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Month: November 2009
The Salem Witch Hunt Curse is a compelling and suspenseful story that focuses on the infamous Salem Witch Hunt Curse, an ancient and evil practice which is unearthed from necromancy and violates the course of natural events in a modern day world. Inspired by true events, The Peruke Maker is a well researched screenplay about … Continue reading Self Publishing Spotlight: The Peruke Maker
Happy Thanksgiving! In celebration, Outskirts Press is pleased to announce the Top 10 self-published books that are perfect for Thanksgiving. In alphabetical order, they are: To all our current and upcoming authors, we wish you a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Start publishing today...
Time is running out to enter your book in the brand new Readers Favorite Award Contest. Enter your book by November 30th. Who Can Enter? All English eBooks, Audio Books, Manuscripts, and Published Novels (2005-2009) that fall into one of the 40 Genre Categories listed on their site: http://www.readersfavorite.com. Why Enter Your Book? Book Awards … Continue reading New Book Award Contest for Self-Publishing Authors
The Benjamin Franklin Awards are among the most respected Book Awards in the country. The awards recognize excellence in both editorial and design. The specific genre categories are judged by three industry professionals, coming from the library, bookstore, reviewer, designer, publicity and editorial markets. All finalists will be notified in the late spring, early summer. … Continue reading Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self-Publishing Authors
Dramatically subtitled My Journey Back from a Brain Filled with Blood, From Darkness to Light, published by Outskirts Press, is a rousing story about Lynn Roby’s life of miracles as she fights her way back from alcoholism and from a ruptured brain aneurism and continues on with a successful career helping thousands of others recover … Continue reading Self Publishing Spotlight: From Darkness to Light
Santa Claus may be able to travel around the world in the blink of an eye, but books can't! Even with lightning fast print-on-demand technology, books still need a certain amount of time for manufacturing and shipping. As the holiday season approaches, book production reaches peak capacity as hundreds of thousands of authors from all … Continue reading Self Publishing Holiday Printing & Shipping Schedule
Want to send out a New Year mailing to promote your book? Outskirts Press now offers personal and customized New Year 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 … Continue reading New Year Cards for Self-Published Authors
The Frankfurt Book Fair (Buchmesse) remains the publishing world’s most important annual book marketing event. Beyond the high-visibility sales and publicity campaigns, much more is going on behind the scenes. A quorum of the world’s international rights agents descend upon Frankfurt in search of fresh and exciting titles. And while larger contracts involving celebrity authors … Continue reading Self-Publishing Authors Participating in the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair
Is there a cooler, more unique way to promote your book than by wearing it? Not only are these custom t-shirts a great conversation starter, and a great wardrobe choice for book fairs, author signings, and other events, but they also make great gifts for family and friends. Now that your book is published and … Continue reading Custom T-Shirts for Self-Publishing Authors