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July 17, 2007

Dude, Get a MySpace page!

BookExpoCast has released the audio from last month’s seminar on MySpace for authors and publishers.  With over 100 million users, you have to be aware of MySpace and what it offers for folks in the book industry.

MySpace has a unit that specializes in books and you can check it out here.

You can download the free MP3 audio of the BookExpoCast seminar here. Here’s their description of the session:

MySpace for Authors and Publishers

Richard NashBarry LygaJosh Kilmer-PurcellSince its launch in 2003, MySpace has not only been an internet phenomenon, but has helped boost the careers of numerous bands, comics, and filmmakers. In this BEA session, MySpace for Authors and Publishers: Everything You Need to Know to Make it Payoff, the publishing industry gets a first-hand lesson in how to make this social-networking site work for them.

Led by Lindsay Tredent and Christine Mooreof MySpace, this panel is full of first hand knowledge from authors and publishers who have utilized MySpace to boost book sales. Featured speakers include: Miriam Parker of Hachette Book Group, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of I Am Not Myself These Days, Kevin Callahan of HarperCollins, Barry Lyga, author of The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl, Richard Nash of Soft Skull Press, and Trevor Kelly and Leslie Simon, co-authors of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture.


Gary Ward

Topics: BookExpoCast, Marketing, MySpace, Technology, Viral Marketing |

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