Hi, I am Sally Shields, a bestselling Outskirts Press author and also one of the Personal Marketing Assistants here. With the Enhanced Audio Excerpt, I can help you get the word out about your book "in your own words" (but with my voice). Perhaps you are a little uncomfortable with the idea of recording your … Continue reading Enhanced Audio Excerpts for Self-Publishing Authors
Month: October 2009
Martha’s Vineyard will never be the same after Vineyard Days, the riveting new novel about the financial crisis and murder from author Gene Pisasale. Vineyard Days is set in the world-famous playground of the rich during the dog days of the 2008 market crash. It’s where Jim and Natalie are expecting to spend a relaxing, … Continue reading Self-Publishing Spotlight: Vineyard Days
It's time to vote! Which of the Top 5 Self Publishing Halloween Book Video Trailers did you like the best? Didn't see them? Click here to watch all 5. And then vote below... The author of the book featured in the most popular book video trailer as determined by this poll on November 1, 2009 will … Continue reading Self Publishing Book Video Halloween Poll
Publishing has changed over the past several years. Writing and publishing a book is a good beginning, but to separate yourself from the pack, you need to embrace all the available resources and channels available to you, including social networking sites, book video trailers, and more. These post-publication endeavors, in collaboration with a well-written, high-quality … Continue reading Top 5 Self Publishing Book Video Trailers for Halloween
Outskirts Press, the fastest growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company is among the top 5 companies that Inc. Magazine and Menlo Park, California VC firm Foundation Capital cherry picked from the Inc. 500 list as being the "best of the best." To identify the best of the best, Inc. Magazine asked a panel of … Continue reading Venture Capital Firm and Inc. Magazine Recognize Outskirts Press Self Publishing with “Best of the Best” Honors
Want to send out a Thanksgiving mailing to promote your book? Outskirts Press now offers personal and customized Thanksgiving 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 … Continue reading Thanksgiving Cards for Self-Published Authors
As Long as He Needs Me follows a couple as they prepare to celebrate their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. In a style that is part Ian McEwan and part Virginia Woolf, this intensely psychological novel wrings profound meaning from this otherwise ordinary event, changing irreparably how its characters view the world, themselves and each other.Kitty and … Continue reading Self-Publishing Spotlight: As Long As He Needs Me
1. The 2009 Nashville Book Festival will hold its awards ceremony on November 7 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in the heart of Music City. All entries must be in English. The grand prize for the 2009 Nashville Book Festival is $1500 cash and a flight to Nashville for our gala awards ceremony. TO ENTER: Entry forms … Continue reading 3 Upcoming Self Publishing Opportunities
Fast, flashy, and fun, book teasers are an ideal, cost-effective way to kick-start your online video and social networking promotional efforts for your book. Here's a sample of a book teaser we recently produced for one of our authors: Outskirts Press can help you get your social networking and video sharing promotional efforts off to … Continue reading Self-Publishing Book Teasers: Jesus An Authorized Biography