Product Description

Fifty million curious singles have tried online dating and hundreds of thousands more sign up every week. That means thousands of potential mates-and serious competition for each one. In I CAN'¬?T BELIEVE I'¬?M BUYING THIS BOOK, Internet dating expert Evan Marc Katz shows you how to get noticed online. A former MatchNet consultant and avowed online dater, Evan 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.Equal parts how-to guide and inspirational pep talk, I CAN'¬?T BELIEVE I'¬?M BUYING THIS BOOK is like having a chat with a hysterically funny, insightful friend who tells it like it is while remaining cheerfully optimistic about the universal quest for love. Whether you'¬?re an online dating junkie or a complete newcomer, this irreverent and intelligent guide will teach you how to master the dating game and find true love online.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.A guide to successful Internet dating from the founder of the world'¬?s first Internet dating consulting firm, E-Cyrano.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18681 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-18
• Released on: 2003-11-18
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.01" h x .45" w x 6.06" l, .60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 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
In fresh, funny, and accessible fashion, Evan'¬?s book demystifies the medium of Internet dating while explaining its vast allure. -Joe Shapira, chairman and CEO, MatchNet plc"This book reads like a very smart stand-up comedy routine. In between the laughs, you'¬?ll get great advice for playing the online dating game." -Deb Levine, M.A., online advice columnist and author of The Joy of Cybersex"What is love without humor? I CAN'¬?T BELIEVE . . . is packed with both! Evan Katz has composed a picture crammed with rocks of confidence for the person frantic to find love in this quixotic, still-evolving landscape of romance." -Cande Carroll, cofounder, GreatBoyfriends

About the Author
Evan Marc Katz: Funny Guy with Killer Body and Money to Burn Seeks Woman Who Doesn’t Believe Everything She Reads Male, 31, Los Angeles, California. . . . Formerly the leading customer consultant at AmericanSingles and JDate. EVAN MARC KATZ founded the world’s first Internet dating consulting service, E-Cyrano, in 2003. A native New Yorker, Evan is a screenwriter, trivia freak, and sports fanatic whose idea of a perfect evening is five friends, three bottles of wine, and a rousing game of Taboo. No joke.