Outskirts Press EVVY Award Winners 2006-2008

 Congratulations to the Outskirts Press EVVY Award winning books published in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The 2009 EVVY Awards will take place in the spring of 2009 to recognize top independent books published in 2008. To learn more about the EVVY Awards and how to qualify for an official Outskirts Press nomination, click here. 2008 … Read more

The EVVY Book Awards

Each year, the EVVY Awards recognize excellence in independently published books. Sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, the EVVY Awards are judged by a 3rd-party panel of professionals on a qualitative scale of merit in nineteen different categories. All Colorado publishers are eligible to enter their books for recognition and awards. In the past, … Read more

3 tips for self-publishing a full color children’s book

Have you ever considered writing and publishing a children’s book, either to share with your children, your family, or with the whole wide world? Believe it or not, it is easier than you might think. With full-color on-demand publishing, children’s books as short as four pages can be designed, printed, published, and distributed worldwide. Here are 3 … Read more

One self-published author’s story

“My entry as a newbie into the culture of publishing began when I attended several writers’ conferences. There I discovered hundreds of dejected writers clutching manuscripts of the next Great American Novel, lamenting their struggle finding an agent who would fall in love with their work. So when, within a week of my very first … Read more

5 Self-Publishing Tips for Television Book Promotion

Getting on TV can definitely help build buzz for your book. No matter who publishes your book, these 5 tips will help you: 1. Be unique If you believe some estimates, there are over 400,000 books published every year in America. Not only does your book have to be different, but so do you. And … Read more