At BEA, «The Report of My Death Was Exaggerated — Book Edition» panel did just what the Mark Twain quote did years ago: chastise the media for being too quick to decree the death of print publishing.
The big trend I noted
at BEA this year was a lot of the indie authors, I mean, I talked to Hugh Howey, and he said he doesn't know any indie author who's signed a traditional deal, including himself, where it was a print deal, who was happy with that deal, who was happy with the way it turned out.
By Erin L. Cox
At BEA, «The Report of My Death Was Exaggerated — Book Edition» panel did just what the Mark Twain quote did years ago: chastise the media for being too quick to decree the death of print publishing.
Bob: Last year, the big buzz
at BEA was is everything stable, and I still see it in traditional publishing, they act like, «Oh, we've weathered the digital storm, everything's fine now,» and I don't think anything can be further from the truth.
At BEA in May 2001 I met with the head of Adobe's ebook effort.
The panel will be part of BISG's Making Information Pay conference hosted
at BEA.
At the All - New uPublishU
at BEA (formerly known as DIY Authors Conference & Marketplace), aspiring writers and authors will learn from industry experts tips and tactics and all about the tools and technology to help them self - publish a print book or an ebook.
P.S. — I'm
at BEA this week.
Other uPublishU
at BEA presentations include bestselling authors, industry experts, and professionals who will share tips, tactics and best practices that enable authors to take charge of their publishing efforts.
If you're
at BEA be sure to stop by and say hello.
Ellora's Cave was there
at the BEA, too, showcasing their sensual catalogue and eye candies.
That was the arrival for the first time
at BEA of the Author Hub, which was floor space given over to independent authors.
Really, really observant readers may remember that, back in February of this year, I mentioned today's featured book, Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein (which, as you can see here, was a big «ol hit
at BEA).
«There always will be print books because people love print books,» said LeVasseur
at BEA on Friday.
-LSB-...] anniversary.Oh, also: My indie book, 99 Jobs: Blood, Sweat, and Houses won First Place as the Best Nonfiction Indie of 2014, announced
at BEA / BookCon on May 31.
Publishers» responsibilities with «controversial authors professing what seem to be unpopular opinion»
at BEA, while Brussels gets some perspective on VAT.
They want to get that autographed copy of a book in their hand,» said McNeil
at BEA on Friday.
Textook case, and someone who never, ever seems to stop working — which echoes what I hear from so many of the high - visibility authors I know (they're coming into the Author Hub
at BEA, for example, which I'm programming): you work a lot for this kind of success, and then you keep working a lot.
As you saw from the video, Lulu typically has a display
at BEA where we showcase different titles.
First, the basics: for those of you who attended the book blogger panel
at BEA, you will have heard the blog tour explained as an author going from blog to blog (rather than from store to store as they would on a traditional book tour) which is a great, quick way to explain it.
Through the AAP, library marketing staff also organize various events for librarians
at the BEA, ALA and PLA.
I stopped over
at BEA yesterday to get my press pass and to check in on the set up.
Well, in point of fact, very little was actually for sale
at BEA.
This is only funny if you know that these are both indie authors, and were part of a group of six best - selling independent authors who banded together to get a booth
at BEA (you can read about them here in Publisher's Weekly).
I met Samantha this past May
at the BEA Expo in New York.
are still
at BEA 2013 today, but I did want to put up this writeup --
I'd love to see a bigger and bigger presence
at BEA.
We are once again working with the BEA organizers and the IDPF (which holds their own digital conference
at BEA) to bring back last year's hugely successful Digital Combo Pass.
Chris Sims of Kadaxis, one of six lucky finalists presenting «Shark Tank» style,
at the BEA Startup Challenge.
I was
at BEA in part to meet the company co-founders, Richard Nash and Mark Warholak.
I was thrilled to run into
them at the BEA Startup Challenge and learn they're now available as a bookmarklet on your web browsers!
At BEA, 3M will share further details of its partnership with Smashwords, which already represents more than 40,000 independent authors and small publishers.
As you may know if you follow this blog, some of us were
at BEA last week.
The IngramSpark crew prepare for author attendees
at BEA's UPublishU, a one - day mini-con for authors.
It's a way for non-exhibitors to get a print or e-book title displayed
at BEA.
An open meeting for Readium Foundation members, adopters, and other interested parties will take place
at BEA 2016 (Chicago) on Wednesday, May 11 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, immediately after the conclusion of the May 10 - 11 IDPF DigiCon event and a subsequent IDPF member meeting.
At BEA, she was still shaking her head over these developments.
As
at BEA, Foreword maintains a large stand at ALA to mingle with its readership of librarians, independent publishers, and university presses.
Rosenblatt has blogged about the issue and he will present a panel on June 5 called «The Landscape of Content Protection Technology» for the Digital Book 2012 program
at BEA (the program is held in partnership with the International Digital Publishing Forum).
The second opportunity for indie authors
at BEA is the Author Market, a small section of tables designed for non-exhibiting authors to sign their books and get them listed in the BEA Official Show Directory.
But again, you can not sell your books
at BEA.
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is another organization that typically has co-located events
at BEA.
That is too cool that OPEN MINDS will be
at BEA.
This new system was unveiled
at BEA — Book Expo America, and orders for the kiosks will be taken at the American Library Association Conference this week in Chicago.
If you're
at BEA or DIY this week, please stop by and say «hi!»
Kobo is looking more and more like a viable alternative to Amazon, particularly if they put in place some of the author perks Mark LeFebvre told Laurie Boris about
at BEA.
BEA does have a very important purpose — a lot of legit trade publishers and legit agents get together
at BEA to ink deals.
I just noticed on the BEA website that there's a page dedicated to «Breakout books
at BEA».
Two Reasons: 1) Open Minds (along with a host of other Indelible's books) will be
at BEA!
Or he can catch
us at BEA, where we had to rent two booths, because our numbers are swelling.