Weblogs on Books

Jen Matsick wrote a thoughtful and insightful article comparing advertising and marketing of books as compared to other forms of media:
“Books are a bit of a unique element of the world of entertainment. Unlike movies and music, which can be heard, seen, and advertised using just about every aspect of the media - television, radio, [...]

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How bold are you in doing booktalks? How about these publishing reps?
From ‘Shelf-Awareness.com’s newsletter’:
Cool Idea of the Day: Dewey Divas & Dudes
The Dewey Divas & the Dudes are a group of Canadian publishers’ reps who travel to various library systems and talk about upcoming titles. According to their website, “We can speak about blockbusters, [...]

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Shelf-Awareness.com newsletter mentioned an article from The Chicago Tribune entitled, “Chicago’s 10 best bookstores” written by Patrick T. Reardon.  The newsletter said:
“Few things get newspaper readers more fired up than Top 10 lists. In early June, the Chicago Tribune featured its 10 favorite bookstores, including Anderson’s Bookshop, Bookman’s Alley, the Book Stall at Chestnut [...]

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Jodi Picoult’s newest book is “19 Minutes“. Have you heard about it? Regardless, please read on…
“19 Minutes” is presently the 68th fastest selling book of the Amazon.com Bestsellers. On Jodi Picoult’s Website, www.JodiPicoult.com, there is a Podcast that “gives the story behind 19 Minutes”. Also, check [...]

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World Almanac’s great blog mentioned this today -
“The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) maintains a fascinating list of the top 1,000 works “most widely held by libraries,” complete with cover art and links to help readers find each volume in a local library.”
Read the entire entry.

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Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, in libraries and on the Web buy, sell and lend books most wisely.
Thanks to Steve Weber’s Selling Books @ WeberBooks.com for this resource suggestion!

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