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Dan Poynter is an American author, publisher, parachute designer and Motivational speaker. Since 1969, he has written more than 130 books, many reports, and more than 800 magazine articles, most of them on book publishing. The writing and publishing of The Self-Publishing Manual in 1979 propelled him to notoriety in the publishing industry. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from California State University. He is a parachute design specialist. His column in Parachutist Magazine led him to writing books on parachutes and skydiving. He has received the Bronze Otto Lilienthal Medal and the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the U.S. Parachute Association and Parachute Industry Association.