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BookExpoCast

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Have Breakfast with the Colbert Nation

BookExpo America has just released the audio from June’s breakfast in NYC with MC Stephen Colbert and authors Lisa See, Ken Burns, and Khaled Hosseini. You can listen to / download the MP3 for free by clicking here. Their post about the event is below. Warning: Colbert begrudgingly allows others to speak during the event so it’s not as […]

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Want to read a good book? Watch TV.

CSPAN’s BookTV has several shows this weekend worth watching. I’ll recommend a few but you can get the entire schedule here.
On Sunday at 7 AM, you can watch a panel discussion from BookExpo America on bestsellers and the American culture. Lots of insights into why we love the books we love (60 minutes).
Also, The Cult of the […]

Tuesday, July 17th, 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 […]