Tate Publishing's Latest New York Times Bestseller

Good afternoon and it is now time I can say "Happy Holidays",

That you for visiting Tate Publishing and there is so much happening right now it is hard to keep up! First, please make sure to check out our latest New York Times Bestseller, "Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid". Tanya and Lawrence have delivered a bestseller that is incredibly well written, this is easily one of the most powerful stories of loss and hope I have ever read. Tanya and Lawrence have appeared on Inside Edition, Dr. Phil Show, and we recently were contacted and told that a future People Magazine article is in the works!

In addition, many of you have noticed and commented our our new website we launched a couple of months ago. Thank you for all your comments and we are glad you like the new look and feel. We are so privileged to work with some of the best authors in the world and I want to encourage each of you to continue to deliver great books that change our world for the better. I can't help but think about how much our society is in need of authors to deliver great content to this generation. Nothing has changed our society more than books! From the Bible to history text books, to great fiction works that challenge us to dream big dreams, if you want to change the world - write a book!

At Tate Publishing we continue to provide the best options we possibly can for authors to succeed. We pride ourselves in striving to be the best and deliver what others can't. There is so much negativity and hate being spewed in the world, it is hard to see through it, but God is in control and he will direct our paths and victory certainly rests with him. Stay focused and don't let anything get you off track, let's change the world one book at a time.

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate

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Kenny Rogers, Neal McCoy and 3D Children's Books all Make it to Tate Publishing

This is always my favorite time of the year.  Especially with small children at home what an exciting time.  I pray that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that this Christmas and New Year will be the best ever.

It has also been a very exciting time at Tate Publishing last month.  We were blessed by visits from two wonderful artists that are in negotiations to produce and release new books.  Both Kenny Rogers and Neal McCoy were here to begin the process of releasing their books to the marketplace.  These were both two of the finest people and have incredible stories that will truly continue to change the world.  On December 12th of this year there will be a Christmas special on the Hallmark channel called, "Christmas in Cannan".  This movie is a screenplay written from Kenny Rogers book with the same title and has a great cast and of course a wonderful story.  You will want to get the book as well!!!  We are excited to have these individuals in our family.

In addition, we are pleased to announce a new feature for our children's books.  We are going to begin to produce and release our books in 3-D!  We have always worked hard to deliver products, services and distribution that you can't get anywhere else at Tate Publishing.  This is our latest effort at continuing to extend the gap and stay ahead of everyone else.  As an author you need every advantage you can get and the 3-D feature certainly delivers.  Regardless of your books content, when the images and characters can come alive and literally "jump" off the page, your readers will never forget.  Each book will come with a pair of 3-D glasses and audiobook versions making it the best entertainment buy possible for a book.  These features will make our family of authors books stand out in a crowded market and deliver a wonderful experience for every reader.  

I want to thank our incredible staff for making these opportunities a reality and their countless hours of development.  I consider it a true blessing to work with each of you everyday!  

Once again, we are praying that you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and as always, if you have any questions please feel free to send them my way or contact us at the office.

In Him,

Ryan Tate

Tate Publishing Increases Market Share and Opens New Facilities

It is the beginning of a new month and a wonderful time to be in the book publishing industry.  I could not be more proud of the incredible authors, artists and staff we have at Tate Publishing.  While most publishers in the industry struggle to make ends meet, our authors are selling great and holding more events then ever.  I am perhaps the proudest that our staff and author pool know the difference hard work makes.  

Educated and experienced business people will be the first to tell you that supply never drives or creates demand.  Many authors or artists think that if a publisher will just print a million copies and put them everywhere people will buy them.  That is silly!  Our philosophy is that we must create demand first and then the product will sell.  The Tate Publishing marketing staff is second to none and the best in the business at gaining visibility and setting up events for our authors.  Authors that want to be successful understand that they must have a publisher that can market and partner with them to have the best opportunity for success.  That is why self-publishing is not always a good option for authors that want to truly succeed and sell books in one of the most competitive markets in the world.  You can see why I am so proud of our people and the family of Tate authors!

In addition to the successes in the marketing department and book sales, I am also excited to announce that we have opened up a new 8,000 square foot production facility.  As Tate Publishing continues to add and provide additional services and opportunities to our authors, our need for space and offices for our staff continues to grow as well.  This month will be the first full month that our production staff will be in the new facilities and we couldn't be more excited.  

The new offices include lounge and kitchen areas for our authors and artists when they are visiting.  A brand new state of the art studio, illustration rooms, conference rooms and huge production floors for our editors, graphic artists, multi-media department and producers.  If you haven't been out to visit the Tate Publishing campus please call and schedule a time to come out and visit.  We would love to have you.

As always if you have any questions please feel free to send them my way and we are praying for you and your success!

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate

Tate Publishing Signs American Idol Song Winner To Book and Music Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REGIE HAMM SIGNS BOOK AND RECORD DEAL

WITH TATE PUBLISHING AND TATE MUSIC GROUP

Plans for immediate single release to CCM radio and appearance at Kansas City’s

“Rock The Light” festival this weekend

NASHVILLE, September 2, 2009 – Hit singer/songwriter/producer Regie Hamm scored his biggest hit this year with the solo-written, 16-week No. 1 song “Time of My Life” for American Idol’s David Cook, and today he has signed a combined book and record deal with the Oklahoma-based Tate Publishing and Tate Music Group.

The announcement will be made formal with Hamm’s appearances this weekend at Kansas City’s “Rock The Light” festival. Tate Music Group plans an immediate single release to CCM radio, followed by a CD release and book detailing his inspirational story.

The book tells the story of Hamm’s adoption of an orphaned Chinese girl and the life-changing events surrounding it, including composing the hit song, “Time of My Life,” which was inspired by his emotional journey these past six years.

With 21 No. 1 songs to his credit as a songwriter, and a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit as an artist, Hamm is well-poised for the single release to CCM radio. The single will be followed by the book, as well as a 20-song CD, tentatively called “Full Circle.” The project will include nine No. 1 songs written by Hamm, and eleven new originals. Hamm says the 20-song project is truly about his life and his journey.

“You can’t see the circle while you’re making it,” Hamm said. “Only special moments can allow you to see all of it: China… babies… songs… music… dreams… success… happiness. They all mean different things to me because of what I have been through. Any plan I could’ve developed would never have been as beautiful and unexpected. This one was divine.”

Tate Publishing, based in Oklahoma City, was founded in 2001 and has become one of the fastest growing publishing companies in the nation. They recently expanded to include record label Tate Music Group, and are distributed nationwide through Universal and Ingram.

President and CEO Ryan Tate said, “Tate Music Group is excited to partner with such a talented artist in Regie Hamm. We’re looking forward to making this venture a success for all.”

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Contact: Bryan Norris, Key Marketing Group, 877-727-0697, bryan@keymgc.com

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Tate Publishing - Just Returned From New York

I have just returned back from New York City and had to blog about how proud I am of the incredible work our authors and staff are accomplishing.  This week was a planning retreat for the upcoming year with all of our high level executive staff members.  These individuals are the directors of all of our departments, manufacturing divisions, marketing and public relations firms.  From Senior Editors to Executive VP's, we meet to plan and discuss how to continue to grow and serve the publishing and music industries.

While most publishers and music labels are suffering and having to take huge action to stay in business, we are expanding.  Our sales have increased, our exposure and Tate sponsored and promoted events have nearly doubled in the last year.  This is a result of talented authors and what we believe is the best staff in the industry.  Our model and the partnership we provide is proven and has changed this entire industry over the past decade.   When we select an author or artist work, success is possible with great production, editing and design when mixed with our top of the line marketing, promotion and public relations divisions.   You must have this type of partnership as an author to even have a chance.  

While in New York we took a break to head over to the Barnes and Noble corporate offices to meet with our large press buyer.  She is a delightful lady and her support, hard work and belief in the industry and our company are absolutely priceless.  While this type of relationship and support is a result of many years and the success of our product line, it is also a result of the great staff and buyers at Barnes & Noble.  These individuals demand great product and great books that have a publisher with a vision and fantastic marketing plans to help each title succeed and have the best opportunities possible to be seen and sold.  These relationships are a true blessing and a great call for us to continue to deliver products, services and marketing that is second to none for our authors.

This week proved to be an exciting time of developing future vision and placing an emphasis on continuing to lead in every major category.  Over the course of this year you will see many new products and promotions launched as a result of this productive time, once again continuing with our mission to add to our already extensive and industry leading services, products, marketing and distribution.  

I want to say thank you to all of the executives that were there and continue to serve our authors and staff every day to continue to be the best.  Your passion and willingness to never accept failure as an option inspires us all.

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate 

Tate Publishing - I-Phone Applications For Authors and Artists

It is a beautiful day in Oklahoma this morning and we are going to have yet another 100 plus degree day!!!  

I am excited to announce that we have just finished the programming and production of our new I-Phone applications.  Everything has been submitted and approved by Apple and we are really happy to once again offer this service and exposure to our authors and artists.  

The applications are titled "GottaKnow" and these applications are specific for each author or artist.  So if your book was titled, "The Best Book Ever" your I-Phone application will be, "GottaKnow The Best Book Ever", and will be an interactive opportunity for fans and followers to connect with their favorite Tate author or artist.

The I-Phone applications will include links to purchase the books and music cd's, links to upcoming events pages, blogs and personal info that comes straight from the authors and artists themselves giving their fans and readers an incredible opportunity to get to know them on a more personal level.   These applications will offer free samples to read and listen to as well as an images section to see "behind the scenes" as their favorite author or artist created their respective masterpiece! 

No one else in the industry offers these services and once again keeps Tate Publishing ahead of everyone else.  We will be releasing a new application for every title and music cd we release and believe that this added exposure will be a huge benefit to our product lines and serve our authors at a level never before seen in the publishing industry.  

This is a very exciting time and we couldn't be happier to continue to lead the industry in serving our authors and artists and delivering content and quality with more success than anyone else.  Please send your questions our way and I will post some links to the applications as we launch them this month.   

Have a blessed day,

Ryan Tate

Tate Publishing, Music and Thomas Nelson

Good afternoon and thanks for taking a moment to check up on Tate Publishing.  It is very busy around our offices today.  Tonight is the premier and TV debut or our newest addition to Tate Publishing, our new music label Tate Music Group's Artist of the Year Competition.  Most people don't know that Tate Publishing has a music division, but we do and it has been every bit as successful as our publishing house.  Tonight 5 artists are battling for artist of the year and $20,000.00 in cash and many other prizes.  We have judges from Universal Records, New Day Distributors and even the world famous impresario Jim Halsley!  Please watch the show or catch the live stream of it on our music label's website at www.tatemusicgroup.com, coverage starts at 7PM CST.  

On the publishing front we just received world that Thomas Nelson Publishers is following in Tate Publishing footsteps and going to offer products and books that include audio downloads and e-book downloads for one price.  This is a result of the success our titles are having and the incredible growth of our product line and proves once again, that Tate Publishing delivers products, services and distribution that can't be found anywhere else.  The famous quote reads that "imitation is the greatest form of flattery" and we couldn't agree more.  

At Tate Pubishing every title released has an eLive feature that basically means when you purchase a book with the eLive logo, you have just purchased and entire digital entertainment package that includes the book, audiobook and e-book all for the same price!  For others to follow us and see the value of offering titles with these options not only excites us, but validates all of our efforts.  We are all very excited and proud.  

Once again, thank you for reading and try to catch the broadcast tonight if you can, but as always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to shoot them my way!

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate