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Labor Day Cards for Self-Published Authors

31 Jul

Want to send out a Labor Day mailing to promote your book? Outskirts Press now offers personal and customized Labor Day Greeting Cards, featuring your published book!

Greeting cards are 4.25”x 6” on Premium 14 pt. gloss cover stock. These cards are full color, front and back, and scored for easy folding. The front of the card recognizes the occasion. The inside-left of the card highlights your single book, along with the title, the author name, the cover image, and the webpage address. The inside-right of the card is blank so that you can personalize each card with a handwritten message before folding and mailing them in the included white envelopes.

Greeting cards come in quantities of 250. Outskirts Press published authors can easily and conveniently add this optional marketing service from the Marketing Options screen of their author’s center.

** The interior image in the example features “Sell Your Book on Amazon.” Details and cover image will be replaced by the details and cover image for your book.

Click here to access your Author’s Center and learn more about these optional marketing products from your Marketing Options screen.

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Posted by on July 31, 2009 in Marketing Options

 

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Top 10 Best Selling Books in Self Publishing for June 2009

28 Jul

Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced its top ten best selling titles for June 2009 according to combined data from Ingram Book Wholesalers and Outskirts Press Wholesale Direct via http://outskirtspress.com/buybooks

In alphabetical order, the top ten best selling books in self publishing during the month of June were:

Congratulations to our best selling authors from June 2009!

All these books, and other Outskirts Press titles, are available from all major online retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powells, Books A Million, and others, plus conveniently from the Outskirts Press bookstore at http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore (or in quantities of 10 or more for full wholesale trade discounts at Outskirts Press Direct (where the retailer saves money and the author still get their full royalty): http://outskirtspress.com/buybooks).

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Posted by on July 28, 2009 in Top 10

 

Self Published Author Reviewed in Chicago Sun Times

24 Jul

Congratulations to Outskirts Press author Vassiliki Plomaritou, who’s book Charlie: A Boy with Reading Difficulties and His Dream, was reviewed and posted within the Chicago Sun Times.

The full review is at the link above.

About the Book:

At least five percent of the world’s population is affected by dyslexia. But all nine-year-old Charlie knows is that the other kids make fun of him. Called dumb at school for his inability to concentrate on reading, he feels depressed and alone. His confidence and self-esteem are at all-time lows. For Charlie, reading is a daily battle against words that he seems destined to lose.

Then, hope arrives in the form of someone close to him who understands. What follows is a remarkable story of promise and inspiration—and the amazing gift that shows just how wrong the bullies are about Charlie.

Written by an expert on learning disabilities, Charlie: A Boy with Reading Difficulties and His Dream uncovers the incredible challenges and potential of millions of people just like Charlie. This book is perfect for showing those affected by the disorder they aren’t alone, and for teaching sensitivity about all learning disorders to educators, children and parents.

About the Author:

Vassiliki Plomaritou is an elementary school teacher and consultant who has worked in the clinical diagnosis and remediation of reading and spelling difficulties for the last decade. Her book: Charlie: A Boy With Reading Difficulties and His Dream, investigates how dyslexia affects self-confidence and self-belief of sufferers. Research has shown that a person’s self-confidence and self-esteem are molded by experiences in the education system and by relationships with parents and teachers. It is not surprising to discover that children with reading and spelling difficulties have significantly lower self-esteem than their peers. Vassiliki’s ambition is to raise awareness of Dyslexia by educating parents, teachers, and other professionals by sharing the latest research in easy-to-understand language. She is a member of International Dyslexia Association. She lives in Greece with her family. You can contact her through her Web site: www.vassilikiplomaritou.com.

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Posted by on July 24, 2009 in Author Spotlight

 

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Self Publishing Promotion Code Clarification

23 Jul

The 50% discount on our Self Publishing Media/Press kit is proving to be so popular that we need two promotion codes.

For new authors not yet published with us, who want to secure the 50% Media Kit discount at the time they begin their publishing process, the promotion code to use is: JULY09CDMK

For Outskirts Press authors who are already published, they can secure a 50% discount on the Media Kit as well, by selecting this option from the Marketing Options screen of their Author’s Center. In that case, the promotion code to use is: CDMK50%July09

The promotion is valid through July 31st. Promotion codes cannot be combined. For all the details about the promotion,  click here.

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Posted by on July 23, 2009 in Promotions

 

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Save 50% on the Self Publishing CD Media Press Kit

20 Jul

SPECIAL PROMOTION: July 20-31, 2009: Save 50% on the CD Media/Press Kit. Use promo code: JULY09CDMK.  Promotion is valid for new authors who enter the promotion code with either their deposit or package payment; or for published Outskirts Press authors who enter the promotion code with their purchase of the CD Media/Press Kit during the promotion dates. See all the details by clicking here.

The CD Media/Press Kit contains everything you need to promote your book, pitch it to the media, and present it to national book buyers. The CD Media/Press Kit is available for our Diamond, Pearl, and Ruby authors.

WHAT IS THE CD MEDIA/PRESS KIT FROM OUTSKIRTS PRESS?

Our Marketing Department will supply you with instructions for devising your own marketing plan and promotional calendar, along with a sample to start with. Your marketing plan and promotional calendar is one of the single most important parts of your CD Media/Press kit, as it is what Barnes & Noble Small Press and Borders Acquisitions will look at when determining whether or not to stock or order your book for their retail stores. Yes, competition for consideration at these national levels is fierce! This CD Media Kit can help.

Each CD Media/Press Kit includes….self publishing cd media press kit

  • Submission instructions and address to Barnes & Noble Small Press
  • Submission instructions and address to Borders and Waldenbooks
  • 1 full-color marketing plan and promotional calendar
  • 5 copies of a professionally written press release
  • 5 customized CD-ROMS (see below)
  • 5 full-color author sales sheets

Each CD-ROM contains…

  • A high-resolution cover scan
  • A professionally written press release
  • A secure e-book edition of your book
  • Author biography and book summary
  • A high-resolution author image (if supplied)
  • A professional marketing plan and promotional calendar supplied by the author using our provided question/answer template to get you started.

“The CD/Media Kit arrived today. All I can say is WOW! It is by far a very professional layout. I would highly recommend anyone who publishes through Outskirts to purchase the CD/Media Kit. It is money well-worth as far as marketing is concerned.”

- Cassandra Seamon, A Hundred Days of a Life

 HOW TO ORDER: Log-in to your author’s center and order the CD Media/Press Kit from your Marketing Options screen.

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Posted by on July 20, 2009 in Promotions

 

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Self Publishing book sales up 132%

17 Jul

Click on the video image below to watch the CBS news segment featuring Outskirts Press Director Karl Schroeder, Denver author Irv Sternbernberg (author of No Laughing Matter and Neptune’s Chariot), and some startling statistics about traditional book sales vs. self-publishing book sales. 

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Posted by on July 17, 2009 in Outskirts Press News

 

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Custom Postal Stamps for Self-Publishing Book Promotion

16 Jul
Promote your books with every letter you send using postal stamps customized with your cover image.

Custom First Class U.S. Postal Stamps are sold in quantities of 120. Each stamp is for first-class US Postage and works exactly as if you purchased a first-class stamp from the United States postal office. The unique difference is that each stamp is customized to feature the front cover of your book in full-color.

Outskirts Press published authors can easily and conveniently add this optional marketing service from the Marketing Options screen of their author’s center.

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Posted by on July 16, 2009 in Marketing Options

 

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Twitter Contest Winner: Instock – The Conference for Self Publishers

15 Jul

 

Congratulations @Julie-D, winner of the InStock Self-Publishing Conference registration in San Francisco July 18th! 

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About INSTOCK
In its first year, the one day INSTOCK Conference is scheduled to include workshops and panel discussions among successful self publishers, marketing pros, executives from the traditional publishing industry and others who will get you thinking strategically about your books. Panels will address marketing your book, finding your audience, publicity tactics, pricing your product and more.

INSTOCK – The Conference for Self Publishers
July 18, 2009
Hotel Monaco, San Francisco

Website: http://www.instockconference.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/InstockConf


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Posted by on July 15, 2009 in Twitter Contest

 

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The Self Publishing Book Expo

10 Jul

The inaugural Self Publishing Book Expo is taking place in New York City on November 7, 2009.

Unlike other book exhibits, the Self-Publishing Book Expo will be the only event of its kind to highlight the books of self-publishing companies and their authors, and give them the prominence and prestige they deserve.

The time has come to have an exhibition where the spotlight is solely on self-published books and authors. The first annual Self-Publishing Book Expo will bring national focus and attention to the fastest-growing segment of today’s publishing industry.

Outskirts Press is a proud sponsor of the Self Publishing Book Expo and will be on hand at the event when CEO Brent Sampson gives a presentation on the 3 Paths of Book Publishing and participates on a panel about book distribution with other panelists from Ingram, Midpoint, and Bowker.

To register for the event through the Self Publishing Book Expo website, visit http://selfpubbookexpo.com/register.htm

Don’t yet have a published book to feature at the expo? Now is the time to start:

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Posted by on July 10, 2009 in Outskirts Press News

 

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Self Publishing YouTube Channel

09 Jul

Social media is all the range nowadays, particularly when it comes to providing marketing opportunities for authors. In the past we have discussed the advantages of creating a blog and participating with Twitter.

We’ve also displayed some of our 30-second book teasers and 60-second book video trailers, the latter of which are widely distributed via social networks and video sharing sites like YouTube.  Every book video trailer we produce for our authors is submitted to our Outskirts Press YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/outskirtspress

From the Outskirts Press YouTube Channel you can subscribe for notifications when new videos are added. You can also use our channel as an example for creating your own custom promotional channel on YouTube.  An important part of having a YouTube Channel, is having videos, and the 30-second book teaser and 60-second book video trailers are great places to start.

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Posted by on July 9, 2009 in Outskirts Press News

 

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