First of all we will no longer sell our books at $29.99 and offer tons of free downloads as well as on tap email advice to members. We currently offer free updates for the life of the titles you purchase and that will remain, but the rest goes. Members can still email me and I will always reply however from 1 September those customers buying the books via the new Amazon Model will not get free updates for life nor can I guarantee a reply but i will try my best. The good news is that all of the books have been checked and updated where necessary (they are due a major update next year which will require me having to visit the Philippines, a tough job but someone has to do it). The hardcopy paperbacks will all be available in the new, A5 size instead of the old A4.

Most importantly, the eBooks have been reformatted and are now available as PDF, HTML, Mobi and Epub formats so you can read them on your PC, Mac, handheld device, mobile phone, iPod, iPad, Kindle and Nook and several other eReaders. As well, to retain competitiveness in the new Web 2.0 eBook world that is out there today, we have reduced the price of all titles to $13.99 for eBooks and discounted that to $9.99 on some sites where the royalty share is more generous and so we can still make a few bucks but pass on the saving to the reader. Hardcopy paperbacks will be available for around $14-16 on average.

These are huge savings that we hope will stimulate higher volumes of sales to make up for the lost margin. Not only that, distribution is now handled 100% by mainstream distributors like Amazon Kindle, Barnes&Noble, iTunes and Lulu as well as Smashwords. Recently I was upset to learn the software that handles our distribution and filling of orders was no longer supported by the developers. We have had a few serious problems and delays that resulted in customers being messed about and not getting their book right away or at all (all fixed manually as you read this). The new ‘Amazon Model’ will do away with the perks of the membership Model but it will be streamlined and more efficient and there are more places to buy from should one suffer any hitches.

We have only four affiliates and as soon as I have been brought up to date with how much they are owed I will make arrangements to pay them up and invite them to become Amazon affiliates if they wish so they can continue to sell our titles as well as anything else Amazon offers. I will take this opportunity to thank them for their support to date and hope they understand the necessity in changing the system to this more contemporary model.

Remember, the books are still great albeit newly formatted and revised and soon to be updated where needed and they are now less than half what they once were and available as low as one third of their old price.

As well, ‘Filipina 202 – How To Marry And Migrate Your Dream Filipina’ is now known as ‘Filipina Heart’ and ‘Filipina 303 – Making The Magic Last’ is now ‘Filipina Wife’. The content in all of the eBooks is the same except where it has been updated for 2010 and if you previously purchased a copy you are still entitled to free updates for the life of the title.

Note that when we decided to publish this series in hard copy we compiled them as ‘Filipina Dream’, so don’t buy all four titles as you will be getting each book twice over. Make sense? If not and you have any problems you know we offer a one question asked money back guarantee. The question is simply why the refund but you will get it regardless.

NEW FOR 2010!

If you want to know about the very special cultural traps you can fall into when hiring Filipinos – THIS IS THE BOOK WITH THE ANSWERS!

NEW FOR 2010!

If you want to know how you can earn your living ONLINE or OVERSEAS while you enjoy living in Manila, Mandaue or Mindanao – THIS IS THE BOOK WITH THE ANSWERS!

Of course you have already purchased a copy of “Making A Living In The Philippines” in the past, even if way back in 2006 when it first came out – SO YOU CAN GET YOUR 2010 UPDATED EDITION FOR FREE!

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While our legal representatives pursue this matter in the Philippines courts in an effort to require his ISP providers and web hosts to remove his offensive material we do extend our genuine sympathies to his wife and her children and family. StreetWise Philippines Publications believe in the rights of those suffering mental illness (and their families) to be respected however we also reserve our right to protect our reputation and business.

For those requiring a more detailed rebuttal of the accusations of Evan Illiadis we prefer to direct such inquiry to these public websites:

Public site with many contributors posting bout the Sick mind of Evan Iliadis

Response of Chris Bennetts to Evan Iliadis

Comments about Evan Iliadis Living in Cebu Forums

Philippines Scams warning about Evan Iliadis

The Truth aboubt Evan Iliadis in Sexpats wall of Shame

Rotary Scam by Evan Iliadis Thief, Liar and Sociopath – Vap Ripoff

We are pleased to announce the launch of Filipina Wife and Filipina Dream.

Filipina Wife

“Filipina Wife – Making the magic last in Filipina-Western Relationships”

Filipina Wife – Making the Magic Last is the follow up to the very successful Filipina Dating and Filipina Heart. In Filipina Wife, Perry focuses on the next stage after the honeymoon period. It covers the unique cultural challenges Filipina-Western marriages face and offers some ideas and strategies on how to make a marriage to a Filipina last.

Filipina Wife is packed with vital information and tips yet is shorter than the first two in the series. To make sure you add it to your library and appreciate the value of the shorter volume we have decided to sell it for just $14.99.

Filipina Dream

“Filipina Dream – All three titles for one low price covering Courtship, Marriage, Migration and understanding in Filipina-Western Relationships”

‘Filipina Dream’ is the three books in the Filipina series packaged up at a discounted price of jut $49.99. A saving of almost $25. If you have been contemplating getting both Filipina Dating and Filipina Heart then this is a great deal.

FREE COPY OF FILIPINA WIFE TO ALL THOSE THAT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED BOTH FILIPINA DATING AND FILIPINA HEART

To those that have previously purchased Filipina Dating and Filipina Heart we have not forgotten you.
If you already have Filipina Dating and then purchase Filipina Heart, we will automatically add Filipina Wife to your account.
If you have already purchased both Filipina Dating and Filipina Heart you will find we have already added Filipina Wife to your members’ area.

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The Philippines Retirement Authority or PRA held its 24^th Anniversary dinner on the 14^th of July 2009 at the Crown Regency in Cebu and Streetwise Philippines was in attendance.

Christopher Bennetts from Streetwise Philippines sitting at one of the VIP tables at the front

It was a very well organized and entertaining evening.   After a brief introduction we were provided with an excellent buffet and entertained by local Cebuano cultural dancers and music.

Cebuano Cultural dancers provided great entertainment

The Anniversary dinner also saw the signing of a memorandum of Understanding with various parts of the private secretor as PRA now want to integrate more with business

Philippines Retirment Authority MOA signing Cebu 2009

We were then invited to try one of The Crown Regency Cebu Sky Adventurers which currently includes the Skywalk where you walk around the top floor of the building in a safety harness and the Edge Coaster ride.  Both of these give you a 360 degree view of Cebu city and with the Crown situated on Osmea Blvd you are pretty well in the center of the city.

I took the Edge Coaster ride.

Streetwise Philippines Representative taking in a night view of Cebu city

Retirement to the Philippines will be the subject of our next guide book currently being research and written.  This will be the definitive guide to making the Dream of living in the Philippines into a reality.

We are proud to announce that our new publication Filipina 303 will be launched in June 2009.
This is the follow on from the popular Filipina 101 and Filipina 202 and sub-titled Making the Magic Last.

Anyone that has purchased both the Filipina 101 and Filipina 202
will be automatically entitled to a free copy of Filipina 303.

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