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A few weeks ago there was a post on the BookMasters’ blog (our parent company), about understanding the various selling programs that Amazon offers. This week I want to get more specific about how AtlasBooks works with Amazon and what that means to our distribution publishing partners. How does AtlasBooks sell to Amazon? AtlasBooks sells [...]

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This has been a short series on summer reading lists, and today rounds off with a chance for you to weigh in. We want to hear your favorite summer reads and your favorite summer themes (for example, Cool Off with a Hot Book). BIf you haven’t already, be sure to check out part one and part [...]

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If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If an author has a book signing and no one comes to the event, is it successful? I don’t know the answer to the first question, but the second is “no!” Just as marketing your book is so [...]

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With the heat of summer finally about to start winding down, it is time to think about spring!  The AtlasBooks Spring 2011 catalog deadline is fast approaching (September 15). Now is the time to take the plunge and make the decision to publish your book. Now is the time to think about 2011. The publishing [...]

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Each week we highlight and expound on a question or section from our Publisher Resources page on our website. The more you know, the better you can publish, so we invite you to check out the information we offer. This week we will continue to highlight the steps to a successful booksiging. (Check out step [...]

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Getting on a reading list of any type is good for a book. It gives the book a vote of confidence. It also puts the book in line with other books so that if a reader likes one book in the list, they will be more likely to pick up another book on the list. [...]

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Check out the post about Understanding Amazon on our parent company, BookMasters’, blog.

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Each week we highlight and expound on a question or section from our Publisher Resources page on our website. The more you know, the better you can publish, so we invite you to check out the information we offer. This week we will continue with step two of doing a successful book signing. Step Two: [...]

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We would like to respond to a recent post we had regarding one of our trading partners and distribution competitors. Anonymous: How can I say this nicely? I can’t. My 2010 experience with New Leaf Distributors was an expensive nightmare. I would not recommend New Leaf to anyone after this experience. What I was promised [...]

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As the summer draws to a close, readers may be finishing out their summer reading lists. What makes a book good for summer reading lists? Lots of places put out their lists, often tagging them as summer beach reads, cool books, and the like. Here are a few examples for adult books: Good Housekeeping Oprah, [...]

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