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Books by Sean McManus
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University of Death: A novel about the music industry
My novel 'University of Death' satirises the music industry and predicts its potential meltdown. The book is named after the band at the centre of the action and takes a slice through the music industry: from the boardroom to the stage; from the studio to the record fair. It explores how fans relate to their favourite bands, how businesses use technology to manipulate consumers, and what would happen if the music industry disappeared overnight.
Although the novel includes fictionalised cameos from some well-known pop stars, the story focuses on those who are at the bottom of the industry and trying to claw their way up.
- University of Death homepage
- Read the great press reviews
- Order the book at Lulu.com
- Read the first two chapters for free now
The Customer Service Pocketbook
Learn how to deliver great service in your organisation, how to empower your colleagues to do the same and why it's essential for you personally and the organisation as a whole.
- Buy 'The Customer Service Pocketbook'
- Browse online or download a free chapter
- Visit the book's mini-site for more information
Small Business Websites That Work
This book teaches small business owners and marketing managers all they need to know to set a profitable strategy for the company's website and manage the technical team responsible.
- Buy 'Small Business Websites That Work'
- Book website homepage
- Read the introduction in full
- Free chapter: Planning your website and creating the content
- Read reviews
Journalism Careers - Your questions answered
This unique ebook answers the most popular questions I've been emailed about working as a journalist. Includes tips on pitching articles to editors, going freelance and working as a music journalist. The ebook is available through the JournalismCareers.com website.
- 108 pages
- 64 of your questions answered
- Landscape layout for comfortable on-screen reading
- Can be printed to read anywhere
- Comes with exclusive bonuses created for this ebook
The Basic Idea
My Amstrad CPC programming tutorial is long out of print, but you can read it here in full. You can also download a disc of utilities and demonstrations that accompanied the original book, boosted with all my games published in Amstrad Action and Amstrad Computer User magazines.