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Ecademy Press author features in Daily Mail 1st July 2008

July 1, 2008 on 11:54 pm | In Books | No Comments

Robin Sheppard, author of A Solitary Confinement is featured along with his wife Suzi in the Daily Mail Health Section for 1st July, 2008. Robin and Suzi tell the story of Robin’s sudden and frightening encounter with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and his long road to recovery, aided throughout by Suzi.

Robin Sheppard remembers precisely when he took his last unaided steps. Visiting his elderly father in the run-up to Christmas three-and-a-half years ago, he’d decided to go to bed early because he was feeling under the weather.

He walked up stairs, assuming all he needed was a good night’s sleep. Yet within 24 hours he had collapsed and was flat on his back on the landing, paralysed and in excruciating pain.

Robin Sheppard’s story, told at greater length in the book, can be found on the Daily Mail Website.

A Solitary Confinement is available from Ecademy Press price £10.99.

World Book Day offer

March 6, 2008 on 1:16 pm | In Announcements | No Comments

Today (Thursday 6th March, 2008) is World Book Day.

The book lovers at Ecademy Press are pleased to announce, with immediate effect, the return of our free delivery offer.

Simply buy two or more books in one transaction through our online bookstore and we will pay your postage for their delivery anywhere in the world.

So now you can buy more books for less money.

The offer is time limited and will close with orders placed after midnight on Sunday 9th March, 2008.

Books are our passion and we are pleased to be able to help you to indulge your passion for them, too.

Investing in Property? Hey presto, it’s Property Magic!

February 21, 2008 on 3:03 pm | In Books | No Comments

In this book, Property Millionaire Simon Zutshi will show you how you can build a £1million property portfolio and a £50,000 income in just 12 months, by revealing some of the secrets behind his Property Mastermind Programme.

No matter where you live, there are motivated sellers in your area who will sell their property to you for well below the true market value. This means that you can build a substantial property portfolio using none of your own money. Done in the correct way you can earn an income in excess of £50,000 in just 12 months. Simon will show you how to find these motivated sellers, how to deal with them and structure an ethical WIN WIN deal. The book is designed to open your mind, stimulate your thinking and make you aware of some of the current possibilities available in property investing.

If you invest in property or are considering it, can you afford not to read this book?

Buy Property Magic at just £9.99.

Once Bitten - How Nigel Vardy climbed back up his mountain

February 21, 2008 on 2:54 pm | In Books | No Comments

The best way to introduce this book is to let the readers speak. Here are two comments, from the book cover, about this extraordinary book and its extraordinary author. Several of our conversations with him during the publication process took place on his mobile phone atop a mountain (we were in our warm office, of course). I know it is a cliche but - you WILL be inspired!

An inspirational read that will take you to one of the last great frontiers, the mighty Mt McKinley, and an expedition that not only challenged a team of British Mountaineers both physically, mentally and morally, but a trip that nearly cost them their lives.

This book takes you on a journey through life changing decisions, both on the Mountain, and on Nigel’s long road to recovery after sustaining severe frostbite. His steely determination to battle through the aftermath of what can only be described as an epic expedition, put his life back together and go on to enjoy such fantastic Adventures despite his disability is an inspiration to us all.
Rob Edmonds - Mountain Spirit

Once Bitten is not just another ‘climber gets stuck on mountain but survives to tell the tale’ book. The gripping accounts of the summit attempt, realisation that something is going horribly wrong and the rescue are all there, but the other half of the book is all about the journey Nigel has made since those events in 1999 - the other mountains he has climbed and his refusal to disappear into the crevasses of self pity and helplessness that appeared along the way. By sharing his experiences he provides food for thought and hopes he can help others. As he says dramatic events may mean expectations have to be moved but they don’t have to be lowered. We should all remember that life is for living.
Carolyn Budding - Terra Nova Equipment

Nigel’s story was filmed as part of the ‘Alive’ series by Darlow Smithson Productions for Channel 4 / Discovery Channel.

Buy Once Bitten now at £9.99.

A Solitary Confinement - Healthcheck Interview

February 21, 2008 on 2:35 pm | In Books, Authors, Events | No Comments

A permanent link to the interview of Robin Sheppard by Claudia Hammond on HealthCheck (BBC World Service) is now available on - Robin’s website.

He also has a link to an interview with Jeni Barnett on LBC’s The Whole Show.

All Robin’s proceeds from the book go to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group. If you order A Solitary Confinement using the link on this page, an extra donation will be made possible.

A Solitary Confinement on the BBC

January 28, 2008 on 5:00 pm | In Books | No Comments

Robin Sheppard is talking to Claudia Hammond on today’s Health Check on BBC World Service. In the interview he talks about the speed with which he moved from the first signs of a ‘flu like’ infection to almost complete paralysis from Guillain-Barre syndrome and about his recovery. He also describes how he wrote the book A Solitary Confinement using voice activated software and how he coped with the corrections he needed to make (take a listen to hear about that).

Health Check went out today (Monday) and is repeated during the week. The listen again link is no longer active. You can now listen to the interview on Robin’s own site.

Robin’s book can be bought from Robin’s website or from Amazon (UK!US) price £10.99 ($18.99).

Reader comments from Amazon -

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor as teacher, 23 Jan 2008
By Amused Reader (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
Insight comes in many forms, and humor is a remarkably powerful means of delivering searing truths about illness and disability in ways that we can stomach. While deprived of many of his senses for longer than the rest of us can imagine, Robin Sheppard never lost his keen sense of humor or his amazing powers of observation. The result is a rare book that both teaches and entertains in a way that is guaranteed to change lives.

4.0 out of 5 stars A magnetic read, 22 Jan 2008
By Bazzer (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
If ever a book can take you on a personal journey from paralysis to a semblance of normality, this is it. Robin describes his tortuous journey of determination with humour, mostly black. Having approached the reading of the book as a ten pager a night before bed, I found the content magnetic and read it within a few nights.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bob bob bobbing along…, 22 Jan 2008
By FAJP (London E1) - See all my reviews
Make time for this humbling and inspiring book written by an author who manages to retain perspective and a laconic sense of humour throughout a truly terrifying and lonely personal ordeal. A genuinely uplifting read.

Merry Christmas from Ecademy Press

December 20, 2007 on 9:56 am | In Announcements | No Comments

Last posting dates have passed and our Christmas orders have all now been completed. We are thinking already of 2008.

The Ecademy Press office will be closed as of lunchtime on Friday 21st December and will open again on Thursday 3rd January, 2008. During this time, there may be some small delays in processing orders placed on the Ecademy Press site. Normal service applies to our books when ordered through Amazon.

We look forward to receiving your custom again in 2008. We have exciting plans for many new books and will be revealing them through this Newsletter and our blog as they are published. We are always looking for good Business and Personal Development Books. Potential Authors can find out more on our website.

We are also planning some promotions for 2008 like our ‘buy 2 or more books and get free delivery’ promotion which ran in December.

Have a great holiday period.

Last orders for Christmas Delivery

December 12, 2007 on 7:02 pm | In Announcements | No Comments

in the UK need to be with us on the Ecademy Press website by Friday morning (14th December) by 10am. Orders for other destinations received from today and orders for the UK received after that time will be processed as normal and may arrive in time for the Christmas holiday but we will not be in a position to guarantee that.

All our books are also on Amazon (.com and .co.uk) where delivery dates may differ.

We wish all of our customers a Great Christmas and a prosperous 2008.

Free Delivery pre Christmas!

December 2, 2007 on 7:01 pm | In Announcements, Books | No Comments

Ecademy Press is now 2 years old and we want to make you a very special offer to celebrate our birthday and to thank you all for subscribing to our Blog. With Christmas approaching quickly, it also represents an opportunity to buy your Christmas Presents in a convenient way.

From Monday 3rd December, 2007 for a limited period, buy any two books in our store and WE WILL PAY YOUR POSTAGE. This offer applies anywhere in the world. (See Terms of Offer at the foot of this post for full details).

This offer MUST END on Sunday 9th December, 2007. So please do take advantage of our offer and get your Christmas presents from the Ecademy Press store.

Our books make very useful and enjoyable Christmas Presents for the significant people in your lives offering business advice and guidance, personal development, personal memoirs and - a first for this Christmas - two delightful books for your younger children and grandchildren.

Take a look at the range of books we offer.

Have a great Christmas with books from Ecademy Press (and no postage to pay when you take advantage of this great offer).

Andy Coote
Ecademy Press

PS - Affiliates can earn a full 20% of the retail price of our books.
Find out more about our affiliate scheme.

Terms of Offer
Offer applies to two books or more supplied in a single order for delivery to a single address during the qualifying period of Monday 3rd December, 2007 (from 0001 UK time) to Sunday 9th December, 2007 (before midnight UK time). Customer must choose the ‘free delivery’ option at checkout. Ecademy Press cannot make retrospective refunds where the wrong option has been chosen. Any disputes will be settled at the sole discretion of Ecademy Press.

Hitting the Wall - new Personal Development book from Ecademy Press

October 1, 2007 on 8:28 pm | In Books, Authors | No Comments

New for October - Hitting the Wall … and breaking through by Dubai-based author Carol Talbot. Carol sets out a process for handling the roadblocks and ‘walls’ of life in order to make progress again.

This book is for anyone who has ever been blocked and felt frustrated at their inability to get unblocked. It contains a series of exercises and diversions that will overcome even the most tenacious of blocks.

Buy it today for just £9.99 from Ecademy Press or Amazon