Conferences & Trade shows Archives

Nine Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)

19 May, 201919 May, 2019Conferences & Trade shows, Self-PubOne Comment

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 at the same...

How to Sell eBooks at Cons and Book Festivals

7 April, 20197 April, 2019Conferences & Trade showsLeave a comment

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 over print, I...

Writer’s Digest Parent Company F+W Media Files for Bankruptcy

11 March, 201911 March, 2019Conferences & Trade shows, Publishing5 Comments

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 that F+W Media...

BookExpo Launches Merchandizing Trade Show UnBound as Solution to Declining Exhibitor Attendance

4 February, 20194 February, 2019Conferences & Trade shows5 Comments

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 mattered less and...

I am in Philly for Indie Author Con

1 November, 20181 November, 2018blog maintenance, Conferences & Trade shows4 Comments

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 have had to...

E-ink Booth Tour SID Display Week 2018 (videos)

4 June, 20184 June, 2018Conferences & Trade shows, E-ink, e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

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 week at SID...

Four Lessons I Learned in Making My First Flyers

6 April, 20189 October, 2018Conferences & Trade showsLeave a comment

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 place for in-person...

Register for Copyright and Technology 2018, and Get $100 Off

8 January, 20189 January, 2018Conferences & Trade shows, Intellectual PropertyLeave a comment

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 and copyright, and...

Violence Erupts at the Frankfurt Book Fair

18 October, 201723 October, 2017Conferences & Trade shows3 Comments

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 in the body...

Were Authors Treated Like the Red-Headed Step-Child at Denver Comic Con?

1 September, 201711 September, 2017Conferences & Trade shows5 Comments

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 tolerated nuisances at...

I am Attending Wordcamp DC this Weekend

14 July, 201714 July, 2017Conferences & Trade shows2 Comments

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 event covers all...

Writers Have a Cornucopia of Conferences to Choose From

13 June, 201713 June, 2017Conferences & Trade shows4 Comments

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 authors could learn...

E-ink Demoed a Foldable 10.2″ eReader at SID Display Week (video)

12 June, 201712 June, 2017Conferences & Trade shows, e-Reading Hardware9 Comments

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 old news, including...

eBookcraft Conference Presentation Videos Now Online

27 April, 201727 April, 2017Conferences & Trade showsLeave a comment

Held over a 2-day span in March in Toronto, eBookcraft is one of the last two remaining digital conferences in North American related to book publishing. Earlier this week they posted...

Following Declining Conference Attendance, Staff Leaves DBW

2 February, 20172 February, 2017Conferences & Trade shows5 Comments

Earlier this week Daniel Berkowitz left his position as senior editor of Digital Book World after holding the position for 18 months and has taken up a new role as...

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