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Why You Should Have a Blog

By: S. Morris May 13, 2021May 12, 2021

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Are you on the fence about starting a website or blog? Well, let me convince you that now is the time…

House Tour, Final Stop: Publicity

By: B. Greene February 18, 2021February 17, 2021

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Book publicity is the effort a book publicist makes to get the book(s) they’re promoting into the consciousness of consumers. Simply put, it is the job of the book publicist to help drive sales by building recognition.

House Tour: Sales

As much as we love to think about literature as an art form, at the end of the day, publishing is still a business where the ultimate goal is to sell books. As a publisher you could acquire the greatest novel ever written, but without the Marketing and Sales teams, that book isn’t going to fly off the shelves. Sales plays an integral role in getting books from the hands of the author to the hands of the reader as early as the acquisition stage.

Black Lives Matter

Like so many others across the United States, we here at Three Houses Press were deeply impacted by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25th. While we grapple to make sense of the terrible violence and oppression members of the Black community face daily, we want to voice our support in their fight for justice and equality. Below we have included ways for you to take action.

BISACs for Beginners

BISAC codes are also an important metadata component for self-published authors to explore. Because independent authors do not have the resources provided by a publishing house, they must invest their own time and effort into developing metadata.

Building Relationships with Booksellers

By: R. Mange October 24, 2019October 23, 2019

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Establishing and maintaining good relationships with booksellers is an important factor in the success of a book, especially for authors who are still finding their footing. A good librarian or bookseller who knows you and believes in you might take the time to put your book on a recommended list, or point it out to a customer who doesn’t have a title in mind.