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Q: WRITING A BOOK ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   3 Comments )
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Subject: WRITING A BOOK
Category: Reference, Education and News > Teaching and Research
Asked by: 211563-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 24 Dec 2004 11:10 PST
Expires: 23 Jan 2005 11:10 PST
Question ID: 446900
I ONCE USED A GHOST WRITER TO DO A COOKBOOK FOR MY DAUGHTER AND IT
WORKED REAL WELL.  NOW, I NEED A BOOK ON LIFE INSURANCE OR ANNUITIES
AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE IT.  I NEED A BOOK...SAY 100 PAGES OR
MORE...LARGE TYPE....ON LIFE INSURANCE OR ANNUITIES.  DOESN'T MATTER
MUCH THE CONTENT BUT JUST TO COVER THESE SUBJECTS....I DON'T WANT TO
WRITE A BOOK BUT I WANT A BOOK ALREADY WRITTEN THAT THE COPYWRITE HAS
RUN OUT OR I WANT TO FIND AN AUTHOR OF A BOOK ON THESE  SUBJECTS THAT
WILL SELL ME THE RIGHT TO REPUBLISH UNDER MY NAME....THIS ONE IS A
GIGANTIC TIP IF YOU COME THRU.....THANKS, MAYOR

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 13:43 PST
Hi again, Randy!

You might find this to be quite interesting:

http://www.publicdomainriches.com/main/?23224

When you say you want a book that is 100 pages or more (large type),
do you mean that you need to have the book already printed and ready
to go? Or will you consider material that can be edited, compiled into
book form, and sold without copyright restrictions?

There's quite a bit of public domain material about life insurance
here, but it is British. Would any of these papers be of use to you?

http://www.actuaries.org.uk/Display_Page.cgi?url=/library/proceedings/life/life2000/index.xml

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 14:03 PST
Here's a bunch of articles about life insurance:

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+%22life+insurance%22+site%3AeHow.com

The site linked above, eHow.com, says this about the content posted on its site:

"When You post information, text, files, links, software, or other
materials ('Content') to the Site, You are granting, or warranting
that the owner of such Content has expressly granted, a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, non-exclusive right to
use, reproduce, modify, transmit, distribute, perform, display and
delete such Content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to
incorporate such Content in other works in any form, media or
technology now known or later developed."

Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 14:51 PST
NO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN BOOK FORM.  JUST READY TO READ OVER AND
MAKE SMALL CHANGES AND GET IT TO THE PRINTERS.  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
OF YOU THAT HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH OVER THE PAS COUPLE OF YEARS.  YOU
HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU HAVE HELPED ME ON SO MANY THINGS.  I'M NOT A VERY
RELIGIOUS PERSON B UT WHO EVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE PLEOPLE I
WOULD GO TO WHEN I NEEDED ADVISE WAS GOOGLE FOLKS....GOD BLESS YOU ALL
AND THANK YOU.  I'LL CHECK OVER THE THINGS HERE AND GET BACK TO YOU. 
AGAIN, THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.  RANDY

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 14:59 PST
A very Merry Christmas to you too, Randy! One thing that makes being a
Google Answers Researcher so satisfying is that we have the
opportunity to help so many nice people. Take your time looking
through the material on the sites I posted, and let me know what you
think. No rush. Your question will stay open until next year.

Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 15:01 PST
OH, MY LORD. THIS IS WONDERFUL.  IT IS MORE THAN I COULD DREAM OF. 
THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT I'VE EVER HAD.  BLESS YOU AGAIN. 
ITS TIME FOR ME TO JOIN THE WORLD AGAIN AND GET TO WORK.  IN ANOTHER
WEEK, I'LL BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR.....RANDY

Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 15:03 PST
YO U GOT A HUNDRED B UCKS COMING WHEN I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.  RANDY

Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 15:29 PST
ANY WAY YOUCAN EXPAND YOUR SEARCH TO FIND SOMETHING I CAN USE TO PUT A
COOKBOOK TOGETHER ON LOW COUNTRY COOKING....IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW,
THAT IS A TYPE COOKING DONE FROM THE COAST OF SAVANNAH ALL THE WAY
AROUND TO NEW ORLEANS.

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 15:43 PST
Randy,

I deeply appreciate the offer of a tip. This can be done only after an
official answer is posted. If the material I've found is satisfactory,
I'll be glad to repost it as an official answer. It would be better to
post the low country cookbook request as a new question, since this is
out of my areas of expertise. May I post the links I found as your
answer?

Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 15:52 PST
THE ANSWER YOU GAVE IS COMPLETE..THANKS,RANDY...COULD YOU POST THE
COOKBOOK AS ANOTHER QUESTION FOR ME...
Answer  
Subject: Re: WRITING A BOOK
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 16:07 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
I'm pleased to have been able to find some material that will be
useful to you. Below I have reposted the links from my earlier
remarks.

You might find this to be quite interesting:

Public Domain Riches
http://www.publicdomainriches.com/main/?23224

There's quite a bit of public domain material about life insurance
here, but it is British:

Actuarial Profession - 2000 Life Convention 
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/Display_Page.cgi?url=/library/proceedings/life/life2000/index.xml
 
Here are links to many public domain articles about life insurance on
the eHow site:

Google Search: "life insurance" site:eHow.com
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+%22life+insurance%22+site%3AeHow.com

As I mentioned, the cookbook question is best posted as an entirely
new question. I know there are Researchers who know a lot about
cooking, and I'm sure someone will take an interest. It is not
possible for me to post the question for you, since I cannot log in to
your Google Answers Account; I can only log in to my own.

Have a joyous holiday. May your days be merry and bright.

Best always,
pinkfreud
211563-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $100.00
THIS PERSON DOES THE FINEST WORK.  I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS AND
DETAIL REGARDLESS OF THE FEE.  RANDY

Comments  
Subject: Re: WRITING A BOOK
From: pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 17:42 PST
 
Randy,

Thank you so very much for your generosity and your kind words. This
job is made worthwhile by customers like you. I wish you a great
Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

~pinkfreud
Subject: Re: WRITING A BOOK
From: 211563-ga on 24 Dec 2004 18:11 PST
 
DOES THE -GA AFTER YOUR NAME REFER TO GEORGIA
Subject: Re: WRITING A BOOK
From: pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2004 21:48 PST
 
No, that -ga that is tacked on to the username of everyone who posts
on Google Answers is an abbreviation of "Google Answers": GA.

If the two letters at the end of my name actually did stand for the
state I was from, I would be pinkfreud-ok, since I am a native of
Oklahoma.

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