Smugmug—Hosted Images

Dear Authors,

This BOOK BUZZ! will be short but sweet. It's to let you know about a service we are providing for our Evergreen Press, Gazelle Press, and Axiom Press authors that will be a useful resource in promoting your book(s). The service is available at a website called Smugmug.

We have set up several image galleries at Smugmug:

1. Evergreen Press covers
2. Gazelle Press covers
3. Axiom Press covers
4. Evergreen Press authors
5. Gazelle Press authors
6. Axiom Press authors
7. Our imprint logos
8. CBA convention photos
9. The home office here in Mobile
...plus others

Here is the link to visit Smugmug:

http://Banashak.smugmug.com

After you click this link, you're taken to my homepage at Smugmug. There my short greeting will mention a few benefits of the site and provide a brief orientation.

The purpose for using Smugmug is:

1. To enable you to easily share your cover or bio images with the media or other interested parties. Your picture and cover links can be a great addition to your hardcopy or electronic press kit.

2. To enable you to easily order promotional materials based on the cover of your book(s). You can order poster prints up to 30" x 40" as well as t-shirts, mugs, buttons, and a host of other promotional materials featuring your book cover. If you don't have a color printer, you'll appreciate Smugmug.

3. To provide a way for you to access your cover image anytime of the day or night. If you don't have a scanner, this could come in handy.

I have tested the printing for an 18" x 24" poster and found the quality to be top-notch. The poster was delivered in a few days via priority mail. The prices seem very reasonable too. The poster was about $20 plus postage—about half the cost of Kinko's!

If you need help using Smugmug, just click the "help" link at the top of the page and most of your questions will be answered. If not, then contact me.

We have already uploaded many of our author photos and cover images. If your image files are not up, let me know.

One more thing. If you like the idea of Smugmug and would like to use it yourself, you can sign up free for 30 days (but be careful; if you don't use Smugmug every few days, they will delete your free trial account). You're better off signing up for the basic service—it's only $29 per year. If you do decide to sign up, enter my email address in the referral box and save $5 off your subscription. (That's brian@evergreen777.com.)

That's it for now. Have a great day!

Warmest Regards,
Brian Banashak
© 2004, Brian Banashak