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Book Expo

New BEA Head Sought

December 9, 2009
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I love this headline. It just came across in the PW e-newsletter as their subject line and for a moment I had the vision of Lance having lost his actual head!
Turns out Lance got promoted and BookExpoAmerica is on the hunt for a new director. He has in my estimation done a stellar job with [...]

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Publishing Dances with Social Media

May 28, 2009

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Am in NY for BookEXPO and just finished presentation on Web 2.0 for Book Publicity with my brilliant co-hort and presenter David Mathison of BetheMedia. We were part of the Advanced Track [...]

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Perseus Book – 48-Hour Publishing Project at BookExpo America

May 20, 2009

Perseus Books Group wants you…

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Interesting Blog Post on How Publishers Must Adapt

April 29, 2009

What publishers must do…

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The Last Book Party (were people weeping?)

March 4, 2009

The last book party (were people weeping?)

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Publishing News

October 7, 2008

If you’re interested in books then these are both good links to read in terms of how the book and publishing world is changing. I really like Sara Nelson in terms of how positive she is and she was absolutely inspiring at last year’s Book Expo.

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Five Things From Book Expo: Bezos, Kindle, Moms, blogs and bathtubs

May 31, 2008
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I’m at BEA and it’s wonderful. The only downside is that my modem in my laptop crashed so I’m writing this from the press room itself!
So here’s a wrap up so far:
1. Taught two classes on Advanced Blogging and Web 2.0 for PMA’s Publishing University. This was a wonderful experience and lots of authors/publishers are [...]

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BookTour.com Is Live

July 10, 2007

My friend Tom Clifford sent me this link with the announcement that Chris Anderson’s – BookTour.com is now officially live. See Chris’ announcement about it here and then go and check out the site!
Having been an Internet journalist for over 15 years, and seeing sites come and go, the only caution I would cite [...]

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Defy Gravity – or your book won’t fly!

June 5, 2007

So you have a book and you don’t know how to market it, or get some stories written about you or the book? This is a common challenge among authors and don’t worry – there’s a cure!
Defy Gravity! (from “Wicked” – a show not to miss in New York).
What does it mean in terms of [...]

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Book Expo America – Still here!

June 4, 2007

I’ve missed my plane so I’m in New York till late this afternoon. Book Expo America is the most amazing event I’ve been to in years. I cannot recommend highly enough that if you’re a published author, hope to write a book, or just a book hound, this is the place to come.
Met tons of [...]

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See you at Book Expo

May 29, 2007

Hey Follks,
I’m behind on posting as of late and am heading out to Book EXPo 2007 in New York. I’m truly thrilled to be there as one of my book clients is up for several publishing awards – www.kisstheorygoodbye.com .
I know it will be lots of fun and look for this blog to feature snippets [...]

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