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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

Marketing a Sensitive Book: Is It Ever Okay?

By McKenna Green

May 15, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Marketing a Sensitive Book: Is It Ever Okay?

Our team here at Ooligan is working tirelessly to launch our upcoming fall title by debut author Erin Monyihan. In large part, this means working on our marketing strategy. We’ve come across quite a few obstacles regarding our intentions and how we wish to be understood while presenting LAUREL EVERYWHERE.

Filed Under: Marketing, Publishing Tagged With: book marketing for good, consideration, coronavirus, covid-19, grief, mindful marketing, Ooligan, ooligan press, pandemic, sensitive marketing, trauma, triggering, triggers

A Lucky and Successful Launch for ELEPHANT SPEAK

By Julie Collins @JulieCollins321

April 13, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

A Lucky and Successful Launch for ELEPHANT SPEAK

This project has taught me what the greatest powers of small presses are: focused attention on a few projects (instead of hundreds each year), strong author relationships, and intimate knowledge of a book’s story and content.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Start to Finish Tagged With: author tour, author visits, biography, book tour, bookstores, elephant keeper, Elephant Speak, elephants, Launch Event, launch week, New Release, nonfiction, ooligan press, Oregon history, Oregon Zoo, pnw history, Powells, Powell’s Books, roundabout books, sunriver books

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

Marketing Ooligan’s First Romance Title

By Dani Nicholson @danielluhh72

March 9, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Marketing Ooligan’s First Romance Title

Iditarod Nights will be the first romance published by Ooligan. It’s wonderful to blaze a trail, but what does this mean in practice? How can you market a book with no prior contacts and little experience in the genre?

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Cindy Hiday, creativity, dogs, Iditarod Nights, iditarod race, Marketing, ooligan press, research, romance

A Worthwhile Visit from the Author of Elephant Speak

By Julie Collins

November 11, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

A Worthwhile Visit from the Author of Elephant Speak

Fresh advance reader copies had their spines stretched one by one as Melissa signed first pages and gave copies away with her thanks to all the attendees, many of whom shared connections with the Asian elephants of Portland.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Author events, author visit, Authors, biography, book publicity, Collaboration, Elephant Speak, Networking, ooligan press, pnw publisher, project management, small press, student publishing, Teamwork

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