Hi Sigrid, yes, my book has international appeal and the public needs it, because abuse crosses all ethnicities, ages, and socio-economic classes. I sold a book to someone in Holland and Australia, but that was via my own effort. The reason the publicity is only regional is because I am my own agent, publicist, etc, and I don't like to travel! I am sorry to hear that authorhouse made IDIOTS out of both of us! I was shocked when I saw that I paid for a press release that I had written! Brenda, thanks for the input on publishing. Where were you when my book was being judged by WD? Does everyone know that the original Chicken Soup was self-published? LLL