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Top 10 Self Publishing Book Marketing Options for December

14 Jan

Book marketing is an important component to successful self publishing. Outskirts Press is an industry leader in providing post-publication support, products, and services to its growing family of published authors.

Even if you have published elsewhere (sorry to hear that), our list of Top 10 Book Marketing Options can help you prioritize your book marketing efforts by providing you with the most popular and effective book marketing and promotional tactics as determined by our authors. These are tactics that are strongly recommended for successful book marketing after publication.

These are the marketing products and services determined to be most popular by our authors for the month of December 2009, listed below in alphabetical order:

Amazon Extreme Package
Save 25% on 3 amazing marketing tactics centered around Amazon: The Amazon Kindle Edition, Search Inside the Book, and the Keyword Search Submission Service. Plus a free copy of the Amazon best selling book, Sell Your Book on Amazon.
Amazon Keyword Search Submission
Participating books are “tagged” with applicable terms and keywords on Amazon’s Product Detail page. This encourages other visitors to your page to “tag” your book with the same keywords and phrases, which can give more “weight” to those terms in Amazon’s search results.
Amazon Search Inside the Book
Amazon claims that books participating in this program enjoy “significant” sales improvement, on average, over books that do not.
Barnes & Noble See Inside
Barnes & Noble’s answer to Amazon’s “Search Inside the Book” program. Books that participate in this program receive a “See Inside” icon next to their Barnes & Noble cover image, which invites potential customers to electronically “flip” through a small section of the book.
Book Blast Package
Save 25% on 5 of our popular marketing services that can blast your book into the stratosphere: Custom Press Release, PR Publicist Campaign, 60 Second Book Video Trailer, Book Review Submission Service, and 5 hours of Personal Marketing Assistance to put it all together.
Book Review Submission (10 reviewers)
Securing positive book reviews is the first step toward building word-of-mouth buzz for your book. The first step toward receiving any kind of review is first submitting your book for review. We can help.
Bookmarks (500 count)
Part of a coordinated promotion campaign includes marketing materials like bookmarks. Bookmarks are a wonderful promotional item to pass out because people rarely throw them away; they actually use them! They might as well use a bookmark that promotes your book.
Business Cards (500 count)
Every author needs a business card. What better way to promote your book and yourself at the same time than with professional business cards that feature your book’s cover on one side?
Custom T-Shirt
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.
ForeWord Magazine Co-Op Advertisement
Co-op advertising allows you to secure premium, full-color exposure for your book in a high-quality trade publication for a minimal amount of money.

Outskirts Press published authors who are interested in any of these options can find further details and ordering information by clicking on the name (or image) of the option above. Information about additional marketing options can be found on the Marketing Options page of your Author’s Center.

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Posted by on January 14, 2010 in Top 10

 

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Self Publishing Author Spotlight: Dalton James

13 Jan

Dalton James is on a roll. Outskirts Press recently announced the publication of The Mudhogs, the third book Dalton has written and illustrated. It is remarkable enough that anyone has three books to his credit, but even more remarkable in Dalton’s case. He is eight years old. 
The Mudhogs is the third book Dalton has written and is unrelated to his series of imaginary adventures with his dad, The Sneakiest Pirates and The Heroes of Googley Woogley, both of which have received excellent reviews. Dalton has a knack for matching the imaginative reality of his peers in his clever stories, and any or all of his books are perfect gifts for a book happy eight year old to enjoy.
The Mudhogs is about Dalton’s favorite animals, pigs. Narrated by a tick named Fangs, who lives on one of the pigs, the book tells the story of a group of three friendly pigs who love to play in the mud, but one day find their mud has disappeared because of a recent lack of rain. The three friends try everything they can to make it rain, but they have no luck and so embark on an even greater adventure to different cities, states and countries to try put some mud back in their home yard.

 
Although ultimately unsuccessful in their search, the three arrive back home and are surprised to find everything they were looking for and in doing so, they learn a valuable lesson.

Dalton James is the quintessential young author and loves to give talks about writing to other third graders in local schools. He particularly appreciates it when he is paid in chocolate chip cookies.

  
About the Author:
Dalton is currently in the third grade and is illustrating his third book in his imaginative adventure series with his dad, Super Pete Saves the Day, while writing another book on pigs, Snouter Pig, and brainstorming the second book in his mudhog series. Dalton has a large collection of stuffed pigs of all shapes and sizes as well as his own small library of books about pigs.

He holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and likes to practice and enter tournaments. He also plays basketball, baseball and runs five kilometer races. Dalton wants to be a fireman, a policeman, a detective, a doctor or a writer when he grows up; depending on the day you talk to him.
 

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/mudhogs. 

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Posted by on January 13, 2010 in Author Spotlight

 

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Leading self-publishing company celebrates New Year’s writing resolution with publishing package discount

12 Jan

Denver, CO, Jan 12, 2010 – Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self publishing and book marketing company, today announced a savings of up to $110 on its top 3 publishing packages.

“In the spirit of the perennial Yew Year’s resolution to write and publish a book, this is an exciting promotion geared toward bringing newly penned manuscripts into full publication, distribution, and worldwide availability,” remarked Karl Schroder, Director of Author Services at Outskirts Press.

The 10% package discount includes potential for an additional $300 in includes book production options with the Diamond package. Unlike other publishers, Outskirts Press authors maintain 100% of their rights and earn 100% of the sales profits.  

Authors new to Outskirts Press can also take advantage of the newly announced Espresso Book Machine edition, which allows Outskirts Press paperback editions to be manufactured on-site at all Espresso Book Machine outlets worldwide.

For more information and details, including the necessary promotion code to save 10%, visit http://outskirtspress.com/monthly_promotion.html

About Outskirts Press:

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at http://www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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The Espresso Book Machine is a self-publishing reality!

11 Jan

The Espresso Book Machine® (the “EBM”), which Time Magazine named an “Invention of the Year,” provides a revolutionary direct-to-consumer distribution model for books.

Put simply, the EBM is an automated book-making machine. The operator selects a title to print, and within a few minutes a book emerges, with a full-color cover, trimmed to an exact size, and indistinguishable from the publisher’s version. As we say, “Hot off the press!”

  • All EBM books are perfect bound with paperback covers.
  • A typical book can be produced in three to four minutes.
  • The trim size variable for Outskirts Press books is between 5.5″ x 8.5 to 8.25″ x 10.5″

Currently, Espresso Book Machines have been set-up in select universities and libraries including:

  • New York Public Library
  • University of Michigan Library
  • World Bank InfoShop, Washington
  • New Orleans Public Library
  • San Francisco Internet Archive
  • University of Michigan Library
  • Manchester Center Northshire Bookstore
  • University of Alberta
  • McMaster University Bookstore
  • London Newsstand UK
  • Library of Alexandria,Egypt
  • Melbourne, Australia Angus & Robertson Bookstore
  • … and more, with new venues and locations being consistently added…

By adding this option to your title, your book will be available to be ordered, printed, and sold at every current and future Espresso Book Machine location.  This is a one-time set-up fee that is good for the duration of your active publication agreement with Outskirts Press. As more Espresso Book Machines are added, your book instantly and automatically becomes available via each of them.

The Espresso Book Machine signifies an impending change to the publishing industry… imagine a future when every Starbucks has a machine and customers order a book at the same time they order a double latte….. will your book be ready?

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Posted by on January 11, 2010 in Marketing Options

 

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Self-Publishing Author Spotlight: The First Christmas

08 Jan

In Er Nuylan’s new work of fiction, The First Christmas: What Could Have Actually Happened, published by Outskirts Press, the author bravely asks the question, “How could Jesus be born without a human biological father…or was there?” Religiously faithful in tone, this first novel realistically explores the world in which the teenage Mary gave birth and offers a unique view of this fundamental Christian mystery.
Set against the historical backdrop of the struggle of the Jews against Caesar’s Roman Empire, The First Christmas relays the story as it might have been of a father, Joachim, who finds out his teenage daughter is pregnant. Joachim is not a Christian and is not accustomed to miracles. Instead, as a father, he is enraged that his daughter has been adulterous and has thus broken Mosaic law; yet he is also frightened for his daughter, who now can be stoned to death because she has broken the holy morals of his people.

Nuylan realistically portrays the emotions, the blame and the misgivings of this otherwise typical family that finds its teenage daughter pregnant before marriage despite her protests that she has not slept with anyone, fiancée Joseph or otherwise. The baby in her swollen belly is there “by the power of God and the Holy Spirit,” is all she can say.

What would the reaction of a loving mother and father be to that situation today, the novel asks, and by showing the dramatic scenes which follow this discovery, The First Christmas shines new light on the beginnings of Christianity.

The author has stated that it was his love for and fascination with Christianity that prompted him to write The First Christmas: What Could Have Actually Happened. The book is a faith filled and intriguing portrayal of Mary as a young woman willing to become a social outcast and even to be stoned to death as she stands up for her belief in the miracle that has happened for a religion that does not yet exist.

It is a fascinating, fictional account of the people and the potential of these first few days from which more than two thousand years of Christianity have sprung.

About the Author:

Er Nuylan is a teacher with many varied interests. His love for Christianity and his fascination with the religion prompted him to write The First Christmas in order to view the virgin birth mystery from a new point of faith and reality.

He resides in Japan with his wife Yuko, his daughter Pearl, and his son Ken.

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thefirstchristmas.

Nuylan purchased the Book Blast, saving 25% on 5 powerful marketing services to blast the book into the stratosphere! The Book Blast package includes the following options: Custom Press Release, PR Publicist Campaign, Book Review Submission Service, Book Video (shown above) and Personal Marketing Assistant. Outskirts Press authors can easily and conveniently add this package at any time from the Marketing Options screen of the author’s center.

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Posted by on January 8, 2010 in Author Spotlight

 

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Top 10 Best Selling Books in Self Publishing for November 2009

06 Jan

Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, announced its top ten best selling titles for November 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 November were:

Congratulations to our best selling authors from November 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 January 6, 2010 in Top 10

 

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Leading Self-publishing Company Adds Espresso Book Machine Sales Channel

05 Jan

January 5, 2010 – Outskirts Press, the fastest growing full service self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced the availability of an additional sales channel for its already-published and soon-to-be-published authors—the innovative Espresso Book Machine.

Billed as the “Invention of the Year” in 2007 by Time Magazine, the Espresso Book Machine prints perfect-bound, library-quality books with full-color covers in minutes, immediately at the point of sale, whether it be at a bookstore, a library, or a coffee shop. It is an ATM for book lovers, but only selected books by selected publishers that have been distributed directly to the Espresso Book Machine are available to be printed on-site by the machine.

“Outskirts Press continually explores new distribution opportunities for our authors to increase their chances for success,” stated Outskirts Press CEO Brent Sampson. “Authors who add the Espresso Book Machine option will open up a whole new world of point-of-sale possibilities. Best of all, participation does not require any new processes or publishing ‘tools’ to master. We take care of all the details. As a full-service company, we take away the work involved in publishing, printing, and distributing books.”

Currently placed primarily in bookstores and libraries, Espresso Book Machines are already at locations in New York, London, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, to name just a few, with more locations being added monthly.

The Espresso Book Machine software protects the security of all titles, tracks each transaction, and remits all sales/royalty data back to the book’s source, where the publisher can report sales earnings to the author. Retail price, discounting, and royalties exactly match the traditional paperback edition; and Outskirts Press Espresso book sales are reported in the exact same manner as paperback sales.

“In essence, this is exactly like selling a black/white paperback via a new retail sales channel like Amazon or Barnes & Noble,” continued Sampson. “The impact of this new channel will be most noticeable when Espresso Book Machines start appearing at Starbucks or similar venues, which I have to believe is only a matter of time. Outskirts Press authors will be prepared for this next revolutionary step in point-of-sale book availability.”

With the addition of the Espresso Book Machine distribution channel, Outskirts Press continues to expand the wide array of publishing and marketing services it offers to authors around the world. In 2008 The Denver Business Journal named Outskirts Press the fastest growing small-to-medium sized company in Colorado and in 2009 Inc Magazine named Outskirts Press one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in America and one of the top five “best of the best” companies on the Inc-500 list.

Select authors currently published through Outskirts Press Self-Publishing Services can add the Espresso Book Machine Edition immediately and conveniently by clicking here.

For more details about Outskirts Press, including a free video and free e-book, visit http://outskirtspress.com/selfpublishing.html

About Outskirts Press, Inc,:

Outskirts Press, Inc., an Inc. 500 company, offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. – 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS

 
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Posted by on January 5, 2010 in Outskirts Press News

 

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Global Book Tour for Self-Publishing Authors

04 Jan

 

Introducing the Global Book Tour,
available exclusively for select
Outskirts Press authors.

Save 25% off a la carte pricing.
(That’s like getting a whole book event for free!)

 

 

We will take your book on a book fair tour around the world!

4 Different Countries
4 International Book Events
4 Months Throughout the Year

Outskirts Press published authors who are interested in the Global Book Tour can find further details and ordering information in the Author’s Center.

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Posted by on January 4, 2010 in Marketing Packages

 

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Top 5 Self-Publishing Announcements for 2010

01 Jan

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010 promises to be another exciting year in the world of self-publishing. As you may know, “publishing a book” is always among one of the top New Year’s Resolutions and now, fulfilling that dream is easier than ever.

A few huge announcements on are on the horizon to make self publishing your book an even more rewarding and satisfying journey. We cannot reveal too much at this time, but below are “hints” for the top 5 self-publishing announcements coming in 2010:

5. Coffee

4. ISBN

3. Nook

2. Marketing

1. Hawaii

Stayed tuned to see the full details for each of these topics as they are announced. Or, become a published author to enjoy the benefits and perks first hand.

Here’s to your successful writing & publishing journey throughout 2010….

 
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Posted by on January 1, 2010 in Outskirts Press News

 

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