Books by Eric Otis Simmons

How does a child raised by a single-parent African American Mother go on to graduate in the "Top 10%" of his college class, walk-on and play college basketball, become President of his IBM sales training class, close sales of $1/2 million, $1 million, and $25 million in Paris, Brussels, and Hong Kong and self-publish a "Best Seller" book? Fueled by his Mom's mantra, "You can do anything if you put your mind to it," and other "seeds of knowledge" ingrained in him by her, Eric Otis Simmons went on to accomplish all of the above and more!In "Not Far From The Tree," Simmons' Memoir, he shares his life story through a series of smaller stories that range from shocking to calamitous to sorrowful to triumphing. Eric takes you through how he stumbled across a court document revealing his Dad's surname was actually Bailey and how off guard that caught him. He jokes about the time his Grandmother caught him and his cousin peeing out of a window, and they both lived. Simmons also opens up about the tragic loss of his daughter and the frightening night his Mother was assaulted at gunpoint and his ensuing years-long anger. You'll walk down the hall with him through the secret tunnel underneath Alabama's State Capitol where he meets Governor George Corley Wallace for the first time. All he could think about was the Governor's infamous words, "Segregation now, segregation forever!" Eric's insight into his remarkable career in Sales/Sales Management with Fortune 500 titans IBM, AT&T, GE, and MCI, reveals his strive for excellence centered around opening doors for other minorities. Throughout his Memoir, Simmons masterfully ties together his Mother's teachings with how he utilized them to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to achieve academic, athletic, and business success in Corporate America."If you love inspiration, heartfelt stories, and laughter, this book is right up your alley." - Michael McCree (Best Selling Author - "Mind of a Superior Hitter: The Art, Science and Philosophy")"It's a must-read for young and old who were or are being raised by a single parent. I give it 5 stars and plan to purchase more for sharing." - Linda F. Cunningham, MD"It's a quick look into an accomplished man's life that will leave you inspired to be bold and go after the things you want in life." - Andrea Humpherys

#HTSP – How to Self-Publish is a concise 79 page “how to” book which can be used as a resource or “primer” by first-time self-publishers and others interested in self-publishing.  Simmons shares the methodology he used for “Not Far From The Tree,” his successful self-published Memoir, and first book.  In its first year, the book ranked in the “Top 1%” (of over 8,000,000 books sold worldwide on Amazon.com) a total of 25 times and was in the “Top 10%” 104 times!“Thorough! That's the word I would use to describe #HTSP.  Simmons left no stone unturned with this one.  Pretty much any question a first-time self-publisher could ask seems to have been addressed by this book. -  Michael McCree, Amazon “Best Selling” self-published Author.

Self Publisher's Toolkit is a two-in-one resource that shows you how to self publish a book and then market it to Libraries, a viable $30+ billion segment often overlooked by self publishers.From January 2019 to June 2020, Eric Otis Simmons' self published books appeared 64 times on the leading online retailer's "Best Sellers" list and in just over two years had been purchased by over 97 Libraries around the world. His article How To Get Your Book Into Libraries, became the top Google search result, excluding Ads, out of over 2 billion, on the topic of "getting your book into libraries!"Includes Self Publishing in the 2020s and Marketing Your Book to Libraries.Your "Construction" and "Marketing" Blueprint!

Hashtag HTSP - How to Self-Publish is a concise how-to book that can be used as a resource or primer by first-time self publishers and others interested in self publishing. Simmons shares the methodology he developed for his successful self-published memoir, Not Far From The Tree, which was the first book he had ever written. In its first year, the book ranked in the Top 1 percent in sales, out of over 8,000,000 books sold worldwide on Amazon, a total of 25 times and was in the Top 10 percent 104 times. Thorough! That's the word I would use to describe Hashtag HTSP. Simmons left no stone unturned with this one. Pretty much any question a first-time self-publisher could ask seems to have been addressed by this book.- Michael McCree, Amazon Best Selling self-published Author

How does a self-published author get his books into 85 libraries, including 7 of America's largest, in less than two years, and without paying for an expensive book review? Based on the article that generated 4,061 interactions, from readers in thirty countries not long after its posting, and became the top Google search result, out of 1 billion, on the subject.- The first known book on the topic of how Authors can get their books into libraries!