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Putting My Foot Down
"My books spent 5 years on the New York Times Best Seller List. They got there through endless hours of hard work. If only Brent had been my marketer, I could have done it in 5 minutes with a simple picture. I'M SO STUPID!" - Tucker Max, 3x #1 NY Times Best Selling Author
"Like all good art, this book--and it is definitely a book--exposes a little bit about how society works." - Ryan Holiday, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Trust Me, I'm Confessions of a Media Manipulator
"Brent Underwood's book shows the inner workings of the publishing industry and its desire to be the "best". Brent helps create a path toward ending the madness." - Matthew Kepnes, author of the New York Times bestseller How To Travel The World on $50 a Day
“Unputdownable! Hop don’t walk, to your nearest Kindle and download it now! The footnotes alone are worth the cover price!” - Brooke Unger, Americas Editor, The Economist
“Putting My Foot Down will keep you on your toes at all time.” - Young & Sick, musician/artist
“Brent Underwood’s foot, a more accomplished author than you or I.” - The Paris Review
“...status is meaningless, and can be bought for just a few dollars.” - BoingBoing
“Amen, Brent. Amen.” - The Daily Dot
“A man put a photo of his foot on Amazon.” - Gothamist
“The game's definitely afoot!” - Neil Gaiman
“Amazing how much perception creates reality today.” - Nick Bilton, Columnist, New York Times
“...had me from the moment this guy takes a photo of his foot.” - Laura Bennett, Senior Editor, Slate
“Brilliant.” - Martin Robbins, Columnist, VICE
“...nails the 'biggest lie in publishing'.” - Richard Lea, Books Reporter, The Guardian
"Like all good art, this book--and it is definitely a book--exposes a little bit about how society works." - Ryan Holiday, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Trust Me, I'm Confessions of a Media Manipulator
"Brent Underwood's book shows the inner workings of the publishing industry and its desire to be the "best". Brent helps create a path toward ending the madness." - Matthew Kepnes, author of the New York Times bestseller How To Travel The World on $50 a Day
“Unputdownable! Hop don’t walk, to your nearest Kindle and download it now! The footnotes alone are worth the cover price!” - Brooke Unger, Americas Editor, The Economist
“Putting My Foot Down will keep you on your toes at all time.” - Young & Sick, musician/artist
“Brent Underwood’s foot, a more accomplished author than you or I.” - The Paris Review
“...status is meaningless, and can be bought for just a few dollars.” - BoingBoing
“Amen, Brent. Amen.” - The Daily Dot
“A man put a photo of his foot on Amazon.” - Gothamist
“The game's definitely afoot!” - Neil Gaiman
“Amazing how much perception creates reality today.” - Nick Bilton, Columnist, New York Times
“...had me from the moment this guy takes a photo of his foot.” - Laura Bennett, Senior Editor, Slate
“Brilliant.” - Martin Robbins, Columnist, VICE
“...nails the 'biggest lie in publishing'.” - Richard Lea, Books Reporter, The Guardian
62 pages, Paperback
Published March 3, 2016
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May 18, 2021Consider me buying this stunt my contribution to Cerro Gordo :)
December 15, 2017
"So to prove my point, reveal what was at work in the industry, and to get a window into Amazon’s backend analytics, I needed a “book.” Having a “book” would allow me to see how sales affect ranking and show with screenshots exactly what all the scammers were offering as a service. I wasn’t going to write 50,000-word book just to prove this point, so I just thought of the quickest way to produce something. Ergo, I took a photo of my foot."
http://observer.com/2016/03/exclusive...
While exposing tactics used to promote and sell sub-par Kindle trash, and that make "Amazon Bestseller" a completely meaningless and misleading term, may be admirable, uploading a fake scam book to do it is not.
This isn't a book, it's a stunt (and the uploader freely admits it's a stunt in the linked article, although unfortunately *not* in the Amazon listing) in order to prove some points about Kindle publishing, marketing and claims.
http://observer.com/2016/03/exclusive...
While exposing tactics used to promote and sell sub-par Kindle trash, and that make "Amazon Bestseller" a completely meaningless and misleading term, may be admirable, uploading a fake scam book to do it is not.
This isn't a book, it's a stunt (and the uploader freely admits it's a stunt in the linked article, although unfortunately *not* in the Amazon listing) in order to prove some points about Kindle publishing, marketing and claims.
July 20, 2021
Something is afoot here in this informative, insightful book.
It really opens your eyes to the world of publishing especially if you’re thinking about becoming an author. Well it’s probably not worth the 199. I bought it free through my Amazon points so tit for tat here. It was eye-opening into the industry but I thought long and hard about entering.
It really opens your eyes to the world of publishing especially if you’re thinking about becoming an author. Well it’s probably not worth the 199. I bought it free through my Amazon points so tit for tat here. It was eye-opening into the industry but I thought long and hard about entering.
September 13, 2023
It's really important to me to read a lot of books each year, so this one was one of my favorites as I was able to read the whole book from cover to cover in 20 minutes! Most books take months for me to read, so this was fabulous. And what a message! I love satire, and I love Brent Underwood!
January 30, 2022
Amazing foot
Great if you have a foot fetishism and to open your eyes about amazon best sellers. Think the next nook should be about putting your foot in your mouth. 🤣
Great if you have a foot fetishism and to open your eyes about amazon best sellers. Think the next nook should be about putting your foot in your mouth. 🤣
February 6, 2022
Point made
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, making a statement, having courage, and putting you foot down. A bold step where no one has gone before.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, making a statement, having courage, and putting you foot down. A bold step where no one has gone before.
April 20, 2024
A best-seller! LOL. Makes an excellent point in a whimsical, novel way.
Also a very quick read!!!
Also a very quick read!!!
July 27, 2024
best piece of art
But, search for it first on the internet, and then dont buy the book :)
Although, its a good joke, and has its points!
But, search for it first on the internet, and then dont buy the book :)
Although, its a good joke, and has its points!
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