Ways that bookstores and book bloggers might join forces for mutual gain turned out to be a lively discussion topic in our weekly #followreader discussion on Twitter (Fridays 4-5pm ET). Here’s a recap of the best comments.
Posts Tagged ‘ABA’
Book Bloggers and Indie Bookstores Unite!
Posted in As Seen On Twitter (#followreader), Good Ideas Dept., Publishing Insurgents Unite, tagged ABA, Amazon, bloggers, book reviewers, booksellers, indie bookstores, marketing, new models, PR, reader communities, twitter on May 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Importance of Book Curators, Part I: The Marvelous IndieBound iPhone App
Posted in Good Ideas Dept., Most Popular Posts, Publishing Insurgents Unite, tagged ABA, booksellers, curation, e-commerce, IndieBound, iPhone on April 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The awesome IndieBound for iPhone app announced early last week is my new best friend. It’s like having my favorite indie bookseller at my beck and call
The Bookish Community Is A Passionate Place & Other Lessons From The Twittersphere
Posted in Rants and Raves, tagged #amazonfail, ABA, Amazon, indie bookstores, social media, twitter on April 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The lesson, my bookish buddies, is this — Amazon can’t afford to ignore social media (Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc.) and neither can you.
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- Good question! RT @susanmpls: @draccah @mawbooks is there a list of bloggers by location? to help pubs know who is where? #followreader 1 day ago
- Happy Thanksgiving to all! 2 days ago
- @kittent ok, glad ur able to read the galley! happy holidays 2 days ago
Charlotte’s tweets
- Giving thanks for the Twitter friends I made this year: @katmeyer @thebookmaven @erinhere @bethfishreads @westvillagedyke + so many others! 2 days ago
- The Washington Post opens an online bookstore via Amazon http://bit.ly/5Kotdp (via @thebookmaven @PD_Smith) 2 days ago
- @bethfishreads Er, I know better than to call you Beth - must be the immanence of tryptophan that's addling my brain! 2 days ago
Kat’s tweets
- @EmilyMandel @amywilsonwriter - i'm just about to post the transcript - with the missing russ tweets added in. check back in about 5mins 9 minutes ago
- @jane_l that virgin heat cover is priceless @jane_l @mikecane 3 hours ago
- @ReadingItAll #followreader is almost always 4pm ET on Fridays (holidays excluded). 3 hours ago
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