Ah, finally found the quote icon 
âSpill the beansâ is an expression that means to effectively tell all on something, usually exposing something negative that has been hidden away or protected from being shown.
The correct phrase should have been âFinally, someone spills the beansâ but as usual, with his lack of anything correct grammar, he used a most likely made up reviewer name to counter the fact he has no idea how to write the phrase.
Given that he managed to find 3 editors who apparently had the same level of grammatical competence, it may be that they or others within his circle wrote those reviews.
Alternatively, it also may be that Nick believing he knows better than anybody else about everything, overruled any changes the editors suggested. Perhaps thatâs why he ended up with 3 editors.
In truth I doubt any of those âeditorsâ actually read the book. Not just for the obvious issues, but simply because with his ego he feels everything he does is perfect so he wouldnât have thought he needed an editor.
Maybe Dexter was an editorâŠ
I heard Jason was there through it all, too.
Nicky, Nicholas, and Nickwad.
Pretty sure those âeditorsâ were probably the wife and kids.
Ah yes, the elusive trio of âeditorâsâ 
Maybe you have to graduate from a special editor school to earn that extra apostrophe.
He even has to inflate the accomplishment of self-publishing something to Amazon print-on-demand and make it sound more impressive than it is. Case in point: âI sent my manuscript to my publisherâ, and numerous references to âmy editorsâ.
I mean, I could send over a bunch of photos of my dog asleep in her bed in .pdf format for âpublicationâ to Amazon. Itâs not that big of a deal.
Anyone can publish to Amazon. Not only that - anyone can screw with the system and become a âbest sellerâ, which is why I beg you guys not to buy this book. Heâs making money off every purchase and it only takes a few purchases a day to bump your book up the list and make you âbest sellerâ in some ridiculous genre of your choice. Think of how many horse books there are. Now think about how many actually sell well on a daily basis. It would take only a brief burst of buying energy to make this book a âbest sellingâ Dressage book thanks to algorithm nonsense.
So, take one down, pass it around, but then letâs all wait our turn and not buy more. Itâs not like anyone wants to keep it on their shelf.
I might actually pay money for that one. LOL
Nick homeschools? Explains a lot.
That article - I had no idea. Scary stuff.
I have no desire the read the thing (thanks to the summaries provided here). A big thank you to those who have slogged the good slog. Donât bogart that book, pass it alongâŠ
I wouldnât be surprised. Public schools teach things Nick doesnât like. For example, the reasons why itâs against the law to try to overthrow the government in a fit of pique because your guy lost.
If we all do that, we could create quite a coffee table book!
Nickâs book is not listed as a horse book or even a dressage book. It is in the âbiographies & memoirsâ category (specifically memoirs).
Oh, thatâs just ripe. He chose to categorized it as a memoir. A âmemoirâ of⊠what? 
I would be surprised if he even knew what category the book was put in.
This isnât about how The New York Times list is biased (though it is). This isnât about how authors buy their way onto various national best-seller lists by buying their own books in bulk (though they do). No, this is about the far more insidious title of âAmazon Bestsellerââand how itâs complete and utter nonsense.
From the article referenced above. We know Nick did something similar with his first book, because he posted photos of himself with a large stack, signing them. Unless it is mandatory under the self-publishing contract to pre-purchase a set amount?
You made me curious, so I checked out KDP publishing, which does the print on demand and instant Kindle stuff for Amazon. The author does have to choose the category, and the choices are limited.
Interestingly, you can do a general search for âhorse booksâ or sports books/equestrian on Amazon, and lots of noteworthy, non-fiction horse books come up. (Not Nickâs). But if youâre self-publishing, youâre stuck selecting from some generalized categories.
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