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Acquisitions

Community Outreach to Find Hidden Gems

By Jennifer Ladwig and Michael Shymanski

January 25, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Community Outreach to Find Hidden Gems

Ooligan Press receives many unsolicited submissions through our Submittable from authors all over the world looking to get their books published. Despite the traffic our Submittable receives, there are times where the works we have received do not provide the press with the manuscripts we need. This is where community outreach comes into play.

Filed Under: Acquisitions Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, books, community, community outreach, pitch, pitching, publishing, submissions

Competitive versus Comparative Titles

By Jennifer Ladwig

November 11, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Competitive versus Comparative Titles

One of the perhaps forgotten challenges to writing and publishing books is explaining to others what it’s about. In the publishing world, this struggle is combated with what we know as “comp titles,” which Penguin Random House defines as “an elevator pitch for your book.”

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, book, books, comp titles, comparative titles, competitive titles, Marketing, publishing, sales, writing

The How and Why of Mission Statements

By Jennifer Ladwig and Michael Shymanski

August 17, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The How and Why of Mission Statements

With millions upon millions of people in the United States who think they have the next New York Times best seller, how can a publishing company find the diamond in the rough? What can a publishing house do to ensure they are receiving submissions for books they actually can and want to publish? The most effective way a publishing house can convey this information to an author is through the company’s mission statement.

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Manager Monday Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, guidelines, mission, mission statement, Ooligan, ooligan press, press, publishing, publishing houses, submissions

Knowing Your Audience: A Quick Guide to Improving Your Query

By Kimberly Scofield @kmscofie

June 1, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Knowing Your Audience: A Quick Guide to Improving Your Query

Oftentimes, developing target audiences can reveal interesting information about how to get the book into the hands of the reader. For example, if members of a target audience are likely to listen to podcasts, then the marketing plan for the book should include some reviews by podcasts they probably listen to.

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Manager Monday Tagged With: Acquisitions, audience, Marketing, marketing profile, query, Query letter, target audience, target profile

Proposals: The Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction

By Kimberley Scofield

April 27, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Proposals: The Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction

Writing book proposals can seem intimidating. Writing the book was hard enough, and now you have to get other people to like it too. The number of resources for writing query letters is infinite, with published authors, agents, and publishers all weighing in on what makes a good query letter. But what about the next step—the proposal package?

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Acquisitions, agents, book proposals, fiction, nonfiction, pitches, proposal, publishing, query, Query letter, Titles

It’s Nothing Personal: Reasons for Rejection that Go Beyond an Author’s Control

By Laura Mills

August 2, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

It’s Nothing Personal: Reasons for Rejection that Go Beyond an Author’s Control

As a new publishing student getting my first introduction to the acquisitions process at Ooligan, I can’t help but feel a bit traitorous at the prospect of contributing to more of those infamous letters. If there is one thing I can say that might benefit a talented author who just isn’t the best fit for Ooligan right now, it’s that the rejection often has nothing to do with measuring an author’s skill. Instead, it might simply be a matter of not being in exactly the right place at the right time.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, publishing, queries, rejection letter, Self-Publishing, submissions, timing, traditional publishing

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