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The Business of Bookstagram

By Jessica DeBolt

August 6, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Business of Bookstagram

It’s not just bibliophiles who are making the most of the bookstagram side of Instagram, publishers and other publishing professions have seen the potential of a few great books pictures and are now using them to promote their own brands. But are the Instragrams of publishers as artistic and effective as those of bookstagrammers, or are they doing something different?

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: books, bookstagram, Business, carly watters, Design, harpercollins, instagram, literary agent, penguin, penguinteen, photo, pictures, press, publishing, publishing house, shelfie, Social Media

Social Media Book Giveaways & You: Why Giveaway Culture Matters

By Joanna Szabo @Joanna_Shwaba

August 11, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Social Media Book Giveaways & You: Why Giveaway Culture Matters

Online book giveaways are becoming pretty standard in the publishing industry’s marketing toolbox—so much so that readers have come to expect them. Giveaways familiarize readers with book covers and copy, increase the number of reviews they receive, generate pre-publication social media presence, and build loyalty around both the author and the publisher.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: book giveaways, giveaways, goodreads, Marketing, penguin, Penguin Random House, random house, small press, Small Publishers, Social Media, sweepstakes

Manager Monday: Book Designer’s Shelfie, Cover Design Edition (Design)

By Ryan W. Brewer

November 23, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Manager Monday: Book Designer’s Shelfie, Cover Design Edition (Design)

Great ideas come from great inspiration, and finding good source material is an essential part to the design process. As we at Ooligan gear up to develop a cover for yet another great title, there is no better time to stop and take a look at some great reference books. Below you’ll find a list […]

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Alvin Lustig, book covers, book design, George Salter, penguin, Peter Mendelsund, Recommendations, Siblings: Stories

And then there were five

By Caitlin Waite

March 10, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

And then there were five

The Penguin/Random House Merger – 6 Months Later Most headlines about the recent Penguin Random House merger have been positive. Some, however, like the aforementioned “And Then There Were Five,” have a slightly morbid ring to them. This particular headline describes the number of “big” book publishers left after the merger occurred. There are always […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: future of publishing, industry, penguin, publishing, random house

Writing Excuses: notes on a podcast

By Sarah Hale

October 18, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Writing Excuses: notes on a podcast

Despite the fact that I’ve improved my tendency to procrastinate over the years, those tendencies can still lurk in the background and rear their ugly head. I recently discovered a Hugo Award-winning podcast relating to procrastination and writing. The podcast is titled, “Writing Excuses” (an instant attention grabber for me). It turns out that a […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: advice, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, excuses, fantasy, horror, Howard Taylor, Hugo Award, I Am Not A Serial Killer, Mary Robinette Kowal, Michigan, Mistborn, Out of Excuses, penguin, podcast, Schlock Mercenary, science fiction, Shades of Milk and Honest, subterranean press, writing, Writing Excuses

Ooligan Press at the PNBA Tradeshow

By Keely Burkey

October 10, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Ooligan Press at the PNBA Tradeshow

This Monday Ooligan Press was lucky enough to snag a table at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Fall Tradeshow. And while the tradeshow closely followed Wordstock, the two events were entirely different. For one thing, the conference was only open to book industry professionals. For another, the goal was to promote books, not sell […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Blue Thread, Ingram, More than Marriage, ooligan press, penguin, PNBA, promotions, publishers, publishing, random house, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, Seattle7Writers, The Ninth Day, tradeshow, Untying the Knot, Wordstock

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