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Recap of Randy’s recent B & N trip

Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Randy had another successful trip at Barnes & Noble. His key buys included: Holy Woman of the Past and What they have to teach us today, House of Ghosts, Stonewiser, and This Way Madness comes. You can check out these great books on our AtlasBooks website: http://www.atlasbooks.com

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Frankfurt Book Fair

Posted in Information for Publishers on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

AtlasBooks Distribution will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair again this year and we would like to know if you will be attending and would like to meet with us. The fair will run from October 14 – 18, 2009. Please complete our survey and appointment request by clicking on the link below. If you [...]

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Border’s Trip: July 21st- July 22nd

Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Randy will be meeting with the buyers in New York City, July 21st through July 22nd. Stay posted for details!

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National Parenting Publications Awards

Posted in Information for Publishers on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Tell 4+ Million Parents About Your Books for Kids! Reach 4 million parents in major markets in holiday issues of 40 regional parenting magazines, and a quarter-million parents every month, year-round, with ongoing coverage on NAPPA.parenthood.com. DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND MAGAZINES - DEADLINE AUGUST 17 - Babies, Kids & Young Adults “S&S Children’s [...]

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Pre/Post-Publication Marketing

Posted in Information for Publishers, Useful Information on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s never too early to plan the marketing of your new book. In the book industry, there are two critical periods for book marketing; pre- and post-publication marketing. Pre-publication marketing is done at least 6 months prior to the publication date. During this critical time, marketing efforts are geared toward the booksellers themselves. These are [...]

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Backstage Pass: Letters From Readers

Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi Joe, Just finished reading “Backstage Pass” and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it! Having grown up in Northeastern Ohio and also knowing many of the folks you mention, the book brought back some very nice memories. Laughed outloud many times…especially at the Joe W. “oops” after crashing the model [...]

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11 Tips to Avoid Self-Publishing Traps

Posted in Information for Publishers on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

11 Tips to Avoid Self-Publishing Traps by Marilyn and Tom Ross Self-publishing used to be the Rodney Dangerfield of book publishing. It didn’t get “no respect.” Today that’s all changed. With originally self-published books like The Celestine Prophecy, Butter Busters, The Christmas Box, and What Color is Your Parachute? monopolizing bestseller lists—do-it-yourself publishing is very [...]

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Successful Borders Trip

Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Randy our traveling “gnome”, only had positive comments to make about his recent trip to Borders. Hist top buys where Tanked, Whole Foods, and House of Ghosts. The Buyers felt it will be a very promising fall season.

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FiledBy Launches Program to Assist Writers and Publishers

Posted in Information for Publishers on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A little more than a month ago, FiledBy, a digital marketing company for the publishing industry, was launched. They provide Web-based tools to empower authors, writers, illustrators, photographers, and other content creators. The FiledBy platform enables these professionals to easily build an online community where they can promote their work and interact with their fans [...]

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