Self-Publishing Summer Spotlight

Welcome to the first annual Self-Publishing Summer Spotlight!

Self-Publishing is often mentioned, even by me, only as the butt end of jokes in the book blogging world. However, in our digital age, self-publishing has a chance to become (for some very dedicated authors) a viable alternative to a major publishing house. With the ever growing e-book market and the recent introduction of the iPad I believe that self-publishing won't always carry the stigma that it does today.

That being said, I don't think all self-published books are created equal. Since there is no authority doing quality checks there is virtually no way to gather which books are good and which ones are not so good. This is where I come in. I am going to open myself up to submissions of self-published novels and agree to read at least 10 pages of each one. If the 10 pages get my attention I will read more. As I find books that I think are outstanding and deserve more attention I will review them and do my best to publicize them as I would any debut novel. Please read the rules before you submit and leave any comments about you have about this contest!

Details

- Submit your book here

- Submit only in PDF format

- You may send me an email to request my address if you want to send a hard copy (Note: This is strongly discouraged as it will cost you money)

- I will have a button for you to donate to this site please help! (Note: this is not required. Your entry will not be affected by whether you donate or not. I only ask because I am a poor college student and this site costs me about 70 dollars a year to run not including my time.)

- This is only for fun! I am not a publisher or agent nor do I have any connections to anyone in the publishing industry. I am only offering this contest as a chance to spread the word about your book.

- You may only submit original work

- You may only submit a book if this is the first book you have published (hence DEBUT authors)

- Leave any comments or questions in the comments section or fill out a contact form.

- Again, go here to submit!

- Thank you and have fun!!

Winner!

The contest is closed! So, I have picked the top five entries, and the first place entry will receive a copy of Dan Wells’s I am not a Serial Killer.

5) Shennandoah: You might be a serial killer if you bring a shovel on a first date.

4) Robert: You might be a serial killer if you were disappointed to find out that Axe Body Spray is really just cologne.

3) Randy: You might be a serial killer if yes, you've killed people, but it's not a problem, because you "can stop anytime you want."

2) Robert: You might be a serial killer if your collection of stuffed bears includes the 1989 offensive line.

And the first place winner, the only one that really made me laugh out loud, is…

Shennandoah: You might be a serial killer if you think switch blades and twine are soooo last season #killercontest

Congratulations Shennadoah on winning a copy of I am not a Serial Killer! DM me your email and I will send you the book!

I am not a Serial Killer Twitter Contest!!

That's right, I am giving away my (lightly used) copy of Dan Wells' Debut I am not a Serial Killer. However, I am not going to give extra entries for dissemination. This is a creative contest, so strut your stuff bloggers! It will be held in two places, the comments section of this post and twitter.

Rules

Finish this sentence, "You might be a serial killer if..." (Think Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck jokes).

Either comment here or tweet with the hash-tag #killercontest so I can find it.

The winner will be the person who made me laugh the hardest!

This contest will run for one week only, I will announce the winners on Friday April 16th.

You don't get any points for dissemination, but help a brother out and spread the word!

Have fun with it, be creative and I will post the top ten on the blog!

Winners!

Or, if that doesn't work go here

While You Wait

My sister Caroline and I are anxiously waiting for the last three people to become fans of The Debut Author Blog. I want to give these books away and I've enlisted her help to do draw the names. In the meantime you can go check out my girlfriend's blog where she is talking about our 2500 mile road-trip we took over spring break.

Contest Continued....

To clear up some of the rules. You must leave a comment in order to be entered into the final drawing! Also, I have added a new rule. An extra two entries will be added for each relevant comment on any post. So if you go back and say something smart about a former post I'll give you TWO EXTRA ENTRIES per post. The only limit on this is the 50 entry limit I imposed before. You can still enter via the original rules, so go and spread the word get as many entries as you can and win one of these great books!

Who Likes Free Books?!

Yesterday I announced that the Debut Authors Blog would be having it’s first book giveaway. Well, I have good news. I am not giving away 1 novel now, there are 2 books being given away! The first book is Kimberly Blackadar’s Nothing but Trouble After Midnight the review of which I will be posting tomorrow. The second novel is the newly released The Line by Teri Hall, which is en-route to my favorite Indy bookstore as we speak.

The Rules
To enter one must “join the site” via Google Friend-Connect in the right side-bar.
The contest will remain open until there are 51 people as members of The Debut Authors Blog.

Every person that is “a member” will automatically get +1 entry (If you were a member before today you get another +1)
If the contest information is twittered or retweeted +2 entries
If person subscribes to the RSS feed for the blog +2
If a person subscribes to the Calendar Feed +2
Friend The Debut Authors Blog on Facebook +2
Become a fan of the Debut Authors Blog on Facebook +3
Signs up for The Debut Authors Blog monthly newsletter +3
Mention this giveaway in a blogpost +3
Link to the contest in your sidebar +3
Add The Debut Authors Blog to your blog roll +4
Submit a debut novel to the Debut Calendar (one that isn’t already on there) +5
Write and submit a review for a novel that fits the criteria for the Debut Authors Blog (does not need to be accepted for publication here, just submitted) +10(per review)

In order to get credit for all or any of these entries a person must leave a comment on this post noting all extra points with links for proof and note what name they are following under.
Provide me with some means of contact, email me if you are more comfortable (still must post tally in the comments)
Entries will cap at 50 per person and must be totaled in the comments (unless you were a member before today then you are capped at 51).
I will pick a winner sometime after we get 51 members of the site.
Each entry will be written onto a slip of paper, thrown into a large bowl, and the winner picked via video feed on the blog.
Have fun and spread the word!

The Debut Authors Blog's First Contest

You read correctly! I am giving away a book and the contest will open tomorrow. The giveaway will be one of the books that have been featured on the blog thus far, to be revealed tomorrow at 0700. I want to give my current readers a chance to get an entry before I really start to spread the word on the contest. The only way to initially enter the contest is to "join the site" using Google friend connect (in the sidebar on the right). The contest will close with the 51st member of the site and all of those who are followers will be automatically entered. There will be ways to gain entries but more about that tomorrow. Join the site now and make sure you are entered into the drawing!

More Contests

Blogger Contests

There are several Blog contests going on right now. The first one is over at Weronika Janczuk where she is giving away Kiersten White's PARANOLMACY along with some other cool prizes. Check it out. Next there is a giveaway of Lauren Oliver's Before I fall over at Bookalicious Ramblings. The Undercover Book Lover is giving away a bunch of books that are coming out this month including several that are on the Debut Calendar. Story Wings is holding another great contest and you can enter just by following her! Another contest is being held by Lenore where she is giving away some dystopian novels Babbling Flow is holding a March Madness contest as is Addicted2books. Butterfly Book Reviews is giving away a copy of Lauren Oliver's Before I fall. Go check these awesome contests out and tell them Jeff from Debut Authors Blog sent you there!

Author Contests There are two awesome contests this month from authors that are releasing Debut Novels.
The first one you can find over at Y. S. Lee's site All you have to do is leave a comment that says "If I was a spy..." and complete the sentence. Also, you get an extra entry every time you spread the word via facebook or twitter. So go enter and win some awesome prizes!

The second is over at Alexandra Bracken's Website. All you have to do is spread the word about her book and her contest and you are entered!

Both of these books look awesome and I hope I get the chance to review them some time this month!

Another Giveaway

Victoria Schwab, author of The Near Witch (her debut novel) is giving away a copy of Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. All you have to do is embed her v-blog. So in an effort to give Rachel Hawkins and Victoria Schwab some more publicity and enter the contest myself, I'll post it here.

March Contests

There are two awesome contests this month from authors that are releasing Debut Novels.
The first one you can find over at Y. S. Lee's site All you have to do is leave a comment that says "If I was a spy..." and complete the sentence. Also, you get an extra entry every time you spread the word via facebook or twitter. So go enter and win some awesome prizes!

The second is over at Alexandra Bracken's Website. All you have to do is spread the word about her book and her contest and you are entered!

Both of these books look awesome and I hope I get the chance to review them some time this month!

Blogger Contests

Another contest is being held by Lenore where she is giving away some dystopian novels. Go check it out!