iUniverse Titles From Various Genres Earn Publisher’s Choice Designation

Nov. 15, 2007 - PRLog -- Thirty iUniverse titles received the coveted Publisher’s Choice designation during the month of October. Publisher’s Choice titles written by American authors are displayed in the author’s local Barnes & Noble bookstore for a minimum of eight weeks. Titles written by Canadian authors are displayed in the author’s local Chapters Indigo store for the same amount of time.

To become eligible for Publisher’s Choice, authors must first publish their books through the iUniverse Premier Pro Publishing Package. From there, titles that receive the Editor's Choice designation for editorial quality and meet key cover design standards receive the prestigious Publisher’s Choice designation.

Publisher’s Choice gives authors the chance to discover if they have what it takes to succeed in the publishing marketplace by providing the support needed to develop a customized, professional marketing plan. This support includes marketing tips and ideas, a sample marketing plan, a title information sheet template, and the opportunity to communicate one-on-one with an iUniverse marketing associate.

After authors develop their marketing plans and title information sheets, iUniverse submits these documents to a national buyer at Barnes & Noble or Chapters Indigo. The buyer then determines where the books will be stocked and the number of books to purchase for the eight-week stocking period.

iUniverse titles that received the Publisher’s Choice designation during October are:

•   Hi-Tech Equipment Reliability by Dr. Vallabh Dhudshia     
•   The Chaparral Murders by Margaret Stoddart     
•   Seven Days of Hospice by Doug Wilmes     
•   Precipice by Katherine Baccaro     
•   Levels Of Consciousness by Mark Sicherman     
•   Matching Panties by Andrea Spence Accinelli     
•   The Original Mr. Met Remembers by Dan Reilly     
•   Dancing Above the Waves by Susan Walerstein     
•   Stand To ... by Frank Evans     
•   Dream Team by Frederick Day     
•   The Legacy of Ogma by Ethan Rappaport     
•   We All Hear Voices by Sam Taggart     
•   David and Liz by Beverly Rivera Davis     
•   From Noon Until Midnight by Christopher Catledge     
•   Long Story Short by Dennis Upper     
•   Hilljack by William Evans     
•   The Horns of Moses by David Brandin     
•   Thinking of Miller Place by Ethel Lee-Miller     
•   The Patriarch by Nick Buffington     
•   Please Underestimate Me by Richard Tripp     
•   confusion matrix and other poems by David Murray     
•   No Time for the Truth and Other Stories by Frederick Mosser     
•   Treasures of a Teacher's Heart by Lisa Wagner     
•   The Samson Effect by Tony Eldridge     
•   Torture Central by Michael Keller     
•   The Last Patriarch by Doug Forster     
•   Garden Haiku by Li Wang     
•   The Rock Star's Homecoming by Linda Gould     
•   Wonderful Wawa's Words of Wisdom by Walter Rein     
•   Humanizing Child Developmental Theory by Eugene DeRobertis   

“iUniverse is the only supported self-publishing company that makes real investments in its most promising titles,” said Susan Driscoll, iUniverse president and CEO. “The Publisher’s Choice designation is just one example of our dedication to identifying, supporting and celebrating books that have the potential for greater commercial success.”

For more information about these titles, the Publisher’s Choice program or iUniverse book publishing, editing and marketing services, please visit www.iuniverse.com.

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About iUniverse:

iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the United States, publishing more than 5,000 new titles each year. The iUniverse management team has extensive editorial and managerial experience with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, Putnam, Simon & Schuster and Holtzbrinck. iUniverse partners with industry leading author organizations, including the Authors Guild, the Harlem Writers Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) to bring innovative programs to their members. iUniverse has strategic alliances with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in the U.S. and Chapters Indigo in Canada and has offices in New York City, Shanghai and Lincoln, Neb. For more information, please visit iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS.

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