Back in the 1990s Jill and I operated our own small press publishing company and, at that time, there weren’t millions of authors self-publishing their books, there weren’t services where you could buy editing, book design, production, or any of the essential services that are readily available to us today. That’s because books were almost […]
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Your book has multiple dimensions. Each of these dimensions corresponds to a stage in the editorial process, and different types of editors.
Self-Publishing in 2020 has some exciting opportunities in store for authors. In this video author Julie Broad covers 5 questions she's asking to stay on top...
Sound advice from Scottish indie author on how to make social media more fun and more productive for promoting self-published books
The question keeps coming up around Book Launchers ... should I use Amazon's free ASIN number, or do I need to buy an ISBN for my book? In today's video, Jul...
Learning how to navigate the publishing world is hard enough. Then there are the vanity press businesses that pose as publishers, predatory publishing companies, fake literary agents, and other publishing scams running rampant across the internet. Our post, How to Spot Publishing Scams & How To Avoid Them, shows some of the red flags to look out for and ways to avoid falling into the traps these scammers set to ensnare new authors.
We ask writers on our social media platforms what they think of publishing through vanity presses The answers are overwhelmingly negative
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Whether you're going to go full DIY or hire a full-service self-publishing firm like Book Launchers, or you're considering a hybrid publisher there are a lot...
There are plenty of companies that will help you self-publish a book but they are not all equal or even fair. In this live stream replay, Julie Broad of Book...
If you're an author wondering how to do author newsletter swaps then you're clearly looking for some great book marketing strategies. Author newsletter swaps...
Are you wondering what a content editor does when they work on your non-fiction book manuscript? Content editing, also known as developmental editing, is a f...
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Outskirts Press helps authors publish and market high-quality books by offering exceptional design, printing, publishing, distribution & marketing services.