PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The ebook version of author Kristin Johnson's Internet manners book Ain't "U" Got No Manners, dubbed by Patrick Evans of CBSTV-2 in Palm Springs as "the Bible For social media," will be offered for just .99 on Amazon from October 7-14 to help spread awareness of Internet manners and online etiquette during National Bullying Prevention Month.
According to StopBullying.gov, "The 2017 School Crime Supplement (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, 15% were bullied online or by text.
The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 14.9% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months prior to the survey."
Johnson said, "Online bullying/cyberbullying is a huge problem. My wonderful publisher, A Vegas Publisher, and I believe in giving schools, kids, teens, teachers, parents, aunts, uncles, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, religious and community leaders tools to help kids deal with online bullying."
Johnson said she intends to celebrate and promote the work of campaigns such as Born This Way/Channel Kindness founded by Stephanie and Cynthia Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga and her mother, whom Johnson highlights in the book. She'll also promote #BlueUp, the campaign by StompOutBullying.org.
StompOutBullying's site says: "Make kindness go viral with an act of kindness and challenge friends and classmates to pay it forward with their acts of kindness. Make a video of everyone doing acts of kindness and submit it. We'll add it to our website."
Johnson said, "Bullying is an issue I care deeply about and I want Ain't "U" Got No Manners to be a conversation starter, online and offline."
Ain't "U" Got No Manners took home three awards in Dan Poynter's 2019 Global Ebook Awards, specifically the Bronze Award in the category of Technology and Engineering, Silver in eBook Cover, and Honorable Mention in Self-Help.
Fight online bullying and get Kristin Johnson's ebook Ain't "U" Got No Manners for 99 cents during the week of October 7-14 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9KX3YI.
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