This new collection of eight short stories by author Mohammad Reza Aazami Bafrani provides readers with the magical worlds of characters whose adventures span life and death, justice and retribution, angels and wish fulfilling cities.Mohammad Reza Aazami Bafrani’s imaginative fantasies offer a series of mysterious fates and magical endings that will entertain readers with their paranormal narratives.In “Marriage in Space,” for instance, an astronaut lands on the moon and is immediately met by Helen, the love he has been searching for all his life. In another, equally other-worldly tale, “I Have Seen Both of the Worlds,” a man who seemingly has died is given a choice between many marvelously handcrafted wooden doors that he can walk through to determine his fate.  After a strange trial by the Fifty Saturdays Committee, he is able once again to return to life, happy.

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Tagged: free publishing, free shipping, self-pulishing ]]> http://selfpublishingnews.com/2010/09/01/save-100-on-your-publishing-deposit-today/feed/ 0 Outskirts Press Free Shipping http://selfpublishingnews.com/2010/08/31/top-ten-best-selling-self-published-books-in-july-2010/ http://selfpublishingnews.com/2010/08/31/top-ten-best-selling-self-published-books-in-july-2010/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:31:36 +0000 outskirtspress http://selfpublishingnews.com/?p=3295 Read more]]> Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced its top ten best selling titles for July 2010 according to combined data from Ingram Book Wholesalers and Outskirts Press Direct via http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore.

In alphabetical order, the top ten best selling books in self publishing during the month of July were:

Congratulations to our best selling authors from July!

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 Direct bookstore at http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore for discounts ranging from 10% – 55%.

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With twenty-five different artistic styles to choose from, one of the major obstacles to children’s publishing is now gone. Divided between two different pricing tiers for both the budget-conscious and the value-focused, Outskirts Press removes all the guesswork from full-color self-publishing.

“Finally, it is economically feasible to publish a full-color children’s book,” says Outskirts Press CEO Brent Sampson. “The prices are affordable,  the artwork is extraordinary and the value is out of this world.”

The best part? The author does not have to split their royalty earnings with the artist, which they would usually have to do with other publishers and independent children’s illustrators. 

In addition to the full-color Pearl publishing package and the twenty-five total illustration styles, Outskirts Press offers a wide variety of other publishing and marketing packages for just about any publishing need. Visit www.outskirtspress.com/art to see samples and pricing of the illustration styles now available. 

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• Leading Self-Publishing Company Introduces Nine New Illustration Styles to the Delight of Children’s Storybook Authors Everywhere

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Free-lance writer Michael Springer recently announced the release of his novel The Bootlegger’s Secret, published by Outskirts Press.  The book’s two young heroes follow in the tradition of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer as they learn the hard lessons that sometimes come from boys being thrown too quickly into an adult world.

A story for all ages, The Bootlegger’s Secret starts at the tree house Mark Penn and Swede Larson have built by the river that summer in 1941 when the Middleton, Minnesota, schools are out, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is about to come to town, and the baseball season is on for the Middletown Aces. Swimming in the river one afternoon, they spot the hood ornament of a 1931 Pierce-Arrow and Swede dives down to retrieve an inlaid gold cigarette case from the submerged car.  Inside the case the boys are delighted to find a music box, Turkish filter tips and the photograph of a beautiful woman.  Soon police also recover from the car the corpse of one Eddie Knowland, a local bootlegging kingpin and member of Al Capone’s Chicago gang. The cigarette case also contains a secret compartment with Eddie’s “business” records, and when the case disappears, the two boys are pulled back and forth between Treasury agents needing that evidence to prosecute corrupt officials and Chicago gangsters who want the records for blackmail. Caught in this deadly squeeze, the boys are forced to come up with a plan that will extricate them from this dangerous dilemma and still preserve their own integrity — as well as their lives.

About the Author: Michael Springer is a Minnesota native, a graduate of Minnesota State University, a former Navy line officer and a free-lance writer.  He now lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  For more information, visit www.outskirtspress.com/michaelspringer.

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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Even if you have published elsewhere, 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 July 2010, 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. This encourages other visitors to your page to “tag” your book with the same keywords and phrases, which can give more “weight” to those terms in Amazon’s search results.
	Amazon Kindle Edition The Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary wireless reading device that allows its owners to instantly download books and newspapers. 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.
	Amazon Search Inside the Book Amazon’s “online equivalent” to browsing a bookstore. 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 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.
	Business Cards Every author needs a business card. What better way to promote your book and yourself at the same time than with professional business cards that feature your book’s cover on one side?
	Custom Press Release Have our professional press release writer compose an original, unique press release for your book, submitted to you for your review/approval, and then distributed to our news wire service on your behalf.
	PR Publicist Like having your own publicist distribute your press release for you… Plus, after the release goes out, you will receive all the resulting leads for more personal follow-up, plus an electronic clipping service.
	Video Teaser Fast and flashy, the Book Video Teaser is a cost-effective way to kick-start your viral video promotional efforts.

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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2010 Awards

• USA Book News Exposure: An Eight-Month Book Listing (valued at $2,000.00!) which includes your color book cover, a brief paragraph about your title and a hyperlink to your website. Fantastic coverage for the busy 2010 holiday season & 2011! USABookNews.com is currently listed on thousands of book related-websites and welcomes thousands of visitors per month.
• Unprecedented National Media & Industry Exposure: Instant coverage of results from an online network of media outlets and industry contacts for a combined, immediate exposure to over 500,000+ subscribers. In addition, the national media campaign kicks off October 2010!  Read the 2009 National Press Release
• Promote Your Title as an Award-Winning Book: As a winner or finalist you will have the right to highlight your award on your book cover, website, and marketing material. Outskirts Press can help with the Award Recognition Cover Enhancement option.  Past winners and finalists have also utilized this award by creating and distributing their own press releases with great success!

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 ways you can make your book stand above the crowd.

Outskirts Press can facilitate the submission details to the USA Book News Best Books Award for you. We can handle all the details, including the entry fee, the completion of the necessary forms, and the required copies of your book. We will select the most appropriate category for your book for your convenience.

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Simply select the USA Book News National Best Books award submission option (or Book Award Submission package option) from the Marketing Options screen inside your author’s center.

The deadline for ordering through your Outskirts Press author’s center for this year’s awards program is August 31, 2010. Your book must have a 2009 or 2010 copyright date to be eligible.

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August 24, 2009 – Denver, CO – Outskirts Press, an Inc. 500 company in 2009 and the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, was recognized once again by Inc. Magazine in 2010 in its annual “Fast 5000″ list of the nation’s fastest-growing private businesses.

“As an Inc. 5000 honoree, Outskirts Press shares a prestigious pedigree with such notable alumni as Zappos, Visa, Oracle, and scores of other powerhouses,” according to Jane Berentson, Inc. Magazine’s editor.

The Inc. 5000 annual rankings are based upon the rate of each company’s revenue growth from 2006 through 2009.  This is the second year in a row Outskirts Press has appeared on the list.  

“We are honored once again to be recognized by Inc. Magazine on this annual list,” said Brent Sampson, Outskirts Press president and chief executive officer. “To appear on this list once is a feat; and twice in a row is a true testament of our commitment to quality, customer service, and value for our authors.”

 The announcement comes on the heels of the recent launch of Outskirts Press Version 4.0 where writing and book marketing services are now available a la carte, regardless of where writers choose to publish. Learn more at http://outskirtspress.com .

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.

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Following on the heels of its successful and timely debut in fall of 2009, The Self-Publishing Book Expo will return on Saturday, October 2nd for a second show to be held at the Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers in midtown Manhattan.

The goal of the Self-Publishing Book Expo is to simultaneously create an annual event designed to raise the profile of this segment of the industry as well as to highlight the services of companies founded with the purpose of helping authors navigate self-publication and marketing.

This year’s Expo has been expanded and updated and will feature some exciting new changes including:

• Free admission to the general public. This means MORE exposure and book sales for authors exhibiting their books at the expo.
• Panels and Seminars. Founders from leading companies like Smashwords, Fast Pencil, and Outskirts Press, among many others, will be presenting on a variety of topics and subjects. The full details are here.
• Discounts and Pre-Registration.  Tickets for the panels and seminars will be available for purchase in advance of the show.

For the second year in a row, Outskirts Press is a sponsor of the Self-Publishing Book Expo.  CEO/President Brent Sampson will present at what promises to be among the most informative and action-packed seminars of the expo. So fasten your seatbelts for the fastest hour of your life!  Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” Semi-Finalist Brent Sampson will offer you 60 highly effective marketing tips and promotional practices that you can implement right now to put your online marketing efforts into high gear and rapidly kick start your book sales.  Learn essentials about efficiently managing various social networking sites, sprucing up your Amazon presence to compete with the top sellers in your category, producing a video trailer and distributing it affordably and effectively, uncover the power of book title optimization, and much more.

Follow Outskirts Press on Twitter leading up to the expo for some of the tips to be featured at Brent’s seminar.