I was thrilled to learn yesterday that A Billion Years was included in Amazon's list of best biographies and memoirs of 2022. The full list is here. It is very gratifying to know the work I put into this book is being so well received. I sincerely hope it brings some insight to help anyone who reads it live a better life. … [Read more...]
Day 4 of A Billion Years (There’s a LONG way to go…)
Frankly, I have been so busy with media interviews and other things I had to do in New York I haven't had a minute to think about a blog post. I won't be announcing media beforehand so I don't help scientology in their efforts to harass and intimidate. They can find out when it comes out. They're going to be hit from all directions and have no idea what is coming. Once again, thank you to everyone who has read or listened to A Billion Years and posted on social media, commented here and left reviews on Amazon. The responses are humbling and I try to read them all and I appreciate every … [Read more...]
A Billion Years Signed Editions
There have been quite a number of people asking for signed copies of A Billion Years. I am not doing a "book tour" or local "book signings," but I have signed a limited number of copies and they will be made available through the SP Shop in order to raise funds for The Aftermath Foundation. All proceeds from the sales will go to the Foundation directly. There will be a total of 50 copies and they will be available on a first-come-first-served basis for $50 each. Unfortunately, Hurricane Ian disrupted getting some of the copies to me. The first 25 signed copies are available immediately. … [Read more...]
More Scientology Crazy on Amazon
I recently posted about the "book" scientology put on Amazon New Scientology Scam -- Panic Over A Billion Years. That one is gone, but they replaced it with a proliferation of others. They seem to come and go with these fake books with some regularity... It is indicative of how desperate they are that they continue to try this very lame "strategy"... Imagine putting this much time and effort into an utterly useless exercise. You gotta love an "analysis and study guide" about a book they have not read! And of course, it's always good to see Lyin' Ryan Prescott jumping … [Read more...]
A Billion Years UK & Australia Editions Update
As many of you know, there have been some difficulties with Amazon concerning the non-US edition being published by Humfrey Hunter and Silvertail Books. Sadly, the problems with A Billion Years caused all of Silvertail's titles to be removed from Amazon, which hurt other authors they publish. Through a lot of hard work and persistence, Humfrey has now resolved the issue and all his books are back up. But titles that were previously noted as "bestsellers" have been reset to "zero." Any pre-orders of A Billion Years will likely have been lost (check your Amazon account) and you will … [Read more...]
Book Update and My New Website
An update on a few things.... Website -- MRinder.com I have a new website. It is a simple landing page with connections to all things about me ahead of the book release. Please check it out here: MRinder.com Book Giveaway: A Billion Years has been added to the Goodreads Giveaway campaign. This means you can enter to win a free copy. This began yesterday and there are 1862 people already requesting a copy (100 are available). UK and Australia Amazon Pre-orders: Amazon stopped taking pre-orders when one of their algorithms kicked in because there is a … [Read more...]
New Scientology Scam — Panic Over A Billion Years
This is a new one even for me. It is indicative of how panic-stricken they are. I was alerted to this by a reader who sent me the following message: Mike, Just an fyi. I thought that I was ordering your book ahead of time on Amazon. Instead my order actually went through with an estimated receive date!? It took a little longer, and I received a thin, rudimentary, mostly black book with the name Wesley Deane on the bottom. Right away, I realized I was scammed by CO$. I read it. It seemed like a poorly written grouping of meaningless paragraphs of unfavorable comments and yes, … [Read more...]
A Billion Years — Update
I have been flat out recording the audiobook in preparation for release. I haven't really had time in the last few days to put together a real blog post. Thanks to your support, A Billion Years is now #1 (hardcover) AND #2 (Kindle) in the "Scientology" category on Amazon. So much amazing support! … [Read more...]
A Billion Years — Day One
Thank you so much for all your kind comments and words of encouragement here and on social media. Many people have asked if there will be an audiobook. I am recording it this week and next and it will be available on 27 Sept too. You can pre-order the Kindle version on Amazon now. And special thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the book yesterday. Before the end of the day it was listed as "#1 Bestseller in Scientology" which is amazing. It's in the same category as Dianetics and Fundamentals of Thought and all the other Hubbard books. The publishers collected … [Read more...]
Amazon Ain’t No Scientology
My old friend, Andy Porter, sent me this article. It's an eerie look at scientology from a different perspective. What I find especially interesting is the fact that this gave rise to an outraged piece in the New York Times, yet, as you will see, the conduct they deemed worthy of a lengthy article pales in comparison to scientology. I would probably have added a parenthetical note to Andy's title -- Amazon: The New Scientology? (Not even close...) That said, Andy is a great writer and draws many excellent parallels. Amazon: The New Scientology? Back in August I heard about … [Read more...]