NetGalley at BEA: giveaway update & more!

Oh my goodness folks, BookExpo America is just around the  corner! If you’re already a NetGalley member, you probably got our email last week about our BEA plans. We have an exciting update, so I wanted to share the details of our promotion with all you “follow the readers.” “LIKE” NETGALLEY AT BEA & ENTER [...]

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When Bookish Worlds Collide

We bookish folks currently live in a funny and expanding universe. Funny and expanding because much of it, for many of us largely takes place virtually. Well, #followreader is one prime example. And, chatting about books and publishing outside of #followreader with fellow Twitter bookish tweeps is another. As are: all the groups and fan [...]

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NetGalley BEA Buzz Schedule!

The NetGalley BEA Buzz Schedule!

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5 Ways to Put More Skin in the Game

It’s been three weeks since Book Expo, and the trade show is a fading memory. My feet feel fresh, I’ve caught up on my sleep, and I’m back on top of my work. But that also means it’s time to refer back to the little memo I wrote to myself in the middle of a restless night after BEA, about what to do [...]

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My Book Expo Hangover – and Wish

My Book Expo hangover has lasted longer than usual this year, as I’ve tried to integrate Mike Shatzkin’s sensible talk about the importance of niche-focused “vertical integration” with the CEO Roundtable’s resolutely traditional view of their role as publishers. Making sense of it all is clearly a big job for as many bright minds as the industry can muster.

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BookExpo ’09: A Whirlwind of Fun + Worry

In my bookish opinion, this year’s BEA was pretty much business as usual in many respects, but there were a few very fantastic events and many small moments that made this year one to remember, and all of them were about connecting in real life with some of the really great people that make being in the book world really wonderful.

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My Book Expo Education

I’ll admit it. On the eve of my 10th Book Expo, I still love it. Within a few miles of the convention center, my blood starts to beat with excitement at the great gathering of the tribe. Ah, to see and be seen – hastening to the next panel, grabbing galleys, hobnobbing in the aisles with everyone I’ve ever worked with – [...]

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Blogger Signing Schedule at BEA

Schedule of top bloggers appearing at the Firebrand Booth (#4077) during BEA

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Blogger Signings at BEA

Firebrand booth will be hosting “meet and greets”/”signings” with some really wonderful book bloggers and others who write and report on books.

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