Ten Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)
Book fairs and other local events can be a great way for authors to connect with readers and make new fans. They are immensely valuable, but...Continue reading
Category: Conferences & Trade shows
Has Anyone Used Hometown Reads?
I was at the James River Writers conference this past weekend. Even though it was the type of conference where "writer" was a synonym "book author",...Continue reading
That Time I Was Asked to Pay Six Hundred Dollars to Speak at a Conference
If you are on Twitter, you may have seen this tweet a few weeks back: "As a conference organizer, I continue to be amazed at how...Continue reading
How to Sell eBooks at Cons and Book Festivals
Initially published in April 2019, this is a periodically updated reference post on how authors can sell ebooks at in-person events. As someone who prefers ebooks...Continue reading
Writer’s Digest Parent Company F+W Media Files for Bankruptcy
I was hoping to present at the Writer's Digest Conference in NYC this August, but now it looks like the conference could be canceled. Forbes reports...Continue reading
BookExpo Launches Merchandizing Trade Show UnBound as Solution to Declining Exhibitor Attendance
Over the past decade, the show floor at BookExpo has mirrored the changes in the book publishing industry. Fewer exhibitors were showing up because New York...Continue reading
I am in Philly for Indie Author Con
When I was last in Philadelphia I thought it was cute that this city had streets where a sane person would put an alley. Now that I...Continue reading
E-ink Booth Tour SID Display Week 2018 (videos)
The ereader market is mostly dead, but E-ink is still showing off nifty looking new prototypes. For example, E-ink showed off their new 10.3" flexible display last...Continue reading
Six Lessons I Learned in Making My First Flyers (Updated)
Mailing lists, social media, and other online channels are the most commonly used marketing tools for selling books in 2017, but there will always be a...Continue reading
Register for Copyright and Technology 2018, and Get $100 Off
Copyright and Technology 2018 is coming up next week on Tuesday in New York City. The one-day conference will feature panels on digital watermarks, anti-piracy efforts, AI...Continue reading
Violence Erupts at the Frankfurt Book Fair
2017 is the year that Neo-Nazis and other white supremacists crawled out from under rocks, and assembled in public. Festering fascism has produced an immune response...Continue reading
Were Authors Treated Like the Red-Headed Step-Child at Denver Comic Con?
Authors are the backbone of panels at many types of book cons, including comic cons, but author Alex Acks says that panelists were treated like barely...Continue reading
I am Attending Wordcamp DC this Weekend
This weekend finds me at the Carnegie Library in Washington DC (why posting was light today). I am attending the first ever WordCamp DC conference. This three-day...Continue reading
Writers Have a Cornucopia of Conferences to Choose From
When DBW tried to boost attendance at its now-defunct conference by adding an indie author track, I noted that there were cheaper and better conferences where...Continue reading
E-ink Demoed a Foldable 10.2″ eReader at SID Display Week (video)
E-ink showed off their latest projects, as well as what their partners are working on, at SID Display Week last week. A lot of the gadgets were...Continue reading