Random House to digitize thousands of books

Random House to digitize thousands of books   AP - Mon Nov 24, 7:35 AM ET     NEW YORK - With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, including novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the "Magic Treehouse" children's series.

Random House to digitize thousands of books

Random House to digitize thousands of books   AP - Mon Nov 24, 7:35 AM ET     NEW YORK - With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, including novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the "Magic Treehouse" children's series.

Review Direct to Introduce your Books to Librarians and Bookstores From Jenkins Group

Approaching Libraries and Independent Bookstores Is Now That Much Easier! Greetings! How would you like to get your book in front of 4,000 independent bookstores and/or 40,000 librarians in one easy, cost-effective step? Jenkins Group, America's leading publishing services firm, invites you to participate in Review Direct, a simple and powerful marketing campaign that delivers your title information to two of the industry's most sought after sales channels. With more than twenty years in business, we understand the frustrations authors and publishers face when working to expose their titles to both libraries and independent bookstores.  Review Direct helps solve these challenges with two unique programs that can work either independently or together for increased visibility. Independent Bookstore Review Direct Our Independent Bookstore Review Direct program offers you the opportunity to share your book with the decision makers of approximately 4,000 independent bookstores around the country.  Through an informational PDF document created by our staff, your pertinent book and contact information is sent via email as part of our Review Direct Emerging Titles monthly newsletter. The document delivers a cover image of your book and additional information that bookstore buyers need when making buying decisions, including title, ISBN, price, format, category/genre.  Your 75-word description of the title is also included. To further enhance your listing and increase your sales potential, you may wish to have review copies on hand to ship to interested buyers. You might also consider adding the Library Review Direct to increase your exposure. Independent Bookstore Review Direct Price: Just $149.00                                                            Library Review Direct Our Library Review Direct program delivers your book information to over 40,000 public and university librarians around the country.  Again, through our informational PDF document created by our staff, your pertinent book and contact information is sent via email as part of our Review Direct Emerging Titles monthly newsletter. The document delivers a cover image of your book and information librarians need to make their decision including title, ISBN, price, format, and category/genre.  Your 75-word description of the title is also included.  You may wish to combine the Independent Bookstore and Library Review Direct programs to increase your exposure. Library Review Direct Price: Just $149.00 The Complete Review Direct Program Receive the benefits of both programs by combining them at one low, discounted price.  The complete program offers the delivery of your book information to our independent bookstores list and the complete librarian database for more complete coverage. Complete Review Direct Program Price: Just $249.00 If independent bookstores and libraries have always been an area where you feel your book may flourish, Review Direct can help you. To obtain a registration form, learn more about the Review Direct program, or any of the other Jenkins Group marketing services, please contact Kim Hornyak, Director of Book Marketing, at 1.800.644.0133 ext. 1013 or via email at khornyak@bookpublishing.com. Ask about our extended run discount! Give yourself and your book the chance you both deserve. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best, Kim Hornyak Director of Book Marketing Jenkins Group, Inc. khornyak@bookpublishing.com 1.800.644.0133 x 1013 1129 Woodmere Avenue, Suite B Traverse City, MI 49686 http://www.jenkinsgroupinc.com/

Tywebbin Creations NEXT LEVEL Marketing - Online Promotion Made Easy!

Online Promotion Made Easy! Online Promotion Made Easy! by Marlive Harris, TheGRITS.com I recently had the good fortune to interview freelance writer, editor, speaker Yvonne Perry about her new eBook, Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy which gives authors the basic tools needed to get started with successful online book promotion. During the interview, we talked about how many authors (not necessarily the self-published ones) do not realize that they are the ones responsible for marketing their books. Those who have discovered that their books are not selling without being marketed have many questions about how to get started and do it right. So by breaking the preparation and process down into bite-sized pieces, authors who read Yvonne’s eBook will begin to see changes in their Web ranking and book sales within just a few months of devoted use of the techniques. So how does Yvonne know what she shares in her eBook will work?  Well during her 2007 online blog tour, her book reached #2 in Amazon's bestselling books for the biomedical category! Yvonne Perry and I have networked online for more than a year in which we have enjoyed a mutual benefit from working together. So this interview between two book promoters is a lively one and offer insight and answers to these and other questions: Why did Yvonne write this new eBook to help authors with online book promotion? What kinds of information are found in Book Marketing in the Digital Age? Is online marketing better than traditional marketing? What is the advantage of publishing an eBook over a printed book? What does an author need to promote a book online? What are some of the most effective book marketing tools authors can use on the Internet? How does marketing fiction differ from nonfiction? If someone follows this eBook, how long (on average) does it take to see some results? Where can readers find out more about this eBook online? So enjoy the interview! On The Air features Yvonne Perry, author of Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy Then stop by www.onlinepromotionmadeeasy.com to purchase the eBook and sign up to receive Yvonne’s email newsletter filled with more great online book promotion tips! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marlive Harris is the founder and business owner of TheGRITS.com, an online reading and book promotion community for readers and writers of all ages! ShareThis • Email to a friend • Article Search • Related • View comments • Track comments • • More Recent Articles Monday Marketing Tip | Building Relationships Through Micro-Blogging – Leave Your Twitter Address Dee-Coding Your Book Marketing Plan Monday Marketing Tip | HubPages.com Monday Marketing Tip | Authors do you Squidoo? Monday Marketing Tip | Publicity 101: How to Work with Print Media

Prison Chronicles Series E-Books Now Available!

Black-Smith Enterprises, LLC Newsletter Prison Chronicles Series now available as e-books! The Breaking Point Experience the story that started it all!  The Breaking Point is the powerful story of a woman's imprisonment for the brutal murder of her husband.  Vanessa Jackson is a reporter from the Women's Lib Magazine, on assignment at the Wayne County Women's Correctional Facility to interview Marion Hayes and find out what drove her to kill.    You will fall whole-heartedly into this roller-coaster journey through the life of a woman who has seen every kind of hardship life could have to offer.  Plunge with Vanessa into the troubled mind of a woman who is a prisoner of her own mind and emotions, to find out what finally drives her to murder her childhood sweetheart and loving husband.  Find out what drives her to the breaking point. E-Book Special- $5   As Told By the Other Woman In this second installment you've never seen adultery turn out so badly! Vanessa Jackson is back on assignment at the Wayne County Women's Correctional Facility and this time it's to interview Timberlynn Crawford, a young woman who is sentenced to life for cold-blooded murder! What would drive a young girl to commit such a heinous crime? Lust and lies are the underlying forces that drove this seemingly harmless girl to do the unthinkable. E-Book Special-$5 Beautiful Rage: The Break of Dawn Vanessa Jackson is at it again, and this time her assignment at the Wayne County Women's Correctional Facility has brought her to Dawn Langston; a woman turned vigilante against the man who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and then brutally murdered her sister.  The violently cold-blooded and savage nature of the crime leads Vanessa to question her ability to execute her assignment successfully.   As Vanessa continues her crusade as "the voice" of the lost and forgotten souls that inhabit the prison walls, she finds herself on the brink of an emotional breakdown as she falls deeper into their world of pain, loss, and sorrow.  E-Book Special- $5 Check out the trailer for Janaya Black's new movie Till Death! Click here to view trailer   www.black-smithenterprises.com     Forward email Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now

2009 Events from all over - Taken from EDC Creations

Notable Events and Resources Black Expo 2009 Various Dates for Different Cities The Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Authors and Illustrators Submit Your Book for Review Deadline is December 1, Every Year Use all the addresses on the right side of page to send books Email: olos@ala.org Latino Book & Family Festivals Full 2009 Festival Tour Chicago- March 28-29 Washington DC- April 25-26 Los Angeles, August 29-30 Houston- December 5-6 Phone: 713-236-1073 Email: jims@latinofestivals.com International Latino Book Awards Nominations end March 12, 2009 The 2009 awards will be presented during BookExpo America Awards Ceremony May 28, 2009 at the Javits Center in New York City Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books November 11, 2008 - March 11, 2009 The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA This magical presentation features approximately 70 works of art created specifically for children's books. Essence Music Festival 2009 – Bus Trip from Augusta, GA Price: US $345.00 Event Date: July 03-July 06, 2009 Planner's Paradise! Packages start at $345. The hotel is located 4 blocks from French Quarter and 5 blocks from the Superdome. The bus will depart July 3, 2009 from Augusta, GA and return July 6, 2009. Once deposit is made a monthly payment of $60 is due with final payment due April 15, 2009. Packages are: $345 per person Triple occupancy $450 per person Double occupancy $785 per person Single occupancy Space is limited and going fast, so hurry and reserve yours today!! Contact Paula at 706 589-3229 or mailto:2cousinstravel@bellsouth.net Additional information can also be found on http:www.2cousinstravel.net   ADVERTISING IS AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE. EMAIL ELLA TO HAVE YOUR EVENT FEATURED. January 2009 EDC Creations Online Seminars Be Your Own Publicists Intro Free for All--January 10, 2009 Be Your Own Publicists 2--January 17, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 3--January 24, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 4--January 30, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 5--January 31, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists Meet and Greet--Panera Bread--January 31, 2009 fee $35.00 ** Email Ella to inquire about marketing and publishing coaching.   NCWC SD "Stir Up The Gift That is in You" Write, Publish and Market Your Book, Today! Publish Your Book Online FREE  We will show you how. . . Event Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009 Event Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Event Location: Anchors Catering and Conference Center 2375 Recreation Way, Bldg 3210 San Diego, CA 92136-5518 The Registration fee will include breakfast, lunch, expert support and conference materials. • Early Registration (before December 1st, 2008) $ 59.00 attendees must pay the full cost. • Full Registration (after December 1st, 2008) $75.00 • On-site Registration January 10th, 2009 $75.00 Antonio L. Crawford NCWC SD P.O. Box 1458, National City, CA 91951-1458 Telephone: (619) 791-5810 E-mail: ncwcsd@yahoo.com Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) January 20–January 25, 2009 Eatonville, FL and through out Orange County BCALA Literary Awards Winners selected at American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting Denver, CO in January 2009 Final submission date is December 19, 2008 Joel W. White, Chair BCALA Literary Awards Committee Email: whitejw@forsythlibrary.org BCALA P.O. Box 1738 Hampton, VA 23669 February, 2009 National African American Read In National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) February 1-28, 2009 NCTEAR 2009 Literacy, Culture, Learning, and Life in Schools: Research and Designs for Change February 13-15, 2009 University of California, Los Angeles Co-chairs: Kris Gutierrez and Ernest Morrell I Love to Read Book Fair Black History Month/Multi-Cultural Book Fair www.TheBashaRiddickShow.4t.com NAACP Image Awards - Los Angeles, CA February 12, 2009 http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/index.php NAACP Centennial Celebration - Hilton - New York , NY February 20, 2009 http://www.naacp.org/events/centennial/index.htm Much Ado About Books February 27-28, 2009 Main Library 303 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL phone: 904-630-1995 / email: maab@cog.net 2009 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit February 11 - 14, 2009 The Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. Building Sisterhood Conference & Treat February 20–February 21, 2009 Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel 10207 Wincopin Circle Columbia, MD 21044   March 2009 EDC Creations Literary Cruise March 7, 2009 11pm-3:30am EST ** Email Ella to inquire about event details. Go On Girl! Book Club Writing Awards Deadline for all entries in March 15, annually Read Across America March 2, 2009 (Birthday of Dr. Seuss) Sponsor: National Education Association phone 1-888-747-READ; email: readacross@nea.org 2009 CCCC Annual Convention Conference of College Composition and Communication March 11-14, 2009  "Making Waves" San Francisco, California National Small Press Month March 1 - 31, 2009 New York Center for Independent Publishing (formerly Small Press Center) National Black Writers Conference bgreene@mec.cuny.edu Website: http://www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc RADIO ONE - ONE LOVE CRUISE Monday, March 2 – Saturday, March 7, 2009 Ports of call: Belize & Costa Maya Royal Caribbean Grandeur of Seas Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Chicago- March 28-29 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008   April 2009 National Library Week American Library Association 2009 - April 12-18 2010 - April 4 -10 The 2009 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival April 1-3, 2009 Thad Cochran Center, USM campus, Hattiesburg, MS El Día de los niños/El Día de los libros April 30, 2009 Día is a daily commitment to link all children to books Fifth Annual New York Round Table® Writers' Conference April 24, 2009 — April 25, 2009 Questions Call: 212.764.7021 or Email: nycip@nycip.org National Poetry Month Academy of American Poets April 1-30, 2009 NCTE's Literacy Education Advocacy Day April 23, 2009 Washington, DC Anointed Authors on Tour Seven award-winning, bestselling authors of Christian fiction and non-fiction publications http://www.anointedauthorsontour.com/index.html Divas of Literature Book Tour C/O ASPICOMM MEDIA PO Box 1212 Baldwin, NY 11510 www.aspicomm.com Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Friday, April 24 Saturday, April 25 • 10 am to 6 pm Sunday, April 26 • 10 am to 5 pm UCLA Main Campus--Los Angeles, CA 4th Annual EYE for Change Conference Thursday, April 2, 2009 8-3:00 pm EST Morgan State University The New Student Center 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Washington DC- April 25-26 phone: 713-236-1073 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Romantic Times Booklovers Convention April 22-26, 2009 Multicultural Panel Orlando, FL   May 2009 Get Caught Reading Month Association of American Publishers (AAP) May 1-31, 2009 Literacy Facts Los Angeles Black Business Expo May 1-3, 2009 Los Angeles Convention Center Tom Bradley (South) Hall 201 S. Figueroa Street  Los Angeles, CA Black Expo New York May 2009 TBA http://www.blackexponewyork.com Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference/Expo http://www.blackenterprise.com/events DC Black Gay Pride May 2009 TBA Annually Memorial Day Weekend Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) West Rock African American Book Fair Saturday, May 16th 2009 11:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. South 4th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY (Mount Vernon business district) EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2009 Email: westrock@qbr.com Black Writers on Tour May 1- 3, 2009 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m Los Angeles Convention Center milliganbooks@sbcglobal.net Afr'Am Festival May 2009 TBA Town Point Park Southeastern Virginia Arts Association P.O. Box 366  Norfolk, VA 23501 email: projectdirector@sevaa.org 5th Annual NAACP Leadership 500 Summit May 21-24, 2009 Phoenician Resort and Spa Scottsdale, Arizona BookExpo America Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City May 28 - May 31, 2009 Children's Book Week The Children's Book Council 2009: May 11 - 17 2010: May 10 - 16 phone: 212-966-1990 Publishing Children Books National Black Book Festival May 17-18, 2008 Thousands of readers; Dozens of Authors All Under One Roof Houston, Texas George R. Brown Convention Center Houston Black Expo May 15-17, 2009 George R. Brown Convention Center Email: info@houstonblackexpo.com   June 2009 Indianapolis Book Fest June 2009 TBA Delores Thornton at: dthorn4047@aol.com Go On Girl Book Club 17th Annual Author Awards Weekend June 12-14, 2009 J.W. Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas 5150 Westheimer Houston, Texas 77056 Black Writers Reunion & Conference June18-19, 2009 Golden Nugget Hotel, 129 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas Black Writers Reunion & Conference PO Box 542711  Grand Prairie, Texas 75054-2711   July 2009 The Christy Awards July 2009 - Christy Award Winners announced Christy Award Entry Form must be filled out and signed by the head of the publishing house Should be mailed to arrive by November 19, 2008  Guidelines  African-American and Latin Gay Pride July 16-19, 2009 Miami Beach Bruthaz Royal Palm Hotel (Host) Harlem Book Fair July 18, 2009 West 135th Street Malcolm X Blvd. to Frederick Douglass Blvd. Harlem New York, NY Hurston Wright Writers'  Week American University, Washington, D.C www.hurston-wright.org/hw_writers_week.shtml Romance Writers of America (RWA) 29th Annual National Conference July 15 - 18, 2009 Washington, D.C. American Library Association Annual Conference July 9- July 15, 2009 McCormick Place West 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60616 Faith and Fiction Retreat July 16-19, 2009 The Villas of Grand Cypress Orlando, Florida info@faithandfictionretreat.com International Christian Retail Show 2009! July 12-16, 2009 Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO NAACP: Celebrates 100 year Annual Convention July 11-16, 2009 New York, NY ThrillerFest 2009 July 8-11, 2009 Grand Hyatt Hotel New York City 39th Summer Celebration-Indiana Black Expo July 9-19, 2009 3145 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Main Web site: http://www.indianablackexpo.com ESSENCE Music Festival July 03-July 06, 2009 Daytime Festival activities at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Charlotte NC Black Gay Pride The 4th Annual Black Gay Pride Celebration July 17-19, 2009   August 2009 Kansas Black Expo August 2009 TBA 2408 SW Moundview Topeka, KS 66614 Curtis Pitts: cpitts@topeka.k12.ks.us South Carolina Black Family Expo SC Black Family Expo August 2009 TBA Phone Number: 843-667-1818 Email: staff@scblackfamilyexpo.com ITLA's Atlanta Black Gay Pride August -September, 2009 In The Life Atlanta (ITLA) World largest pride celebration for AA lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people In The Life Atlanta 346 Auburn Ave NE Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30312 Baltimore Black Pride August 2009 TBA www.bmoreblackpride.org/mission.htm Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Los Angeles, August 29-30 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 National Book Club Conference Registration for 2009 is $300 per person July 31-Aug. 2, 2009 Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, GA 2010 ESSENCE Short Fiction-Submit Early! Essence Magazine 135 W. 50th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10020 Queens Book Fair C&B Books Distribution August 2009 TBA Jamaica, Queens, NY   September 2009 The African American Literary Award Show (AALAS) September 2009 TBA http://www.literaryawardshow.com Cruisin' For Christ III September 5 - 12, 2009 "Celebrating the Artistries that Glorify God!" Decatur Book Festival September 4 -6, 2009 Atlanta, GA Blacks Over 40 at Sea September 6 - 13, 2009 7 day cruise - Mexican Riviera Los Angeles, CA Charlotte Literary Festival September 6-7, 2009 (pending) The Charlotte Convention Center Host: RealEyes Bookstore Darren "Jaz" Vincent For Sisters Only (FSO) Atlanta September 2009 Pending Georgia World Congress Center 285 International Blvd. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 7th Annual Harlem Book Fair on Long Island Saturday, September 19, 2009 Tiime: 12 noon - 6 p.m. Freeport Recreation Center 130 East Merrick Road, Freeport NY For further information e-mail: hbflongisland@verizon.net 14th annual Baltimore Book Festival September 25-27, 2009 Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts 7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500 Baltimore, MD 21202 Congressional Black Caucus http://www.alc2008.org September 24-27, 2009 Author Requests must be received by March 1st 2009 to Lee McDonald, The Renaissance Group. E-mail: therenaissancegrouplm@gmail.com National Book Festival Saturday, September 26, 2009 National Mall in Washington, D.C. Between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m email: bookfest@loc.gov   October 2009 NCTE National Day on Writing October 20, 2009 www.ncte.org/action/dayonwriting The Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Authors and Illustrators Submit Your Book for Review NOW! Deadline is December 1, Every Year Use all the addresses on the right side of page to send books ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 The Arizona Black Expo October 2009 TBA On behalf of The Leadership Consortium 25th Anniversary Circle City Classic October 2009 TBA Indiana Black Expo, Inc. and the Indiana Sports Corporation Cavalcade of Authors October 2009 TBA Various Locations Chicago, IL Capital BookFest The Festival Address is: 931A Capital Centre Blvd, Largo, MD 20774. The Capital BookFest Mailing address is: PO Box 7821 Largo, MD 20792-7821 Email: kwame@capitalbookfest.net Annual Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium October 2009 TBA Houston, Texas   November 2009 For Sisters Only (FSO) in DC November 2009 TBA Washington Convention Center International Men's Day 19th November 2009 www.internationalmensday.com National Family Literacy Day-Nov. 1, 2009 National Center for Family Literacy The Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival November 2009 TBA Jolly Beach Resort Antigua, West Indies Essence of Motown Literary Jam November 2009 TBA Sylvia Hubbard, conference chair essenceofmotown@yahoo.com Detroit, MI Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books November 11, 2008 - March 11, 2009 The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA This magical presentation features approximately 70 works of art created specifically for children's books. Website: 7th Annual International Children's & Young Adult Literature Celebration "Open a Door...Open a Book...Open your Mind...to the World" Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tripp Commons, Memorial Union University of Wisconsin-Madison Miami Book Fair International November 8-15, 2009 Miami, FL Multicultural Children's Book Festival November 2009 TBA Washington, DC National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference November 2009 TBA Venue changes each festival New Orleans Book Fair November 2009 TBA New Orleans, LA Phone: 504-598-4685 99th NCTE Annual Convention Council of Teachers of English November 19-24, 2009 Email: conventionquestions@ncte.org   December 2009 EDC Creations Holiday Book Fair Online 24 days promoting New Book Releases Live readings on BAN Radio Nightly BAN Anniversary Party December 22, 2009 Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Houston- December 5-6 Email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Charlotte Black Expo Various Dates for Different Cities www.blackexpousa.com/home.html   Events and Places to Check Out Sisters on the Reading Edge Bookclub Annual Event Antioch, CA www.sotre.com The St. Louis Association of Authors of Color (SLAAOC) www.archlandbooks.com Pen To Paper Literary Symposium www.ButterflyPress.net/Symposium Boston Book Bazaar www.kindleeyesbooks.com/bookbazaar.html The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center 847 N. Howard Street Baltimore, MD Los Angeles Black Book Expo-LABBX We can also be reached at P.O. Box 44600, Los Angeles, CA 90044 www.labbx.com The Third Annual African-American Spoken Word Festival Co-Sponsored By The San Francisco Public Library African-American Center http://www.sfpl.org And the Conversations On Africa Forum www.coaforum.com 13th Annual Poetry Extravaganza Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St., NW, Washington, DC Pan African Literary Forum 544,511 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10011-8436 submitted by Stephanie L. Jones One in 3 females and 1 in 5 males are molested! ESSENCE Magazine Best-Seller | AMAZON Best-Seller | Featured on Keeping it Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, The Michael Baisden Show & KISS FM LISTEN TO AUDIO CLIP FROM CHAPTER ONE: www.stephanieljones.com/TEBML_Audio_Promo_9-13-08.mp3 www.stephanieljones.com    Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now

Fw: Black Web 2.0 - 7 Ways to Start Video Blogging Immediately

7 Ways to Start Video Blogging Immediately Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:39 AM CST Diddy is doing it. Jermaine Dupri is doing it. Weezy F. Baby (please say da Baby) is doing it. Barack Obama is doing it. Even Wayne Sutton and Bwana are doing it. So what are you waiting for? What's stopping you from posting video online? It's a lot easier than you think. You don't need any special equipment, you don't need any special technical knowledge, and you don't even need to have a website yet. If you have a cell phone that does video and you can send those videos via Email or MMS, you're good to go. 1. 12seconds.tv 12seconds, previously covered here,  is a service that allows you to post 12-second video clips. Got something you need to get off your chest real quick? Is your friend about to do something really stupid? Just wanna sing a couple lines from your favorite song? 12seconds.tv is the spot for you. 12seconds is still in private alpha, but I do have 7 invites to get rid of, so leave a comment and I'll get one to you. When you sign up for 12seconds, you get a unique email upload address. Shoot your video and then shoot it over to 12seconds using Email or MMS. Full details are on the 12seconds help page. You can also have 12seconds automatically tweet your new videos for you. EDIT: The guys at 12seconds.tv hooked me up with a mess of invites just for you guys, so leave a comment or hit me directly if you want one. 2. YouTube What? You didn't know the most well-known video site of all time allows you to upload video from your mobile phone? YouTube will probably get you the largest audience for your videos just because it's YouTube. To get started: go to My Account, then Mobile Profile or just hit Upload and you should see the link to set your mobile preferences in the right sidebar. The official help page is here. YouTube also has a feature that will automatically post videos that you upload directly to your blog for you. 3. Photobucket Yeah, I thought they were just a site to store MySpace glitter graphics too. Seems that Photobucket has a few tricks up it's sleeve, though. Just log in, click mobile phone on the right side of the uploader, and you'll get your unique posting address. For step-by-step instructions on uploading photos and video to Photobucket from your mobile phone, check out their mobile device tutorial. 4. Flickr This was another surprise to me. What can I say? I don't get out much. I knew you could upload photos via email, but you can send video attachments as well. You can even set your privacy levels simply by adding to the email address. For example, if your unique Flickr email address is blackweb20rulz@photos.flickr.com, you would use blackweb20rulz+friends@photos.flickr.com to make sure only your friends can enjoy your stuff. For details on the upload-by-email feature and to get your unique upload email address, visit your account setup page. Flickr also has a feature that will automatically post the videos you send directly to your blog of choice. 5. Blip.tv This is the real deal when it comes to video blogging and podcasting. Blip.tv provides the hosting, promotions and reach you need get your videos to your audience. They also just so happen to make posting to your video blog easy by providing you a unique posting address. Visit Blip.tv to get the full mobile video walkthrough. Blip.tv also has a cross-posting feature so that videos posted from your phone will automatically be posted on your blog for you. 6. Facebook Yes, your absolute favorite social networking site actually allows you to upload video from your phone. All you need to do is add the video application (you probably have it already) and then send your videos to video@facebook.com. Since this is not a unique address, your cell phone will need to be registered to your account. Just hit Settings and then Mobile to make sure. 7. Vimeo Probably the best site to use if you're concerned about quality, Vimeo also offers the ability to upload video from your mobile device. Simply login to your account and click Upload Video. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the upload page and you will see your unique email upload address. It doesn't appear that Vimeo will automatically post to your blog, unless you happen to use Tumblr. Tumblr will connect to your Vimeo account and then automatically post whatever video you send to your Tumblr posting address. Login to Tumblr and get your posting address on the Goodies page. Why doesn't Tumblr have it's own section? Because you have to have the Vimeo account to make the magic happen. Why Are You Making This Hard? It's so easy. Pick a site that works for you and start video blogging. Just don't call it "vlogging" because that's not gangsta. Do you know of any other easy ways to get your videos online? Have further questions about how to get going? Just want to leave a link to your video blog? Leave a comment.     Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now

Author Yearbook Promotion - A few slots left (from Lori Soard)

Hi everyone, I have a few more slots left in the author yearbook, if you were interested in this exciting promotion. If you sign up before December 1st, you'll get a free ad in the newsletter I'll be creating starting this coming spring (late spring) that will go to my list of 30,000 readers every quarter. If the newsletter is successful and the readers want, I'll put it out more often. Here are some details about the yearbook promotion, which actually ads in some radio exposure as well: Yearbook is in print and ebook. It is offered free in e-format to the list of 30,000 + readers, and also sent to my list of librarians and booksellers (about 3000 in all). Your participation in the project includes: Listing on yearbook page Full page (8 1/2 x 11) personal note from you to your readers. You can do other things with this page. Just ask me :) Interview/quotes throughout book Radio interviews. I have a limited number of these, but have just a few left. These will go on my radio network and will also be made available to a couple of hosts I know for free use. We will also be uploading as podcasts. Free ad in quarterly newsletter sent to 30,000 readers (if registering by Dec. 1st). Some other things we're looking at is getting it hooked into some social networking and a separate website where readers can browse the book for free until it's time for the next yearbook (generally every other year). I'm open to ideas from the group for how to get the word out to even more people. Each time this project builds and snowballs bigger and bigger, which is a definite plus for those involved. This promotion is always very successful for us. I've seen an increase in sales from it and have had readers bring the book to signings for autographs. It's a good group promotion and nice way to meet new readers. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. You are welcome to share this email with others, but you might want to reserve your spot first. Remember that I only have a limited number of the radio promotion slots available and they will be first come/first serve. If you want to make sure they are still available, please email first. Or, you can sign up now by clicking on the links below. Warmly, Lori Soard Reserve space with first payment of $96 (please note that this is a limited two month subscription. One subsequent $96.00 payment will be taken out in December and you will be invoiced separately for the final payment in February - total of 3 payments). Pay in full and receive 10% discount -------- Have you heard?!!! FINDING MS. RIGHT is now available at Amazon.com Sweet romance--G-rated Visit my website at www.lorisoard. com for updates on my latest books and other news. Need a good copyeditor or ghost writer?  Lori Soard has edited for many publishing companies and corporations, including AD Books and Kensington/Zebra. Special rates for writers www.lorisoard.com/cutting MARKETPLACE Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now

Web 2.0 Branding and PR Tips and Techniques with Pam Perry , PR Coach

Web 2.0 Branding and PR Tips and Techniques with Pam Perry , PR Coach           Join us for a Teleclass and get Free EBook (Scheduled Monthly)       30/30 Teleclass with Pam Perry PR Coach   Spend 30 minutes with me!       Plus get FREE Ebook on Web 2.0 Techniques. I get tons of emails from Christian authors who really want to know how to market and promote their book and ministry.  I hear you and I want to help! Learn about BRANDING, blogging, podcasting and social networking! I will make myself available once month in a "mini-coaching" teleclass!  I will give you tips, techniques and contacts to craft your marketing and PR campaigns. I've worked with more than 200 Christian authors over my career as a literary publicist.  I have a few things I can share that will make your book publishing journey a little bit easier.   30 minutes LIVE for 30 bucks!   I will give you a ton of information that you can put to use right away to promote your book! REGISTER by clicking the PayPal button below:     Then email me at pamperry@ministrymarketingsolutions.com. Send me info regarding your book so I can review. (Just the synopsis or press release). Please feel free to send me your questions too via email ahead of time. I will answer each and every question personally and provide you with resources! Once registered, you will be given directions on how to get on the teleclass! Hear about how you can "Be The Media."   For more info on Pam Perry, go to www.MinistryMarketingSolutions.com Visit my new Social Network: www.ChocolatePagesNetwork.com and see my blog   ww.MinistryMarketingSolutions.blogspot.com - FREE STUFF! Good STUFF!           Title:   Web 2.0 Branding and PR Tips and Techniques with Pam Perry , PR Coach       Date:   Scheduled Monthly       Time:   TBD           System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista           Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer           Space is limited. Reserve your Teleclass seat now   IF YOU MISSED....     Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://detroitliterarynetwork.com     NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now