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Marketing is really the key to creating book sales and we have an innovative and dedicated PR and Marketing team to help you with this.

We have a variety of different options to support you and help you create that little (or large) space in the world of publishing for your book and announce your team to your targeted audience. Every author will have a different view on the level that they would like to get involved with marketing themselves and their books and we understand this.

So we have created a range of marketing packages for you to add on to your essentials publishing deal. Our various bundle deals each contain some or all marketing options.

Advanced Information Deal - £125 + VAT
An AI sheet will announce your book to the book trade in advance of publication. You will have an initial consultation with our marketing team to tidy up your synopsis and book details before creating your AI sheet to be sent out to your local and specialist bookshops.

You supply us with a synopsis of the book, an author biography and some insight into what influenced you and inspired you to write the book. We will then make up an AI sheet with a picture of the books cover and send it to bookshops in your home county or shops that specialize in the book's subject matter.

As part of this package you also recieve 50% on our book catalogue listings, see below.

Catalogue Listing *New!*
As part of our new summer iniative, we have launched a book catalogue especially for the book trade. A full colour glossy A5 catalogue which we will send out quarterly to our extensive contacts from local bookshops to big chains and wholesalers, designed to really make those buyers sit up and take notice of your book.

View a sample of our Autumn-2007 release. We are still filling this catalogue, so if you are already a discovered author just get in touch with your author manager for further information.

Choose from:

Half page £100 + VAT
Full page £150 + VAT
Double page £250 + VAT

Local/Special Interest Press Release Deal - £250 + VAT
We will write a press release to announce your book to the press in your local area using our extensive database of press contacts. Plus if applicable we will also send out press releases to specialized areas of the Media which your book may be targeted to, i.e. Science Fiction forums and magazines for works of science fiction, Business publications for Business books etc.
You receive your first 5 review copies free with this package

Local/Specialist Interest Press Release and Follow-up - £350 + VAT
Allied to the press-release we will follow-up with up to 20 personalized telephone calls to the press to persuade them to order a review copy of the book.You receive your first 5 review copies free with this package

Do It Yourself Specialist Press Release Pack - £150 + VAT
We will supply you with details of any specialist book-shops or specialist media in the UK relating to the subject of your book and we will also arm you with a fact sheet on how to write a press release.

Local Publicity Pack - £175 + VAT
In order for you to promote your book locally, we will supply you with local press and local bookstore contacts (including any specialist media relating to the subject of your book) and we will also arm you with a fact sheet on how to write a press release.

Promotional Poster and Post-card or Book-Mark Design £200 + vat
Perfect to use for publicity in your local book stores, libraries, or to send out to your personal list of contacts. We will use our professional in-house graphic designers to create a range of A3 full colour posters, A5 full colour double-sided postcards or bookmark design options for you to choose from and print them for you at cost price. This package includes:

3 hours design time
10 x A3/20 x A4 posters
100 x postcards or 100 x book marks

Website Design *New!*
Have a little piece of the web all to yourself, perfect to direct all of your readers to. We will buy and register your domain name, design your website on either a simple template look, or a bespoke site.

Choose from:

Mini-Site £200 + VAT
5 page site with all the essential information about you and your books.

Medium Site £400 + VAT
10 page site with all the essential information about you and your books.

We also build bespoke sites for really serious authors, so just get in touch and let us know what you want.

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