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Business › Re: Can One Shop On Ebay From Nigeria? by Joan4427(f): 4:54pm On May 09, 2009

UK2ME:
Nairalanders,

your answer is

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UK2ME will help you buy anything in the UK market.

Our rates are very affordable. We even do free shipping on some items.

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@ uk2me,

What yoou guys do is admirable. I just wish you had an extension that also procures form US. So far, orderbay.com are the only reputable ones I have seen ordering from US to Nigeria. I wish there were more options, so as to cancel out monopoly. wink

Romance › Re: Sex By Middle-age Nigerian Men: Just Once A Year? by Joan4427(op): 5:02am On May 09, 2009

@ all,
Thanks, everyone, for your replies and the digression (makes an interesting read tongue

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So basically, you are saying the answer to the question is a plain FALSE.
And even if the situation were to arise where a middle-aged guy has sex with his wife for as little as one or two times a year, the reason is not a general low libido due to the natural aging process. The reason may be attributed to the following:

1. Unkempt, untidy, and overweight wife
2. Extramarital affairs with younger women
3. Pregnancy and childbirth of the wife that makes her less enthusiastic towards regular sex
4. The man may be impotent but is generally covering up and saving face.

Thanks! I will have our editors instruct the author to rework the manuscript accordingly. What is the sense in writing something that will not ring true with the general Nigerian reading public? wink

Romance › Re: Your Friends Teenage Daughter Confides In You She's Pregnant! by Joan4427(op): 12:19am On May 09, 2009

You guys are all right!

I should give her like one week of grace to make up her mind to either come with me or I go to her parents by myself.

Either way, they are her parents and they deserve to know. If she still wants to continue hiding from them after that, at least my own hands would be clear of the situation. Oh, and I promised her I won't let her dad cut her head off. Hope I did the right thing there.

Romance › Re: Your Friends Teenage Daughter Confides In You She's Pregnant! by Joan4427(op): 11:56pm On May 08, 2009

@Sissy, I agree with your suggestion. The girl is refusing to go. She's too afraid of her parents. This is just crazy! And I can't just kick her out.

Romance › Re: Your Friends Teenage Daughter Confides In You She's Pregnant! by Joan4427(op): 11:49pm On May 08, 2009

Akinagirl:
I don't envy you. I wouldn't want to be in that situation at all.

Thanks. Wish I weren't either! huh

Pittbaby:
I like the option of supporting the girl has she tells her parents , they will know eventually , and you dont help her if you tell them behind her

The problem is getting her to understand that this is the best way to handle the situation. I'm afraid the she may start showing by the time school resumes and then the stuff can not be hidden anymore. Now is the time to act. The girl is too scared to face her parents especially her dad. She thinks the man will have her head!

Business › Re: Yaba Market Shut Down Yesterday by Joan4427(f): 11:42pm On May 08, 2009

moneygurl:
The Yaba market everyone is talking about is the one along the railway line. The market was cleared by the Federal Government. They railways corporation gave them[b] 2 YEARS[/b] warning (even the market people confirmed this, and that they had stopped collecting fees from them 2 years ago) before going there on the faithful day to demolish the illegal structure. How much warning are they suppose to give them? 10 years

Okay, thanks for clarifying this Moneygurl.
The Original Poster did not make that fact known. What you said changes everything the, Here in the US, 90 days is the least warning period they give to store/office leasers. So in this case 2 years (24 months) is more than ample time. ENOUGH SAID! cool

Literature › Re: FEDDIE GIRL: Don't Miss-out on Advance Copies!!!!!!!! by Joan4427(op): 11:38pm On May 08, 2009

You're welcome, Toyosi20. It's certainly my pleasure!

Literature › Re: . by Joan4427(f): 11:35pm On May 08, 2009

@Ifez,

What happened here?

Literature › Re: I Need Criticism! If You've Got A Good Taste, Drop Some. by Joan4427(f): 11:31pm On May 08, 2009

gozzilla:
A guru in a public forum. I thought writers have this big ego that pulls them away from the public they so badly need.
You are not doing bad Ms Joan. Wish your novel will go on to show the talent that you are. keep it up,

Thanks do much, Gozzila. Although I take credit for the critiques I did on this forum, I can not claim credit for the FEDDIE GIRL novel and blogs. That praise belongs to the author, Nona David. wink

You can reserve your copy of the Feddie Girl novel, though. http://bernardbooks.com/form.html The novel is coming this July and we will contact you once the advance copies come off the press. cool

Joan

Literature › Re: Nairaland Writers Let's Meet Here by Joan4427(f): 11:24pm On May 08, 2009

Hey everyone,

While going through this thread, I realized something. Nairaland has many TALENTED WRITERS that are going to waste!!!!

This is so sad but it doesn't have to be the case.

Okay look at it this way. There are obviously many experienced and talented writers with novel-length manuscripts on their hands that are looking for trust-worthy publishers. Now, what if we form a panel of novel judges that are delegated to collect submitted manuscripts and sift through them, and come up with like 6-12 of the best every year, [/b]then let [b]all nairalanders vote for the best 3 they would like to see in print. [/b]Then we delegate a book publisher to publish these books and make them [b]available to members of Nairaland at publishers rate?

Meanwhile, the authors of the chosen novels get their royalties per copy of the book sold!!!!

What do you guys think? Seun and the other executives will have to be involved of course and Nairaland will also receive a royalty from each book sale as the referrer. That royalty can go towards maintaining the forum, etc.

There are more than 350,000 registered Nairalanders [/b]and new members sign-up everyday. This will be a good way to leverage the two most important things we have on this forum: [b]Talented writers, and readership base.

Think about it!!! What do you all think huh

I'm in the book publishing business, and I'm sure we can swing this. For e.g. see FEDDIE GIRL by Nona David coming to Bernard Books Publishing this July http://bernardbooks.com

Nairaland writers union (NWU)

If you are interested in joining up, please e-mail me at the address below. Thanks

Joan Peck (Book Publicist)
Bernard Books Publishing
http://bernardbooks.com
[email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email]

Literature › Re: FEDDIE GIRL: Don't Miss-out on Advance Copies!!!!!!!! by Joan4427(op): 11:20pm On May 08, 2009

TOYOSI20:
Love the blog Joan

Thanks, Toyosi20. You know you can read excerpts of the actual novel and reserve an advance copy at our website http://bernardbooks.com/form.html tongue

Romance › Sex By Middle-age Nigerian Men: Just Once A Year? by Joan4427(op): 11:12pm On May 08, 2009

I was proofing a manuscript for one of our authors and I came across a situation that sounds kinda iffy.

Basically, is it plausible that the average Nigerian man between the ages of 45-60 has such low libido that enables them have sex only once or twice a year?
Is this true for most cases? if not, then is there a kind of situation where this is likely to occur (as in, the man can not get it up)? Sickness? Extramarital affair? Promiscuity? etc?

Or is the answer a big and plain FALSE?

Literature › Re: FEDDIE GIRL Novel: For all ex-boarding school students. Check this out!!!!!! by Joan4427(op): 10:56pm On May 08, 2009

Ifez:
We are still waiting for this book. When exactly can we expect to see copies?

Lol! Patience is a virtue. I just spoke with our procurement and marketing division. Advance copies of the novel should be available to the general public starting first week of July. Right now, we are catering to celebrities, blurbers, major reviewers, wholesalers, distributors.

Don't worry 6 weeks will go by in a flash. Soon you will have your copy and be transported back to those glory days of boarding life. Lol! tongue

Literature › Re: FEDDIE GIRL: Don't Miss-out on Advance Copies!!!!!!!! by Joan4427(op): 10:53pm On May 08, 2009

dominique:
OMG!!! i cant believe i've been seeing this thread for weeks now and i diddnt bother to open it. so this is what i've been missing. thats best punishment can exert on a rebellious child. Noan Davis's a genius .

@joan4427
do you know where hard copies of the book are distributed in nigeria.

Novel is coming in July! Just 6 weeks to go. Keep your fingers crossed. cool

Literature › Re: Naija And Foreign Authors by Joan4427(f): 10:39pm On May 08, 2009

sherifatou:
naija books are scarce even in naija?

that's bad PR, imo. Maybe the authors are focusing on the diasporan market and ignoring the people at home.

No wonder I'm yet to see OBJ's wife's memoirs.

My dear, it's not that easy for a foreign publisher to market to the Naija community. Having worked as a book publicist with a publisher here in the US, I am speaking from experience.
The major problem foreign publishers face with the Nigerian market is the fraudulent and pirating measures. E.g. A Nigerian author writes a great book tailored to Nigerian readers and wants to see it published by a quality and reputable publisher. They approach companies based in US and UK. After all the struggles and hard work, they manage to land a reputable publisher and their novel gets published and the marketing and sales begin.
Then before you know it, the books show up on ebay, amazon, etc and the merchants are all based in Nigeria and selling the books for pennies on the dollar!

Meanwhile, the publisher has only sold a few hundred copies in the US alone. So how did the Nigerian merchants get a hold of the book to the extent of offering it wholesale on Amazon and Ebay on a merchant account? You see, what these fraudsters do is, they buy one or two copies then they make thousands of photocopies and rebind. They also scan the original covers of the book complete with the ISBN, SAN, EAN and LCCN and paste it on there! Just crazy!
The fraudulent impostors make all the profit while the main author and authentic publishers who did all the work suffer.

Due to this, marketing in Nigeria will prove almost fruitless. If you see same book one of high quality selling at $19.95 (N2400) and another of lower quality selling at $4 (N600), which will you purchase?

See? that is exactly what we see and the risk we take by taking on Nigerian authors and authors of Nigerian works.

Very sad, but it happens all the time.

Literature › Re: Book Publishing In Nigeria by Joan4427(f): 10:26pm On May 08, 2009

@ Ofala,
You are welcome. The book publishing business requires a lot of patience. And if you're persistent and your work is great, I don't see why you shouldn't make it in the end.

At the publishing company I work for, we recruited 2 of our authors from the absolute write forum. Another one came to us through query tracker. So you see, it works!

Family › Re: Traditional Wedding Is Bullshit by Joan4427(f): 10:17pm On May 08, 2009

McDoe:
There is nothing like elope. All righteousness must be fulfilled.

Elope!!!

Romance › Re: Your Friends Teenage Daughter Confides In You She's Pregnant! by Joan4427(op): 10:15pm On May 08, 2009

Thanks you all. It's just such a difficult and uncomfortable situation.
You suggest to tell her parents and the girl just freaks out. Phew! This is not a good position to be in.

Literature › Re: Ekene Onu: The Mrs Club by Joan4427(f): 10:00pm On May 08, 2009

Thanks dear. I'll our acquisitions dept check it out. wink

Business › Re: Can One Shop On Ebay From Nigeria? by Joan4427(f): 9:43pm On May 08, 2009

@ Ccomputers,

Your website is okay. If it works for you, then keep doing what you're doing. No need to apologize. wink

Seems you just love the all caps thingy. Cool cool

Literature › Re: Attn: Seun and StephenP!!! Nairaland Writers Union (NWU)? by Joan4427(op): 9:38pm On May 08, 2009

Nairaland writers union.

All talk and no action will not get us anywhere! Please, e-mail me at if you are interested in the proposal presented.

Thanks!

Joan Peck (Book Publicist)
Bernard Books Publishing
http://bernardbooks.com
[email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email]

Literature › Re: Attn: Seun and StephenP!!! Nairaland Writers Union (NWU)? by Joan4427(op): 9:37pm On May 08, 2009

Has anyone actually considered this idea? This forum being filled with lots of talented authors, one would think they would be interested in a chance at getting published!

Literature › Re: Where Do You Go To Buy Your Novels? by Joan4427(f): 9:33pm On May 08, 2009

@ Poster

I posted a somewhat similar question on the business forum and got some interesting replies and useful topics. I will provide link to the thread:

Literature › Re: Ekene Onu: The Mrs Club by Joan4427(f): 9:32pm On May 08, 2009

Sounds interesting. Who is the publisher? When was it published? Can you provide a brief description?
Thanks!

Literature › Re: Sefi Atta by Joan4427(f): 9:30pm On May 08, 2009

You bet! Nigerian female writers know where they're going and what they're doing.

Two thumbs up to them!

Also watch-out for Nona David's FEDDIE GIRL, coming to Bernard Books Publishing this July! Read excerpts and reserve a copy http://bernardbooks.com

Literature › Re: The Most Profound Nigerian Novel In Recent Times! by Joan4427(f): 9:26pm On May 08, 2009

blissfullynaughty:
Surely, that should be a turn-off rather than a turn-on. While Pacesetters were enjoyable to many people as youngsters, surely no one will ascribe to them the status of serious literature. So if the best thing you can say about this book is that it is the best in comparison to Pacesetters, that is no glowing praise.

I wonder too. Being in the book publishing business and an avid collector of Nigerian authored novels, I'm surprised I haven't heard a lot of hype about this novel. Actually I'd like someone to compare the work with that of Chimamanda's 'Half of a Yellow Sun' on one hand or Sefi Atta's 'Everything good will come' or Onyeka Nwelue's 'Abyssinian Boy'.

One thing I know about Nigerian authored books: Because Nigerians are proud of their people and where they come from, if the book is really as good as they say, then word of mouth alone will sell the book. undecided

lamidebaby:
just read the book.

It actually is off da chain.

nice work El~Nukoya.

b't'w, is El~Nukoya some euphemism for "Ayokunle"? (reverse)

When was this book published? And yes, you may be right about the name. El~Nukoya does suspiciously seem like Ayokunle. Now, what are the odds? tongue

Literature › Re: Do You Know Any Books Publishers That Sell Wholesale To Bookstores? by Joan4427(f): 9:13pm On May 08, 2009

@ original poster and all

If you own a bookstore (physical or online) in Nigeria or abroad and are interested in contracting for book deals, consignments, orders (any quantity) at publishers price, please contact me.

I am a book publicist with Bernard Books Publishing, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
We are currently contracting deals to book distributors, wholesalers, and retailers for our newest title: FEDDIE GIRL by Nona David.
This title is set in a Federal school (boarding) in Nigeria and is tailored to the Nigerian reading public (home and diaspora) or for anyone who has experienced boarding school in Nigeria and Africa.

To learn more about this title and view a press kit, please visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/news.html
To see excerpts of this title, visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/subpage.html

Publisher deals will be open only from July through December 2009, so if you're in the book business, you need t act now.

Thanks.

Joan Peck (Book Publicist)
Bernard Books Publishing, Cincinnati Ohio, USA
http://bernardbooks.com
[email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email]

Literature › Re: New Novel by Nona David (FEDDIE GIRL) by Joan4427(f): 9:12pm On May 08, 2009

(@ Ifez, sorry for the digression)

Fellow Nairalanders,

If you own a bookstore (physical or online) in Nigeria or abroad and are interested in contracting for book deals, consignments, orders (any quantity) at publishers price, please contact me.

I am a book publicist with Bernard Books Publishing, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
We are currently contracting deals to book distributors, wholesalers, and retailers for our newest title: FEDDIE GIRL by Nona David.
This title is set in a Federal school (boarding) in Nigeria and is tailored to the Nigerian reading public (home and diaspora) or for anyone who has experienced boarding school in Nigeria and Africa.

To learn more about this title and view a press kit, please visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/news.html
To see excerpts of this title, visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/subpage.html

Publisher deals will be open only from July through December 2009, so if you're in the book business, you need t act now.

Thanks.

Joan Peck (Book Publicist)
Bernard Books Publishing, Cincinnati Ohio, USA
http://bernardbooks.com
[email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email]

Literature › Are You A Bookstore Owner Or Thinking Of Becoming One? by Joan4427(op): 9:08pm On May 08, 2009

Career › Re: Storekeepers, Lets Meet Here. by Joan4427(f): 9:08pm On May 08, 2009

If any of you store keepers or store owners are interested in contracting for book deals, consignments, orders (any quantity) at publishers price, please contact me.

I am a book publicist with Bernard Books Publishing, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
We are currently contracting deals to book distributors, wholesalers, and retailers for our newest title: FEDDIE GIRL by Nona David.
This title is set in a Federal school (boarding) in Nigeria and is tailored to the Nigerian reading public (home and diaspora) or for anyone who has experienced boarding school in Nigeria and Africa.

To learn more about this title and view a press kit, please visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/news.html
To see excerpts of this title, visit http://www.bernardbooks.com/subpage.html

Publisher deals will be open only from July through December 2009, so if you're in the book business, you need t act now.

Thanks.

Joan Peck (Book Publicist)
Bernard Books Publishing, Cincinnati Ohio, USA
http://bernardbooks.com
[email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email]

Career › Re: Storekeepers, Lets Meet Here. by Joan4427(f): 9:05pm On May 08, 2009

invisible!:
@damola, I also have same problem here. I have been doing this on the manual level and need advice on how to take it more electonic, to improve profitability. I know that sun microsystems has one software programmed for stocks. It could help in inventory control and management, simulating your re-order levels automatically as you enter the quantities you but and post out the quantities you sell.

The stock balance will be shown at each month end and you can easily measure your profits. It also does weighted average costing between your different purchase prices.

You just can't go wrong with Quickbooks. http://quickbooks.intuit.com I can tell you this from experience cos my company has been using it for years now. It is the best accounting software for small businesses.

Career › Re: Storekeepers, Lets Meet Here. by Joan4427(f): 9:01pm On May 08, 2009

damola1:
@ invisible,

Can you advise softwares to use for accounting exclusive to store owners to manage profits and loss statements,

email: damola@damola.com

We use Quickbooks accounting. We've been using it for years and it works like magic. We use it for everything:
Profit and loss, Customer management, Consignment tracking, Payment tracking, Tax calculations, discount balancing, Inventory, stocking distribution mapping, quarterly income management, employee & salary management etc.

Best part: You don't need to have a degree on Accounting to use the software. Everything is simplified with a step by step guide.
You just can't go wrong with Quickbooks. http://quickbooks.intuit.com

Come back and thank me later.

Joan

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