Getting Into Print: Solving the Mysteries of Publishing

Name: Getting Into Print: Solving the Mysteries of Publishing
Start: 2025-01-16T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301

Schedule

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301 | Concord, NH

Deidre Randall of Peter E. Randall Publisher will outline viable options for publishing today, discuss the essential tasks each title needs regardless of how it will be published, and provide tips for authors on best practices for working with their publisher. The elements of a strong marketing foundation will also be discussed. Questions and comments will be welcome throughout the presentation.
Deidre Randall is the CEO of Peter E. Randall Publisher, a 53-year-old, independent publisher located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Deidre provides project management and marketing consultation for all titles, including both print and ebook editions. The firm publishes primarily nonfiction, illustrated titles, focused on history, memoir, cooking, nature, photography, guidebooks, and children’s fiction and nonfiction. The firm specializes in hardcover, full color volumes. Audiobook production, video book trailers, author websites, and publicity packages are also offered. Titles may be presented for consideration by email to [email protected].
Deidre received a M.Ed. in Business Administration from Antioch New England Graduate School in 1999, following thirteen years of direct service to literacy programs; grant preparation, teaching, college instruction and project coordination. She worked closely with her father, Peter Randall, from 1998 to 2008, learning publishing from the ground up. Deidre has consulted with and published over 300 authors, promoting more than 450 titles since 1998. She is an award-winning songwriter, and a poet who received nominations for Poet Laureate of Portsmouth in 2003 and 2007. Deidre has been an avid reader and book lover for as long as she can remember. She is a mother of three wonderful children, and she is raising a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf milk goats in southern Maine.