My memoir is now ready for purchase in paperback and e-book

Rudy Owens holds his completed memoir.

I am thrilled to announce that my memoir on the American adoption experience can now be purchased online, in the United States and internationally. For now I have placed it on Amazon and Smashwords. I will make it available for individual consumers on other book retailing sites soon.

• Buy in paperback, on Amazon ($15.99 in the United States; pricing will vary internationally)
• Buy for Kindle on Amazon ($7.99 in the United States, pricing will vary internationally)
• Buy as an e-book (epub format) on Smashwords ($7.99 in the United States, pricing will vary internationally)

Though I reached out to more than 100 publishers and agents over six months, the topic of adoptee rights and adoption as system that still denies millions basic equal rights is not a popular one and likely not a best-selling theme. In the end, I self-published through my newly formed publishing company, BFD Press. I encourage all readers to write a review on Amazon and share what you think of my work. Reviews will help to draw more attention to the book from other interested readers and better visibility within Amazon. Please be honest with your views.

For Retailers, Libraries, Institutions, Bookstores, More

You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are also can be acquired from IngramSpark in paperback (ISBN: 978-0-692-82156-5) and e-book (ISBN: 978-0-692-12440-6). Please search for my title using the ISBN numbers, the title/subtitle (You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are: An Adoptee’s Journey Through the American Adoption Experience), or author name, Rudy Owens.

My book is ideal for many markets, including independent bookstores, online retailers, chain stores, e-book and niche retailers, public and university libraries, and universities and university programs (public health, law, health care, social work, and more). I am especially focussed on marketing this book to all libraries and many university programs.

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I always look forward to hearing from my readers directly; let me know what you think.