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Complimentary Book Video for Authors Self-Publishing with Outskirts Press in May

07 May

Outskirts Press is helping authors get the most bang for their self-publishing buck this spring. Authors who publish in May receive a complimentary Book Video – perfect for promoting that new book.

Outskirts Press, the leading self-publishing and book marketing services provider, announces a springBook video trailer & distribution promotion that will help self-publishing authors get the most value for their publishing dollars. Throughout the month of May, authors who publish with Outskirts Press receive a free Book Video Trailer, a valuable graphic tool for marketing and promoting a new book.

Authors who order a Diamond or Pearl book publishing package any time from May 1 through May 31 automatically qualify for the free Book Video Trailer. Authors not only save hundreds on self-publishing services by bundling them into a publishing package, but receive a $699 Book Video Trailer and distribution free.

The valuable promotional tool helps self-publishing authors increase sales by connecting with scores of potential book buyers. Outskirts Press distributes the Book Video Trailer to the places where all viral video marketing efforts begin, including sites such as:

  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Daily Motion
  • Twitter
  • Metacafe

“The Book Video option is a very effective way for self-publishing authors to market their book,” said Outskirts Press Executive Vice President Kelly Schuknecht. “In today’s world, people spend hours a week watching videos on the Internet. A Book Video is a great way for an author to spread the word about their book and appeal to their target audience. Outskirts Press can take care of all the details of creating and distributing a professional video that represents the author’s creative masterpiece”

Let Outskirts Press get your video book marketing started for you with Book Video marketing!

Book video trailer & distribution

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2013 in book marketing, Book Video Trailers, Marketing Options, Outskirts Press News, Promotions

 

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Introduce Your Self-Published Book to the World with a Virtual Book Tour

04 Mar

Hello, World!

Introduce yourself and your self-published book to bookworms around the world through a Virtual Book Tour. When it’s not possible or practical to load up the minivan and drive state-to-state, a virtual tour allows you to “appear” on a blog, a website or an Internet radio talk show without leaving the house and using precious VBTvacation time!

A virtual book tour is similar to an actual book tour, but instead of physically traveling from bookstore to bookstore, or radio show to radio show, you and/or your book are making “appearances” in the blogosphere and on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Not only is a far more cost-effective way to tour, unlike a physical tour, which is over the minute you leave, a virtual book tour stays archived and available for Internet Searches FOREVER!

The Virtual Book Tour option from Outskirts Press makes it easy for you to “book” your blog tour through the blogosphere and social networking community! Reach new audiences and cultivate new readers with relatively little effort.

With the Virtual Book Tour, you receive the following:

  • Outskirts Press announces your Virtual Book Tour to the blogosphere.
  • You receive every inquiry in response to the announcement about your book.
  • Virtual Book Tour Packet, which includes all of the materials you need to follow up with the bloggers quickly and easily in order to schedule your “appearance” on their blog, website or social network.
  • In most cases your appearance may include a book review and/or an author interview.
  • Spotlight Appearance on the Self-Publishing Advice blog, which receives its own announcements on Twitter and Facebook.
  • Your own Tour Video, which will be blasted on our popular YouTube channel.
  • Much, much more!

Now through March 31, you can receive 10% off the Virtual Book Tour when you enter the promo code at checkout. Don’t delay, this offer isn’t around long!

Promo code: VBT10PCT

 
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Posted by on March 4, 2013 in Book Fairs, book marketing, Marketing Packages, Promotions, Virtual Book Tour

 

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Vote now for the winner of the free laptop!

25 Feb

self publishing
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Outskirts Press has been “sharing the love” and inviting its family of successfully published authors to do the same. This has come in the form of a $300 publishing promotion as well as a video promotion for the chance to win a free laptop. The video submissions have been collected, the best of them have been posted on our Facebook Page, and the “likes” have been tabulated.

Now it’s time for you to vote for the winner of the free laptop!

From among all the submissions we received, the top videos are presented below. Simply vote for your favorite in the polling box below the last video. The polls will be open until end-of-business on Thursday, February 28th. The winner will be announced on Friday, March 1st.

Good luck to the three finalists. And thank you to all our wonderful authors who took the time to submit their videos:

Now, without further ado…

VIDEO #1: Larry Wright, author of Longhorn Tales

VIDEO #2: Davy Jennings, author of Kansas Gospels

VIDEO #3: Tommy Baker, author of Santa Claus, The Fourth Wise Man

Are you ready to publish your book?

 
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Posted by on February 25, 2013 in Awards, book marketing, Book Teasers, contests, Outskirts Press News, Promotions, self publishing news, Survey Poll

 

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A Video is Worth a Thousand Words

15 Feb

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With the emergence of YouTube and other video websites, in many ways social media has become a largely video-centric world. Consumers of news, pop culture, marketing and other information, it seems, are digesting more of that information in video format.

That’s not to say the written word is dying out – books do, and will, remain a popular form of entertainment – but Internet users looking for a quick bite of magazine-style information are turning to video in greater numbers.

And why not? Videos offer a number of advantages over the printed word to both the communicator and the consumer.

Consider this: It is fairly easy for a reader to glance over a page and skip to passages they wish to read, possibly ignoring other vital information in the process. That’s less likely to happen with video, which disseminates information in a linear fashion and often in an entertaining way, making viewers less likely to skip around. With video, the communicator has the power to control what information the consumer gets, and when. That’s a powerful tool!

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of the power of video with Outskirts Press. Now through February 28, we’re offering authors sweet discounts on video marketing services. Get 25% off your Book Video Trailer & Distribution when you check out of your shopping cart by February 28 with the promotion code BVFEB25, or you can save 25% every day on our popular Book Blast bundle which includes five of our most popular marketing services, including a Book Video!

Once your video is completed, we will help you kick off your video marketing efforts by distributing it to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and a number of other popular video sites.

Now through February 28, simply click here to add this option to your cart, enter the promotion code BVFEB25 and you receive 25% off. Don’t delay, this offer isn’t around long!

SHOW US YOUR LOVE CONTEST EXTENDED

We are extending the Show Us Your Love contest for one more week!

That means YOU have more time to enter your video for a chance to win a FREE laptop!

Grab your video cameras, smartphones or iPads and record your own 1- to 3- minute video that creatively highlights what you LOVE about being a published author. Send your video to love@outskirtspress.com by midnight February 22nd and you could win a FREE HP Pavillion laptop with Windows 8.

We’ll share your video on our Facebook page, YouTube channel and Twitter. Be sure to share your videos on your own social media channels, too, and have all of your friends visit our Facebook page to “like” your video.

What two examples of what we have received so far:

The finalists with the most “likes” on our Facebook page will be selected for a public vote on our blog the last week in February. The winner of the free HP laptop will be announced on Friday, March 1, 2013.

For full details, visit our blog:

Win a FREE laptop when you Show Us Your Love this February!

 
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Posted by on February 15, 2013 in contests

 

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Win a FREE laptop when you Show Us Your Love this February

01 Feb

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Outskirts Press is bursting with LOVE for self-publishing authors this February. Would you love to share in the love?

Better yet, would you love to win a free laptop computer with Windows 8?

Here’s your chance to do both: Announcing our 2nd Annual “Show Us Your Love” social media event and video contest.

One talented author will be the lucky winner of this sparkling black HP Pavillion laptop computer!

Outskirts Press authors, grab your video cameras, smartphones, or iPads and expand your artistic creativity by recording a 1-3 minute video that creatively highlights your love for your book & your love for Outskirts Press.

Email your video file to love@outskirtspress.com by midnight on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013. **Submission deadline has been extended until 11:59pm EST February 22nd.

It’s just that simple!

We will share your video on our Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, and Twitter Feed, increasing exposure for you and your book.  The sooner you submit your video, the more exposure you’ll receive.  Be sure to share your video on your own social media channels, too, and have all your friends and family visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/outskirtspress to “like” your video.

The three finalists receiving the most “likes” on our Facebook page from among all the posted entries will be selected for a public vote on this blog to determine the winner during the last week of February.

The winner of the free HP laptop computer with Windows 8 will be announced on Friday, March 1, 2013.

That’s it!  Happy recording, and good luck!

Here’s the video created by last year’s winner, Patricia A. Hawkenson, author of Magnetic Repulsion:100 Poems From Desire to Disgust:

You can watch many other videos on our youtube channel by clicking here: youtube.com/outskirtspress

Have you written a book that you want to publish? Do you want to love your publisher? Click here to start publishing your book today with Outskirts Press.

Computer Specs:

HP – Pavilion 15.6″ Laptop, Sparkling Black
6-cell lithium-ion battery
65W AC adapter
Software: Microsoft Windows 8 operating system preinstalled. CyberLink Power2Go, CyberLink PowerDVD
AMD A6-4400M Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 7520G discrete-class graphics
4GB DDR3 SDRAM
500GB hard drive (5400 rpm)
AMD Radeon HD 7520G discrete-class graphics
2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 2.0 port
Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
Weighs 5.5 lbs. and measures just 1.4″ thin
Height: 1.4 inches
Width: 14.8 inches
Depth: 9.6 inches

*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.

 
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Posted by on February 1, 2013 in contests

 

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September Triple Treat Promotion for Self-Publishing Authors

01 Sep

GET 3 FREE OPTIONS TODAY VALUED AT $297!

The September Triple Treat is yours with the promotion code below when you choose to publish with our industry-leading Diamond publishing service or our full-color Pearl publishing service.

The September Triple Treat for Diamond and Pearl package authors includes a free Book Video Teaser, a free Library of Congress Control Number, and a free Espresso Book Machine® edition. See below for more details, or start publishing with the Diamond or full-color Pearl services today using the promotion code: 3FREE092012

The Book Video Teaser is a fast, flashy way to announce the publication of an author’s book on all the most popular Internet video and networking sites. Outskirts Press produces a professional quality, thirty second long video that features the book title, the author byline, the cover, a photo of the author, the retail price — all dramatically displayed to the accompaniment of background music.

The Library of Congress Control Number helps facilitate the distribution of a new title through the entire United States’ library system. Outskirts Press will take care of all the administrative paperwork and acquire the number for the author, print it on the book’s copyright page in the standard format and submit the required number of copies of the book to the Library of Congress offices after publication. The Library of Congress is a broad distribution channel available for new books which is frequently overlooked by first time authors.

Espresso Book Machine® edition is a revolutionary automated book-making machine that provides an immediate and direct-to-consumer distribution channel. A consumer walks up to the machine, selects a title to print and presses a button. Within a few minutes a full color cover, perfect bound edition of the book, indistinguishable from the publisher’s version, is delivered right into the reader’s hands.

You receive all these extra options FREE with your order of the Diamond or full-color Pearl publishing services today.  Don’t delay!

Promo code: 3FREE092012

Click to order the Diamond Package
Click to order the Pearl Package

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTTHOR SPOTLIGHT & SUCCESS STORY

“My research of several publishers was extensive. Outskirts Press not only surpassed my expectations. Both Jodie and Bridgette were very patient and understanding and answered every question with great knowledge and very quickly. My publishing team are a great asset to Outskirts Press. They all calmed my nervousness as well as made feel like I was there working beside them. I appreciate them immensely and will be coming to your company when book 2 Carved Mountain War is ready! I thank you, especially Jodie and Bridgette.” – Gregory M. Juzwick, author of Rising from the Ashes

Gregory Mark Juzwick was born in Tampa, Florida. Gregory was raised with his three brothers and sister by very caring and understanding parents. They moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area where he grew up most of his childhood. While going to Moon Senior high school he dabbled with his writing ability, creating poems, short stories and a novel called Phoenix, around the age of fifteen. After graduating from school, Gregory entered the United States Army for three years serving in Fort Benning, Georgia. Returning to Pittsburgh in 1986, he began his retail career in the Jewelry industry. In 1988, his family moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina, to assist his parents with their Jewelry store. In 2004 he moved back up to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he continued his sales career as well as continued working on his books. After years of writing, rewrites and editing this book Rising from the Ashes has been completed.


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Posted by on September 1, 2012 in Author Spotlight, Book Teasers, Book Video Trailers, Full Color Publishing, Marketing Options, Outskirts Press News, Production Options, Promotions, self publishing news, Top 10

 

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Book Video Contest Winner Announced – September

04 Oct
Book Video Contest Winner Announced – September

Congratulations Emanuel Barling, Jr., Esq. and Ashley F. Brooks, R.N.!  Your Book Video has won last month’s Book Video Contest and you will be receiving a FREE Espresso Edition of your book, courtesy of Outskirts Press.

Here is the winning video:

Book video trailers are just one of the many additional marketing services Outskirts Press offers to help authors promote their books.

Outskirts Press published authors can order the Book video trailer option at any time from within their author’s center: CLICK HERE

Not published with Outskirts Press? That’s okay!  Our Book video trailer production services are available to all authors, regardless of where you published.  CLICK HERE for more details and to order now.

Not published yet?
It’s time to get published and experience book marketing support like this.

Start Publishing

 
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Posted by on October 4, 2010 in Book Video Trailers, contests, Uncategorized

 

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Outskirts Press Now Offers Professional and Affordable Book Video Trailer Option for All Self-Publishing Authors

28 Sep
Outskirts Press Now Offers Professional and Affordable Book Video Trailer Option for All Self-Publishing Authors

Outskirts Press now offers a true 21st century viral marketing tool for all self-publishing authors, regardless of where they published: a sixty second, professionally produced book video trailer, with music and text, so authors can promote their books on social media sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and many more.

September 28, 2010 – Denver, CO – Outskirts Press, the fastest growing self-publishing and book marketing company, announced today it is offering authors an extremely affordable, professional marketing video for promoting their books on YouTube and all of the popular social networking sites.  These high quality one minute video productions are available to authors at an affordable price, less than half of what many competitors charge.

Book Videos produced by Outskirts Press feature Hollywood-style production values and a cutting edge look and feel.  Approximately sixty seconds in length — the optimal on-line video sharing time — the videos are produced for authors according to their recommendations. 

David Brookover, author of three Outskirts Press novels, including Mortal Eclipse, The Ancient Breed, and Demon Key, said this when he saw his video for the first time.  “WOW!  You and your staff did a spectacular job with both the video and the audio!  I wrote and produced TV commercials for years and even won a CLIO, and I’m very impressed with your production!  The quality of your work is impressive.”

While Outskirts Press distributes copies of the video through social networking and video sites like  YouTube, Metacafe, MySpace, Facebook and many other contemporary social networking venues, the authors are given their own video file to use in their personal marketing efforts, as well.

“The book video trailer is like a movie trailer for your book.  It’s cool.  It’s hip.  It’s now,” said Outskirts Director of Author Support Kelly Schuknecht.  “And for the first time, we are offering our high-tech, cool book videos and worldwide distribution network to all authors at an incredible value, even if those authors happened to have published their books somewhere else.”

For more information about the book video option available at Outskirts Press, visit: http://outskirtspress.com/options/16184_book_video_trailer_distribution.html

About Outskirts Press, Inc: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing 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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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. – 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com  1-888-OP-BOOKS

 
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Posted by on September 28, 2010 in Book Video Trailers, Marketing Options, Outskirts Press News, Uncategorized

 

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VOTE NOW: Self-Publishing Book Video Contest – September 2010

09 Sep
VOTE NOW: Self-Publishing Book Video Contest – September 2010

This Book Video Contest is hosted by Outskirts Press, America’s fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company.

Last month’s Book Video Trailers are shown below.  Watch them all and vote now for your favorite Book Video Trailer by retweeting (through your Twitter account) the original tweet shown below the video of your choice.  The author of the book in the video with the most retweets will win a FREE Espresso Edition of their book, courtesy of Outskirts Press.  

Voting begins now!  Votes will be tracked through the end of the month and the winner will be announced in the first week of October.  **Voters: you must tweet the exact message below in order for us to be able to track the votes. 

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: How to have the best possible life now… http://tinyurl.com/2emhgfw

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: Noogie Circles by William C. Rice http://tmogul.com/tweet/mGbBu

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: The Mission: A Redemption of the Past by Larry Hunter http://tmogul.com/tweet/uHQG8

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: Candy In The Sand by Sahara Bowser http://tmogul.com/tweet/Yz7Vu

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: MANNIE’S DIET and ENZYME FORMULA http://tmogul.com/tweet/lg0uR

RT @OutskirtsPress VIDEO: The Science Of Life by Ronnie Lee http://tmogul.com/tweet/udGNz

Book video trailers are just one of the many additional marketing services Outskirts Press offers to help its authors promote their books.  Not published yet?  It’s time to get published and experience book marketing support like this.

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Posted by on September 9, 2010 in Book Video Trailers, contests, Twitter Contest, Uncategorized

 

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YouTube Book Video Contest (by ForeWord Reviews) for Self Publishing Authors

28 Apr

ForeWord Reviews is currently running a Book Trailer Contest.  Independent publishers and authors can submit their videos by May 15, 2010.  The winner receives an Apple iPad and will be contacted by ForeWord after completion of the contest.

All qualified videos will be shown at the Indie Press Lounge at Book Expo America in New York in May.

Read more about the contest and submit your video here: http://www.youtube.com/group/booktrailercontest

Don’t have a Book Video yet?

Outskirts Press authors can order the Book Video option at any time from within the Author’s Center.  It’s like a movie trailer for your book. It’s cool, it’s hip, it’s NOW!  We handle the entire production for you (music, text, images).  The final length is approximately 1 minute and we provide you with the video file to use in your marketing efforts however you wish.  The video is embedded into your Outskirts Press author webpage for you and we also upload it to popular social networking sites, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and many more!

Here’s a Book Video recently produced for Outskirts Press author of Mead’s Trek, Tom Gauthier:

It’s time to get published and start receiving
marketing support and services like this. 

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Posted by on April 28, 2010 in Book Video Trailers, contests, Marketing Options

 

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