Between 2011 and 2017, Mark worked at the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations for Kobo where he was the driving force behind the creation of Kobo Writing Life, a free and easy to use author / small - publisher friendly platform designed to publish directly to Kobo's global catalog in 190 countries.
Today, Mark Lefebvre, Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations for Kobo stops by to discuss their new interface for Indies.
2017 Guest of Honour speech from writer, bookseller and Director of Self Publishing &
Author Relations for Kobo, Mark Leslie.
Mark Lefebvre, director of self - publishing and
author relations for Kobo, and Christine Munroe, Kobo Writing Life's U.S. manager, worked with author Maggie Jaimeson to develop the event for Jan's Paperbacks.
Not exact matches
«
For many people, I think their first impulse is to have an event,» says Joan Schneider, president and creative director of Boston public
relations and marketing communications firm Schneider Associates, and
author of the book «The New Launch Plan: 152 Tips, Tactics, and Trends from the Most Memorable New Products.
Consultant and
author Kim Skildum - Reid to conduct sponsorship workshops
for the Public
Relations Institute of WA, March 2 to 3 at the Hyatt Regency Perth.
«This has been a public
relations nightmare
for UPS,» said Tom Spiggle, an employment attorney and
author of a book on pregnancy discrimination, «You're Pregnant?
Brandon Scott gets at the interactional character of meaning when he writes, «Even
for an
author, meaning is not in the mind but is a
relation between imagination and text.
The
author looks at Niebuhr's typology of various possible
relations between Christianity and the culture and shows their relevance
for our present time.
Melanie Young (New York, NY)-- Chief Connector and Creative Strategist at The Connected Table, a New York - based public
relations and events business, Melanie is a speaker and
author of Melanie Young — Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer, which provides tips
for women on how to manage their diagnosis and stay focused and in charge of their health.
Debbie is the creator of the Calm Parent AM & PM ™ program and is also the
author of numerous books
for young people on interpersonal
relations.
Basile has owned his own business
for more than a dozen years, is a published
author, has taught at Fordham University, and was also managing director of a New York City - based public
relations firm.
Cliff Schecter is an
author, pundit and public
relations strategist whose firm Libertas, LLC handles media
relations for political, corporate and non-profit clients.
An interview on March 25 with Sandra Lee, the cookbook
author and girlfriend of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, referred imprecisely to the presidency of Chester A. Arthur, in
relation to a potential run by Cuomo
for the office.
«Although binge drinking has been studied in
relation to a variety of different health risk behaviors, there has been comparatively little research undertaken on the association between binge drinking and problematic eating behavior,» said Andrew Stickley, a researcher at Södertörn University in Sweden and corresponding
author for the study.
The
authors say more work needs to be done on establishing exactly what foods are best
for promoting ideal gut conditions, however they conclude: «We think a diet high in fruits and vegetables is best as these are rich in fibre / complex carbohydrates, which are important because butyrate - producing species are dependent upon them indirectly via cross-feeding
relations with fibre degraders.
The
authors demonstrated the clinical utility of the Prosigna assay to aid decision - making in
relation to the use of adjuvant chemotherapy
for both node - negative and node - positive disease.
ENERGY Mary Ann Bauman, MD Medical director
for women's health and community
relations, Integris Health Inc.;
author of Fight Fatigue: Six Simple Steps to Maximize Your Energy.
NJ • TORONTO About Blog An international book publicity and public
relations firm
for authors, publishers, books, experts, speakers, thought leaders and organizations.
Over the summer, she gained experience in marketing and public
relations at Square One Book Publishers, composing interview questions
for authors and performing sales research.
J Squared Public
Relations is a cutting edge literary publicity and marketing company that specializes in niche marketing campaigns
for broadcast, print and the internet, as well as innovative book events, and
author publicity materials, including websites, book trailers and reels.
The report focused on urban districts because they serve so many students, according to Nora Carr, the
author of the toolkit and senior vice president of public
relations for Luquire - George Andrews, a media and communications firm in Charlotte, N.C.
Author Bio: Blair Mann is Director of Media
Relations for the Collaborative
for Student Success which works to educate and inform all stakeholders about the needs
for and benefits of high standards, high - quality assessments and comparability across states.
Spoiler alert: The
authors distinguish between individualizing and personalizing education a third of the way into the book, providing plenty of time to think about the differences while there's still two - thirds of the book left to settle into and try the ideas on
for size in
relation to your own school and beliefs.
Geller's point, in response, is that the very transparency that Penn and other
authors call
for in their publishing business
relations is, in fact, already the key to the new levels of
author service agencies are looking to provide.
Our good colleague,
author and former publisher Jane Friedman, is beginning a monthly compilation of key writings
for authors in
relation to the business of the career.
[dropcap] A [/ dropcap] fter I initially reached out to the folks at Pearson and Penguin
for comment on their recent acquisition of
Author Solutions, I received a very short non-response from Erica Glass, the Media
Relations Manager at Penguin Group USA.
Without the mechanism of a large traditional publishing house or public
relations firm, self - published
authors are responsible
for effectively marketing their books on their own.
In addition to ghostwriting, editing and script coverage services
for authors, I offer media
relations consulting on topics such as how to attract and maximize PR opportunities, how to give stellar interviews, what to wear to a photo shoot, and how to use social media platforms effectively.
Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of
Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best - selling author, an internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, and an Adjunct Instructor teaching publishing and marketing fo
Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best - selling
author, an internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert, and an Adjunct Instructor teaching publishing and marketing fo
author, an internationally recognized book marketing and media
relations expert, and an Adjunct Instructor teaching publishing and marketing
for NYU.
She is a former university media
relations professional, a frequent speaker, and the
author of the popular SMART Marketing
For Authors book series.
(Check out another great post we did about this: Go Pitch Yourself: A case
for indie
author public
relations).
We will spare no effort to resume normal business
relations with Amazon — which has been a great partner
for years — but under terms that value appropriately
for the years ahead the
author's unique role in creating books, and the publisher's role in editing, marketing, and distributing them, at the same time that it recognizes Amazon's importance as a retailer and innovator.
Lorenz has also handled public
relations and marketing
for numerous doctors, lawyers,
authors, inventors and entrepreneurs since 1980, and is an integral part of the marketing strategy
for many clients.
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public
relations and marketing firm with a special knack
for working with
authors and entrepreneurs to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more.
About the
Author Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public
relations and marketing firm that has a special knack
for working with
authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more.
About Scott Lorenz Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public
relations and marketing firm that has a special knack
for working with
authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more.
About Book Publicist Scott Lorenz Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public
relations and marketing firm that has a special knack
for working with
authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more.
While some
authors take to their social media outlets to spread the word about their books, and other writers choose to enlist professional public
relations firms to advertise, still others have lately opted to go
for a less scrupulous option: paying
for book reviews.
You can read an extended Q&A on BookPage.com, in which the
author tells us how she stayed passionate about a project
for 18 years; why she chose to write about race
relations in the South of the 1950s; and how she feels about using the «N» word in historical fiction.
She is currently a Marketing intern
for Author's Boutique and is working towards become a successful Public
Relations and Marketing Practitioner.
She is a former university media
relations professional, a frequent speaker on the national stage, and the
author of the popular SMART Marketing
For Authors book series.
Today, Mark Lefebvre, horror writer and the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo, joined us
for his second time on the show.
Thought by many in the industry to be one of the most misguided corporate public -
relations moves a major publisher has made in recent years, the acquisition has infuriated many in the
author ranks who for years have seen Author Solutions as pred
author ranks who
for years have seen
Author Solutions as pred
Author Solutions as predatory.
Kobo launched its new self - publishing dashboard at this morning's BookExpo event, and the Director of Self - Publishing Services and
Author Relations was on hand
for an interview with GoodEReader to talk about what Writing Life offers both traditional publishers and self - published
authors in terms of real - time sales... [Read more...]
As associate publisher, Bostic is responsible
for editorial staff management and development,
author management, title and publishing schedule development, sales and marketing
relations and financial oversight as well as overseeing the product -LSB-...]
With little to show
for all the money they shoveled into PR, the general consensus among indie
authors is that public
relations is an awful drain on your already lean budget.
Self - publishers can use their
author name but it is preferable to create a distinction between the
author name and the publisher
for public
relations and brand - building reasons.
After an
author spends time and money to write and produce a book, a smart investment is to prepare
for any media opportunity by investing in
author - specific media
relations training, tailored to the
author's book.
If Jon Fine, Amazon's Director of
Author and Publisher
Relations, uses that line — with his vaudeville - caliber timing — in Frankfurt when he appears in the CONTEC town - hall session on «Self - Publishing and Its Implications
for the Industry,» it just may get a bigger laugh than it did at Writer's Digest West.