Here's this week's Featured Book-of-the-Week available now on Amazon.com! Out Wandering About by Patrick Logue (5 Stars - 3 Customer Reviews) Price: $16.95 Patrick Logue takes readers Out Wandering About in this collection of short fiction, poems, a travelogue, a biography and an essay on his birdfeeder! Please note that product prices and availability are subject … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: Out Wandering About by Patrick Logue
Month: August 2012
Imagine it. Your book on the shelves of your local bookstore. A dream come true? Well, read on. When trying to negotiate a sales agreement with a brick-and-mortar bookstore, self-publishing authors need to have a few things in place: 1. Wholesale distribution through a major book wholesaler like Ingram. Yes, bookstores can order books directly … Continue reading How Self-Publishing Authors Can Get Bookstores to Carry Their Books
Pssstt... Time is running out! If your book was published in 2011 or 2012, you are eligible for the 2012 USA Book News Best Book Contests, but only for a limted time before your copyright date is too old. Now is the time to submit your book for this prestigious award competition.Every year USA Book News honors … Continue reading The USA Book News Best Book Award Submission Deadline is This Friday!
Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced its top ten best-selling titles for July 2012 according to combined data from Ingram Book Wholesalers and Outskirts Press Direct via http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore. These authors have likely created a solid book marketing strategy and put it into motion either by themselves or with the … Continue reading Top 10 Best-Selling Books in Self-Publishing for July 2012
Reach out to market a self-published book, virtually, with a Virtual Book Tour from Outskirts Press. It's the quickest and least expensive way we know to get the word out about your book to a wide audience. Self-publishing Outskirts Press author Jenepher Field is taking her own book, Watch Where You Step: Going to the Dogs on … Continue reading Self-Publishing Virtual Book Tour: Watch Where You Step: Going to the Dogs by Jenepher Field
Here's this week's Featured Book-of-the-Week available now on Amazon.com! Thoughts While Aging by John Carlson (5 Stars - 7 Customer Reviews) Price: $13.95 A few thoughts of things that come to mind of an old guy who is having a good time while moving on down the line... Please note that product prices and availability are … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: Thoughts While Aging by John Carlson
Self-publishing a book is an exciting undertaking. Because we understand the dedication that is required to write a quality book, we like to feature our top authors each week so that you can get to know a little bit more about them and their book. This week, we are featuring Isaac Byrd's HOW TO: Think Like … Continue reading Self-Publishing Book Spotlight: HOW TO: Think Like a Pro, Act Like a Pro & Play Like a Pro by Isaac Byrd
Elise Koepke is self-publishing a book with Outskirts Press. And she wants your help with the book cover. Since her father’s death, Savannah Morgan has considered herself a realist who doesn't waste time with things like the supernatural or fairy tales. With no other family and a limited knowledge of her parents’ pasts, she makes the best of … Continue reading Author Poll: Writer Elise Koepke wants your help with her book cover
Book fairs are a great way to promote a book and to connect with publishing industry professionals. However, attending book fairs around the world can be time-consuming and expensive, unless an author can find a third party to exhibit their book for them and collect leads on their behalf. Here are the top global book … Continue reading The Top 4 International Book Fairs for Self-Publishing Authors
Reach out to market a self-published book. Better yet, do without buying a plane ticket and getting the TSA involved. While making the rounds to summer book fair are a fun way to connect with your readers in other cities, technology has made it possible to earn fans in other cost-effective ways. Self-publishing Outskirts Press author … Continue reading Self-Publishing Virtual Book Tour: The Drug Invasion of West Africa by Arthur Kobina Kennedy