by Nicki Yowell | Apr 28, 2026 | Marketing, Publishing, Tips
By Bailey Potter, Senior Editor Your book is printed, and boxes of copies were just delivered to your door. Besides promoting it on social media, LinkedIn, getting it into bookstores, etc. (a quick pause to applaud you getting this far!), how does one get their book...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 5, 2026 | Announcements, Publishing, Writing
Congratulations to Cal McCarthy, one of the recipients of the 2025–26 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! Cal McCarthy (they/them) is excited to pursue Book Publishing at Portland State University. They earned their Bachelors in English Literature from Pacific...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 2, 2026 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer Picture it: You’ve placed the last period on your latest manuscript. You’ve stopped typing and you finally think, This is it. You send your book off to your copyeditors and proofreaders, and very soon, this plain-text document is going...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 29, 2025 | Marketing, Publishing, Tips
By Bailey Potter, Senior Editor Comp titles (comparative titles) are helpful in so many ways to all corners of the publication of a book. From indie authors to agents and publishers to bookstores, their worth trickles down all the way to the consumer, though their...
by Nicki Yowell | Jun 30, 2025 | Publishing, Tips
By Executive Editor Ali Shaw I love hearing an author talk about finishing their manuscript revisions and their excitement to start sending their submissions out to publishers and agents. It’s such an exciting time! It can also be a bit scary. Convincing someone to...
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 30, 2025 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer and Ebook Conversion Specialist If you’ve been in a bookstore lately, I don’t have to tell you about the sheer number of “Exclusive Editions,” “Collector’s Editions,” and “Deluxe Editions” that have crowded display tables and shelves...
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