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Forsaken Press Marketing and Distribution Network

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Forsaken Press seeks to embrace and take full advantage of Social Media as a means of marketing and promoting our company, releases and writers to a large, global audience. Our current marketing network of Social Media outlets includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, DeviantArt and our official blog on WordPress.

Forsaken Press has established a wide arching network of distributors, making our releases available through many different avenues in a diverse array of marketplaces. Believe it or not, but our distribution network is three times the size of Amazons. By focusing our efforts on large distributor networks we have established one of our own that is far reaching and includes multiple platforms, including: Amazon, Smashwords, IngramSpark, Lulu, Kobo, Apple Books, OverDrive, Baker and Taylor, Scribd, Tolino, Gardners and Bibliotheca CloudLibrary.

We also have a presence in the online and physical bookstores of major and independent retailers such as Barnes and Noble, Angus and Robertson, Walmart and Collins. As well as other local retailers in a number of countries, such as Ireland, Great Britain, France, Spain, Canada, Brazil, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, The Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, India, Germany, Russia, South Korea, Poland, The United States of America and Mexico with a combined total of 51 countries in our distribution network. This equates to a combined total of access to 25,000 libraries where our ebooks can be accessed and purchased, 14,000 stores where our paperbacks can be ordered by either customers or stocked by the stores themselves, and 70 online retailers.

Our marketing network plans for the future currently include podcast and Youtube channels, an official website and blogger blog. We are also aiming to increase our distribution network by having online stores on our official website, blogs and Facebook page, and further expanding both marketing and distribution networks by utilising mediums such as Shopify that feature combination blogs and online stores.

Solitary Confinement (Issue 7)

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The official weekly Forsaken Press Newsletter:

Issue 7: 14/12/2019

From the desk of the President and Editor in Chief, Mr. Cameron Walker.

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to another issue of Solitary Confinement, the official Forsaken Press newsletter. We have a massive issue for you this week with lots of exciting news and announcements to make. First off, as we have been advertising a little bit these past couple of weeks we are now closed for submissions from the 14th of December until the 30th of January for the holiday period and to sort through the submissions we have while dedicating some time and effort to other things that require our attention.

Tomorrow also marks the official release of the first Forsaken Press title released under the company’s banner, Ken Dixon’s, The Roots of Marvis Jedd. An absurdist, satirical take on small town life in the American Mid-West, it tells the story of journalist Clay Reston returning to his home town, a place he despises after a fifteen year absence. You can find it available for purchase on Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, Scribd and Apple Books.

“Returning apprehensively to his home town of Thune, writer Clay Reston endeavors to document the early years of enigmatic musician and fellow Thune native, Marvis Jedd. At every turn, he is reminded of the many reasons they both left as soon as they could.

The Roots of Marvis Jedd is a satirical, somewhat absurdist portrayal of small town life in the American Mid-West. Baring similarities to the work of existential philosopher Albert Camus, Clay Reston struggles to find a sense of meaning and purpose to his own existence and the people and events taking place around him, while writing a biography on his home town’s most famous son, Marvis Jedd.”

Not only that, but we have another two novels scheduled for release before the year is out with Through the Gates of the Silver Key: The Best Collaborative and Ghost Written Works of H.P. Lovecraft set for release on December 23rd and the second and print editions of Cameron Walker’s tale of pillage, plunder and pirates, Devil’s Eye out December 30th.

We’re all hard at work behind the scenes, with our Social Media Manager Jenna, and our Marketing Manager Ashley, working with us to really make our marketing and social media network something impressive and innovative that offers our authors a lot of exposure, support and presenting a refined and professional image that’s eye catching and easily identifiable. Jenna is working hard on our twitter to bring you all the latest news and updates, while Ashley recently took over management of our Instagram and we are all very excited to see what she achieves with that.

Meanwhile I am hard at work helping to prepare Devil’s Eye by going over it with a fine comb, and perfecting the manuscript for its print and our new and improved second edition release. In conjunction with the myriad of other tasks I deal with while conducting the every day operations of Forsaken Press and preparing some promotional pieces for The Roots of Marvis Jedd and our future releases out later this month. Priest is working hard at designing cover art and formatting manuscripts for their Ebook and print releases. If he escapes with his sanity intact, it may very well be a miracle.

In closing we are also revamping a few things around the place as part of our campaign to enhance our image and ensure Forsaken Press meets its potential, for clients and customers alike. If you’ve visited the blog before you’ll notice a few changes with a sidebar menu and options at the bottom of the page now clearly visible as we seek to flesh the blog out a bit and make it easier to navigate. We also have some new additions coming to the Facebook page and don’t forget to look us up on DeviantArt and Tumblr.

That’s all from me for this week, stay tuned for next week’s edition, which will be the last for a while as we wind things down a bit for the holidays and focus more on behind the scenes developments we have in the works.

Warm regards,

Cameron Walker,
President and Editor in Chief,
Forsaken Press.

Solitary Confinement (Issue 5)

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The official weekly Forsaken Press Newsletter:

Issue 5: 29/11/2019

From the desk of the President and Editor in Chief, Mr. Cameron Walker.

Hello all,

As usual its been another busy and eventful week here at Forsaken Press, but I am happy to announce that things are finally settling down into some sense of normality as we get everything we need established set up and ready to roll. The editing and formatting process with a number of works for release is progressing very well and we’ll be getting those out right on schedule in the coming weeks. And you can be sure that in the coming months we’ve got a load of new releases in the works with five scheduled in the coming months and another four currently in development. We are constantly growing, picking up new authors and scheduling new material to be released under the Forsaken Press banner.

A brief look at our release schedule for the next month shows three exciting releases that you’re sure to love:

Devil’s Eye. PRINT EDITION, by Cameron Walker – Coming December 14th.

Through the Gates of the Silver Key: The Best collaborations and ghost writings of H.P. Lovecraft, edited by Cameron Walker – Coming December 23rd.

The Roots of Maris Jedd, by Ken Dixon – Coming December 30th.

Aside from the news on upcoming releases we’re happy to report that our social media network of Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, DeviantArt and Twitter are slowly, but surely growing. So if you’re on any of these platforms be sure to give us a follow and show your support. I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that next week’s issue of Solitary Confinement will include a very significant and special announcement concerning releases and submitted material, so stay tuned for that.

Plans for our Youtube channel and other forms of media and content outside the area of Social Media have been unfortunately delayed for the near future while we focus on other, more pressing matters, but we still have big plans for them in the longer term. I’m quite excited about what we have in mind, but unfortunately it will have to wait for a later date. Updates and announcements relating to that will be revealed as they become available.

Be sure to follow the official Forsaken Press blog and Facebook page as we have some great content coming for you in the near future in the form of interviews, samples, excerpts, reviews, focus pieces and related articles. Speaking of which I was recently interviewed by our wonderful Social Media Manager Jenna for the first entry in our “On Writing” interview series, right here on the blog, which I would really recommend checking out. Stayed tuned for next week’s addition to the series when I sit down with the maestro of the macabre C. Priest Brumley and discuss writing, horror and things that go bump in the night.

Lastly I would like to take the opportunity to welcome Allyson Cooper Russell to the Forsaken Press team. Allyson will be releasing her debut novel, True Companion, through us in the coming months and its sure to be a hit with fans of slow burning Sci-Fi.

That’s all from me for this week, as I said stayed tuned next week for what could possibly be our biggest announcement yet. 🙂

Thank you for all your continued support,

Cameron Walker,
President and Editor in Chief,
Forsaken Press.