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EARLY BIRD TABLE FOR INDEPENDENT AUTHORS & ARTISANS
Ottawa Book Expo Virtual Edition 2023
$USD 387 / $CAD 495
1 Virtual Table + Interview via Zoom with journalist + Online Meetup with Followers
Jun 15, 2023 to July 27, 2023
OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL BOOK EXPO - IN-PERSON, RIDEAU CENTRE
$575
Saturday, July 8, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Sunday, July 9, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Monday, July 10, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Thursday, July 13, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
$575
Friday, July 14, 2023 (EARLY BIRD PRICES ONLY)
OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL BOOK EXPO 2023 - In-Person - Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park
$549
Saturday, July 15, 2023 (CURTAINED BOOTH + TABLE + CHAIRS + WI-FI + MORE)
$549
Sunday, July 16, 2023 (CURTAINED BOOTH + TABLE + CHAIRS + WI-FI + MORE)
$395
Saturday, July 15, 2023 (TABLE WITHOUT BOOTH - NO FRILLS OPTION)
$395
Sunday, July 16, 2023 (TABLE WITHOUT BOOTH - NO FRILLS OPTION)
$795
per day
July 13-16, 2023
$895
per day
July 13-16, 2023
BRONZE
$949
per day X 3 days
July 15-16, 2023
- - 10 x 10 Booth with one table and two chairs;
- - Wi-Fi, site insurance, electricity, access to main stage;
- - Your logo on our homepage hyperlinked to our organization's site;
- - Your logo on our marketing materials i.e. event posters;
SILVER
$1495
per day X 3 days
July 15-16, 2023
- Further includes:
- - Your logo on YouTube Channel interviews of exhibitors which relate to your organization;
- -- A journalistic interview via Skype or Zoom with one of your representatives that we'll distribute to YouTube also on our podcast channels;
- -- Your logo on giant Bank Street electronic signage if possible (not guaranteed)
GOLD
$3495
per day X 3 days
July 15-16, 2023
- Further includes:
- - Your logo on T-shirts worn by volunteers
- - Your organization mentioned in our widely distributed podcasts as an event partner;
- - Your organization mentioned in our YouTube and other video interviews as an event partner
- - Reference to your organization in all radio commercials;
- - We'll get a journalist to prepare a newspaper-style 700 word review about your organization based upon your interview that we'll publish onto our website.
PLATINUM
$4495
per day X 3 days
July 15-16, 2023
- Further includes:
- - Your logo on T-shirts worn by volunteers;
- - Your logo on front of program guide distributed to event attendees;
- - Your logo branded in the backdrop of the main stage area;
- - Your logo in our social media posts including Instagram and Facebook
SALES-BOOSTING VIRTUAL SERVICES
Publicist services
We arrange and coordinate interviews with targeted media organizations which can include cable TV shows; radio shows; newspapers / magazines influencer blogs; and podcast shows,
$500 per targeted news organization - Interview guaranteed.
Press release writing and distribution
This includes guaranteed access to the publishing of press releases of U.S. TV broadcaster news sites which include FOX-TV, ABC-TV and other affiliates;
Press release writing - $350 per press release
Targeted U.S. broadcaster news sites - $350 per site
(best for SEO)
Book reviews
The writing and publishing (*) of high quality newspaper-style 800 word articles and shorter 100 - 200 word reviews written by independent journalists. Each journalist would read your whole book.
100 - 200 words = $180 per review
800 - 900 words = $275 per review
Ottawa Book Expo branded video podcasts
of authors and publishers which have been responsible for selling hundreds of books for authors; Redistributed to National Public Radio (NPR) affiliated in the U.S. as audio.
Video Podcast - Interview + Publishing and distribution
on YouTube and Bitchute (25 - 40 minute interview) =
$450
Book website design
We provide customized high quality websites for authors which are designed to market one book. Such websites linked to bookstore retailers and social media are vital to boosting sales;
Basic design = Contact Us
Author blog design
Customized CMS designs for authors who seek to easily upload news including images which can attract advertisers and supplement the review of authors / publishers through guest post advertising placements and banner ads
Basic design = Contact Us
Author signing events at Indigo and other bookstores
Great for author book tours. We would also send a camera operator to record the event;
Basic design = Contact Us
Marketing consulting
We provide advice to publishers and authors alike based upon our over 20 years of experience in the book publishing industry.
FREE
Promotional articles on targeted premium news sites
which include TheStar.com, Toronto.com and CBC.ca
Premium Service = Contact Us
Social media advertising and "followers"
on sites like Twitter and Facebook
Premium Service = Contact Us
Social media account creation and maintenance
for publishers / authors with schedules too busy for them to maintain their own social media accounts.
Premium Service = Contact Us
Listing of books on OttawaBookExpo.ca
linked to book retailers plus the ability to upload new content about your books by getting account access to OttawaBookExpo.ca
Premium Service = $150
Advertising of your books on the newly established Ottawa Book Expo Review
To be distributed online on Amazon and other online retailers.
Premium Service - $500 per page
Getting your books listed and distributed to not only Amazon.com but up to 200 other retailers
which include Indigo.ca in Canada, and BarnesandNoble.com in the States.
Premium Service - $500 per title
Book production
(copy editing; typesetting; book cover design; ebook formatting) and printing services (paperback and hardcover);
Paperback Typesetting = $850
Ebook formatting for Kobo, Nook and Kindle = $650
Book cover design = $349
Copy editing = Contact Us