Sentences with phrase «bring local authors»

By holding seminars and classes, and by bringing local authors together face to face with readers and aspiring authors, libraries can help unleash the talent locked inside the minds and fingertips of their local community's writers.

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As Village Book's Publishing Director, Brendan Clark has noted, «our publishing program brings together flexible project management, high - quality on - demand book production, and the expertise of local professionals, all with the unified goal of helping authors get their books into print.»
2) Launching a free local literature festival to bring indie authors, poets and illustrators to my community at the Hawkesbury Upton Lit Fest, with no admission charges so that visitors could save their money to buy the speakers» books instead.
Monica Clark - Robinson brings her acting skills to the production of Saucy and Bubba, which is especially exciting because she's a local actress and author.
We have a Local Authors section in my library, and we add ANY Watertown author to that collection if the book is brought to our attention.
An invitation to speak at a local library, a handout asking for authors with interesting books and interesting stories to appear on either a regular or Internet radio show, teachers eager to bring their book into their school library, not to mention the opportunity to learn ever so much about book promotion from the more seasoned authors.
We're starting to do collaborations with our work with the ABA (American Booksellers Association) where we're doing local self - publishing nights with the local bookstores, bringing together the local self - publishers and having them run clinics for other aspiring self - published authors or people who are trying to get a handle on what this space is... The catalog keeps growing with new authors all the time, new languages all the time, and even as the total business grows, that percentage of self - published sales remains shockingly consistent.»
Indie Author Day, a nationwide event sponsored by BiblioBoard, is designed to bring local indie writers together to meet and learn from each other.
The librarian was quite interested in learning of this new (local) author and asked my daughter to have me stop in at the branch and bring along a copy of my book.
• From local paper The Tennessean: «Author Ann Patchett's Parnassus store brings books back to Green Hills»
She also builds Kobo's partnership with the American Booksellers Association by coordinating events at US bookstores that bring together local indie authors and bookstores and help spread the word that you can support your local store by buying books via Kobo.
If you know other local authors, get them involved too — and don't forget to bring copies to sell and sign!
There was a time when Borders Books and Music was wonderful about bringing in local authors and musicians for signings and in - store performances.
Each month our local publishing group brings in speakers who have something interesting to say to our group of active and involved indie authors and publishers.
We are continuing to look for ways to bring indie authors and indie booksellers together — exploring the ways that ebooks can be hand - sold in local bookstores and the ways in which bookstores can have a part in recommending great ebook reads to their customers.
Thus, if Kobo Writing Life can continue to broker the relationship between indie booksellers and indie authors, demonstrating, to each, the incredible value they offer, not just to their local communities, but to one another, we will have made a significant difference and demonstrated a unique value proposition that no other company is able to bring.
With ODILO's «Bring Your Own Content» (BYOC), libraries can further support their communities and encourage cultural sharing by uploading (and making immediately available) a variety of digital content, including local music, images, videos, historical materials, maps, publications by local authors or organizations, and much more.
One of the best parts of my job is coordinating bookstore events throughout the US, building on this partnership by bringing together local indie authors and bookstores.
This event is designed to bring local writing communities together in their libraries to participate in author panels, book readings and signings, workshops, presentations and more.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have recently begun bringing international authors to the english - speaking arena, but Sony will be bringing countries around the world works in their native languages from local authors through partnerships with affiliated bookstores.
Above all else, the ultimate goal of Indie Author Day is to bring authors together with their local communities.
Cannon Beach Book Company partners with the local library to bring a writer's series to town, complete with author readings, Q&A sessions and book signings.
Our resident travel writer and guidebook author Mary - Ann Gallagher brings you the lowdown on the best of this gorgeous little city in our local guide: 48 hours in Palma.
Hamanasi was brought to my attention by a local author and conservationist named
Hamanasi was brought to my attention by a local author and conservationist named Brandon Wiggins (whom I met in 2015 at a local straw ban meeting in Monterey, CA).
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