Sentences with phrase «book coverage»

He explains how authors can get book coverage in the national press... and get paid for it!

Why not blog about the Big Six, or host a mixture of small and large press book coverage?

Not a good week for book criticism, but not a surprising one, either: in the past few years, newspapers from the Chicago Tribune to the Dallas Morning News to the Village Voice have seen book coverage shrink.

This sounds odd — book publicists are, after all, constantly moaning about the dearth of opportunities for book coverage — but none of us have an unlimited supply of books to dole out.

Pitch Emails: Emails that target media contacts in an effort to procure book coverage.

Signings featuring celebrities are used to gin up attention — and this year was definitely subdued: aging icons such as actress Jamie Lee Curtis, basketball star Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, and the musician Kenny Loggins appeared, while speaking as a member of the press, I saw perhaps a dozen of my colleagues, including several who were semi-retired (such is the state of traditional, professional book coverage in the US).

The Books desk hired two writers and announced three new columns earlier this month as part of its expanded book coverage, although nothing specifically suggested more attention would be paid to the categories that fell off the list.

I see a lot of chat around making books coverage and conversation less elitist, and the industry itself — I'd like to see that turn into action.

Unfortunately, as most of us are too well aware, local media isn't what it used to be and the opportunities for book coverage have diminished, which further deteriorates the value of touring.

Forced to choose between the book coverage of the New York Times and the Sun, I would lean toward the Sun.

Over my 15 years in media, I saw our book coverage capacity plummet as reporting staff was relentlessly cut back and the newspapers themselves shrunk in size.

With newsrooms shrinking everyday and book coverage being the first things that get cut, book publicity is already an uphill battle.

Dozens of links each day offer a quick but thoughtful round up of the book coverage that will generate holds lists and give librarians new titles to recommend.

Advance copies go out to reviewers, usually months in advance so they have time to read and decide if they want to give the book any coverage.

-- Type of coverage: As with print outlets, «book coverage» on blogs runs the gamut from a mention to a full - fledged review / author interview.

Yesterday, the NYT announced that all book coverage, including Sunday and daily book reviews, as well as publishing news, will now be under the direction of the Editor of the New York Times Sunday Book Review, Pamela Paul.

Industry observers speculate that current events (the election cycle, terrorist attacks) may have squeezed out book coverage, but also that the division of sales between print and digital formats may be a factor.

Craft a catchy press release Before you waste time doing this, go through all the book coverage from journalists you're interested in and find out, again, whether they cover your genre and whether they have ever written about or talked to self - published authors.