The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Excel 2007

I don't know why, but when a lawyer friend of mine sent me this, it struck me as terribly funny.

The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007

"Spreadsheet programs are one of the most powerful but underutilized tools in the trial lawyer's toolbox. John Tredennick's concise, clear book shows you how to use spreadsheets powerfully and quickly. I believe that every litigator should be familiar with the contents of this book." -- Joe Kashi, Esq., Author

Maybe it's just this Excel_Geek's frame of mind, but isn't a spreadsheet "...one of the most powerful but underutilized tools..." in almost any profession's toolbox?

No offense to John Tredennick. I'm a fan of anything and everything Excel, but what's next? One of these specialized titles?

The Rancher's Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007
The Cab Driver's Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007

Too funny.

Write Your Own Excel E-Book?

Charley Kyd recently posted a new article on ExcelUser.com about writing your own Excel-related e-book. Interesting...

Maybe I should write my own e-book on Google "hacks" using Excel and VBA. Maybe an e-book on building your own direct email marketing system using Excel, Outlook, Outlook Remption, and VBA...

Charley's article lays out a nice example of how writing an e-book might stack up against writing a traditional book, financially, and she talks about her most recent e-book on Excel Dashboard Reporting. She doesn't say exactly how much she's made with that book, but I can tell you this much: I've been an affiliate marketer of her book on dashboard reporting for a few months, and I've helped her quite a few already...on my tiny little blog!

I'm going to mull around this idea of writing an e-book for awhile, and I'll keep you all posted.

P.S. I want to pass along my sincerest thanks to all of my loyal readers, including the growing list of Excel_Geek Blog_Mail service subscribers. It's you all that make thoughts of writing an e-book on Excel even within the realm of reality.

Thank you,

Excel_Geek