Here is the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW about the EVVY Book Awards... WHO: Who sponsors the EVVY Awards? The EVVY Awards are named in honor of the first president of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association; and CIPA continues the tradition of recognizing excellence in self-published books with their annual EVVY Book Awards. … Continue reading Everything you want to know about the EVVY Book Awards for Self Publishing Authors
Month: March 2009
Join us all week long as we celebrate the EVVY Awards, recognizing excellence in self-published books. The winners were announced during a banquet dinner and awards ceremony gala last Saturday night in Denver. Once again, Outskirts Press was the winningest publisher, taking home a total of 17 awards, including 6 First Place Awards. Congratulations to … Continue reading Self Publishing Book Award Winners
Every fall, Outskirts Press officially nominates the top 5% of its published titles for the Annual EVVY Book Awards. This year's black-tie banquet and awards ceremony takes place March 28th in Denver, Colorado, hosted by the Denver-area's #1-rated morning talk show co-host, Dom Testa of the "Dom & Jane Show." Stay tuned on Monday to see the … Continue reading Official Outskirts Press EVVY Nominees
Become an expert in your field and book sales will follow. It’s true that promoting a book requires a great amount of resolve, but it is also true that working smarter, rather than harder, can help reap those rewards. By positioning yourself as an expert in the genre in which you write, you can open … Continue reading 6 Steps to Becoming an Expert with a Self Published Book
How I Earned $30,000 a Month through POD Publishing by Gang Chen The economy was not so bad when I started thinking about self publishing my first book, Planting Design Illustrated. I had gotten some interest from traditional publishers but they wanted to make quite a lot of changes and add a co-author. These were … Continue reading 5 Steps to Self Publishing Success
ACRONYMS YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK As we get closer and closer to the release of THE 7 TACTICS OF SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AUTHORS in April, exclusively provided to Outskirts Press authors, we realize that throughout the plotting, publishing, production, and promotion process, you may run across a few acronyms (not to mention some alliteration). Here … Continue reading Self publishing book promotion acronyms
Father's Day falls on June 21st this year and provides one of the single most opportune times to promote any number of applicable books. Publish in time for FATHER'S DAY A successful book launch has a lot to do with timing. Savvy authors rely on holidays, anniversaries, or "awareness months" to get the most out … Continue reading And Don’t Forget Father’s Day
by David Brookover, author of Mortal Eclipse, The Ancient Breed, and Demon Key There’s nothing better for an author than to meet avid readers who are equally interested in meeting them and hearing about their books. Book signings will generate that kind of genuine excitement! But it’s not as easy as it sounds. Attempts to … Continue reading Book Signings from a Self Publishing Author’s Perspective
A successful book launch has a lot to do with timing. Savvy authors rely on holidays, anniversaries, or "awareness months" to get the most out of press releases, media events, and book signings. For example, Mother's Day falls on May 10th this year and provides one of the single most opportune times to promote any … Continue reading Speaking of planning ahead…
Plan Ahead for Promotion Impeccable timing is one of the most important elements of good book promotion. Luckily, each month contains several opportunities already, either in the form of holidays, anniversaries, or "awareness months." Read the 31 Days of Book Promotion for March by clicking here. Speaking of book promotion, April is National Poetry Month … Continue reading Self Publishing Requires Planning Ahead