Writing, Self-Publishing, Book Marketing

Justin here, giving you a peek behind the scenes of Wordclay at BookExpo America.

For those of you who don’t know about BookExpo America (or BEA), it’s only the biggest gathering of book distributors, publishers and authors in the United States. Those attending get a sneak peek into the publishing industry and the future of book printing. In addition to the tradeshow floor where publishers exhibit their fall titles as well as manuscript submission information, BEA hosts education and information sessions, author breakfasts and lunches, as well as other special events. Not only is BEA the perfect opportunity to network with booksellers, publishers and other emerging writers, but it’s an insightful experience of the ever-growing publishing world as well.

Our parent company, Author Solutions Inc. , had a booth at BEA and represented all of the ASI brands including Wordclay. Unfortunately, this blogger was unable to attend, holding down home base here at Wordclay. But Sandra Powell, one of Wordclay’s fearless leaders and ambassador, womanned the booth.

Just take a look at some of the pictures.

Also in attendance were such organizations as WritingRoom.com, WOW! , Gather.com, American Heroes, Shelfari, among others. Just imagine everyone in the publishing industry crammed into one building, frequenting conference after conference for three days straight. 

Now, even upon Sandy’s return, we’ve got our work cut out for us. Partnerships and new communities will emerge, and we’ve got inside information on them all. Keep an eye out for announcements and listings of all the information the Wordclay crew was able to gather from authors and book publishing professionals. You wouldn’t want to be left behind in this exciting time of online author networks and budding publishing technology like Kindle and AuthorCrossing.

If you were at BEA and would like to share your experience with us, please feel free to post a comment here. If not, don’t be shy. Post a question about the conference, and maybe even arrange for a booth at next year’s BookExpo America, scheduled May 28 - May 31, 2009, at the Jacob K. Javits Center, in New York City.

This is Justin Dimos, blogcasting from Wordclay, signing off.