Pro-Sumer Power: How to Create Wealth by Buying Smarter, Not Cheaper! | 
| Author: Bill Quain
Publisher: International Network Training Institute, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 91362
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 1891279238
Dewey Decimal Number: 640.73
EAN: 9781891279232
ASIN: 1891279238
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Condition: Brand new copy in A+ condition. Never read. An Amway/Quixtar recruitment tool
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 Sub-Optimal Use of Forest Products June 2, 2006
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found this vacuous title to be little more than a prolonged paperback version of so many late night infomercials. The book is poorly written, badly organized and contains little learning opportunity for all but the most unsophisticated reader.
Ironically I consider both Jay VanAndel and Rich Devos to be two of the greatest business geniuses of the past 40 years, an attitude supported by Mr. Devos's currently held 65th position on the Forbes list, Mr. VanAndel unfortunately passed away but held a similarly high rank on the list of the most financially successful americans. It is unfortunate that their names are so often associated with this type of snake oil sales brochure.
For the serious reader looking for substantive enlightenment Pro-Sumer Power! is sure to disappoint. For the convict at rec time when Gone With The Wind for the 50th time this year doesn't sound enticing and G-rock, the convicted rapist has the only copy of Maxim, this book might become tolerable...maybe.
 Prosumerism will be a mainstream concept... December 13, 2004
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is ground breaking education about what is happening to the current Consumption Model.
Ever notice how just about every website offers "affiliate" or "referral" commissions? Ever notice how more and more of your friends are joining networking marketing companies to earn "referral" commissions from their consumption? How about this one... ever notice how major corporations are trying to get you to refer their product/service to your friends?
Take our local phone giant. They (like most other cell-phone companies) offer free client-to-client calling. They have elegant direct mail marketing letters trying to convince you to get your friends onto a Telus phone plan. And your incentive? Free calling to that friend and possibly other discounts.
My webhosting company says that I get a free month of hosting if I refer someone to them that becomes a customer.
Greyhound offers "companion fares" where the companion receives a half-price ticket (which of course means that both could just split the total price making each person's ticket cheaper too). Yet again, another incentive to "refer" friends/family.
Fact of the matter is, while some choose to remain ignorant, others are seizing new technologies and creating opportunities for themselves. It's undeniable that we are evolving into a Prosumer Model. This book will add great value to your life. If and when it does, please make sure you "pay it forward" and educate others as well.
Don't waste your time! March 8, 2004
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
I read this book twice, because I thought I missed something the first time. This book does point out some of the marketing tricks that stores use to get you to impulse buy, but that's about it. There are no specifics! The sub-title on the book reads, "How to Create Wealth by Buying Smarter, Not Cheaper!", but it fails to tell you how to do that. The book goes on and on about WHY you should do that, but it doesn't tell you HOW to do that. I thought that my copy of the book must have been missing some pages when I got to the end the first time. Though the concepts of referring other people to collect a fee may work, I thought the book would spell out how to do that or who to contact. It doesn't! It was like listening to a 5 minute joke with no punchline. It just left you hanging. What a frustrating read! Now that I read the other reviews, I see that this was supposedly just some sort of motivational tool for a Multi-Level-Marketing scheme. If you need to be motivated, it MIGHT be useful, but otherwise-DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
 Overzealous May 30, 2003
11 out of 23 found this review helpful
Quixtar has caught my attention (or perhaps the other way around) in the last few weeks and this new friend asked me to read this book. He had an entire library of books and tapes since he started in this business. Unfortunately Bill Quain talked too much. He called all other distribution systems evil. He says that when you buy at discount, you "create liabilities" and these shops "create wealth", while when you "shop smarter, not cheaper", you "create assets" on your way to financial freedom -- whatever the product is. He talked endlessly about this, I snapped out of the spell. On the plus side, though. The book discusses tricks merchandisers use to increase sales. It also convinced me that saving my time is more valuable than saving a few dollars in discount stores. Indeed, rich people spend their time creating assets, not liabilities. They invest their time. For that lesson I give this book two stars.
Great Book...PERIOD! May 15, 2003
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
I usually do not write these reviews, but felt the need to do so after reading one of the other comments about this being a sales tool used for people marketing the website Quixtar and not of any other value. I think the same person indicated that the concept of Prosumer was just another buzz word to entice you into a MLM. Well, I just want all the readers to know that there will be in early June a seminar by Agency.com (one of Adweek Magazine's Top 10 interactive marketing firms in the country) in Pittsburgh entitled "Moving from the Era of the Consumer to the Prosumer". So if it is not an accurate book with awesome information, why would a successful marketing company like Agency.com be doing a seminar to talk about the same basic concept...being a Prosumer. Great book!
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