Amazon’s December 10, 2011 price check app promotion caused quite a stir in the book industry. Though books were not actually included in the price check, which gave consumers up to $15 in discounts to those who scanned prices of products at bricks and mortar stores, the book industry took offense. Indie bookstores were outraged, [...]
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The Web As an Invaluable Writing Tool – A Guest Post from Alvina Lopez
Posted in Guest Blogs, Useful Information on December 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s undeniable that the web offers an infinite cache of content ripe for a person’s perusal; mindlessly entertaining Tumblrs, Flickr accounts with engrossing images of foreign landscapes, and the notorious cat videos on Youtube seem specifically engineered to distract people from the tasks at hand. Writers are no less immune to these web based honey [...]
New Year…NEW Widget!
Posted in Information for Publishers, Marketing, Useful Information on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Discount if purchased before January 31st, 2012 Please contact your Account Executive at 1.800.537.6727 to learn more
Let Bookmasters Celebrate Your Book This Season
Posted in Useful Information on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Promotional Price $850* Valid 12/05/11 – 12/28/11 For more information regarding this comprehensive strategy please contact your Account Executive at 1.800.537.6727 *Note: Pricing includes 4% cash discount. Discount not available for other forms of payment.
An Eye on Borders
Posted in Breaking News, Information for Publishers, Useful Information on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Borders is in the news almost every day now. The word “bankruptcy” is becoming more and more prevalent in these reports. We want to keep you, our publishing partners, aware of what is going on, so here is a quick timeline and links to recent articles with more information. December 31, 2010: Borders announced that [...]
BookMasters Announces the Appointment of a UK Based International Publisher Services Agent
Posted in Useful Information on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BookMasters Group, U.S. Printing and Content Company, expands its UK and European presence with the addition of Jonathan King, Director of Chieftain Book Services Ltd., as their International Publisher Services Consultant, based in Epsom, Surrey. Jonathan King has nearly 30 years of publishing experience and has worked at some of the UK’s leading trade [...]
Why Does Publication Date Matter to Bookstores? Publisher Resources Post of the Week
Posted in Useful Information on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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 look at how bookstore buyers have to work within a [...]
Banned Books Week
Posted in Useful Information on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and will be held this year from September 25th to October 2nd. Many stores and libraries highlight books that have been challenged and report that customers are surprised when they learn there are hundreds of book challenges every year, and that many favorite books are on the [...]
Do new writers have to blog?
Posted in Useful Information on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was following a Twitter discussion using #pubtip and came across a post by Kristen Lamb discussing why new writers should blog. I thought it was pretty good. Social media is an ever-growing source for promoting yourself and your books. So obviously getting a following is a good thing. But I also love that Kristen [...]
National Parenting Publications Awards
Posted in Useful Information on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The deadline for the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) is fast approaching. Check out their website for details and register by the August 10, 2010 deadline to qualify for this competition. Winners of this award appear in the November/December issues of more than 45 regional parenting magazines nationwide and on NAPPA.Parenthood.com, a popular site for [...]
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