July 2010
Beginner
432 pages
11h 33m
English
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About the Author
Greg Holden started a small business called Stylus Media, which is a group of editorial, design, and computer professionals who produce both print and electronic publications. The company gets its name from a recording stylus that reads the traces left on a disk by voices or instruments and translates those signals into electronic data that can be amplified and enjoyed by many. He has been a freelance writer since 1996. He is an avid user of eBay, both as a buyer and seller, and is a blogger.
Greg recently assumed the role of Director of Communications for the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. One of the ways Greg enjoys communicating is through explaining technical subjects in nontechnical language. The first edition of Starting an Online Business For Dummies was the ninth of his more than forty-five computer books. He also authored eBay PowerUser's Bible for Wiley Publishing. Over the years, Greg has been a regular contributor to CNET and the Web site AuctionBytes (www.auctionbytes.com). He also contributes to PC World and the University of Illinois at Chicago alumni magazine. Other projects have included preparing a Web site for a hedge fund management firm with NewCor Group, a group of freelance professionals.
Greg balances his technical expertise and his entrepreneurial experience with his love of literature. He received an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and also writes general interest books, ...
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