Current Catalog
Work, Productivity & Planning
Practical systems for starting important work, making realistic plans, and turning priorities into credible execution.
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Useful books for work, relationships, business, and modern life.
Mercury Merchant Press publishes concise, practical nonfiction designed to help readers make clearer decisions, build useful skills, and handle real-world problems without inflated promises.
Practical. Specific. Useful.
Different subjects. One editorial standard.
An imprint of Cognate Consulting, Inc.
Publishing Categories
A growing nonfiction catalog.
Eleven current titles across two practical nonfiction series, with additional books moving through production.
Current Catalog
Business, Creator Tools & Publishing
Practical guides for turning expertise into useful products, books, courses, and durable independent business assets.
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Dating, Relationships & Intimacy
Practical books about meeting people, dating, communication, attraction, early relationships, and sexual confidence.
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The Independent Business System
Practical books for building a business with greater control, leverage, and durability. Start with the problem that matters most to you.
Current catalog
5 available now
The Independent Business System
The Avoidance Point
A practical method for starting the work you keep putting off.
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The Independent Business System
The Planning System
A practical system for turning priorities into realistic execution.
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The Independent Business System
Make Something Useful
Turn what you know into a focused digital product worth paying for.
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The Independent Business System
Put What You Know Into a Book
Turn expertise into short nonfiction people can actually use.
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The Independent Business System
Teach What You Know
Build a short online course around outcomes, practice, feedback, and real learner progress.
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The Dating Reboot
Six concise guides for people who want practical help with dating without pretending confidence, attraction, or intimacy are simple.
Reading order
01 → 02 → 03 → 04 → 05 → 06
Book 1 · The Dating Reboot
The Re-Entry Manual
A practical guide to dating again after divorce, loss, or a long time away.
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Book 2 · The Dating Reboot
The Shy Person's Guide to Meeting People
How to start conversations, make connections, and create opportunities without becoming someone you're not.
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Book 3 · The Dating Reboot
Online Dating Without Losing Your Mind
A practical guide to profiles, matches, messages, and actually meeting someone.
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Book 4 · The Dating Reboot
Flirting Without Fear
How to show interest, notice reciprocity, and keep attraction comfortable for everyone.
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Book 5 · The Dating Reboot
The First Three Dates
A practical roadmap for getting from hello to whatever comes next.
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Book 6 · The Dating Reboot
Sex When You're Nervous
A reassuring guide to intimacy, performance anxiety, and being human.
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Practical nonfiction built around usefulness.
Mercury Merchant Press publishes concise practical nonfiction for readers who want clearer frameworks, usable guidance, and honest limits on what a book can promise.
The catalog is organized by subject rather than forced into a single self-help identity.
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