By admin on March 4, 2010
I have a blog, a twitter account, a facebook fanpage – now what the hell do I do?
Having the tools and using the tools are two different things. If you can think of your online outreach accounts whether a blog, myspace, twitter, or facebook, as another way to promote your business to your customers, that [...]
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By admin on November 13, 2009
Larry Bird is one of the most accomplished basketball players in American History. He was Rookie of the Year, an All-Star, three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, on a three-time World Champion team (Boston Celtics), and Coach of the Year. Much has been written about his life and his incredible professional basketball career.
In Larry Bird: The [...]
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By admin on July 1, 2009
An Alternative for Ex-Amazon Affiliates
The following “open condolence letter to former Amazon affiliates” comes from Kristen McLean, executive director of the Association of Booksellers for Children:
Boy, it sure sucks to be dumped.
There you are, doing a great job of recommending awesome books, handing Amazon the sales, and they just up and leave the party.
To add [...]
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By admin on May 6, 2009
After 10 years of establishing Grace’s Books & Records in Leesburg, FL, we’ve decided (due to age & health) to advertise our store for sale. We’re not in a hurry to accomplish this change but we’re hoping within the next year that we can attract either an experienced book person who is relocating to [...]
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By admin on April 28, 2009
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By admin on March 9, 2009
Here are some numbers that caught my attention during the education seminars held at the Spring Book Show:
$2500 – the average cost per stop for a New York-based publisher to send an author on a book tour.
20% – 25% – the average percent of people in the audience who will actually purchase a book at [...]
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By admin on March 4, 2009
2009 SIBA Book Award Nominations!
Is your favorite Southern Book on this list?
Title
Author
What booksellers are saying…
Children’s
Almost Invisible: Black Patriots of the American Revolution
Kate Salley Palmer
Kate Salley Palmer is a SC treasure and she continues her great series of children’s books about the American Revolution with her latest, Almost Invisible.
Beyond the Log-Eared Mountains
David Hume
If Animals Kissed Goodnight
Ann Paul, [...]
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