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Indie Publishing

The Library Writers Project and Ooligan Press: Meet-Cute!

By Nif Lindsay

March 11, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Library Writers Project and Ooligan Press: Meet-Cute!

So what’s the big deal about bringing an ebook to print? Ooligan Press has been working on learning the answer to that through its partnership with Multnomah County Library (MCL). Every year, MCL’s Library Writers Project (LWP) is open to local Oregon authors for submission of their self-published works, and the top entries are chosen by librarians and acquired for the MCL collection as ebooks.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: eBooks, hard copies, Indie Publishing, Library Writers Project, Multnomah County Library, ooligan press

Divide and Conquer: Management at Ooligan Press

By Bayley McComb @tweetsthings

November 20, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Divide and Conquer: Management at Ooligan Press

The entirely student-run Ooligan Press is divided into several tiers of management, including team members, project managers, and department leads, all of whom are overseen by Portland State University faculty.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Indie Publishing, management, master's in book publishing, Ooligan, publishing, working press

Goodreads Says Goodbye to Free Giveaways

By Madison Schultz

July 11, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Goodreads Says Goodbye to Free Giveaways

Goodreads, the Amazon-owned social media site for bibliophiles, introduced a major overhaul to its giveaway system in early January. Previously, giveaways were free to host, making them a popular and cost-effective marketing tool for indie authors and publishers. Readers eager to win free books would browse the giveaways page and enter any contests that caught their eye, resulting in lots of exposure for books that might not otherwise get seen. The only cost to the host of the giveaway was that of the book (or books) and shipping.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: giveaways, goodreads, indie authors, Indie Publishing, Marketing

Short Stories and Small Presses

By Kristin Choruby

December 11, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Short Stories and Small Presses

Short stories have long been considered something of a necessary evil in the world of publishing. It is a truism that “short stories don’t sell,” and the major publishing houses are usually reluctant to take on any anthology that doesn’t feature at least one superstar author. A small-scale press, on the other hand, can be […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: anthologies, Carter Sickels, Graywolf Press, Indie Publishing, literary journals, Memories Flow In Our Veins, ooligan press, publishing, Pushcart Prize, Short Stories, Small Presses, Untangling the Knot

Interview with Reading Frenzy Proprietress Chloe Eudaly

By Ooligan Press kMarthPub

March 6, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Interview with Reading Frenzy Proprietress Chloe Eudaly

Reading Frenzy in North Portland is a must-visit stop on any literary tour of the city. Part bookseller, part art gallery, host to lively and stimulating literary events that showcase celebrated local authors and illustrators, the store is a haven for book, graphic art, and zine connoisseurs. Here, the owner provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look […]

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: Chloe Eudaly, Indie Publishing, interview, Reading Frenzy, small press

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