Posts Tagged ‘promote your book’

Pump Up Your Book Presents No Bull Information Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. John Gamble’s NO BULL INFORMATION: A HUMOROUS, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HELP AMERICANS ADAPT TO THE INFORMATION AGE virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: No Bull Information Author: Dr. John Gamble Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Pages: 166 Genre: Psychological/Self-Help Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook In his new book, NO BULL INFORMATION, Dr. John Gamble challenges readers to confront the Information Age by abandoning simplistic thinking and taking a measured approach that requires asking questions to analyze and understand complicated issues, to identify and avoid word traps, and to effectively dissect and comprehend numbers frequently used to confuse voters and consumers. Gamble
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  • June 18, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bigfoot Blues Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ricardo Sanchez’s BIGFOOT BLUES virtual book tour July 6 – August 28! Title: Bigfoot Blues Author: Ricardo Sanchez Publisher: Carina Press Pages: 251 Genre: Cozy Mystery Format: Kindle She eloped with Bigfoot. Or maybe Bigfoot kidnapped her. Either way, I’ve been hired to uncover the truth behind Cindy Funk’s disappearance. Me? I’m Floyd, and I’m a PI living my life as Elvis would have wanted. Not just in sequined jumpsuits. With character. Cindy’s trail leads me to River City, Oregon—aka the Mythical Creature Capital of the World—where I catch Case #2. This one from an eccentric billionaire who’s lost a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David S. Arthur’s SHAYTAN: A JOURNEY INTO EVIL virtual book tour July 6-31! Title: Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Author: David S. Arthur Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC Pages: 395 Genre: Adventure/Thriller India – 1947. In the heart of the jungle, death stalks the night. The authorities claim it is a man-eating leopard. The natives believe it is something far more terrifying—a creature that by day wears the skin of a man, but when craving human flesh becomes the demon…SHAYTAN! While on expedition to India, historical sleuth Richard Quizzenbury and his wife, Emily, suddenly find themselves on the hunt for a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Love, Lattes and Danger Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for LOVE, LATTES AND DANGER by Sandra Cox on February 24!   Title: Love, Lattes and Danger Author: Sandra Cox Publisher: Lyrical Press It’s a dirty job, but some mutant’s got to do it… Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he’s been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Angel Hair Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Margot Griffith’s ANGEL HAIR book blitz February 16 – 27!     Title: Angel Hair Author: Margot Griffiths Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 280 Genre: General Fiction Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Victoria BC 1958: A haunting first novel of a privileged, tight-knit neighborhood—an insular world of stifling traditional values; a world where the eccentric and gifted Morgan family doesn’t fit. Eleanor and Hugh have settled into the rhythms of a long rift, bound by history and remnants of love. Their ten year old daughter Myfanwy escapes into the world of her imagination, but as conflicts escalate, her older brother Owen seeks a more desperate
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Just a Taste Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Shannyn Schroeder’s Just a Taste virtual book tour January 19 – January 30! Title: Just a Taste Author: Shannyn Schroeder Publisher: Lyrical Press Pages: 259 Genre: Romance Format: Paperback/Kindle Grief has brought them together again—will love open the door to their future? When it’s an O’Leary in the picture, finding out is just part of the adventure… Carmen Delgado is left reeling when her father dies. Taking care of him has been her sole purpose for so long, she’s forgotten what it’s like to have dreams of her own. And with steady, sexy Liam O’Leary inheriting a share in her dad’s successful
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pinch of Me, Dash of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Heather Thurmeier’s PINCH OF ME, DASH OF YOU virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Pinch of Me, A Dash of You Author: Heather Thurmeier Publisher: Fated Desires Pages: 119 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle Kali can’t cook to save her life, but she can write. As a foodie reviewer for both a huge national paper and a successful blog, she’s well on her way to achieving her dreams. When she’s offered a cookbook deal, she thinks she’s finally made it…until her latest review comes out a little harsher than expected and the restaurateur threatens to expose all her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents It’s This Monkey’s Business Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Debra Mares’ IT’S THIS MONKEY’S BUSINESS virtual book tour November 3 – 28! Title: It’s This Monkey’s Business Author: Debra Postil Publisher: Justicia House Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Books Format: Hardback/Kindle “Cabana,” a young spider monkey is brought to life to tell her story It’s This Monkey’s Business to help children who are affected by domestic violence and divorce. Cabana, who lives with her parents in a treehouse high up in a rainforest canopy, becomes startled one day from her Mama’s scream, when she is waiting atop a tree branch for her Papa to teach her how to swing. After falling to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Searching for Normal: A Memoir Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Alison Neuman’s SEARCHING FOR NORMAL: A MEMOIR virtual book tour November 3 – 28! Title: Searching for Normal: A Memoir Author: Alison Neuman Publisher: Fireside Publications Pages:302 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle They thought she was going to die. At three-and-a-half years old, bed-ridden shivering in a cold sweat, Alison Neuman’s tiny fingers wrap around her mother’s for strength.  But even at this age, Alison is determined to beat the odds. When years of hospitalization robs her of most of her childhood, she finds joy. When children and adults avoid her like the plague, she finds friendship. When she cracks her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Her Ghost Wears Kilts Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kathleen Shaputis’ HER GHOST WEARS KILTS virtual book tour October 6 – 31! Title: Her Ghost Wears Kilts Author: Kathleen Shaputis Publisher: Crimson Romance Pages: 240 Genre: Romantic Comedy Paranormal Format: Paperback/Kindle “He’s… he’s trying to warn you… ” Baillie pulled her hands from the psychic wiping out the meat-locker cold. Baillie thought life content, successful in the Pacific Northwest until her bookshop became haunted. Murder, mayhem and maleficent merriment create a perfect tempest for Baillie between her bookstore in Olympia and the highlands of Scotland. Drag queens, divas and ghosts, conjure up a delicious adventure until jealousy and abandonment
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How to Become a Tour Host for Pump Up Your Book

Do you love books?  Do you love meeting the authors behind the books?  Would you like to be part of a team of book lovers who would like to help spread the word about these fantastic books and authors? Pump Up Your Book is looking for book bloggers interested in hosting authors of all genres.  We represent fiction and nonfiction, except for porn.  The authors who sign up with us are looking for an outlet to spread the word about their books and they’re seeking bloggers to help.  Why bloggers?  Bloggers – book bloggers in particularly – are looking for traffic.  Most companies who are searching for bloggers to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Baby to Senior Spiritual Life Years Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Reverend Carol Hale’s Baby to Senior Spiritual Life Years book blitz April 28 – May 9! ABOUT BABY TO SENIOR SPIRITUAL LIFE YEARS   Title: Baby to Senior Spiritual Life Years Genre: Religion/Spirituality Author: Rev. Carol A Hale Publisher: AuthorHouse EBook: 112 pages Release Date: April 29, 2011 The spirit guides our life. It opens our life as a child and always stays with us. After each prayer our spirit will speak to your mind about God’s decision and we will hear about he best task for life. The spirit and prayers always gives us comfort relaxations to the mind. When the body has been or
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beyond the Dream Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Irene Snow’s Beyond the Dream book blitz April 1 – April 15! ABOUT BEYOND THE DREAM Title: Beyond the Dream Genre: Biography/Memoir Author: Irene Snow Publisher: iUniverse EBook: 398 pages Release Date: June 28, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-47598-255-8 Until the age of four, Irene Snow lived happily with her mother and gentle, doting grandparents. The return of her father, a rough and tough soldier, at the close of World War II set the stage for rebellion and dissention in her young life. He was a strict disciplinarian, and she resented his authority from the outset. What’s more his arrival introduced her to the baser emotions of jealousy and hatred,
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Announcing Pump Up Your Book March 2014 Authors on Tour

Get a head start on your spring reading with books in your favorite genres. In the month of March, Pump Up Your Book! is featuring historical fiction titles, romance novels, thrillers, books for children and tweens, autobiographies and more! Follow our tours and find chances to win fabulous prizes like gift cards and Kindles. Kevin Bohacz shares his techno-thrillers “Immortality” and “Ghost of the Gods,” while Michael Goffinet tours with his action thriller, “They Call Me Superman,” and Pamela Samuels Young talks about her mystery thriller, “Anybody’s Daughter.” Freddie Owens and Monique Roy share their historical novels, and Andra Walkins tours with the historical paranormal suspense novel, “To Live
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Pump Up Your Book! Announces February 2014 Authors on Virtual Book Tours

February is a great time to fall in love with new books. Pump Up Your Book! is featuring authors with books in a variety of genres, including numerous romance titles. Follow our tours to find chances to win prizes like gift cards and a Kindle Fire HD. Greta Bondieumaitre shares her chick lit novel, “’Til I find You,” and Emilia Rutigliano is serving up women’s fiction with an attitude in her novel, “Layers of Veronica.” Greg Messel returns to Pump Up Your Book! this month with his mystery and romance novel, “Fog City Strangler,” while Carlyle Clark, Wendy Tyson and Pamela Samuels Young talk about their mysteries/thrillers. The month
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Bencher Family Bundle Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Inara Scott’s Bencher Family Bundle virtual book publicity tour February 10 – February 21! ABOUT RULES OF NEGOTIATION   Title: Rules of Negotiation Genre: Romance Author: Inara Scott Publisher: Entangled Indulgence Pages: 181 Language: English Format: Ebook In a no-strings attached fling, NYC’s most eligible bachelor, Brit Bencher, vows to make a high-powered corporate attorney, Tori Anderson, feel like a woman. But what will she do when he decides he won’t take “one night stand” for an answer? AMAZON ABOUT THE BOSS’S FAKE FIANCE Title: The Boss’s Fake Fiance Genre: Romance Author: Inara Scott Publisher: Entangled Indulgence Pages: 168 Language: English Format: Ebook No relationships,
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Molly Gets Her Man Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Julie Rowe’s Molly Gets Her Man virtual book tour January 27 -February 7! ABOUT MOLLY GETS HER MAN   Title: Molly Gets Her Man Genre: Romantic Suspense Author: Julie Rowe Publisher: Entangled Ignite Pages: 163 Language: English Format: Ebook When flaky Las Vegas hairdresser Molly McLaren overhears hears a Russian hit man planning to kill a US congressman and take out Hoover Dam in the process, she becomes a target for murder. Now, on the run from the assassin and a dirty cop, she winds up in an eighteen wheeler with an ex-cop sporting a bum leg, a bad attitude, and a body
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Why I Am an Independent Conservative Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Jourden’s  Why I Am an Independent Conservative Book Blast February 3 -14. Jimmy will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. ABOUT WHY I AM AN INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE Title: Why I Am an Independent Conservative Genre: Political Author: Karen Jourden Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 276 Language: English Format: Ebook Liberty is never free—it comes at a cost. Throughout the history of the United States, our freedom has been safeguarded through immense sacrifice. But without
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  • January 5, 2014
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Announcing Pump Up Your Book’s January 2014 Authors on Tour!

A new year means it’s time to stock up on great titles. Pump Up Your Book is featuring dozens of authors in January with books in a variety of genres. You’ll find young adult fiction, children’s picture books, romantic suspense, thrillers, mysteries, inspirational essays, business books and more. Follow our tours to find chances to win great prizes. The month of January is host to mysteries from Carlyle Clark, Wendy VanHatten, and Pamela Samuels Young. Suspense and thriller titles are being shared by Phillip L. Davidson, Marlene Morgan, Susan Sloate, and David Wind and Terese Ramin, while Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford, and Connie Malcolm return with their
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  • October 8, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured, What's New?
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Pump Up Your Book Presents XGeneration: You Don’t Know Me Book Blast & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Brad Magnarella’s young adult science fiction/coming of age XGeneration: You Don’t Know Me Book Blast December 2 – 27! Brad will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. Thank you! ABOUT XGENERATION: YOU DON’T KNOW ME Title: XGeneration: You Don’t Know Me Genre: YA Science Fiction/Coming of Age Author: Brad Magnarella Publisher: Brad Magnarella Language: English In the fall of 1984, Cold War tensions between Washington and Moscow are close to breaking.
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Straight From the Author’s Mouth: Book Selling Secrets Revealed

If it’s one question that is asked more than any other question that authors ask me about book promotion, it’s “How can I make more sales?”  That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? The problem with finding a direct answer is that it can get complicated.  What might work for one might not work for another.  The best advice I can give is to make sure you have all your ducks in a row before the book is even published.  The cover is one of the most important assets an author can have.  As shallow as that sounds, a book cover can make or break a sale.  The second
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Hypothyroidism, Health and Happiness: The Riddle of Illness Revealed by Dr. Steven Hotze Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Win a Kindle Fire HD and $100 Amazon Gift Card

Join Dr. Steven Hotze, author of the non-fiction health book, Hypothyroidism, Health and Happiness: The Riddle of Illness, as he tours the blogosphere November 3- April 30 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT HYPOTHYROIDISM, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Have you ever thought to yourself, “I think I might have a thyroid problem. I’m tired all the time, no matter how much I exercise, I can’t seem to lose weight, my hair’s falling out, and overall I just feel blah.” If so, it is essential that you explore the very real possibility that indeed, you do have hypothyroidism. In Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness, Dr. Steven
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents The Juice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Herve Bebele, author of the erotic paranormal book, The Juice, as he tours the blogosphere  October 7 – October 31, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT THE JUICE The Juice is the second book in the trilogy “The Senses”. In the first book “The Scent” we met Herve and his avatar Richard. They were unaware they had been selected by the African queen to assist her in the production of the Pokako juice and to its safe keeping. The Scent detailed the story of how Richard discovered the women who had the ability to squirt their orgasmic fluid and responded only
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How to Promote Your Book Without Breaking the Bank

Authors are doing it every day – finding ways to promote their books without breaking the bank.  Money doesn’t grow on trees as we all know but at Pump Up Your Book, we offer different ways to promote your book that won’t send you to the poor house. In order to promote your book, the author does everything in his or her power to get the word out about their book but sometimes it’s just not enough.  That’s why they come to us.  Some of them have an unlimited budget and others are watching their pennies and that’s fine.  We let authors know the different ways you can promote
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Lucy the Dinosaur Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joey Ahlbum, author of the children’s books, Lucy the Dinosaur, as he tours the blogosphere  October 1 – November 29, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LUCY THE DINOSAUR Lucy the Dinosaur is a set of 15 books written by Joey Ahlbum. Moms and dads looking for the best kid’s picture book will love Frederator Books’ newest read along digital book! Lucy is an explorer and a leader.  She has a natural curiosity about things because Lucy wants to learn.  Meet Lucy and her other dino friends as they learn, joke and skateboard! Lucy is a larger than life dinosaur who loves
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  • March 10, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Terminus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joshua Graham, author of the paranormal suspense novel, Terminus, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – 29 2013 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TERMINUS How far must an angel fall to find his destiny? Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resigns his commission with the Angel Forces after a tedious century of gathering souls. Immediately, another division recruits him with the promise of a more rewarding career, and issues his initial assignments: To bring down a few very dangerous threats to the human race.  In the process, Nikolai falls in love with one
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Promote Your Book Through Magazine and Ezine Articles

The editor of a writing-related ezine said to me the other day, “I don’t know why more authors don’t offer us articles. We almost always publish them along with their bio. It’s great publicity for their books.” Why not promote your book doing what you love best — writing? Here are several examples to help get your started. Many popular magazines and ezines use book excerpts. Of course, they generally want excerpts from books that relate to their magazine — cooking magazines want excerpts from cookbooks, a travel magazine will quote travel books and poetry magazines want to excerpt poetry books. Use your imagination to come up with more
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beyond the Valley Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical romance, Beyond the Valley, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT BEYOND THE VALLEY When Sarah Carr’s husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie’s family for help, but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. Sarah’s new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family’s whirlwind of secrets, while
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  • February 14, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tickling Daphne H. Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Veronica Frances, author of the erotica/adult fiction, Tickling Daphne H., as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT TICKLING DAPHNE H. Tickling Daphne H. follows the ticklish journeys of Daphne, Dave, Carol and Harold, exploring how tickling deeply affects the lives of these four people. The
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  • January 10, 2013
  • Author Interviews, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mark Spivak & Enter Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Mark Spivak is an award-winning writer specializing in wine, spirits, food, restaurants and culinary travel. He was the wine writer for the Palm Beach Post from 1994-1999, and since 2001 has been the Wine and Spirits Editor for the Palm Beach Media Group, as well as the restaurant critic for Palm Beach Illustrated. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Robb Report, Ritz-Carlton, Continental, Art & Antiques, Newsmax, Dream of Italy and Arizona Highways. From 1999-2011 he hosted Uncorked! Radio, a highly successful wine talk show on the Palm Beach affiliate of National Public Radio. Mark began writing Iconic Spirits after becoming fascinated with the untold stories behind
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