If you enjoyed last week's article in the Boston Globe about the $2 million dollar publishing deal offered to a self-publishing author, you realize that one reason authors choose to self-publish is to "be discovered" by a larger publisher or an agent.

But how do you get your book noticed? There are a couple of tactics you can pursue:

1) Concentrate on getting a high Amazon Sales Rank - Industry big-wigs pay close attention to these numbers, and if a book they have never heard of cracks the top 10, it makes them sit up and take notice. Even a book consistently holding a place in the top 1000 may eventually attract some attention. Keep those online marketing efforts brewing at full capacity! The Outskirts Press Marketing COACH continually offers suggestions for selling better through Amazon.

2) Win book awards and contests - There are a number of major book awards and contests that you should submit your book to once it is published. The Publisher's Marketing Association holds the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards every year; ForeWord magazine offers the annual Book of the Year Awards; and Writer's Digest offers their annual International Self-Published Book Awards. Every year the Marketing COACH offers our published authors help with these contests.

3) Send your book on an international book tour - Book fairs and publishing trade events are a great way to increase the exposure of your book. Every year, publishers, agents, editors, and other industry professional converge upon multiple fairs around the globe, looking for new books to pick-up. Make sure yours is among the books they see.

There are four major book fairs each year:

Outskirts Press will take your book
on a book fair tour around the globe

Of course, the first step to receiving all the marketing support offered through Outskirts Press is getting published with Outskirts Press.

Get started in your author's center today.