Tag: book-formats

Marketing Options

Listen to this! Audiobooks are BOOMING

According to Forbes Magazine, United States audiobook sales reached nearly $1 billion in 2018 (final 2019 figures aren’t in yet), which continues a 7-year double-digit growth since 2012. One can only assume the sales will be even higher in 2019, and now in 2020, even higher still.

Is your book an audiobook yet? If it’s not, it should be, especially if your book falls into one of the following categories, which, according to Amazon, are the top-10 best-selling audiobook genres:

  1. Mystery & Suspense — narrators are particularly good at being spooky!
  2. Anything on the bestsellers list — surprise surprise!
  3. Science Fiction & Fantasy — during these pandemic times, is this really a surprise?
  4. History & Biographies — narrators have a knack for sounding knowledgeable
  5. Business & Self-Improvement — who has time to better themselves? Oh, yeah! I have a 1-hour commute!
  6. Children & Young Adult — who knew children like having books read to them?
  7. Inspiration & Religion — now your listeners can join those who hear God speak to them
  8. Erotica & Romance — is this really a surprise to anyone?
  9. Sports — now people can play fantasy football while they watch football AND listen to football!
  10. Westerns — Giddy-up! Listen, cowboys and cowgirls, it’s time to publish YOUR audiobook right now

 

Publishing Options

How Large Print Editions Help Your Book Reach a Whole New Audience

Did you know that the number of readers over the age of 65 is expected to almost double between 2018 and 2060. That represents a huge opportunity for you and your book.

Outskirts Press wants to help you reach that potentially untapped market with the introduction of our Large Print Editions. No matter how many formats you already have or want (paperback, hardback, ebook, audiobook, etc.), Large Print Editions are a growing subset of publications that allow savvy authors to market their books to a new audience of readers — all without having to go to the trouble or expense of writing & publishing an entirely new book!

From paper color and font type, to font size, formatting, justification, margins and layout, our professional Large Print Editions adhere to the American National Association for Visually Handicapped’s best practices to ensure the widest possible market for your book.

If you’ve already published a book or two with Outskirts Press, as so many of our satisfied clients have, adding a Large Print Edition is as easy as clicking the button below. We’ll take it from there and handle everything for you while you sit back and relax. Before you know it (typically within 6 weeks), your Large Print Edition will join your other formats and editions around the world via global distribution and availability. It couldn’t be easier!

If, on the other hand, you are publishing an entirely new book with us, you will need to select from one of our available hardcopy publishing packages first by clicking the button below and making your selection. During your consultation, you can notify your Personal Publishing Consultant that you wish to add the Large Print Edition. Or you can schedule that no-obligation consultation right now to get started.