Writing and self-publishing a book can be one of the most rewarding -- though often excruciating -- experiences an author can undertake. We at Outskirts Press fully understand the pride our authors take in their work, and we share that deep pride with them. So, it's with that great pride that we feature another of … Continue reading Self-Publishing Book Spotlight: I Want to Know My Future by Linda Dipman
Month: September 2012
Here's this week's Featured Book-of-the-Week available now on Amazon.com! For the Love of Pierre by Valerie Fauteux (4.5 Stars - 2 Customer Reviews) Price: $11.95 For the Love of Pierre skillfully suggests how we can find a new heaven and earth…or perhaps rediscover the ones that have been lost. Please note that product prices and availability … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: For the Love of Pierre by Valerie Fauteux
In the science fiction book The Young Guardians and the Great Darkness, four teenage outcasts encounter forces that expose their mystic inner powers. It's a fanciful story, but one, perhaps, many of us can relate to. And none so much as author Grady Brown himself. The Outskirts Press author, 23, of Tustin, California, was recently … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Young Sci-fi Writer Profiled in OC Register
When new authors first begin to contemplate self-publishing a book, visions of that thick, solid, hardcover volume must surely dance in their heads. Nothing beats the sensation of holding your first book in your hands and cracking the crisp pages for the first time. But it's important for authors in this modern book publishing climate … Continue reading Virtual Reality in the Hardcopy World
Michael Birt is self-publishing a book with Outskirts Press. And he wants your help with the book cover. Kody, a Chocolate lab pup, loves to make friends but when he runs into a Texas Tortoise named Tori, can he help his new friend Tori cross the black wasteland and find his family? Michael Birt was born in … Continue reading Author Poll: Writer Michael Birt wants your help with his book cover
The long, hot summer was especially hot in terms of book sales for these self-published authors. Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, is pleased to announce its top ten best-selling titles for August 2012, according to combined data from Ingram Book Wholesalers and Outskirts Press Direct via http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore. These authors have … Continue reading Top 10 Best-Selling Books in Self-Publishing for August 2012
Outskirts Press authors are able to take advantage of the most popular promotion of the entire year for the remainder of September - FREE SHIPPING! Here's how it works: you order 50+ copies (of the same format) of your book and pay nothing for UPS Ground shipping within the Continental U.S. That offers the oportunity … Continue reading How Published Outskirts Press Authors Can Save $16,000 (or More) During Free Shipping Month
Self-publishing a book is can be one of the most difficult yet rewarding things a writer can do. We fully understand the dedication that is required to write a quality book and get it to press. So, we like to feature our top authors each week so that you can get to know a little … Continue reading Self-Publishing Book Spotlight: WE x ∞ by Charlie Pedersen
Here's this week's Featured Book-of-the-Week available now on Amazon.com! A Study on Mrs. Ailing Zhang-DOU KAN Zhang Ailing -In Chinese, w/Brief in English and French by Sen Du Price: $8.95 Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time of this posting; however, they may differ … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: A Study on Mrs. Ailing Zhang-DOU KAN Zhang Ailing -In Chinese, w/Brief in English and French by Sen Du
The latest bestselling book charts confirm what we already knew: that readers are still crazy about their fiction novels. In fact, according to Publishers' Weekly, fiction dominated the Nielson BookScan, Amazon Kindle and Amazon Print top 20 lists in July, indicating that ravenous bookworms are happy to devour these fanciful works whether they're served up … Continue reading Readers Still Getting Lost in Fiction and Fantasy