Outskirts Press takes great pride in celebrating the accomplishments of our successful authors, and today we celebrate all the media and marketing success author Maureen Scanlon has enjoyed since publishing her book, My Dog is More Enlightened Than I Am last March. Maureen Scanlon is the founder and CEO of Maureen Scanlon Life Coaching. She … Continue reading Self-Publishing Author Success Story: Maureen Scanlon
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We talk a lot about book publishing on this blog. We cover promotions, discounts, new publishing options. Sometimes marketing takes a backseat because, let's face it, every book and every author is slightly different. It's challenging to arrive upon hard and fast rules that will work for everyone (although 5 hours with a personal marketing … Continue reading 5 Top Tactics for Successful Book Marketing
As they say on a popular HBO series, winter is coming. In fact, winter has come! So, is anyone else interested in taking a cruise to the Virgin Islands? If so, you may be lucky enough to run into successful Outskirts Press author Ingrid A. Bough as she promotes and sells her book, Violet Loves … Continue reading Self-Published Author Ingrid A. Bough Teaches Us All a Lesson in Book Marketing
There is no doubt that self-publishing your book with a self-publishing company that charges fees in exchange for quality, service, and customization will result in a better book, statistically speaking, than publishing with a DYI online platform. So why do so many authors gravitate toward the latter? Cost. But imagine if there was a way … Continue reading Self-Publishing + Crowdfunding = Everybody Wins!
Congratulations to George Yuhasz for his extraordinary wins at the Independent Author Book of the Year Awards, where his Outskirts Press book Imagine That was a finalist in the Children's Juvenile Fiction Category and a winner in the Outstanding Children's Fiction Illustrated Category. (Just take a look at his book to see why!) George Yuhasz … Continue reading Another Award-Winning Self-Publishing Author From Outskirts Press
At Outskirts Press we take great pride in celebrating the work of our successful self-publishing authors, and we do so in many ways, including through our Self-Publishing Author Spotlight blog series. Today we shine the spotlight on T.D. Arkenberg, the 2018 Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Winner for his memoir, Two Towers. Two … Continue reading Self-Publishing Author Spotlight on T.D. Arkenberg
Can a custom cover make your self-published book an award-winning book? The answer is a resounding "Yes!" Just ask Becky Kueker, who's book, A Classic in Clown Shoes, was determined by TopShelf Magazine to feature the winning cover in the self-published non-fiction category. After ordering the Professional Custom Cover Design option for her book with … Continue reading Congratulations to Becky Kueker’s Award-Winning Cover Design
We're 50 days from the start of the holiday season, so there is no better time than right now to stock up on copies of your own books before the printers and shipping companies become swamped with holiday orders. Throughout September, Outskirts Press authors can enjoy free shipping within the continental United States when ordering … Continue reading Enjoy Free Shipping and Receive a Free Holiday Book Marketing Guide
The votes are in and for the third time in nine years the winner of the 2019 Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year is Andrew Ceroni, author of the CIA thriller, The Red Shore! The three finalists in our annual Best Book of the Year contest all won First Place EVVY Awards during the … Continue reading Andrew Ceroni is the 2019 Best Book of the Year Author
One of the best ways to promote an audiobook is, not surprisingly, via audio (sound). Fortunately, when you publish your audiobook with Outskirts Press, a 5-minute retail sample is created for you and uploaded to sales partners like Amazon, Audible, and iTunes on your behalf. Your audio clips are also shared with you throughout the … Continue reading Promoting Your Outskirts Press Audiobook