2015 Beijing Book Fair Starts Today!

Thousands of authors, booksellers, literary agents - and, of course, the book-buying public - gather annually at the Beijing International Book Fair. The 20th annual Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off today at the China International Exhibition Center. Today through August 29th, thousands of authors from around the world will gather at the fair … Continue reading 2015 Beijing Book Fair Starts Today!

Video Can be Worth a Thousand Words

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. For self-publishing authors, it's never been more important! That's not to say the written word … Continue reading Video Can be Worth a Thousand Words

2014 Outskirts Press EVVY Award Finalists Announced

Each year, Outskirts Press officially nominates a small percentage of the books published during the year for submission to the EVVY Awards. Since a nomination is the first step toward receiving the Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award, the standards are exceedingly high; we nominated fewer than 5% of the books we published … Continue reading 2014 Outskirts Press EVVY Award Finalists Announced

Self-Publishing Authors are Offered Two Times as Many Free Books in May

If April showers bring May flowers then what do May flowers bring? Double author copies! Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced that authors beginning their self-publishing process in May are eligible to receive two times as many free author's copies with their respective publishing package. To receive the promotion, authors … Continue reading Self-Publishing Authors are Offered Two Times as Many Free Books in May