Many sellers large and small do more business during the holiday season than during the rest of the year, and self-publishing authors are no different. But the holiday magic usually doesn’t just happen. It takes clear goals, planning, focus and commitment to reap the greatest profits during this key time of opportunity. There are many … Continue reading 5 Ways to Market for the Holidays – and How to Get Them Started
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We love our authors and are constantly looking for ways to help you succeed. If you’ve published with Outskirts Press, you already know we start you off with a ton of priceless information in our beautiful Book Launch Kit: things like simple marketing suggestions, effective tactics successful authors use to sell, a marketing roadmap, and … Continue reading Vote Now for Your Preferred Delivery of the Book Launch Kit!
Attention all Colorado-based authors, editors, illustrators and photographers: Outskirts Press is once again sponsoring the annual Colorado Book Awards, and we encourage your submissions for the 2018 Awards! The annual event is run by the Colorado Center for the Book, the program department of the Colorado Humanities, which is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of … Continue reading Outskirts Press Proudly Sponsors the 2018 Colorado Book Awards
Have you recently self-published a book? The more time you spend exploring your options and opportunities, the clearer it becomes that self-publishing a book is a lot like launching a start-up business ... and that the more you plan, the more you’ll get ahead. There are countless considerations and decisions to make once you make … Continue reading Why Your Book is Like a Start-Up Business
Even though a small part of us cringes at the thought of yet another to-do list, we can't help but recognize that the recoil is somewhat a consequence of semantics: we may not have had much success giving up sweets or processed foods or otherwise accomplishing resolutions of years past, but we fully acknowledge the … Continue reading Make Some New Plans for Your Book in the New Year!
Have you published a work of non-fiction lately that dealt with health, wellness, fitness, or a lifestyle regimen designed to reshape the body? If you have, you'll already know how difficult it can be to find and build the perfect marketing strategy to sell your book. The good news is, there are ways and means … Continue reading How to Market Your Health & Fitness Book
Who doesn’t love this time of year? The festive décor, the music, the lights … Oh, and the best part: mysterious stacks of colorfully wrapped packages under the tree, driving you wild with anticipation of what’s inside. If you think about it, this is the same feeling of wonder an author should create with a … Continue reading The Job of a Book Cover (and How to Get Yours Customized)
Published authors, lend me your ears! Professionally-voiced audio book publication is now available at Outskirts Press. You asked for it, and we listened! Readers are listeners, and now it’s easier than ever to target that whole new market. Contrary to popular belief, e-books are not the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry. Do you … Continue reading Introducing High-Quality Audio Book publishing at Outskirts Press
What a year 2017 has been for Outskirts Press authors. With so many new options, impressive writers, amazing books, and industry accolades, it becomes impossible to highlight everything. So rest assured this is just a small cross-section of what made 2017 an amazing year for Outskirts Press and all our amazing authors. What you may … Continue reading 2017 Self-Publishing Retrospective – A Year in Review
So: You’ve written a book, and now you need to sell it. How would you like to throw a dazzling book reading and signing event and read excerpts from your book to an audience hanging on your every word? Book readings, and their close compatriots, book signings, are one of the keystones of a self-publishing … Continue reading How to Dazzle Your Readers With a Book Signing Event!