The EVVY Awards recognize excellence in self-published books. Each fall, approximately 5% of the books published by Outskirts Press become finalists for official Outskirts Press nomination by receiving an invitation to participate from Outskirts Press.

Exemplary Outskirts Press books are nominated by the Author Support Department and OP Executive Team for submission to the EVVY Awards in the fall of the year of their copyright. For example, this past November select books with a copyright date of 2009  were invited to participate in the 2010 EVVY Awards by receiving an invitation via email from our Director of Author Support.

All the books published with our Diamond and Pearl packages are automatically eligible for EVVY Award Nominee consideration, but not all Diamond and Pearl books receive an official nomination. What makes a good EVVY Award Nominee? The same thing that makes any good award-winning book:  A fantastic cover, strong, well-written content, and copyediting. These are the cornerstones of any good book. Fortunately, Outskirts Press offers the optional services necessary to turn an average book into a good one, and a good book into an award-winning one!

So, without further ado, please join us in congratulating this year’s Official Outskirts Press EVVY Award Nominees:

 The Awards Ceremony and Banquet is held in March by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association.  Award-winners are announced at that time and soon thereafter our EVVY-Award winning authors are notified. Winners will also be featured on this blog.

We have an extra special announcement coming in 2010 that will involve next year’s EVVY Nominees, so now is the time to publish with Outskirts Press.

Ed Benjamin, a retired Air Force Colonel and currently a consultant to industry, knows how to win contracts. In his 19-year career he has led proposal teams to win over $12 billion in US, foreign, state, and county government contract awards, and now he’s sharing his expertise in a new book, Cash in on the Obama $3 Trillion Spending Plan! How to make large amounts of money by conducting business with or receiving grants from federal, state, and local governments. The book, published by Outskirts Press, is a complete, step-by-step guide to winning government business and receiving grants. With the passage of President Barack Obama’s historic stimulus bill, there’s never been a better time to do business with the government.

About the Author: Retired Air Force Colonel Ed Benjamin is a 27-year veteran of the Air Force, with years of experience in major military weapons-systems procurement. As a civilian, he has helped clients win over $12 billion in contract awards, including the multibillion-dollar contract to build the presidential helicopter. He has also published several articles and short stories for local, regional, and national publications, and Cash in on the Obama Plan is his first book. Benjamin lives in Bulverde, Texas. For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/cashinontheobamaspendingplan.

This author purchased the Book Blast package, 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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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 November, 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. Then 10 specific keywords or phrases are submitted to Amazon’s Search Engine on the author’s behalf.
	Amazon Kindle Edition Only books that have been submitted to the Amazon Kindle via the required process and in the required format are available for Kindle readers to purchase and enjoy. Kindle editions of books appear on Amazon and in Amazon search listings just like any other format (such as a hardback edition).
	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 Award Submissions Package Save 25% and 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.
	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.
	Custom T-Shirt Due to popular demand, you can now customize a high-quality t-shirt with your book (front cover on the front and back cover on the back).
	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.
	Press Release – Standard The standard publication press release includes information about you and your book taken directly from your webpage and then distributed electronically to a database of approximately 100,000 media contacts, newsrooms, industry analysts, and freelance writers.

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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Denver, CO, December 15, 2009 – Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self publishing and book marketing company today, announced the addition of a new Publishing Consultant role to its growing Author Services department. This announcement comes on the heels of the new Outskirts Press Website Version 3.0 roll-out and Inc. Magazine’s appointment of Outskirts Press to the Inc. 500.

“In our ongoing efforts to set the high bar in self-publishing excellence, I’m excited to announce the introduction of this new position and service for all our new in-coming self-publishing authors,” remarked Karl Schroeder, the Outskirts Press Author Services director.

In addition to introducing new authors to the publishing experience at Outskirts Press, the Publishing Consultant role will initiate development of the Outskirts Press Custom Publishing Profile. The Custom Publishing Profile (CPP) is a unique tool designed to identify and outline an author’s publishing ideal path based upon their book and resources.

For more information about Outskirts Press, including a free video to watch and a “Top 7″ tip-sheet, visit http://outskirtspress.com/selfpublishing.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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Happy holidays from Outskirts Press.

For the following week of this holiday season  Outskirts Press will send a special holiday gift in the mail to the first 50 authors who begin publishing their book.

Introducing the “Holiday Writer’s Gift Pack,” only available from Outskirts Press.

Each Holiday Writer’s Gift Pack includes…

The Writer’s Digest Anthology 3-Pack

• Three years’ worth of Writing Digest Writing Competition Collections.
• Outskirts Press has published this anthology for Writer’s Digest for the last 5 years.
• Learn why Writer’s Digest trusted Outskirts Press for their Writing Collection publishing needs.
• Learn what it takes to win in this prestigious contest by studying the entries of pass winners.

• Draft your novel blueprint
• How to write your book in 15 minutes per day
• 21 ways to beat writer’s block
• The ultimate writer’s website guide

The Writer Presents: Get Published

• Keep in writing shape
• Write the perfect query letter
• Get your short story published
• Pass a book editor’s inspection

Adventures in Publishing

• Learn how convenient and easy it can be to publish a full-color children’s book.
• Gain access to reliable children’s illustrators who don’t require royalty splits with the author.
• Serves as an example of the exceptional color printing and award-winning art available at Outskirts Press

• Publishing is only the beginning…
• Learn the 7 marketing strategies that separate successful published authors from the rest
• Uncover 25% discounts on exclusive marketing services available through Outskirts Press
• Discover how to save up to 50% on already below-wholesale author’s copy prices

This exclusive Holiday Writer’s Gift Pack is only available for a limited time for U.S. residents who begin their publishing process through their Outskirts Press Author’s Center before December 20th, either by ordering their full publishing package or by placing their $35 deposit.

No promotion code is necessary, which means you can receive your Gift Pack and still be eligible for the December Promotion, so get started today! Make 2010 the year your book gets published.

Is your book good enough to get published for free and earn an advance from Outskirts Press? There’s only one way to find out… check out our December promotion by clicking the button below.

The December 13th issue of the New York Times Book Review focuses on the top 10 books of the year.  For the following 12 Outskirts Press authors, the December 13th edition promises to be an exciting one, when these 12 books will appear toward the front of the New York Times Book Review section:

With any extensive amount of exposure like this, progressive self-publishing authors are well-advised to act quickly, contacting bookstores where the media exposure takes place. In this case, New York City bookstores would be a good target for direct sales efforts. For instance, New York City’s largest independent bookstore chain is Strand Books and their website is at www.strandbooks.com.

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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For decades, tales of mysterious disappearances and strange phenomena in the Bermuda Triangle have captivated the public. Now, a fascinating new science-fiction novel offers a plausible explanation for this enduring enigma. Through the Triangle, from physics educator C.P. Stewart, packs a high-energy rollercoaster of a story into a well-researched and fascinating book that might make you think twice before boarding that next flight or boat through this extensive region of the Atlantic Ocean.

By purchasing the Book Blast package, Stewart also maximized his marketing ability to make sure his book doesn’t get lost in the Triangle of book sales! He purchased the Book Blast package, 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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 Each year, the Small Business Commerce Association identifies businesses that they believe have achieved exceptional success in their local community. Award winners are chosen from nominees by a selection committee based off information from monthly surveys administered by the SBCA, and review of over 100,000 consumer rankings and other consumer reports.

Nominees are typically local businesses that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. These are businesses that are delighting their customers and providing exceptional goods and/or services.

Outskirts Press is pleased to announce that the SBCA has awarded Outskirts Press with the Best of Business Award in Publishing.

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Outskirts Press, Inc. Receives 2009 Best of Business Award
Small Business Commerce Association’s Award Honors the Achievement

Outskirts Press, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Publishing category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA).

The Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA) is pleased to announce that Outskirts Press, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Publishing category.

The SBCA 2009 Award Program recognizes the top 5% of small businesses throughout the country. Using consumer feedback, the SBCA identifies companies that we believe have demonstrated what makes small businesses a vital part of the American economy. The selection committee chooses the award winners from nominees based off information taken from monthly surveys administered by the SBCA, a review of consumer rankings, and other consumer reports. Award winners are a valuable asset to their community and exemplify what makes small businesses great.

About Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA):

Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA) is a San Francisco based organization. The SBCA is a private sector entity that aims to provide tactical guidance with many day to day issues that small business owners face. In addition to our main goal of providing a central repository of small business operational advice; we use consumer feedback to identify companies that exemplify what makes small business a vital part of the American economy.

CONTACT:
Small Business Commerce Association
Email: Press@SBCAAwards.org
URL: http://www.SBCAAwards.org

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Can offering a Kindle edition of your book help your paperback (or hardback) format become a bestseller in self-publishing? 

Let’s take a look at one of the recent top 10 best selling self published books by Outskirts Press to see what contributed to its success. By seeing what works for other authors, you can take the appropriate publishing and marketing steps to chart your own course toward successful book publishing!

Genre: Fiction/Horror Content for niche audience Professional cover Kindle edition Productive marketing services from the publisher, like: author webpage advertising assistance

Of course, books cannot become best sellers if they’re only printed and then only sold from the publisher’s website. Books must to be available via multiple sales channels, both wholesale and direct. All Outskirts Press books published with the Diamond, Pearl, and Ruby packages fall into that category. See details about the Distribution-on-Demand Sales Channels by clicking here.

Only books that have been submitted to the Amazon Kindle via the required process and in the required format are available for Kindle readers to purchase and enjoy. Kindle editions of books appear on Amazon and in Amazon search listings just like any other format (such as a hardback edition). Outskirts Press offers a Kindle edition and submission service, which Outskirts Press authors can purchase at any time from within their Author’s Center.

Want to become a bestselling author?  Begin your own self publishing journey today by clicking the button below.

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

Congratulations to our best selling authors from October 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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