January 21, 2000
(Seattle, WA)

Best-selling Author of
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT
Stuns Publishing Establishment
by Going Her Own Way

If given a choice between taking a 7-figure advance or digging into their own pockets to start a publishing house from scratch, most best-selling authors would just take the money. But then most authors aren't Betty J. Eadie. As reported in The New York Times and Publishers Weekly, the woman whose first two books sold a combined 8 million copies and took national bestseller lists by storm stunned the publishing world by starting her own publishing company rather than sell future books to a major New York house.
The Seattle-based Onjinjinkta Publishing is the latest venture of an author who has appropriately been dubbed a woman of "silk and steel," "leather and lace," and "grit and grace." Reminiscent of another determined and courageous female messenger, Joan of Arc, Eadie is a woman whose gender and petite physical stature belie her strength and power of spirit, and who refuses to let the message she carries die at the hands of disbelievers.
Onjinjinkta Publishing not only gives Eadie control over her own books, but it also allows her to help rectify a serious problem in publishing. "The world desperately needs as many uplifting books as possible—the daily news makes that painfully clear," Eadie explains. "But those books are having trouble finding a publisher because most of the big New York publishing houses won't take a chance on unproven authors. The stakes are too high to leave the fate of spiritual books in the hands of companies that only care about the bottom line." So Eadie is putting her own money and reputation on the line to publish books other publishers won't.
"We are on a mission, and that mission gives us the freedom to publish from the heart and not from the pocketbook," Eadie elaborates. "There are so many people struggling—the teenager who is confused or angry or even suicidal; the grandmother who is trying to carry on after losing her husband of 40 years; the family that is being torn apart by violence, addiction, or any number of problems. Now, more than ever, people need answers to help them cope with their daily lives. Our goal is to make a positive difference by publishing books that will not only help them understand who they are and why they are here, but will share with them in practical and loving ways how to overcome life's challenges and harvest the treasures hidden within themselves. We will be successful whether we sell 10,000 books or 10 million, because every time one person finds help, it ripples out to affect countless others as well. Is there profit in that? Maybe not the kind of profit the big publishers want, but it's exactly what the world needs."
Ms. Eadie's instincts are already proving correct. During a special pre-release to selected markets, Onjinjinkta Publishing's first three books have already demonstrated an ability to strike a deep chord with the book-buying public, a phenomenon that will only gather steam with their nationwide release in early 2000. The company's inaugural title is Eadie's eagerly anticipated new book, The Ripple Effect. After sharing her remarkable NDE in the publishing sensations Embraced By The Light and The Awakening Heart, the former therapist explores new—and sometimes controversial—territory in The Ripple Effect, answering the most often asked questions from readers and teaching them how to incorporate life-changing truths into their own lives.
The Soul's Remembrance, Onjinjinkta's second book, promises to be the type of "sleeper" that most publishers wish they had bought. The author, Roy Mills, gives a profound yet folksy new perspective on the meaning of life by sharing his extraordinary pre-birth memories of heaven. It is an unprecedented book that will raise some eyebrows and touch many hearts. The Soul's Remembrance will be followed by The Adventures of Caterpillar Jones, by J. J. Brothers. A charming children's book about facing life (and death) without fear, Caterpillar Jones already has booksellers buzzing in the authors' home state of Ohio. And in April, Onjinjinkta will publish Jack & Jill, Why They Kill, an important new book on one of the most pressing and painful issues confronting America: kids killing kids. The author, Dr. James Shaw, is the leading authority in the field, and has personally interviewed more than 100 children convicted of killing other children. Jack & Jill not only exposes the truth behind these senseless tragedies but offers parents and teachers a desperately needed solution to the shocking epidemic of violence in our schools.

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