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Book Video Trailers, Marketing Options, Outskirts Press News, Uncategorized

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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Book Video Trailers, contests, Twitter Contest, Uncategorized

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

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:

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Self-Publishing Book Spotlight: Witnessing

 U.N. Staffer Pens Book on
World Unity Through Christ

A new book from a former United Nations staffer aims to do nothing less than bring unity to the world—with one soul, that is oneness. Witnessing, first of a book trilogy from author Haile Gebre Egziabher explains how Christianity can heal old divisions and bring all the peoples of the world together. Haile knows some might call that vision naïve. But in a decades-long career with the United Nations, he saw first-hand how effective communication and the sharing of ideas can erase even the most pronounced rifts.
“With the U.N., I had the opportunity to visit many countries and continents, and found the world to be small,” says Haile, who is now retired and living in Asmara, Eritrea. “The experience of going around the world supported my dream of world unity. As a result, I have become rich in wisdom and spirituality. And I want to share that vision with others.”Witnessing does just that, in 13 compelling chapters that tackle everything from Christian basics to keys for harmonious living. At the core of the book is a belief that the tenets of Christianity function uniquely to promote worldwide harmony. Readers will learn how the Holy Trinity, the Commandments, church sacraments and Christ’s own life all add up to a way of living that makes war, division and strife not just unlikely—but unfathomable.

What’s stopping us from making that dream a reality? Quite simply, not enough people have surrendered their lives to Christ, Haile persuasively explains. Packed with powerful scripture, Witnessing will encourage non-believers and casual Christians alike to fully devote themselves to God, while at the same time provide devout Christians with the message they need to share with others.

 

For more information or to contact the author, please visit www.outskirtspress.com/witnessing.

When it came to telegraphing his message of love and peace to the world, he found that Outskirts Press was the best fit for his publishing needs.  This author purchased the Book Blast, saving 25% on 5 powerful marketing services to blast the book into the stratosphere! The Book Blast package includes the following options: Custom Press Release, PR Publicist Campaign, Book Review Submission Service, Book Video (shown above) and Personal Marketing Assistant. Outskirts Press authors can easily and conveniently add this package at any time from the Marketing Options screen of the author’s center.

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Self-Published Authors Now Get More Bang for Their Book Marketing Buck with Four Improved Promotional Services Offered By Outskirts Press

In its continuing effort to further support self-published authors, leading self-publishing and book marketing company Outskirts Press has increased the value of 4 different book marketing services for its authors – without increasing the costs — by adding professional marketing consultations, new social networking channels, and more.

January 26, 2010 – Denver, CO – Outskirts Press, an Inc. 500 company and the fastest growing self-publishing and book marketing company, today announced it has greatly improved four of its popular book marketing services for its growing family of self-published authors.  The CD Media Kit, Enhanced Audio Excerpt, Book Video, and Amazon Kindle Edition options by have each been expanded to bring more benefits without additional cost.

Recognizing the value and necessity of live, 1-on-1 marketing consultation, Outskirts Press has also added the 30-minute marketing call to the Enhanced Audio Excerpt option at no additional cost. The Enhanced Audio Excerpt offers a two to three minute audio recording of a section of an author’s book, recorded by book marketing guru and Blog Talk Radio host Sally Shields.  Not only is this option ideal for authors who may not like the sound of their own voice, but the Enhanced Audio Excerpt is distributed and syndicated just like a Podcast, which includes availability on multiple content sites, including iTunes. 

The CD Media Kit already offered by Outskirts Press includes a customized CD-ROM that authors can use to promote their book.  Included on the CD are a professionally written press release, an author biography and book summary, a marketing plan and promotional calendar, an author image, and a secure e-book edition of the book.  Now each CD Media Kit option includes a valuable thirty minute phone consultation with an Outskirts Press Personal Marketing Assistant, to help the author develop their marketing plan and promotional calendar to be included in the CD-ROM.

“After their marketing consultation, now our authors can hit the ground running with a full understanding of how to use their CD Media Kit and/or Enhanced Audio Excerpt to support the successful marketing of their book,” stated Outskirts Press Director of Author Support, Kelly Schuknecht.

The Book Video Trailer option offered by Outskirts Press has also been improved with no additional charge to the author to feature a newer, cutting-edge style, and now includes social networked links through Facebook and Twitter.  Outskirts Press Book Video Trailers are approximately one minute in length, professionally produced like a Hollywood movie trailer, and are embedded on the author’s own Outskirts Press webpage as well as distributed to YouTube, Metacafe, MySpace and a host of other online video outlets.

Outskirts Press books can now be available on the iPhone, thanks to the free Kindle application for the iPhone, currently one of the hottest apps on iTunes.  With the Outskirts Press Amazon Kindle Edition option, Outskirt Press is able to take advantage of Amazon’s own increased promotional services so that Outskirt Press books with Amazon Kindle editions are now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch as well as through Amazon’s regular on-line store. This announcement also comes with an improvement in the formatting and conversion processes conducted on Outskirts Press books to ensure their Kindle editions are among the best in the business.

For more details about these and other services offered by Outskirts Press, read the publishing newsletter at http://outskirtspress.com/newsletters

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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http://outskirtspress.com  1-888-OP-BOOKS 

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Halloween Book Video Trailer Contest Hosted by Self Publishing News Blog

October 20, 2009 – Denver, CO – The recently relaunched Self Publishing News blog at www.selfpublishingnews.com has announced a Halloween Book Video Contest in association with Outskirts Press, America’s fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company.

Five Halloween book video trailers were posted on SelfPublishingNews.com on October 14th.  Votes started being collected via the blog on October 15th, and will continue to be accepted through Halloween. The author of the most popular Halloween-themed book video trailer will receive an Enhanced Audio Excerpt, courtesy of Outskirts Press.

“There is no better time than Halloween to shine the spotlight on five authors who are building their author platform in horror, mystery and the occult,” said Outskirts Press CEO Brent Sampson. “Today’s successful self-published author realizes that in order to separate one’s self from the pack, one must leverage every resource available. And that means publishing with a full-service self-publishing and book marketing company that offers book videos, iTunes-syndicated audio excerpts, and much, much more.”

The Halloween book video trailers being showcased on SelfpublishingNews.com are for the following books, listed in alphabetical order:

21 Bizarre Stories, by José Cepeda García

Demon Key, by David Brookover 

Destiny’s Warriors, by R.M.Putnam 

The Peruke Maker, by Ruby Dominguez

The Vampires: Minotaur, by Levant DuPrae

Voting continues through Halloween and the winner will be announced on the Self Publishing News blog on November 1st, based upon the publicly available poll results at that time.

The winning author will receive an Enhanced Audio Excerpt, featuring the professional voice talent of radio personality (and bestselling author herself) Sally Shields. The audio excerpt is then added to the author’s free author webpage and includes RSS distribution, plus podcast-level syndication, including availability via iTunes.

Book video trailers and enhanced audio excerpts (with iTunes) demonstrate the additional marketing services Outskirts Press offers to help its authors promote their books.  Outskirts recognizes that authors need to take advantage of every resource available to them to market their books and therefore offers them the widest possible range of promotional venues, all at the best value for the author. 60-second book video trailers costing $1,200 – $1,800 with other self-publishers cost just $399 with Outskirts Press.  Continued attention to post-publication value and services like this keeps Outskirts Press at the vanguard of today’s self-publishing industry.

About Self Publishing News:

The Self Publishing News blog at www.selfpublishingnews.com is a showcase for self-published author successes as well as a venue for new self-publishing announcements.

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Self-Publishing Spotlight: An African Tale

An African Tale, is a rich story for children that opens them to the world of Africa; a world of extremes, drought, floods, beauty, devastation, vibrant life and miserable death. The tale  begins with a history of how the Okavango Delta in Botswana was formed when the people were still hunter-gatherers and food and water were scarce. A waterfinder of the time finds a magical stone in the shape of a diamond, which enables him to produce rain whenever needed. He becomes a semi god with eternal life and lives into modern times when belief in gods starts to fade and so does he. He leaves the stone with the prophecy that there will be two children born born at the same time, one from a rural village and the other from the urban city center who will together through cooperation be able to harness mythical power of the magical stone.
Author Enna Uren wrote a story about African children growing up in two worlds (one old and the other new) using some of the old myths and beliefs to create a fantasy world; An African Tale is also a story about environmental issues particularly water which is such a central part of Botswana life. Throughout An African Tale we meet talking geckos, friendly snakes, flying donkeys and a host of other creatures as we travel from the beginning of human time to the present day. Beautifully narrated, An African Tale, is bound to be treasured by children who love tales of adventure.

About the Author: Enna lives on the edge of the Okavango Delta where an inland delta turns the dry Kalahari sands into a wildlife paradise. She owns and operates a resort that takes visitors on safari into Botswana’s National Parks the Kalahari and the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Visit her resort’s website at http://www.okavangocamp.com

This author purchased the Book Blast package and saved 25% on 5 powerful marketing services to blast her book into the stratosphere! The Book Blast package includes the following options: Custom Press Release, PR Publicist Campaign, Book Review Submission Service, Book Video (shown above) and Personal Marketing Assistant. Outskirts Press authors can easily and conveniently add this package at any time from the Marketing Options screen of the author’s center.

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Book Blast Featured Book: What Are You, Stupid?

What Are You, Stupid? is a part-humorous, part-serious and always politically incorrect take on what constitutes stupidity, how widespread it is and how to live in a decidedly stupid world.“We do not have to, and should not try to, totally understand stupid people,” Shephard writes with characteristic wryness. “However, we do have to co-exist with them.”

That’s not always easy, at least for the non-stupid, Shephard explains. Readers will meet the fried-chicken joint that ran out of chicken; the fast-food worker who locked the doors because “we’ve got too many customers”; the jail guards whose head count kept coming up wrong because they were counting themselves; and – unfortunately – much, much more. There’s also a section to help readers determine if they or someone they know is, in fact, stupid.
More than an entertaining romp, What Are You, Stupid? examines how stupidity often rises to the top of even the largest corporations, hindering efficiency and holding back organizations and people. Yet many people are afraid to confront stupid decisions and behavior head-on. With What Are You, Stupid?, Shephard seeks to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of stupidity while providing a rallying cry for change.

About the Author: Henry Shephard is a graduate of Shaw University and A&T State University, with degrees in psychology and counselor education. He is a veteran school counselor and teacher. Shephard has worked with the North Carolina Prison System and in the mental health industry. He and wife Faye live in Statesville, NC.

When it comes to book marketing, this author isn’t stupid! He selected the Book Blast package and saved 25% on 5 powerful marketing services to blast his book into the stratosphere! The Book Blast package includes the following options: Custom Press Release, PR Publicist Campaign, Book Review Submission Service, Book Video (shown above) and Personal Marketing Assistant.  Outskirts Press authors can easily and conveniently add this package at any time from the Marketing Options screen of the author’s center.

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Advice, Author Spotlight, Book Video Trailers, Marketing Options

Self publishing book promotion with book videos

We all know that the internet is moving toward video. Book video trailers uploaded to YouTube, MySpace and other video networking and social networking sites can kick start viral marketing campaigns geared toward word-of-mouth promotion. What other opportunities exist for authors once they have their book video in hand?

In a word, Amazon.

Amazon’s blog lets you upload your video directly to your book listing page.  How do you do that? By following these simple steps:

  1. Create an AmazonConnect account if you don’t already have one at http://amazon.com/connect
  2. Create a new blog posting
  3. When the blob interface appears, click the tab that says “Video”
  4. Browse your hard drive for your video file and upload it
  5. Complete the form and click the Save button.

Your video will be in your Amazon blog within a few minutes. Further details about AmazonConnect are provided to Outskirts Press Diamond and Pearl authors after their books are published. Book video trailers and Amazon are just the beginning of the self-promotion marathon, but they are good beginnings:

Above is an example of the book video that plays from the Self-Publishing Simplified book listing on Amazon.

Or visit the Amazon page for The Daughter-in-Law Rules for another example of a book video created by an author.

For more details about book video trailers, see the previous blog posting.

To experience self-publishing simplified first-hand, visit Outskirts Press.