Product Description

In this book, Internet dating expert Evan Marc Katz demystifies the world of Internet dating. He offers practical advice on choosing the right dating website, writing eye-catching profiles, striking up that first email conversation, turning a first date into a second, and much more. This irreverent and intelligent guide will teach even the most jaded single how to master the dating game and find true love online.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29100 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 174 pages

From Publishers Weekly
In this Internet dating primer, a self-proclaimed online serial dater demystifies fishing in the electronic sea. Katz, founder of the world's first Internet dating consultant firm, E-Cyrano, assures the uninitiated that Internet dating is the "wave of the present," with over 40 percent of all single adults in America searching for love online. Although Katz admits he's never sustained a relationship for more than seven months, he entertainingly reviews how to present one's self on the Web and prepare for every eventuality-from deciding how long to wait before meeting in person to who should pick up the check. Much of his advice is common sense-write a lively introductory essay, be selective in whom you respond to-but, as Katz notes, common sense often goes the way of the Dodo when it comes to dating.
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Review
"Indispensible...this is a must read for any online dater." -- Time Magazine, Feb 2, 2004

From the Publisher
* A guide to successful Internet dating from the founder of the world’s first Internet dating consulting firm, E-Cyrano.

* The most quickly expanding age groups that are dating online are women and men ages 35 to 54.

* More than 100,000 new people per week sign up with Internet dating sites.

* Online dating is the top reason consumers log on to the Internet, behind travel and financial transactions, music sharing, and adult entertainment

Customer Reviews

Good, but needs updating...
I bought this book based on a reference in Secrets of the A Game by Logan Edwards. I originally purchased this book to help with meeting women online... naturally. In paints in fairly broad strokes, but I did pick up a few tips that have been useful. It could definitely use more specifics regarding the current state of online dating. I couldn't find a better book on the subject, so definitely worth it.

Easy to read, Good information, Funny and Entertaning
I disagree with the negative comments some others wrote about this book. Judging from what I see on the dating sites, a lot of people are going about this wrong. So, it is not outdated nor is it simple common sense that every one already knows. Instead it has relevant and useful tips on making your profile stand out. Your communications will be more effective and your online dating experience will be better overall. Lastly, he writes about all this with a great sense of humor.

The first part of the title is right
If you buy this book, you may very well end up hitting yourself over the head with something near at hand (probably the book itself) and exclaiming "I can't believe I bought this book!" Luckily, the worthless book in question is also mercifully brief and bound in paper, so hopefully you will do no more than emotional damage to your psyche. That's about the only positive thing you will be able to say about the experience of either reading or hitting yourself over the head with this book. The written contents are a mix of the amazingly obvious and the horribly shallow and sexist. A good book on organic gardening is more likely to help you attract a romantic partner.