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• Publishers Marketplace Unfolds Bookstore Maps

  September 5, 2008

  • What a fabulous innovation, and just in time for me to plan a few drop-in signings on my travels from Detroit to Boston and back next month! I did a preliminary search by plugging in "Pennsylvania," and this looks great - a huge list of bookstores and their locations and contact info popped up!
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• 21st Century Authors Unite to Save 19th Century Treasure

  September 4, 2008

  • It’s the house where Huck, Tom, Jim and dozens of the most beloved characters in American literature were born. And it’s in trouble.

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• What Can You Do With a Book Trailer?

  August 26, 2008

  • Authors post them on their websites. They upload them to Google Video and YouTube. If they’re particularly savvy, they search out display sites like Book Screening and Preview the Book.  Even websites that aren’t primarily intended to showcase trailers like the Backspace homepages have a section where users can upload them.
    
    The jury’s still out as to whether or not book trailers help sell books. But perhaps the bigger question is: Is anybody watching?

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