necessary: discipline, rigor and reliability. But it’s probably a good idea to try to supplement them with the skills of the creative monopolist: alertness, independence and the ability to reclaim forgotten traditions.”

“…we tend to confuse capitalism with competition. We tend to think that whoever competes best comes out ahead. In the race to be more competitive, we sometimes confuse what is hard with what is valuable. The intensity of competition becomes a proxy for value.

In fact, Thiel argues, we often shouldn’t seek to be really good competitors. We should seek to be really good monopolists. Instead of being slightly better than everybody else in a crowded and established field, it’s often more valuable to create a new market and totally dominate it. The profit margins are much bigger, and the value to society is often bigger, too.

Now to be clear: When Thiel is talking about a “monopoly,” he isn’t talking about the illegal eliminate-your-rivals kind. He’s talking about doing something so creative that you establish a distinct market, niche and identity…”

Tag long with photographer, Kristina Bewley, during a few shoots for her modeling agency. Her book, Down Right Perfect, can be purchased on Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s website.

This book with its color photography and brief stories of children with Trisomy 21 (more commonly known as Down Syndrome) shows the children as they are—beautiful individuals with all the character and uniqueness parents are proud of in their kids.All profits from the book are donated to charity. For more info see www.DownRightPerfect.com

Down Right Perfect from Jenn + Derrek Sullivan on Vimeo.

From Dennis Lowery:

During May and June we will  be working on further expansion of sales channels and distribution for ebook versions of our titles. In support of that effort Adducent has entered into an agreement with Smashwords, Inc.:

Highlights:

1. World’s largest indie ebook distributor.
2. 100,000+ titles published by 40,000+ authors and publishers.
3. Distribution to Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Baker & Taylor, Diesel, others as well as to major mobile app platforms such as Stanza and Aldiko in over two dozen countries (along with North America and the UK).
4. Following is the list of new iBookstore countries now reachable for our titles ebook versions:

-          Austria

-          Belgium

-          Bulgaria

-          Cyprus

-          Czech Republic

-          Denmark

-          Estonia

-          Finland

-          Greece

-          Hungary

-          Ireland

-          Italy

-          Latvia

-          Lithuania

-          Luxembourg

-          Malta

-          Netherlands

-          Norway

-          Poland

-          Portugal

-          Romania

-          Slovakia

-          Slovenia

-          Spain

-          Sweden

-          Switzerland

Adducent’s long-term plan has been to step-by-step set a firm foundation for domestic sales and to extend our reach into growth markets internationally. This new capability is another piece of that foundation.

Within the next few years, the global market for ebooks will likely eclipse the US market. Although the US represents the world’s single largest ebook market today and is still growing rapidly, the US market is also the most mature. Growth rates in the US, where the ebook market has more than doubled each year for the last several years, are likely to slow. Contrast this with markets outside the US, where ebooks markets are only now beginning to enter, or will soon enter, exponential growth phases assuming their growth trajectories follow similar patterns seen in the US and other English speaking countries.

Our authors will now have access to more markets, and these markets will grow faster than the US in the years ahead. The necessary ingredients for this growth include availability of affordable ebook content in concert with low-cost e-reading devices (dedicated e-readers, multi-function tablets like the iPad, smart phones, personal computers, etc.) powered by local-language ebook stores (the iBookstore’s mentioned above). These are all things that have factored into our business plan and its execution over time.

We look forward to our authors and teaming partners growing with us and how we will mutually benefit as we execute our business plan and explore (and tap) new revenue producing opportunities (prudently and with measured steps).

Dennis M. Lowery, President & CEO

Adducent, Inc.

The Heritage Foundation interview with Kerry Kachejian, author of SUVs Suck In Combat.

See the video below and read the full interview and article:

America at Risk: Military Went to War in Iraq With Unarmored SUVs

Author, Curtis Odom, was recently interviewed on The Rusty Humphries Show talking about generational perspective on career and professional opportunities.

Rusty Humphries is a nationally syndicated talk-personality heard through The Talk Radio Network on over 250 radio stations nationwide and growing. He’s also one of the only radio hosts heard on both XM and Sirius satellite radio.

 Listen to the Interview