August 16, 2005
New reviews magazine for self publishers
A new publication is about to appear which specialises in the independent reviewing of self published books.
The title accepts books 6 months prior to publication through to 3 months after. Unfortunately books that have been in print for longer than three months don't qualify.
The magazine is called Readers' Review and will be published three times a year.
The one drawback is that the publication takes a trade discount on all sales made through the review that appears. It takes 30% of the cover price, but also demands 15% of the monies owed to you as 'administration'.
If you'd like more information on how to sumbit your book, contact us at iain@pabd.com
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August 12, 2005
Air out my shorts
'Air our my shorts' is a literary podcast from Toronto, produced by Preston Buttons and The Word Whore. As the name suggests, authors send in their short works of fiction and have it read, discussed, and in some cases dissected, on air.
To learn more, and to submit your own work, take a look at their website.
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August 11, 2005
2005 DIY Book Festival - Deadline
The 2005 DIY Book Festival entry deadline is Sept. 25 for the fourth annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.
The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, 'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2003. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house that has published less than 50 works since the entry cut-off point.
The grand prize for the 2005 DIYBF Author of the Year is $1000 cash and a flight to Los Angeles for the gala awards ceremony. Genre category winners will receive a combination of books, software and cash awards.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria:
1) General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good story.
2) The unique use of guerilla marketing tactics to reach a wider audience. This includes innovative marketing, merchandising, publicity tactics and other innovative methods of reaching an independent audience...
For more information please visit the DIY convention website
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July 27, 2005
A Masters course in book marketing
We've been an avid reader of John Kremer's sites and newsletter for some time now. If you want to know about book marketing then you can do much worse than start here. Well, John has gone one stage further and has launched what he's calling his 'Masters in Book Marketing'. It's a nine month course - including retreats and everything - that starts this August. He admits that you won't get a degree but you'll not be caught short when it comes to marketing a book after this.
You can check out the course here
It costs $12,000 - which is likely to be too much for most of us mere mortals - but if you have that sort of money hanging around and are serious about being a self-publishing success story, this could just be what you're looking for.
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Free web seminar on becoming an Amazon best seller
Steve Harrison is soon going to be repeating his free web seminar:
"How to Make Your Book an Amazon.com Bestseller And Sell Tons of Copies Even If You're a Marketing Novice"
It covers all the best tips and mistakes to avoid and interviews two authors who have been highly successful selling on Amazon. You can register for the seminar here
Well worth a listen.
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July 26, 2005
Important opportunity for UK self publishers
Every year, the Bookseller Magazine runs two supplements for Independent Publishers. It is a great way to get in front of the book sellers who may just stock your book. We've just been contacted by the magazine about their September supplement.
I suppose the best way is just to paste what they sent to us:
"THE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE
23 SEPTEMBER
Did you know:
Almost 6 out of 10 chain bookshops asked found the IPC essential and valuable, and over half of independent retailers!
As a smaller or independent publisher, then you hardly need telling how difficult it is to gain the attention of the book trade. Without a large rep force, or expensive mailings, reaching the chains or the independents with news of your titles is a real problem.
That's where we can help. Twice a year The Bookseller, the UK's market leading book trade magazine, publishes The Independent Publishers Catalogue. It's mailed out as part of our regular subscription, seen by an audited 56,572 readers. It's also a publication recommended by the IPG to its members as an effective way of marketing their books.
The basic entry level is just £100 plus VAT per title, an all-in price which includes production and up to 3 proofs of your advert. For this you get a jacket in colour and your own 25 words of accompanying copy with ordering information. The deadline for the September edition is August 26th.
Easy, cost effective and with a wide, guaranteed circulation amongst the UK Book trade, the IPC is an important way of ensuring your titles reach the market in the run up to Christmas this year."
If you are serious about reaching book stores throughout the UK, this is something that is well worth considering.
We do have a little more information and contact details of who you'll need to speak to, so drop us a line if you're at all interested.
As usual, it's info@pabd.com
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