Join me at the Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference

The Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference is being held April 13-17

If you are a blogger, the BBPOC is a must.  I ‘attended’ my first conference in 2009 as a brand new baby blogger and I can not tell you how invaluable it was.  Not only did I make great contacts with publishers and other bloggers in my genre, end up with some of my very first ARCs, but I avoided so many of the pitfalls we bloggers are susceptible to because of the information shared. 

The panels this year are fantastic (see below for a current list, but more are being added), and no, I’m not just saying that because I’ll be on a few with some of my favorite fellow bloggers.  There will be thirty audio panels, numerous forums, and chat rooms. The best part is you can attend from the comfort of your home! 

I really hope that many of you will consider ‘attending’ this year.  It would be great to have some familiar names call in and comment on my panels (I’ll let you know specifically which ones I’ll be on soon).  But beyond that, I just can’t think of a better resource for bloggers, both new and seasoned. 

We will be giving away books to all bloggers and reviewers attending and all the panels are recorded so that if you miss any live you have a month to catch up. Learn how to work with publishers and get review copies, where you can attend live events, what other bloggers are doing to promote their blogs, and gain a better understanding of how the industry works.

Publishers Participating

Simon & Schuster, Penguin USA, Bloomsbury, Sourcebooks, Bell Bridge Books, Egmont, The Wild Rose Press, MLR, Lyrical Press, Breathless Press, Ravenous Romance, Dreamspinner Press, Dark Castle Lords, and 15 more.

Pricing and Books

Registration is $45 for 5 days - Depending on Genre You will receive more than the price of admittance  in free books - Shipping of $7 or under may be added for the shipping on the large print giveaways.  If money is an issue please email us and see about helping with the conference in exchange for attending.

Panels

What Publishers Look For in a Blog
  -  Hear from the houses themselves what they look for when selecting the blogs they plan to work with.
Legal Issues and Book Blogging

Discussing:

• Disclosure of Book Sources
  1. Bought - Library - Publisher - Author
• Amazon's New Blog Subscription System
  1. How being paid for your blog effects content.  
  2. What to watch out for.
  3. Is it worth it?
• Copyright Issues:
  1. Posting excerpts from books without permission.
  2. Using images from the Internet.

The Financial Side of Book Blogging (aka Tax Responsibilities, Monetizing, etc)
Audio Books - How to get them and how to review them.
Publisher Blogs

Publisher vs. Author run blogs?

1. Some Author run house blogs
2. Publisher run house blogs
   • Pocket After Dark
   • Casablanca Authors
   • Kensington Blogs
   • Heroes and Heartbreakers

What Publicity Departments Do
Self Publishing is Changing - What do we think?

Ideas:

• Changing Technology
  1. How self publishing works.
  2. Why authors are choosing it.
• Re-releases vs. First Time Releases
  1. Back list becoming available.
     • Are you more willing to review these?
     • Should Authors tell you?

PopUp Publishers - Where are they all coming from?!?

Discussing:

• Where can you find new Publishers?
• Reviewing New Pubs
  1. - Being Honest -
  2. For reviewing do you give them a chance?
  3. What are you looking for when you read their books?

Reviewing: Print vs. Ebooks

Discussing:

1. What format is offered?
2. Ebooks
   • PDFs you can keep.
   • Titles that expire.
     • Forced review timeline.
     • Effects on Multi-reviewer Sites

Single vs Multiple Reviewer Sites - Pros and Cons

Discussing :

1. Pros vs. Cons
2. How to go about finding a reviewer

A Mission Statement for Your Blog
Attending Live Events as a Blogger
Promoting Your Site

Discussing :

1. Passive promotion - commenting on other sites; walking billboards (carry a tote).
2. Active promotion - swag, facebook, Twitter, guest articles with other bloggers.
3. Contests. Blog Hops.

Negative and Positive Reviews and Why both are Needed

Ideas:

1. Reviewers shouldn’t be afraid to post negative reviews.
2. Who are you reviewing for?

Authors, Bloggers, Publishers Behaving Badly

Ideas:

1. Why this hurts everyone?
2. How it happens, and why.
3. What to do when it happens to you?

If you are interested in learning more visit the BBP Blog - http://bbpcon.blogspot.com