Announcing
HARDROCK
Crazy Jake’s Fish Bomb
The first book in a series of fictional humor by L.
Bracken
Book sellers, offer your customers a hilarious literary escape to Hardrock, Colorado — an accessible, colorful and welcoming destination where the remote, American wilderness enthusiastically beckons full reader immersion.
Sure to bring a smile, Hardrock: Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb is reminiscent of Patrick McManus, Erma Bombeck and Jean Shepherd in reflecting a uniquely humorous sense of time, place and point of view.
L. Bracken's original voice creates an authentically rich and imaginative landscape certain to make this book a coveted gift for the outdoor enthusiast or anyone appreciative of simpler times and a closer sense of community.
The Hardrock series by L. Bracken offers outstanding holiday sales and fan-based opportunities for an under-served demographic hungry for humorously entertaining literature.
Easily classified as either a fiction novel or collection of chronological short stories, this general interest book enjoys little competition in the genre of humor and is highly likely to appeal world-wide to outdoor enthusiasts including hunters, anglers, recreationalists, naturalists and rural Americans of both genders.
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Book Information
Market Appeal and
Hand Selling Talking Points
Promotion Tips and Sales Aids
Register for Special Promotional
Opportunities
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Please Note: Information below applies to the physical hard-copy version of the book, with the exception of information accompanied by an asterisk (*), which refers to the digital version.
Title HARDROCK: Crazy
Jake’s Fish Bomb
Copyright Date 2009
Hard-copy
ISBN 978-0-615-33706-7
*Digital ISBN 978-0-966-45057-6
Because of formatting restrictions, the digital version does not contain
images, other than the front cover.
*Digital Distributor Amazon / Kindle
*Digital Release Date July 12, 2010
Book’s Release Date to National Booksellers: May 03, 2010
Wholesaler: Ingram Book Group
Terms: 45% discount / Non-returnable / Suggested retail price $15.95
Author L. Bracken
Publisher New Flight Books
Publisher Address (also permissions and order inquiries) PO Box
30 Silt, CO 81652
E-mail
info@hardrockbooks.com
On the Web
www.hardrockbooks.com
Including
full sample stories and on-line
Press Kit
Book Description
Paperback
Cover:
Full Color, Coated
Dimensions: 5.5” x 8.5”
Pages: 360
Table of Contents (those linked are available to read as excerpts)
Rocky Mountain Bound
Quartz Creek Inn
The Hardrock Welcoming Committee… as it were
The Gamblers
Coyote Blind
Cooking With Joe and Al
Myth or Mystery…
Crazy Jake’s Fish Bomb
The Legend of the Rat Man
The Ladies’ Society of Diamond Hills Luncheon
Amy Wilson’s Pool Party
Peevil’s Revenge
Bear Feet and Bare Ass
Turkey Run
A Tale of Two Deer
A Hardrock Thanksgiving
Tic’s Addiction
Christmas Eve Miracle at the Church of Hardrock
Sadie Hawkin’s Dance
Winter Hazards
About the Author
Lisa Bracken — an
internationally published author on the topic of corporate negotiation, a
creative writing instructor and independent marketing consultant —
is a 30-year Colorado native deeply dedicated to the diversity of the high
country wilderness which has fostered not only her love of rugged, wild
places, but also her sense of humor in co-existing with them. Hardrock:
Crazy Jake’s Fish Bomb is her fictional humor debut.
Easiest and Fastest
Availability
Wholesale through Ingram Book Group (print-on-demand)
If you are a retailer or other establishment and would like to stock
Hardrock: Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb, but do not have an Ingram account,
please contact us at
info@hardrockbooks.com for other purchasing
options. Please put "Retailer query: Hardrock purchase options" in the
subject line. Thanks.
Market Appeal and
Hand Selling Talking Points
Hardrock: Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb offers customers a hilarious literary
escape to Hardrock, Colorado — an accessible, colorful and welcoming
destination where the remote, American wilderness enthusiastically beckons
full reader immersion.
Sure to bring a smile, Hardrock: Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb is reminiscent of Patrick McManus, Erma Bombeck and Jean Shepherd in reflecting a uniquely humorous sense of time, place and point of view.
L. Bracken's original voice creates an authentically rich and imaginative landscape certain to make this book a coveted gift for the outdoor enthusiast or anyone appreciative of simpler times and a closer sense of community.
The Hardrock series by L. Bracken offers outstanding holiday sales and fan-based opportunities for an under-served demographic hungry for humorously entertaining literature.
Easily classified as either a fiction novel or collection of chronological short stories, this general interest book enjoys little competition in the genre of humor and is highly likely to appeal world-wide to outdoor enthusiasts including hunters, anglers, recreationalists, naturalists and rural Americans of both genders.
As a gift item, this book is attractive, hefty and - as it is coveted and often revisited - is destined to be worn to a tattered fluff.
Please feel free to utilize information from the Media Kit to aid in your promotion of this book. For suggestions on newsletter inclusion or retail display, please contact the publisher directly. Thank you.
Within its market, this book is expected to generate significant, long-term sales. However, no one can predict consumer trends with absolute certainty. You know your customers better than anyone, and we'd love to help you hand-sell more copies of our book - so with that in mind...
To encourage promotion and
sales, we offer over a dozen different and useful sales aids, many of which
are FREE to download.
Please note they are not shown below to scale. Also, if web-page print
option seems a little fuzzy due to efforts at reducing very high file sizes
- please try the Word or PDF file.
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11" x 17" Poster - emulating
book cover [Full-color, glossy, single-sided (shipped either rolled or flat)] Cost $6.00 each Order form Text reads: HARDROCK Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb L. Bracken End of the Road. Beginning of hilarious adventure... www.hardrockbooks.com Buy your copy here! |
Point of Sale Counter Display
[Small, collapsible cardboard (4 3/4" x 4") $8.00 each]
This is a collapsible cardboard stand without side-walls and suitable for
3-4 books. No photo yet available. Order form
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Color Sales Flyer -
Away [8.5" x 11" print quality - FREE] |
"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - away"
Print directly from web page (print only 1 of 2 pages)
"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - away"
Print as a Word document
"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - away"
Print as a .PDF
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Color Sales Flyer - Display [8.5" x 11" print quality - FREE] This flyer has sales language appropriate to the flyer used for in-store display purposes, such as on a table, door or window. There is room to write comments or stamp your store logo and info on the bottom.
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"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - display"
Print directly from web page (print only 1 of 2 pages)
"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - display"
Print as a Word document
"Fully
prepared color sales flyer - display"
Print as a .PDF
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Color Sales
Inserts 3x [one 8.5" x 11" sheet with 3 strips - print quality - FREE] |
This sheet will yield three cut strips suitable to insert into a bag or a book. Each contains relatively detailed information and is an inexpensive way to promote sales to a broader audience. As with the larger flyers, sales language is included.
"Fully
prepared color sales inserts 3x"
Print directly from web page (print only 1 of 2 pages)
"Fully
prepared color sales inserts 3x"
Print as a Word document
"Fully
prepared color sales inserts 3x"
Print as a .PDF
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Shelf Talkers 2x [one
8.5" x 11" sheet with 2 shelf talkers - print quality - FREE]
(if page seems missing, just scroll to bottom.) |
This is a single sheet, horizontally oriented and yielding two shelf talkers, each with an image area of approx: 2" x 3 3/4". You can trim the sheet in half, fold and secure beneath the shelved books, or you can trim to the image size and secure to the front of the shelf. Note: if you print these on card stock you can flip the paper over (so the printed side is face down), place a straight-edge (ruler) on the paper where you want to fold the paper and draw a scissor blade or letter opener along the edge, pressing a little, but not cutting through. Then flip the paper back over and fold it. It will fold much more neatly!
Shelf Talkers 2x
Print directly from web page (print only 1 of 2 pages). Please note, only
the image area is available to print this way which may only allow you to
trim to image area and secure to the front of the shelf.
Shelf Talkers 2x
Print as a .PDF (sorry for the inconvenience, but we have no Word version
available at this time)
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Holiday Sales Booster - Book
Insert [one 8.5" x 11" sheet with 2 inserts - print quality - FREE] Hardrock appeals to women and men alike, but Father's Day and Christmas or Hanukkah are three holidays where a book insert can help boost sales for the male demographic. Women are often stumped when it comes to buying for men - especially when it's a gift valued at $20.00 or under. |
Father's Day, birthdays and other holidays can be sources of anxiety when it comes to picking a great gift he'll really appreciate. A Hardrock book insert helps make her decision easier. Just print, trim, pop an insert into the book and display it by the register or cover-forward on the shelf. Add a matching shelf talker to really get attention (FREE print version below)!
Holiday Sales Booster - Book Insert
Print directly from web page.
(print page 1 of 2) (cover stock recommended to avoid flop-over!)
Holiday Sales Booster - Book
Insert
Print as a Word document. (cover stock recommended to avoid flop-over!)
Holiday Sales Booster - Book
Insert
Print as a .PDF (cover stock strongly recommended to avoid flop-over!)
Full-color glossy card-stock
single-sided inserts available for purchase! Note: These can be removed from
the book at the point of purchase and re-used!
$7.50 / pack of 10 Order form
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Holiday Sales Booster -
Matching Shelf Talker 2x [one 8.5" x 11" sheet with 1 shelf talker - print quality - FREE, this layout compliments book insert above] Trim in a narrow strip and secure under books or directly to front of shelf. (print page 1 of 1 and if it seems missing just scroll to bottom of the page.) |
Note: if you print this on card stock you can flip the paper over (so the printed side is face down), place a straight-edge (ruler) on the paper where you want to fold the paper and draw a scissor blade or letter opener along the edge, pressing a little, but not cutting through. Then flip the paper back over and fold it. It will fold much more neatly!
Holiday Sales Booster - Shelf Talker
Print directly from web page.
Holiday Sales Booster - Shelf
Talker
Print as a Word document.
Holiday Sales Booster - Shelf
Talker
Print as a .PDF
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Vertical Bookmarks [Approx. 2"x6" full-color, glossy front and back. Front (left) Reverse (right)] Available for purchase $4.00 / pack of 20 Order form Temporarily unavailable - reordering. The sales language is identical to the horizontal bookmarks pictured below. This one is best used as an actual bookmark because it offers a larger cover image.
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Horizontal Bookmarks / Shelf
Talkers [Approx. 2"x6" full-color, glossy front and back. Front (top) Reverse (bottom)] Available for purchase $4.00 / pack of 20 Order form The sales language is identical to the vertical bookmarks pictured above. This one is excellent as both an actual bookmark and a high-quality shelf talker. Double duty! |
There is a 'white background / black text' version of this design available above as a shelf talker to print FREE - right below!
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Horizontal Bookmark-Style Shelf
Talkers [one 8.5" x 11" sheet with 2 (1-front /1-back) shelf talkers - print quality - FREE] This style is almost exactly like the horizontal bookmarks, except the background is white and text is black, saving you ink and making it easier to read on the shelf. Print and trim. Best displayed with one front and one back side by side on a shelf edge. |
Horizontal Bookmark style Shelf
Talker
Print directly from web page.
Horizontal Bookmark Style Shelf
Talker
Print as a Word document.
Horizontal Bookmark Style Shelf
Talker
Print as a .PDF
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Counter Talkers [full-color, glossy, business card-sized] This is basically a business card ideal for passing out at the counter or popping in a book, like a bookmark. They are also a more affordable hand-out than bookmarks. Available for purchase $2.50 / pack of 20 Order form
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A single web resolution cover image suitable as a complimentary component in your on-line catalogue, announcements, newsletters, etc. This is found in the media kit, so please scroll toward the middle to find. You could also use the image on the home page.
A single print resolution cover image suitable as a complimentary component in your print catalogue, announcements, newsletters, etc.
Please e-mail us at info@hardrockbooks.com with questions about your order.
More Promotional Opportunities
Hardrock: Crazy Jake's Fish Bomb will enjoy enhanced national and targeted promotional campaign activities throughout the years following its launch. Some of these activities will offer unique and time-sensitive opportunities for New Flight Books, the author and book sellers to cross-promote with nominal to no-cost to registered book sellers.
Indi-Promo Program
While we've posted affordable
shelf talkers and other promotional pieces on-line for you to download and
print free of charge... and while we also offer many full-color, glossy
pieces for purchase... we are excited to announce our Indie-Promo Program
where we will draw the name of a registered independent book seller once
each month to receive our bonus promo package FREE (we even pay shipping)!
The Indi-Promo-Package, valued at $32.00, will include:
- one free, counter display
- one free, full-color, glossy poster [11" x 17"]
- twenty free, full-color, glossy horizontal bookmarks
/ shelf talkers
[approx.
6" x 2"]
- ten free, full-color, glossy vertical bookmarks [approx.
6" x 2"]
- twenty free, full-color, glossy business-card-sized
counter talkers
- ten free, full-color, glossy, single-sided holiday
sales booster book inserts
No purchase is required to be included in our drawing, but only registered booksellers will qualify, so please send us your contact info! Book sellers may only be drawn once in a calendar year. We'll call before sending and let you know you've been drawn! If a particular item is unavailable, we will substitute it with a similar item (or, you could elect to wait for your shipment).
Premium Retailer Discount
For any bookseller buying over 20 of our books in a calendar year from our POD distributor, Ingram: please e-mail or phone us with the dates of your purchase from Ingram. Once sales are verified, you will qualify for our Premium Retailer Package for 50% off! The package will include:
- one
free, counter display
- one free, full-color, glossy poster [11" x 17"]
- twenty free, full-color, glossy horizontal bookmark / shelf talkers
[approx.
6" x 2"]
- ten free, full-color, glossy vertical bookmarks [approx.
6" x 2"]
- twenty free, full-color, glossy business-card-sized
counter-talkers
- ten free, full-color, glossy, single-sided holiday
sales booster book inserts
Valued at $32.00, you can purchase this package for only $16.00. Also, you can add on as many other sales aids as you'd like at the same 50% discount. Regular shipping charges and sales tax (if you are located in Colorado) applies. You can apply this special discount for every set of 20 books purchased, however, you must submit your order requesting this discount within 60 days of purchasing the 20th book (this is to help us avoid an uncalculated rush on merchandise). Thanks for your help in making this program a success!
Please register to take advantage of our special offers!
If you are interested in receiving notification of shared promotional opportunities for this title, including a confirmed release date; news of forthcoming titles in the series; and invitations to participate in promotional opportunities in your region, please register with New Flight Books by filling out the form below.
We appreciate your time and promise our mailings will be targeted and few. Further, we respect your privacy and will not share your information with third parties. Thank you for helping us establish a stronger, more productive partnership with our valued retailers!
Please click here to place an order for our posters, counter displays or other items.
Thank you!
Thank you for your interest in carrying the HARDROCK series. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@hardrockbooks.com
Note: if you are a mixed-merchandise retailer (gift
shop, etc) and would like to carry our books, please e-mail us at the
address above and write "mixed-merchandise retailer query" in the subject
line. We'll get back in touch with ordering options.
Thanks!
