At Atmosphere Press, our marketing process combines professional publicity support with author-driven promotion. We coordinate key deliverables like reviews, advertising, and promotional materials while guiding you in how to use them to reach readers and sell your book.
How the Atmosphere Press Marketing Process Works
Marketing a book isn’t a single task—it’s a series of coordinated efforts that build visibility over time.
At Atmosphere Press, we approach marketing as a collaborative process. Our role is to provide the tools, strategy, and execution support needed to position your book effectively. Your role is to bring that plan to life through engagement, outreach, and connection with readers.
This balance is intentional. The most successful book launches don’t rely on one side alone—they work because both publisher support and author involvement are aligned.
What Atmosphere Press Handles in Your Marketing Plan
As part of your publicity package, we coordinate and execute a range of marketing deliverables designed to build credibility, visibility, and discoverability.
What’s included depends on your publishing package. Here is exactly what each tier includes, as written in the Atmosphere Press author contract:
| Publicity deliverable | Essential | Flagship | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| A multi-page marketing plan created for your book | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 50-page tutorial on navigating authorhood (launches, readings, libraries, bookstores, reviews) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-on-one calls with a distribution expert, a social media expert, and an author website & audiobook expert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Database of 1,000+ bookstores with contact information | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listing on the Atmosphere website, up to three social media shares, and a written author interview | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Author Connect program (opt-in network of Atmosphere authors) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-release and post-release strategy calls with a book publicity manager | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| One guaranteed premier editorial review from Kirkus Reviews or Publishers Weekly/BookLife | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| One additional editorial review (e.g., Midwest Book Review, Independent Book Review, Feathered Quill, Readers’ Favorite) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| One month of exposure on NetGalley | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goodreads listing | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Promotional one-sheet for bookstores, media, and events | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inclusion in Atmosphere’s monthly newsletter (80,000+ subscribers) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual reading series and a merchandise bundle | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nomination to two major book awards | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paid online advertising (design, strategy, and execution) | — | 50,000 impressions | 250,000 impressions |
| Two guaranteed blurbs from published authors | — | — | ✓ |
| Author website (Advanced level), 30-second book trailer, and three months of Social Media Pro | — | — | ✓ |
The Essential package focuses on producing and distributing a professional book with a marketing plan and expert guidance; publicity deliverables such as editorial reviews, NetGalley, award nominations, and paid advertising begin with the Flagship package. Any package can be upgraded at any time.
Each of these elements is designed with a specific purpose—whether that’s generating early buzz, building credibility, or helping your book stand out in a crowded marketplace.
What You’ll Do as the Author During the Marketing Process
While we provide the structure and tools, authors remain a central part of the marketing process.
We actively guide you in how to:
✦ Use your existing network and community connections
✦ Plan and promote events, signings, or readings
✦ Show up consistently on social media in a way that feels natural to you
✦ Reach out to bookstores, book clubs, and local organizations
✦ Build ongoing relationships with readers
This isn’t about expecting you to “figure it out alone.” Atmosphere Press wants to help you apply the marketing plan in ways that are realistic, sustainable, and aligned with your goals.
Why the Atmosphere Press Marketing Approach Works
Every author comes to publishing with different expectations.
Some are aiming for wide commercial reach; others are focused on sharing a meaningful story with a specific audience. Most fall somewhere in between. Our marketing process is built to support that range!
By combining professional publicity tools, strategic guidance, and author-driven promotion, we create a flexible system that can adapt to your goals, rather than forcing every book into the same model.
As we often tell our authors: the more visibility you create around your book, the more opportunities it has to find its readers. Our job is to help you generate that momentum and show you how to sustain it.
What This Marketing Process Means for Your Book
When you work with Atmosphere Press, you’re not handed a generic marketing checklist or left to manage everything yourself.
Instead, you receive:
➜ A coordinated set of promotional tools
➜ Clear guidance on how to use them
➜ Ongoing support as your book enters the world
The result is a marketing process that’s structured but still personal—and always centered around your book and your goals.
FAQ: Atmosphere Press Marketing Process
Does Atmosphere Press market my book for me?
Atmosphere Press provides professional marketing tools, strategy, and publicity support, while guiding you in how to actively promote your book and connect with readers.
What marketing support is included with Atmosphere Press?
Every package includes a custom marketing plan, a 50-page authorhood tutorial, three expert strategy calls, a 1,000+ bookstore database, and promotion through Atmosphere’s website and social media. Flagship and Enterprise add a guaranteed Kirkus or BookLife review, a second editorial review, one month on NetGalley, a Goodreads listing, a promotional one-sheet, newsletter inclusion, two award nominations, publicity-manager strategy calls, and paid advertising (50,000 impressions for Flagship, 250,000 for Enterprise). Enterprise also includes author blurbs, an author website, a book trailer, and Social Media Pro.
How involved do I need to be in the marketing process?
Authors play an active role. We support you with strategy and tools, but your engagement—through outreach, events, and audience connection—is key to success.