Having available paperback copies of your book lets you nimbly respond to promotion opportunities and make plenty of unanticipated sales. When you purchase the Ultimate Black & White or Ultimate Full-Color publishing package now, we’ll TRIPLE the number of free author copies that come with your package!
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When it’s time to share YOUR story with the world, call and talk to an Outskirts Press Publishing Consultant, who can help you on your journey to publication.
As a self-published author, your goal is to reach as many readers as possible, which means making your book available in various formats and through different channels. With the Audiobook Publishing & Distribution service from Outskirts Press, you can tap into the fast-growing audiobook market and expand your revenue opportunities.
By creating a custom audiobook, you can take your show on the road and reach a growing audience of literary audiophiles who listen to books during long commutes or have visual impairments. Our Audiobook Publishing & Distribution service includes everything you need to bring your book to life in audio format, from customization to professional narration, a professionally designed book cover, and an ISBN assignment.
To get started, simply make a non-refundable down payment that will initiate the audiobook creation process. This amount will cover the first 5,000 words of your manuscript and will be applied toward your final per-word narration cost. Your final cost will depend on the length of your manuscript over and above 5,000 words, and will be billed at 7.5 cents per word. The final amount will be added to your shopping cart for secure payment before we begin recording your audiobook.
With our Audiobook Publishing & Distribution service, you’ll get access to a range of features, including up to 5 narrator auditions, a professionally narrated audio version of your book, a 5-minute audio retail sample for promotion, a 15-minute audio retail sample for promotion, and 23 tactics to promote your audiobook.
You’ll also receive the Book Marketing COACH, a book marketing RoadMap, a book sales sheet, a social media setup guide, a 12-month book marketing calendar, a standard press release, and a digital book launch kit.
With extensive worldwide distribution, your audiobook will be available through the world’s largest audiobook distributors and retailers, including Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and Google Play. Your book will also be available to libraries worldwide through services like Findaway, Hoopla, and OverDrive, and you’ll receive royalties when a library rents your audiobook.
The new and improved Audiobook Publishing & Distribution service provides you with everything you need to make your book available in audio format and reach a growing audience of audiobook listeners. Take advantage of this new avenue of selling and expand your revenue opportunities today.
Having available paperback copies of your book lets you nimbly respond to promotion opportunities and make plenty of unanticipated sales. When you purchase the Ultimate Black & White or Ultimate Full-Color publishing package now, we’ll TRIPLE the number of free author copies that come with your package!
Simply order your package before the promotion expires by entering the promotion codebooksxthree into your shopping cart. We will also publish and distribute an Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iTunes, and Google Play Edition of your book for free when you start today!
When it’s time to share YOUR story with the world, call and talk to an Outskirts Press Publishing Consultant, who can help you on your journey to publication.
The New Year is the perfect opportunity to check the resolution to publish off your list and start the year as a published author. So, for a limited time, you can ring in 2023 with 23% OFF the Ultimate Black and White or Ultimate Full-Colorpublishing package from Outskirts Press. It’s the perfect way to achieve one of your greatest goals early in the year . . . and meet a money-saving goal you didn’t even know you had!
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It’s as easy as that! Resolve to publish in 2023, and Outskirts Press will help every step of the way.
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Though many people buy books online, it’s not just gratifying to see your title on a bookstore’s shelf—it’s also smart business.
We still like to hold something in our hands before we buy it. When a book is on the shelf, a reader can find it even when they’re browsing the store for other things. And you cannot put a price on the worth of the passion of a bookseller selling your book face-to-face to a reader. Here are a few points to consider as you go for the bricks-and-mortar gold:
Be proactive. Start early when it comes to your relationships with stores and your relationships with readers.
Buy books yourself from the bookstores you want to carry your book. You’re not bribing them—and they still don’t have to stock your book; instead, you’re becoming a part of their community and putting action behind your words. You want the store to be around to sell your book? Shop there yourself.
Introduce yourself as a new author. Engage with their stores on social media.
If you plan to travel, contact bookstores there ahead of your visit. Ask if you can stop by, and then bring copies of your book to show them. (It helps if you have ties to that community and/or if your book’s subject matter connects to that store’s customers.)
Be prepared to share a sample of your book with booksellers.
Know your target market, where they can be found, what they enjoy, and how you plan to get your book in front of this market. Bookstores want people requesting and buying your book. If a bookseller believes you have done the work to nurture an audience, they are more likely to want to carry it on their shelves.
Think about your book from the bookseller’s perspective.
What’s in it for them if they carry it?
How will your book delight their customers?
How can selling your book make the store money?
Will it bring them some positive new media exposure?
Be confident in answering those questions when you meet with the bookseller. Focusing on these questions also helps steer you away from the temptation of bulk emailing. Each store is unique—treat them as such and engage in one-on-one emails or, better yet, call or visit in person.
Make sure your book is available in multiple formats. Give book buyers as many choices as possible. Hardback and large print are essential to bookstores. E-books and audiobooks are also great, especially for those stores with smaller physical spaces. Make it easy for the seller to sell to everyone, regardless of their preference in format.
Make sure your books are returnable. If a bookstore buys your book and it doesn’t sell, they have three options, and only one works in their favor: (1) return it to the wholesaler to get their money back, (2) mark the book down to a clearance price to get it off their shelves, or (3) throw the book away.
The bookstore loses some or all of their money with those second two options. A returns option, however, is like insurance for them. It lowers the risk when it comes to carrying your book. This is especially important when you aren’t a well-known author who’s proven your books can and will sell.
Schedule a book event or signing. Both you and the store will appreciate a captivated audience who are sure to buy copies—and who may buy other items while they’re in the store. Remember that hosting an event, in person or online, is work for bookstore staff and can appear risky since they need to commit to ordering several copies of your book so that everyone in the audience can buy. For this reason, ramp up your marketing efforts to fill those seats. Offer to write something for the store’s newsletter and let local press know that you’re available for interviews. Record the event, so you can use clips in future marketing efforts.
Outskirts Press’s Publishing Consultants can help you set your book price and establish a returns program for your book (we call it Retail Returns). In addition, our Personal Marketing Assistants can guide you in developing a sound book marketing plan, including using our First Chapter Preview option, which sends an excerpt of your book to more than 3,000 independent bookstores (as well as libraries, reviewers, and other select readers). And, of course, all our top publishing services include Ingram wholesaler distribution and availability, the top pick of most booksellers, big and small.
Having paperback copies of your book on hand lets you nimbly respond to promotion opportunities and make plenty of unanticipated sales.
When you purchase the Ultimate Black& White or Full-Color publishing package now, we’ll triple the number of free author copies that come with your package!
Simply order your package before the promotion expires by entering the promotion code triplecopies into your shopping cart. We will also publish and distribute an Amazon Kindle e-book Edition of your book for free when you start today!
When it’s time to share YOUR story with the world, call and talk to an Outskirts Press Publishing Consultant who can help you on your journey to publication.There are three convenient ways to connect:
Welcome to 2022, and in celebration, Outskirts Press is offering an instant 22% savings on our most popular packages—the Ultimate Black & White or Full-Color.
The wrapping paper has been torn off—and this is the perfect self-publishing gift for yourself. Among the many benefits both publishing packages offer, you’ll receive:
A free customizable cover, the number one thing that gets readers to buy
A publishing team to answer all your questions and make sure everything that needs doing is done—on time
Worldwide distribution and availability at over 25,000 retailers
This deal even includes a stocking stuffer: we will also publish and distribute an Amazon Kindle eBook Edition of your book for free.
Keep your resolution to publish this year. Just use promo code newyearsv when ordering your package right now! This offer expires on January 7th! Don’t let your New Year’s resolutions, or this offer, pass you by!
When you set out to write your book, did you think, “I can’t wait to format my book’s interior!”?
How about “I’m so excited to be my own marketing assistant!”? Of course not! You said to yourself and to anyone who would listen, “I’m a writer!”
But you do need formatting, marketing, and many other essential things, like editing, to turn what you write into a book. So, for today only, let Outskirts Press wave our magic wand and make $500 disappear from our completely turnkey One-Click Publishing Package. This package features dozens of benefits geared specifically to your book’s genre, as well as free book copies for marketing . . . and more. In addition, the One-Click Publishing Package is the only publishing bundle that automatically also includes coveted marketing options such as Author Platform Setup Through Social Media, Google Books Preview, Book Video Trailers, Amazon Author Profiles, and Amazon Listing Enhancements.
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Yes, “judge a book by its cover” is an idiom referring to first impressions and snap judgments about everything, but when we’re talking about literal books and their covers, the idiom holds true.
This is because the human brain processes images faster than it does words. Plus, if your cover looks shoddy, readers and reviewers alike will be right to wonder where else you skimped on quality . . .
Outskirts Press is making it even more affordable to wow! with your cover. Purchase the Ultimate Black & White or Full-Color publishing package today . . . and we’ll give you a professionally designed custom cover (a $399 value) AND professionally refine your cover text (a $199 value), PLUS include a stunning-looking Amazon Kindle edition of your book (a $299 value) absolutely FREE!
Simply enter promotion code covervalue when you buy the publishing package, and this $897 in total savings will be added.
What are the two most important elements to a high-quality, successful self-published book? Many readers would say professional copyediting and a professional custom cover. Both services help in securing stronger book sales and better book reviews. These are integral to every self-published author trying to get their book “out there.”
Your book cover’s importance cannot be stated enough. A custom cover allows a designer to create a completely unique cover that captures the essence of your book. Undoubtedly, this makes your book more appealing to readers (which equals more book sales). Your designer will create two covers for you, so you can choose and modify the one you like best.
Copyediting is a necessity, as any book with obvious spelling errors will be overlooked and your book sales may suffer as a result. With a full copyedit, your professional editor will conduct a thorough basic edit over your entire manuscript’s punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
When you start publishing today with the promotion code, we will edit the first 15,000 words of your manuscript for free to help you determine if a full edit of your manuscript is a worthwhile investment. And since people DO judge books by their covers, you will also receive a free professional custom cover design (a $499 value). By starting right now, we will also publish and distribute an Amazon Kindle eBook Edition of your book for free (a $299 value). That’s over $1000 of additional value to make your book the best it can be! Just enter promo code coverkdedi in your shopping cart during checkout.
For more information and help choosing the best self-publishing service, contact your Outskirts Press Publishing Consultant today. There are three easy ways to connect:
“Outskirts made the publishing process super easy for me and my Author Representative knew what she was doing and was very helpful!” — Katie Patterson, author of Ride.
