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[[File:LitFire give away.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Richard Stephens, marketing manager of LitFire Publishing, gave away free custom-made shirts to their booth visitors.]]
[[File:LitFire give away.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Richard Stephens, marketing manager of LitFire Publishing, gave away free custom-made shirts to their booth visitors.]]
They sell publishing services for books from various categories like Thriller/Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Religious/Inspiration, Crime Mystery, Children's Book, Historical, Poetry, Business/Personal Finance, and Self-Help/How-To. Other book genres that LitFire accepts are [[Autobiography]], Biography, Juvenile Fiction, Translated Work, and Western.<ref>{{cite web|title=LitFire Publishing LLC|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/litfire-publishing-llc|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>
They sell publishing services for books from various categories like Thriller/Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Religious/Inspiration, Crime Mystery, Children's Book, Historical, Poetry, Business/Personal Finance, and Self-Help/How-To. Other book genres that LitFire accepts are [[Autobiography]], Biography, Juvenile Fiction, Translated Work, and Western.<ref>{{cite web|title=LitFire Publishing LLC|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/litfire-publishing-llc|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>

==Concerns==
==Sponsor a Youth Program (SAYP)==
Writer Beware, a publishing industry watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, compares LitFire's sales tactics ("cold call solicitations, hard-sell tactics...expensive publishing packages with silly names, absurdly overpriced 'marketing' services") to the methods employed by the much-criticized Author Solutions, and has documented that "at least four of LitFire's 'consultants'...are or were employees of Author Solutions imprints." Writer Beware also points out that there is no trace of the "over a hundred titles" claimed in Litfire's description.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Strauss|first1=Victoria|title=Solicitation Alert: LitFire Publishing|url=http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2014/11/solicitation-alert-litfire-publishing.html|website=Writer Beware Blogs|publisher=Writer Beware|accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
As part of Sponsor a Youth Program (SAYP), LitFire recently gives young authors the opportunity to have their stories signed by a legitimate publisher. Among the many entries, LitFire gave the spot to Barky the Mouse, inspired by 6-year-old kindergartener Carson Stanley. The book which tells the story of a mouse and a cheese-stealing monster—and a more profound theme about forgiveness—started off as an e-book and was later sponsored by LitFire Publishing through a book signing event, where copies of the book were donated to the whole class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elementary Authors at Shirley Hills Elementary|url=http://www.13wmaz.com/news/elementary-authors-at-shirley-hills-elementary/97159058|publisher=[[WMAZ-TV]]|accessdate=26 October 2016}}</ref>

[[File:LitFire during BookExpo America 2015.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Author of The Camouflaged Heart, Susie Guckin, visited LitFire's booth, where her book was on display, during the BookExpo America 2015]]
[[File:LitFire during BookExpo America 2015.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Author of The Camouflaged Heart, Susie Guckin, visited LitFire's booth, where her book was on display, during the BookExpo America 2015]]
==Events==
==Events==

Revision as of 05:28, 3 November 2016

LitFire Publishing
LitFire Publishing logo
StatusActive
Founded2008
Headquarters locationAtlanta, Georgia
Nonfiction topicsThriller, Horror, Religious, Inspiration, Crime Mystery, Historical, Poetry, Business, Personal Finance, and Self-Help, How-To
Fiction genresScience Fiction, Fantasy
Official websitewww.litfirepublishing.com

LitFire Publishing is an Atlanta-based provider of a wide range of book self-publishing services, including design, editorial, marketing etc.[1] Founded in 2008, it started out as a publisher of eBooks.[2]

Overview

LitFire Publishing initially started out as a publisher of digital books. They have published over a hundred titles before they expanded their services in 2014, wherein they started offering writers the option to self-publish their books. They now help indie authors to self-publish books in physical form (paperback and hardcover) and in digital form (eBook).[3][4]

Book publishing & marketing services

LitFire offers a Print-on-Demand service for authors who want printed copies of their book.[5] For digital publishing, authors are offered services like eBook publishing, eBook conversion, and eBook distribution.[6]

Richard Stephens, marketing manager of LitFire Publishing, gave away free custom-made shirts to their booth visitors.

They sell publishing services for books from various categories like Thriller/Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Religious/Inspiration, Crime Mystery, Children's Book, Historical, Poetry, Business/Personal Finance, and Self-Help/How-To. Other book genres that LitFire accepts are Autobiography, Biography, Juvenile Fiction, Translated Work, and Western.[7]

As part of Sponsor a Youth Program (SAYP), LitFire recently gives young authors the opportunity to have their stories signed by a legitimate publisher. Among the many entries, LitFire gave the spot to Barky the Mouse, inspired by 6-year-old kindergartener Carson Stanley. The book which tells the story of a mouse and a cheese-stealing monster—and a more profound theme about forgiveness—started off as an e-book and was later sponsored by LitFire Publishing through a book signing event, where copies of the book were donated to the whole class.[8]

Author of The Camouflaged Heart, Susie Guckin, visited LitFire's booth, where her book was on display, during the BookExpo America 2015

Events

  • October 14-18, 2015 – Frankfurt International Book Fair (FIBF) at Frankfurt, Germany.
  • September 5-6, 2015 – Book Donation Drive at the AJC Decatur Book Festival.
  • September 4-6, 2015 – AJC Decatur Book Festival (AJC DBF) at Decatur, Georgia
  • May 11-13, 2015 – BookExpo America (BEA) at the Javits Center, New York City.

Source: [9]

References

  1. ^ "Intermediate School Music Teacher and Jersey Shore Native Releases Intriguing New Book about the Invisible Wounds of TBI, PTSD, and Trauma". New Jersey Stage. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ "LitFire Publishing, LLC". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ "LitFire Publishing Embraces Telecommuting, Hiring Writers and Editors". American City Business Journals. 19 March 2015. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ "LitFire Publishing Combines Book Marketing with Inexpensive Publishing Services". Digital Journal. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Reading-Fleming Intermediate School teacher publishes book about brain injury and post-traumatic stress". NJ.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Traditional Book Marketing". Book Works. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ^ "LitFire Publishing LLC". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Elementary Authors at Shirley Hills Elementary". WMAZ-TV. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. ^ "LitFire Attends AJC Decatur Book Festival Giving More Sales Opportunities for Authors". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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