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Writers on writing, and rewriting

Write well: writers on writing, and re-writing Following the earlier post Setting Clear Objectives; You have identified your target reader, know your big idea, have defined the structure, and immersed yourself in the subject. Writing provides the opportunity to reflect, revise and polish. The words tumble out, sometimes in perfect order, but usually somewhat raw. […]

Dinosaur Murt Book Launch with Sheree McKewen

Sheree McKewen’s second book, Dinosaur Murt – Memory Valley launch was celebrated Saturday, June 17 at the ACT centre in Edmonton’s Rundle Park. For the kids, drafts of the illustrations were available to color. Pith helmets marked the adventure and face painting and plenty of dinosaurs were part of the celebrations.  In Memory Valley, Murt […]

Stirring Memories recognized

Stirring Memories: Reflections and Recipes was recognized in the Edmonton Journal best of 2012 book list featured on page c15 of today’s Journal. The GANG sold over 300 copies at the launch. PageMaster provided design, assembly, printing and binding. The book is available on our online store PageMasterPublishing.ca as well as at locations throughout the city. […]

Do I Get Copies of Print-Ready and Source Files for my Books?

We got this question from a client and it’s one every author should be asking the publishing services companies they are considering. Q. I was wondering…when my book is edited and laid out by you, do I get some finished product saved on a disc or something, for when I get printing done in the […]

Does PageMaster Market to Bookstores?

I got this question the other day and it’s one a lot of people ask. Do you offer distribution/marketing services to brick and mortar stores as well as online ebook distribution and marketing in North America? We distribute to brick and mortar bookstores but at this time are not actively pursuing relationships with bookstores. Most […]

When To Sell Your Book By the Bundle

At PageMaster Publishing Services we specialize in small runs of books. Most of our clients don’t want to have boxes of books sitting around not making them money.  That’s not to say we can’t facilitate bigger orders. We’re excited to see you sell your book by the bundle. The fastest and easiest way to sell […]

How to Decide On Potential Publicity Outlets for Your Book

At PageMaster Publishing Services we know an efficient and effective way to let potential readers know about your book is to reach them through the publicity, marketing, and sales outlets where you are most likely to get their attention. Revisit the post in this series entitled “17 Ways to Focus on Your Book’s Key Audience.” […]

Three Things to Consider When You Set Your Book Marketing Budget

You’re going to need to budget your money and your time and work within both of these. It’s best to set them now as we’ll be setting a plan for social networking, advertising and media marketing. Once you have a general idea of the amount of money and time you are comfortable investing in the […]

17 Ways to Focus on Your Book’s Key Audience

At PageMaster Publication Services we know that focusing on your book’s key audience will help you design a marketing plan that enables you to reach your publishing and sales goals. Who is your ideal or core target audience, and why? In order to identify what characteristics are shared by your ideal readers answer the following […]