Thank you to EVERYONE who braved the freezing cold and treacherous roads to make it down to Art Fuse last night. The brave few who gathered were rewarded handsomely by stellar readings from authors Anne Hamre and Taras Kaznasty, a moving exposition on her art and the artistic process by Lori Anne Youngman, and an […]
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ART FUSE: An Explosion of Local Word, Image and Sound!, hosted by yours truly Wolfgang Carstens, was launched February 21st as PageMaster welcomed author Edin Viso and artist Oksana Zhelisko. Edin read poetry from his book Balkan Tattoo and Oksana unveiled a stunning new series of paintings! It was followed up the next Thursday with artist […]
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Join your host author and publisher Wolfgang Carstens tonight (Thursday February 21st) as he welcomes guests Edin Viso and Oksana Zhelisko for an evening of poetry and art. Edin Viso: “Edin Viso, author of Balkan Tattoo, is a poet who knows the value of a blanket, a single orange, a moment shared—this moment. He is […]
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Friday, December 14th at 7pm – 9pm Alberta Aviation Museum 11410 Kingsway Avenue NW Edmonton, AB (780) 451-1175 Please visit http://whathaway.ca/media-kit/ for a downloadable version of poster. PageMaster Publication Services Inc. and The Alberta Aviation Museum proudly present author Warren Hathaway as he reads from his newest book Pursuit of a Dream: The Story of […]
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PageMaster is proud to announce the release of Susan Glasier’s penetrating memoir Bend Like the Willow: A Tale of an Arab Promise. The book was recently reviewed by the Red Deer Advocate here. Bend Like the Willow is a many-layered story of a young naïve American girl who sets out for her first year of […]
Continue readingYou’ve heard me say that books sell through sweat equity… The advent of print-on-demand book services has exploded, resulting in an oversaturation of books in today’s book market. There are, quite literally, more books being printed than are being read. The hard reality about selling books is that new titles have less than a 1% […]
Continue readingOne of the most effective things that authors can do to bolster sales of their book is to send copies out for independent review. We’ve already discussed the importance of writing effective book descriptions and author biographies—which are powerful sales tools that help potential readers decide whether or not your book is right for them. Independent book […]
Continue readingAn effective description of your book is a powerful sales tool. It will appear on the back cover of your book to pique a reader’s interest; in catalogue listings to entice new readers to add your book to their shopping cart; alongside your author biography on your website, blog, and social media; and it will […]
Continue readingAn author biography is like a short sales pitch that introduces the author to their readers, readers to the author’s published work, as well as achieving an end goal such as directing interested parties towards the author’s website or blog. A strong author biography should connect the author with their readers, pique their curiosity, and […]
Continue readingOne of the most important markets available to self-published authors and the independent press are libraries. Having your book stocked on the shelves of your public library, as well as public libraries around the world, provides easy access for your book to be read by tens of thousands of readers. It’s also a great way to […]
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