Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 9/8 - Jobo

As I was standing at the busy corner of 86th Street and Bay Parkway, waiting for customers to come along, I scoured my brain for a subject for today's blog. Everything in the news seems stale. As important as it is, I don't have anything to add to the Syria debate. I don't know how we can bomb Assad if it may help al Qaeda. So I thought this would be one of those rare days that occurs once every two months or so when I come up empty. Suddenly an elderly gentleman came along and asked if I'd like some books. I assumed he meant the used variety people have been donating to me for several years. No! He has self-published. Apparently, he takes his work directly to a printer. Tatay Jobo Elizes was born in the Philippines in 1934. He worked as an electrical engineer for several companies for 30 years, ran his own company for ten, retired in the late '80's and emigrated to America. Like his father, who published a similar book, Turning Points, in 1968,  he is dismayed by the lack of civility he has encountered both here and abroad. The title of his book is: Be Considerate For Once -- Behavior Issues. It is only 110 pages, the last 12 of which are footnotes. He lists his pet peeves in the third chapter. Here are the first five of 18:
1) Avoid blocking any driveway.
2) Park the right way
3) Road courtesy -- make signals.
4) Avoid double and triple parking.
5) Tone down that stereo sound.
The book is available at Amazon -- along with at least 20 of his others, many of which he co-wrote. Now he is a publishing entrepreneur! I love it. Here is the pic from his Amazon author page:

Good luck, sir.

Congratulations to Renzo and his wife, who wish me well whenever they pass the floating book shop. Renzo Jr., their first child, came into this fascinating world three weeks ago.

My thanks to Audrey, who purchased A Hitch in Twilight two years ago, and today took a chance on Killing. What a great week it was. I sold three of my books, had a bunch of web sales, sold one of January Valentine's books, and a lot of used ones. I'm almost tempted to forgo Monday golf -- not!
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx