Outskirts Press knows that stocking up for the big book-selling push can get pricey. We want to ease the burden so you make the most of a season of sales. So, through the end of May we’re giving all currently published authors FREE SHIPPING on orders of 50 or more within the continental U.S.

Chances are you’ll need extra books for upcoming promotional events. By combining free shipping with our bulk order discounts, you’ll be well-stocked for summer promotions – without depleting your bank account!

Here’s how free shipping works:

1. Login to your Publishing Center and place an order for 50 or more copies of your book(s) in a single format before May 31.

2. Select normal ground shipping with a delivery address in the continental United States.

No promotion code is necessary. You will see the free shipping reflected once you place your order. It’s a snap!

If you’re not sure how to approach marketing your self-published book and haven’t yet taken advantage of Outskirts Press’ many promotional services, consider contacting a Personal Marketing Assistant to come up with a solid action plan for this summer.

Since 1996, publishers, readers, booksellers, libraries, organizations, and poets around the U.S. have come together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.

If you are a published poet, April is a good month to pursue active marketing tactics to take advantage. And if you’re not yet a published poet, our April giveaway is a good reason to “Like” Outskirts Press on Facebook!

Every Wednesday afternoon, a “Fan of the Week” is randomly selected from among all of our active Facebook friends at http://facebook.com/OutskirtsPress and publicly recognized on our wall and on a specific “Fan of the Week” page, accessible through our Apps menu at the top of the new Facebook Timeline format (more on that at a later date!).

Each Fan of the Week is randomly selected based upon participation on our page, (those who post comments, posts, or likes).   Since a computer is making the random selection, statistically speaking you have a greater chance becoming a Fan of the Week if you participate more frequently on the Outskirts Press Facebook page.

And throughout April, every Fan of the Week that is chosen on Wednesday will receive a FREE Poetry Publishing Kit, which is available only through Outskirts Press.  See all the details of this super convenient, super easy, super affordable way to create a custom interior for your poetry by clicking here.

And if you don’t win, or don’t plan on participating on Facebook in order to be in the running for “Fan of the Week” you can still get your hands on this incredible Poetry Publishing Kit by clicking the big green button.

This brand new, exclusive offering from Outskirts Press is now available for just $99.  Just imagine… 100 MB of instant publishing help for poets seeking a fast, easy way to publish beautiful volumes of black/white poetry.

It’s just one of the ways we’re celebrating National Poetry Month, readers of poetry, and poets worldwide. Keep on rhyming, er… writing.

So for Apple to have a “record weekend” for the iPad 3, that means even more than one million new units were sold in its first weekend. Though we may never know specific numbers, sales of the new iPad were high enough for Apple to announce a first-ever stock dividend for investors.

Imagine leveraging all that press, all those iPads units, and all those readers into more readers for YOUR book…

Now you can when you combine a top-of-the-line publishing package from Outskirts Press with their exclusive Enhanced iPad/iPhone Premium E-book Edition.

And you’ll save over $200 off the iPad Edition a la carte price when you start publishing today with our Diamond or Full-Color Pearl service with the promotion code: iPad2012PP

(Already published with Outskirts Press? You can save 20% on your iPad edition, too. Just click here.)

If you’ve been on the fence about starting (or completing) your e-Book offerings, now is the time to take action while publishing a high-quality paperback or hardback edition at the same time.

Today you can save over $200 when you publish with the Diamond or full-color Pearl package and then add the iPad/iPhone Enhanced E-book edition to your services.

Here’s what you get when you start publishing to the iBooks bookstore today with this exclusive offering from Outskirts Press:

• Greater exposure for your book. The more outlets where your book is available for sale, the greater the chances that your book will be discovered by potential readers.

• 100% profits. Apple will take 30% but you keep the remaining 70%.

• Full control over your retail price. Frustrated with your hardcopy pricing? E-book pricing is more flexible.

• Your own Private Label Imprint and Bowker-Approved ISBN. You become your own publisher with a unique ISBN and Publishing Imprint for your iPad/iPhone e-book edition.

• Publishing freedom and independence. Your iPad e-book edition exists completely independently of any hardcopy versions of your book published with Outskirts Press.

• Royalties are not split with Outskirts Press. Just like with our Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook  book options, authors receive ALL the profit of their sales directly from the source (in this case, Apple).

• You receive the final EPUB converted file. It’s yours to pursue other distribution channels independently of Outskirts Press.

#1 - The author does not have specific design or formatting ideas or requirements, and would rather rely upon the publisher’s expertise in formatting the book according to industry best practices based upon the manuscript’s genre. Authors in this camp are best served by the Standard Interior Formatting option at Outskirts Press, which is included with every publishing package we offer.

#2 - The author has very specific formatting requirements that often differ by chapter and/or even by the page in some instances. The formatting is so specific and personal that the author requires one-on-one, page-by-page participation with the designer. Authors in this camp are best served by the Custom Interior Formatting option at Outskirts Press, which is an optional, top-tier level of formatting that is billed on a per-page basis.

#3 – And then there are the authors who fall somewhere in between. Perhaps they have a general idea of the font they want to use, or the treatment of the headers or footers or chapter pages, etc. Perhaps they want their final book formatted so it matches their originally-submitted manuscript, but within a high-quality, professional-standard design program like inDesign rather than Word. Or maybe they just want to make sure their book’s interior is unlike any other book out there.

Authors in this camp are best served by the Enhanced Interior Style with Author Input option at Outskirts Press, which is FREE thru March 15th.

That’s right! Thru March 15th, every author can get an Enhanced Interior absolutely
FREE with their Diamond or full-color Pearl publishing service. See below for details.

“What an impressive start for the design of the book! I love the choice of font, the graphic elements that resemble a brushstroke used as spacers, and the design for the Part I section as well as the Interview section headings. All perfect!” – Barbara Lehman Smith

The Enhanced Interior Style solicits design requirements from the author in advance of book formatting. This allows the author to specify formatting elements like font style, font size, line spacing, margins, hyphenation, title pages, chapter pages, and other formatting elements of this nature. The author may even choose to supply their own licensed font for their book.

It’s like getting a completely customized interior for your book, absolutely free!

But only for a limited time and only with your purchase right now of the Diamond or Full-Color Pearl publishing Services. Start publishing today, and have a beautiful interior to show for it.

Promo code: Enh0312

Patricia wins a 32 GB Wi-Fi enabled Apple iPad 2 for being the finalist receiving the most public votes for her video in our Valentine’s “Show Me the Love” promotion. Congratulations, Patricia!

Patricia A. Hawkenson is a poet, a stained-glass kaleidoscope artist, and an educator, who also posts additional poetry on her blog Expressive Domain. She lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Magnetic Repulsion: 100 Poems From Desire to Disgust is a truly original collection of poetry about being In love, and out of it.

Click on the cover to order for a 10% discount

They say true love is eternal. But as so many lovers discover, it often ends with a trip to the lawyer’s office. Magnetic Repulsion collects 100 poems that explore the core of the entire romantic experience—from wonderful first blush, to tentative uncertainty, to the need for healing when it all fades.

The result is a compelling and necessary companion for anyone who has ever fallen in and out of love. Poet Patricia A. Hawkenson’s gift for evoking the complex, sensual essence of human relationships is on full display here.

Magnetic Repulsion: 100 Poems From Desire to Disgust is nothing less than a study guide for separating relationships.

Publishing can change a person’s life! Now, Outskirts Press authors can grab their video cameras or video-enabled smartphones and expand their artistic creativity this Valentine’s Day by recording a 1-3 minute video that showcases their love of publication or their publisher.

It’s easy! If you’re currently publishing with Outskirts Press, or already published, here’s all it takes for your chance to win a free Apple iPad 2:

1. Record a brief video – between 1 – 3 minutes in length – that creatively shows why you love publishing with Outskirts Press (see samples below from two authors who have already submitted videos to us).

2. Email your video file to love@outskirtspress.com before midnight on Friday, February 24th.

3. We will share the best videos on one or more of our social media channels like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, furthering exposure for you and your book.  The sooner you submit your video, the more exposure you’ll receive.  You are encouraged to share your video yourself on your social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, too.

That’s it!

Among all the entries received, Outskirts Press will choose three finalists at the discretion of Outskirts Press and based in part on the number of comments and or “likes” each video receives. The three finalists will be showcased on this blog on Monday February 27th where everyone will be able to vote for our 2012 Valentine, and the winner of the free Apple iPad 2.

Here are some examples.

Let’s see yours! Record your video love, email it to love@outskirtspress.com and share it. It’s that easy.

*Authors who submit videos are giving Outskirts Press permission to post videos to our YouTube channel, on our website, and other social media platforms for promotional purposes.

Book fair season is upon us. We know that many authors would like to not only get the most exposure possible for their book, they also would like to save some money. This month only, our Global Book Tour package can do both. You can save 10% off the already reduced all-inclusive rate and get exposure for your book at four global events. That’s right – four.

What do you have to do? Simple – make a few clicks and enter the promotion code GBT10PCT when you check out to take advantage of your 10% savings. Really, that’s it. We’ll handle all of the details and even send you a comprehensive post-show summary with pictures and a review of happenings at the various fairs.

Here’s a video that shows you exactly what you can get with this package:

We literally take your book on tour around the world!

• 4 Different Countries
• 4 International Book Events (London, BEA, Beijing, and Frankfurt)
• 4 Months Throughout the Year
• Countless Opportunities

You can learn more about the Global Book Tour by visiting the following link: http;//outskirtspress.com/p/tourpackage.

Remember, until February 29, you can save an extra 10% off this package using promo code GBT10PCT.

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Whatever production & marketing options you choose, the first $300 worth are FREE if you start publishing right now! Just order your ultimate Diamond or full-color Pearl publishing package and enter the following promotion code during secure shopping cart check-out:

Promo code: MadMoneyFeb12

You can apply your $300 of “Mad Money” toward any optional production or marketing option we offer during the pre-production process. And with many of our optional services beginning at just $99, you can get quite a few!

And when you combine this promotion with the $400 of FREE upgrades already included with the Diamond package (standard press release distribution, Spring Arbor Christian distribution, streaming audio excerpt on your author webpage, cover photo from our image library) you’re looking at $700 worth of stuff!

February is the month to fulfill your New Year’s Resolutions AND to save money at the same time. Hurry! This promotion won’t last forever. Start publishing today.

• Win a free Barnes & Noble NOOK!
  Didn’t win the free Amazon Kindle in our 25 Days of Christmas drawing? No worries! We’re still going to hold a drawing for a free Barnes & Noble NOOK once we reach 5000 “likes” on our Facebook page. Need a NOOK edition of your book? Click here.
• Free publication in our exclusive Facebook Fandemonium Volume II
  Our 2nd annual Facebook Fandemonium anthology is coming. In January we will solicit submissions from our Facebook friends. This is your chance to be published for free in our next collection of fiction and poetry, and help a good cause at the same time (royalties benefit the American Red Cross). Check out Fandemonium Volume I by clicking here.
• Receive over $300 of free Amazon marketing options
  Historically, publishing a book is the #2 New Year’s Resolution among all people (losing weight is #1).  You’re on your own with #1, but we’ve helped thousands upon thousands of writers fulfill that #2 New Year’s Resolution.  Are you ready to fulfill yours? We can help you, too. And if you start publishing right now, you can get a head start on marketing with over $300 of Amazon book marketing options. Click here for all the details. 
• Free 2012 Book Marketing Calendar for our published authors
  When is the deadline for participating in the Book Expo of America? When is the deadline for submitting your book to the Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards?  What should you do to promote your book during Small Press Month? (When IS Small Press Month)?  These questions, and others, are answered in the 2012 Book Marketing Calendar, available for all published Outskirts Press authors. And you can get it free in January! Stay tuned for details.
• Win a free Apple iPad 2!
  Yes, you read that right. We’ll be announcing the exciting details of our Share the Love promotion in February. In the meantime, if you want to start off 2012 with a premium edition of your book on the iPad and available in the iBooks bookstore, click here. It couldn’t be simpler.

And that’s just in the first two months! Stay tuned to this blog or our Facebook page for further details on all these opportunities as we help our new and existing clients fulfill their New Year’s Resolutions for this exciting New Year.

Happy New Year, from Outskirts Press!