Asia Publisher McGallen & Bolden expands the distribution of books "Dot ZEN" and "This Body This Life" to Australia and Malaysia

Small Asia publisher McGallen & Bolden Group now expands its book distribution to Australia and Malaysia, and soon USA through PMA. The books currently distributed worldwide include "Dot ZEN", by co-authors Dr Seamus Phan and Ter Hui Peng, and "This Body This Life", by co-authors Dr Seamus Phan and CJ Phan.

SINGAPORE April 20, 2004 - The bestselling books Dot ZEN and This Body This Life, published by small Asia publisher McGallen & Bolden Associates (http://mcgallen.net), will reach out to more than just its traditional Amazon.com, in-house online sales, as well as Singapore distribution channels. The books will now be carried in Melbourne, Australia, as well as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. McGallen & Bolden Associates has also signed up as a Publisher member with Publishers Marketing Association (http://www.pma.org.sg), which will extend its physical distribution to the USA markets as well.

Australian distribution

The books Dot ZEN and This Body This Life are now distributed by Dr Daniel OCallaghan (Danny), based in Melbourne, Australia. Danny is an information technology expert and has worked closely with McGallen & Bolden for a long time as partners. The books can be ordered direct from Danny by phone, by fax, or through secure e-commerce. Dot ZEN books are found at https://secure.clari.net.au/seamusphan/au_dotzen.html, while This Body This Life books are found at https://secure.clari.net.au/seamusphan/au_thisbody.html.

Other distribution

McGallen & Boldens publishing division has also successfully negotiated with the leading book distributor in Malaysia, MPH Distributors Sdn Bhd, to distribute Dot ZEN and This Body This Life to all major bookstores throughout continental Malaysia.

Books are already available in Singapore, at all major Times Bookshops and MPH Bookstores island-wide. The books can also be ordered through McGallen & Boldens secure e-commerce area, powered by leading credit card processor Ccnow.com (part of Digital River), at http://mcgallen.net/html/products.html.

McGallen & Boldens books are also available on Amazon.com, and through the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) as well. PMA organizes events and online opportunities for small publishers such as McGallen & Bolden to reach out to continental USA readers through direct mailings, advertising, expos, and other means.

Entrepreneurship and leadership book Dot ZEN

Dot ZEN: Practical tips and thoughts on Business, Marketing, PR and Internet from the Diamond Sutra (ISBN 981045645x) is a book co-authored by Dr Seamus Phan (http://keynotepresenter.com) and Ms Ter Hui Peng. Hui Peng is the chief publicist at McGallen & Boldens Publicity Division, and manages all publicity and public relations campaigns and projects for clients at the firm. Seamus is an independent knowledge entrepreneur, professional speaker and accredited journalist, running two ventures, custom news and research bureau KnowledgeLabs News Center (http://knowledgelabs.net) and peak performance and life coaching venture TechPharma Labs (http://techpharmalabs.com). The authors provide practical interpretations of age-old wisdom from the Zen classic, the Diamond Sutra, and also real-world case studies in marketing, sales, customer service, branding, human resource management (HRM), leadership, entrepreneurship, financing, venture capital, and the use of the Internet. The book has enjoyed a modest success where the first print run was sold out to corporate readers before it reached book stores, and is now in its first reprint run. More details of Dot ZEN can be found at http://dotzen.com.

Executive wellness, health and fitness book This Body This Life

This Body This Life (ISBN 9810456468) is a bestselling book co-authored by Dr Seamus Phan and CJ Phan, brother and champion bodybuilder. Both authors have over 20 years of experience each, in conquering personal health limitations, dieting, nutrition, bodybuilding, and stress reduction. The book provides practical and ready-to-apply insiders tips on dieting, fat loss, nutrition, supplementation, vitamins, antioxidants, stretching, bodybuilding, yoga, breathing meditation, anti-aging, and more. The book has been peer-recommended by sports physicians, directors of hospitals, top world-class athletes, pharmacologists, and others. More details of This Body This Life can be found at http://thisbodythislife.com.

About McGallen & Bolden Group

McGallen & Bolden Group (http://mcgallen.net) is a small publicity and training consulting firm based in Singapore, with satellite operations in USA, Australia, and Mexico, as well as partners throughout Asia Pacific. The firm is a past Intelligent20 Finalist, and is one of the pioneers in the Internet, high-tech marketing and publicity, as well as the application and development of e-learning and Internet solutions. Today, the firm serves clients in information technology, biotech, medical, government, Fortune 500, and other businesses. Its book publishing and literary agent division was started to fulfill an internal need for representing and publishing specialist books, and now serves external authors as well. The firm is also a United Nations Global Marketplace Registered Supplier.

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