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  1. nquotes Says:
    November 18, 2007 at 7:24 am | Reply

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  2. howard shapiro Says:
    July 19, 2008 at 2:34 pm | Reply

    Hi:

    How are you? I enjoy reading your blog… I think you do a great job!

    I wanted to write to you today to ask for some help down the road. I have a hockey book coming out in October (it will be my 2nd hockey book) and I am trying to get some buzz going about it. To do that I had a friend produce a video using his speed painting technology and I think the video is pretty cool. I was wondering if you could post a link to it or embed it in your blog at some point. Here is the link to the video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfkIl1VMakE

    Any help you could provide would be great as I am a indie/self publisher and I could use any and all help to get some good feedback for the book. The book is titled ‘Hockey Player For Life’ and I am fortunate to have Keith Primeau writing the Foreword for it and John Buccigross (ESPN) and Brian Kennedy (author, Growing up Hockey) did quotes for the back cover of the book. Below is a press release I did regarding the book.

    I have an electronic version of the book that I could send you upon request.

    Thanks so much for your time, help and support.

    Take care and all the best to you!

    Howard Shapiro
    Supersonic Storybook Productions
    http://www.hockeyplayerforlife.com
    866.520.4286

    ##############################################################################

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 2008

    Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (Pittsburgh, PA) – In anticipation of the October 7th release date of Howard Shapiro’s new book, “Hockey Player For Life”, Supersonic Storybook Productions (SSP) is very pleased to announce that the book’s back cover will feature quotes in praise of it from noted hockey writer and author Brian Kennedy and ESPN’s John Buccigross.

    “Having attended Book Expo Canada in Toronto in June, I came away really energized,” said Howard Shapiro. “I received a lot of good feedback about the book and decided to tweak the front cover a bit and I think we’ve now got a great cover that will hopefully entice folks to pick up the book and check it out. As far as the story itself, I’ve received some rave reviews from the hockey blogging community. The folks who have read the pre-release electronic version of the book have enjoyed it thoroughly.”

    “And through the youtube video I’ve been able to target and reach a worldwide audience of hockey fans eager for a story about the sport they are so passionate about. In six weeks my contacts on youtube have gone from about 130 to over 1,000 and my website mailing list and myspace contacts have both doubled in size as well. My viral marketing campaign will continue through the rest of summer to hopefully continue to build a buzz for the book.”

    “It was a phenomenal honor to have Brian Kennedy, who’s book “Growing Up Hockey” was a great influence on my writing along with the great John Buccigross contribute to the back cover of the book. Having the opportunity to work with them along with Keith Primeau means a tremendous amount to me and I cannot thank them all enough for their time and efforts.”

    Excerpts of a review of “Hockey Player For Life” by K. Kniazev – The story kept me involved the whole time. I particularly enjoyed the twist in the story and I think that just about anybody who ever played a sport as a kid, in school, in college, etc… can relate to this. Even though I have never played hockey, I could easily identify with all of the trials and tribulations which Tom goes through. This is absolutely an every-athlete book with an excellent teen appeal. I think – if I were 13 – I would just as easily dig in to the book. You did an amazing job writing this from the perspective of a teen, and have put together a fantastic collection of thoughts and situations. I can already see this book being a great success. For some reason, I pictured this as a movie script with a great story that could easily translate from the written to the visual.

    The “Hockey Player For Life” video can be seen at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfkIl1VMakE

    Howard was a recent guest on “The Book Chick” show which is broadcast from Regina, Saskatchewan on CJTR FM: http://www.cjtr.ca/index

    For a sneak peek of “Hockey Player For Life” and for further information, please log onto http://www.howardshapiro.net

    To receive the electronic version of “Hockey Player For Life” please contact Supersonic Storybook Productions at 866.520.4286 or send an email to howard.shapiro@hotmail.com

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