Book Marketing Solutions will soon publish the inaugural titles of the "Of the Heart" series of books. These themed anthologies will feature poetry and short stories written by authors from all walks of life from a variety of geographies and demographics. We are looking for quality poems and short stories which fit our current soon-to-be-published "Of the Heart" series.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Select the poems or short stories which are indicative of your highest quality work.

  2. Indicate which book title is most suited for each poem or short story submitted.

  3. E-mail submissions in the e-mail text body or as a pdf or MS Word document attachment.

  4. Submissions can be made via email to: info@BookMarketingSolutions.com

Poetry & Short Stories Current Project List:

   "Yearnings of the Heart:

        A Mosaic of Things Hoped For"

   "Passions of the Heart:

        A Mosaic of One's Capacity to Love"

   "Railings of the Heart:

        The People of a Nation Speak"

   "Celebrations of the Heart:

        A Mosaic of Life's Joys & Triumphs"

   "Sorrows of the Heart:                                        Book Cover Samples

        A Mosaic of Life's Tragedies"                      Are Shown Above

Target Markets

The books will be published with North America as the primary focus. The marketing plan includes local market publicity and bookstore placement for contributing authors. The books will also be available for world-wide distribution through the Internet on ReadingUp.com and Amazon.com.

Tentative Production Schedule:

  Author Submissions              Now to July '07

  Editing & Proofreading          Aug. to Sept. '07

  Page Design & Layout          Sept. '07

  Proofing                                Oct. '07

  Advance Copies Available     Nov. '07

Copyright Protections:
1.  Each poem will remain under the ownership of the author (current copyright remains intact).
2.  Each of the published books (anthologies) will be additionally protected under copyright law.
3.  Each author will be able to use their individual work elsewhere as we will have a non-exclusive agreement with each author.
 

Author Discounts:

  Pre-Orders

     50 copies at 50% off retail

     100 copies at 60% off retail

     200 or more copies at 70% off retail

  Subsequent Orders

     10 or more copies at 40% off retail

     By the case: 50% off retail

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Select the poems or short stories which are indicative of your highest quality work.

  2. Indicate which book title is most suited for each poem or short story submitted.

  3. Email submissions in the email text body or as a pdf or MS Word document attachment.

  4. Submissions can be made via email to: info@BookMarketingSolutions.com

Author Copies and Local Publicity

For accepted works, each contributing author will receive one free copy of the published book and can purchase subsequent copies at a discount direct from the publisher. The publisher will support and publicize book signings and author events in local markets. Press releases will be sent to newspapers and magazines. Interested authors may participate in radio interviews.

Communication

Each author will be kept appraised on the books' progress via e-mail. Events and news releases will be posted on ReadingUp.com.

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