Assent Publishing


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Les Denton is the president of Assent Publishing, LLC. She founded Assent to bring quality authors and readers together within this evolving book publishing industry. She is excited to be the only publisher to present Assent Academy, the first of its kind, which offers professionally taught marketing, book business curriculum and customized advice at no charge to our authors throughout their careers with Assent Publishing.

When the internet broke ground, Les offered services in technology. It was an exciting time and she was able to offer many new things to people and businesses. As a technology and knowledge management executive she was able to lead new strategic direction. Over time of course, what was once groundbreaking became the norm.

Les also writes and surrounds herself in that environment. When ebooks were just starting to heat up the market, a fellow writer approached her with stories of successes in the publishing realm. She recognized this fresh opportunity, just like the birth of the internet, an exciting new frontier where authors have more opportunity than ever before. Because of that readers are meeting new authors every day.

Having spent the last decade as a knowledge management and technology executive, talent acquisition and motivation were her passion. The time seemed right to start bringing all the energetic imaginative resources she had found together.

The result is Assent Publishing, a team of talented editors, artists, and marketing mavens with a splash of technologists. Les serves as the managing editor for Bad Day Books, Assent’s horror, thriller, and suspense imprint.

Though she has returned to her native Pittsburgh, PA, Les has lived in varied climates and landscapes throughout the East Coast and Chicago. She is the proud owner of a wiener dog named Theodore who works in the community as a Therapy Dog and serves as the perfect ear for read-aloud editing opinions.

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Cross Marketing Magic for Authors: Developing New Avenues for Advanced Book Marketing    by Deborah Riley-Magnus
Price: $4.99 USD. 51400 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on April 30, 2013. .

Techniques for advanced book marketing; gain more sales, revive slow sales, rejuvenate a flat lined backlist, and do it all in places no other author is looking.
The Pact    by CN Bring
Price: $7.99 USD. 96320 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on April 25, 2013. .

Navy Commander Celia Kelly is an Intelligence Officer who takes on intrigue and suspense when she leads a Navy SEAL Team after an arms group called The Pact.
Finding Author Success: Discovering and Uncovering the Marketing Power Within Your Manuscript Second Edition    by Deborah Riley-Magnus
Price: $4.99 USD. 59850 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on April 23, 2013. .

In this turbulent publishing landscape, authors who can’t create book sales will lose. Finding Author Success: Discovering and Uncovering the Marketing Power Within Your Manuscript is the success blueprint.
How to Understand Economics in 1 Hour    by Marshall Payn
Price: $4.99 USD. 18630 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on December 10, 2011. .

How can it be that the richest country in history is in such a financial mess? If the voters don't understand the very basics of economics, the wonder is the economy isn't in a worse mess. How can it be that voters don't understand economics since it's so important they do? There has never been a source of information on economics that people can easily understand. NOW THERE IS!
Surfer Girls    by Bill Denton
Price: $5.99 USD. 64720 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on May 13, 2011. .

Nicole, Barbara, and Cairn were dubbed the Surfer Girls when they were all best friends in high school. Now grown, they never dreamed that their joking plan would turn into a terrible reality far beyond their control. Surfer Girls, three women getting even with the men who’ve done them wrong, with a little help from the supernatural.
Welcome to New Tipton    by Bill Denton
Price: $2.99 USD. 104360 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on May 13, 2011. .

New Tipton is a small city with a big secret. Something terrible happened there over 150 years ago, and the people of the city have paid a price ever since. In return for keeping the city's secrets, the residents of New Tipton have enjoyed enormous prosperity. Eventually the story behind the secret is discovered. With the secret revealed, what will happen to the city and its people?
Fortune Cookies    by Bill Denton
Price: $0.99 USD. 15710 words. Published by Assent Publishing  on May 13, 2011. .

If you've ever seen a picture from days gone by of an old Chinese man, you know what Chang looks like. But that is all you'll know. You'll never know about the secrets Chang carries in his head, or the ancient knowledge woven into the embroidery of the ageless silk robe he wears. You might get to taste one of his fortune cookies. If you do, you'd better hope you are deserving of only good fortune.


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