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Book Award Deadlines for Self-Publishing Authors
Registration deadlines for the winter season book awards are fast approaching:
Reader Views Literary Awards – November 12th, 2009
Benjamin Franklin Awards – November 30th, 2009
ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award – December 17th, 2009
Outskirts Press published authors can purchase any of these a-la-carte award submission options or select the package and save 25% on all 6 award contests throughout the year. Enjoy maximum convenience by allowing us to submit your book to 6 recognized, vetted, and legitimate book award contests, some of which offer major cash and prizes (Writer’s Digest and Foreword) and all of which offer the chance for extra exposure, recognition, and the chance to claim “award-winning” during your marketing efforts. Click here for more information about the Book Award Submissions Package.
It used to be that simply having a published book was indicative of supremely high quality, but now that self-publishing is available for everyone, winning a book award is one of the most powerful and effective ways you can make your book stand above the crowd. With so many book awards and contests available, Outskirts Press has pre-screened and vetted 6 contests. Outskirts Press can facilitate the submission details to all these contests for you. With your purchase of this package and your eligible book, we will handle all the details, including
- the award submission fee
- registering your book with the contest
- sending them each the necessary review copies of your book
- accurately and completely filling out the necessary entry forms
- selecting the most appropriate category for your book (if we’re not sure, we’ll ask you)
- shipping and handling costs of your book to each of the contest’s multiple judges
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Add comment October 26, 2009
5 New Book Marketing Packages Answer Self Publishing Authors Needs
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As publications like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal legitimize self-publishing, authors are still left with the burden of marketing a book after publication. New book marketing packages like those offered by one of the leading self-publishers, Outskirts Press, can help authors with their promotional efforts.
5 New Book Marketing Packages Answer Self Publishing Authors Needs
Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company today introduced five new, inclusive book marketing packages to its growing family of over 4,000 authors. Each package combines a select number of a la carte marketing products and services with a specific focus at a 25% savings.
“Authors are discovering how fast and easy self-publishing a book has become,” Outskirts Press Director of Author Support Kelly Schuknecht states. “However, book marketing continues to be a hurdle. Not so for Outskirts Press authors. Once published, we share ‘The 7 Tactics of Successfully Published Authors’ with our writers. And now our new book marketing packages help our authors fulfill these tactics quickly and easily.”
One tactic is “Enhancing Your Online Presence,” which is supported by the new Amazon Extreme Marketing Package. This package combines a Kindle edition of the book with Search Inside the Book and keyword search submissions.
Another tactic is “Announcing Your Publication,” which is supported by the new Book Blast Marketing Package. This package combines a custom press release with the services of both a PR Publicist (to professionally distribute the custom release), and 5 hours of personal marketing assistance with a marketing professional. The book is also submitted to ten reviewers who commonly review self-published books. Lastly, a 60-second book video trailer is produced and then distributed to social networking and video sites like YouTube, MySpace, and many others.
Rounding out the new packages are the Promotional Materials Package (delivering to the author 2,275 branded marketing materials like bookmarks, postcards, business cards, and more); the Global Book Tour Package (showcasing the book at 4 different book events in 4 different countries); and the Book Award Submission Package (entering the book into 6 renown book awards including Writer’s Digest, Benjamin Franklin, and ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards).
“From The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal, self-publishing is recently starting to receive the recognition and kudos it deserves,” Schuknecht continues. “Our new book marketing packages are designed to make book promotion just as easy, fast, and convenient as self-publishing has become, and the only way to experience the ease of book marketing like this is to publish through Outskirts Press.”
To learn more about publishing and marketing with the full-service support of Outskirts Press, authors can visit http://outskirtspress.com/authors.php for a free author’s center without obligation.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.:
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 www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
Add comment May 9, 2009
Self Publishing Book Marketing – Book Award Submissions
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Introducing the Book Award Submissions Package, available exclusively for select Outskirts Press authors. Save 25% by having your book conveniently submitted to the six renowned book contests listed below. |
It used to be that simply having a published book was indicative of supremely high quality, but now that self-publishing is available for everyone, winning a book award is one of the most powerful and effective ways you can make your book stand above the crowd. With so many book awards and contests available, Outskirts Press has pre-screened and vetted 6 contests. Outskirts Press can facilitate the submission details to all these contests for you. With your purchase of this package and your eligible book, we will handle all the details, including
You could win $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer’s Digest and Publisher’s Weekly! Outskirts Press is already the sponsor and publisher of Writer’s Digest’s annual Writing Competition Collection, which is one of the most renown short story contests in the country. Now Outskirts Press can help you participate in the Writer’s Digest International Self-Publishing contest for books. You may be eligible to receive your part of over $17,000 in cash and prizes. We can take care of all the submission details for you, including the completion of the necessary forms, the entry fee, and the required copies of your book. We will select the most appropriate category for submission from among the category choices listed below. This contest is one of six confirmed and vetted awards Outskirts Press recommends and it available as part of its Spring Season Book Awards Submissions.
Every year USA Book News honors outstanding mainstream and independent books with their National Best Books Award. WINNERS & FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY RECEIVE:
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards submission service through Outskirts Press is open for English-language books. Double-check your copyright date to ensure eligibility. In the past, the top 70 books have been reviewed by New York literary agent Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary Agency or one of Ms. Allen’s co-agents for possible representation in areas such as distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other rights (unless an entrant prefers not to have the book forwarded to an agent). Ms. Allen has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, including serving as Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Director of Marketing for Harper Collins and directing sales and marketing teams for Simon & Schuster, Penguin Books and Avon Books. Ms. Allen has had the pleasure of working with many best-selling authors including Stephen King, Ken Follett, Barbara Kingsolver, John Gray, Mary Higgins Clark, and many more. All Finalists and Winners for the 2009 Indie Book Awards are selected and notified in the late spring/early summer. Awards provided by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards typically are::
Finalists and Winners will also receive:
How would you like to become eligible to win thousands of dollars in marketing support AND a Literary Award at the same time? The annual Reader Views Literary Awards were established to honor writers who self-published or had their books published alternatively by a self-publishing company. In years past, winners of the Reader Views Literary Award have received $1000s of dollars of expert marketing assistance from renown marketing experts like
Only English language books with an eligible copyright date are eligible. All initial judging will be done by reviewers from Reader Views. They are experts in their fields as well as avid readers. Consider them your reading audience. Criteria for judging is content/originality, presentation/design, innovation, social relevance, and production quality. Five semi-finalists in each category will be determined by a point system. Final judging will be determined by a jury of judges. Three semi-finalists will be chosen in each fiction and non-fiction category. First and second place winners will be awarded in each category. Third place will receive an honorable mention. Each finalist will receive a certificate. Winners will be announced in the spring.
Only English language and Spanish language books with an eligible copyright date will be accepted. 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. The winners in each category will be announced at the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards presentation during the Publishing University at the Book Expo of America. Finalists will receive a certificate of excellence; winners will receive the Benjamin Franklin Award trophy. All finalists will be displayed during the Publishing University and at the Awards Ceremony and all winners will be displayed in a special booth at Book Expo America. Winners and finalists will also be featured on the IBPA website, among other places.
ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers to the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Our awards process is unique because we ask a jury of our readers, librarians and booksellers, to select their top categories as well as choose the winning titles. Their decisions take into consideration editorial excellence, professional production, originality of the narrative, author credentials relative to the book and the value the book adds to its genre. All finalists and winners will be notified via email. Finalists are announced by April 2009. Winners in each category and overall for fiction and non-fiction will be announced at the Book Expo of America. First, second, and third place winners will be awarded in each category. A $1,500 cash prize will also be awarded to Best Fiction and Best Nonfiction as determined by the editors of ForeWord Magazine. ForeWord Magazine reserves the right to withhold an award in any category should submissions not meet criteria outlined by editorial and professional production standards mentioned above. All cash prizes are solely at the discretion of ForeWord Magazine. Winners and finalists will also be featured in ForeWord Magazine and elsewhere.
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The Writer’s Digest International Self-Publishing Book Awards
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Add comment May 8, 2009
Self Publishing Book Marketing – Global Book Tour
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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!) |
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We will take your book on a book fair tour around the world!
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Press Play to Watch the Book Video
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This event is regarded by many as the most important spring publishing event and welcomes tens of thousands of attendees from all over the globe. Capitalize by exposing your book to key industry contacts like acquisitions agents, editors, and translation rights agents. Your book will receive valuable, face-out exposure on an exclusive shelf with 4 other Outskirts Press titles and a representative will be on-hand to personally answer questions about your book. Outskirts Press will provide the necessary copies of the book and all the necessary contact information for both the author and publisher, so interested parties can make further contact, during or after the fair. All inquiries Outskirts Press receives about your book will be forwarded directly to you for personal follow-up.
No other country has experienced the increase that China has on the world marketplace, and the readership in China represents an enormous opportunity (and gap that needs to be filled) for translations and publishers seeking to feed the frenzy. There is surging consumer demand for all types of books. Your book will receive valuable, face-out exposure on an exclusive shelf with 4 other Outskirts Press titles and a representative will be on-hand to personally answer questions about your book. Outskirts Press will provide the necessary copies of the book and all the necessary contact information for both the author and publisher, so interested parties can make further contact, during or after the fair. All inquiries Outskirts Press receives about your book will be forwarded directly to you for personal follow-up.
1 comment May 7, 2009
Self Publishing Book Marketing – Promotional Materials
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Introducing the Promotional Materials Package, available exclusively for select Outskirts Press authors.Save 25% on over 2,200 branded marketing pieces (Bonus: free shipping within the continental United States) |
1000 Bookmarks
500 Business Cards
500 Postcards
250 Publication Announcements
25 Small Posters
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Ready to start publishing?
Add comment May 6, 2009
