Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference

I am attending The Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference this year and I am super excited! . This will be my first year attending and I look forward to the wealth of information I will receive about working with authors and publishers. I hope you take the time to check out the website. Here is a schedule of events and the link for registration.  Hope to see you there!  

Wednesday March 7, 2012
12:00 pm EST _________ Opening Announcements
Moderators: Terry Kate, Jessica – Novel Reaction, Barb – Sugarbeat’s Books

12:30 pm EST _________ Netgalley and Bloggers
Kristina Radke – Netgalley
Jessica – Novel Reaction – Moderator

01:30 pm EST _________ Where Review Copies Come From
Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy
03:00 pm EST _________ Working with Groups of Self-published Authors

08:00 pm EST _________ Legal Issues Facing Bloggers
Caridad Piniero – Author/Lawyer
Terry Kate – Moderator
09:30 pm EST _________ Blog Tours: Pros and Cons to Participating
Heather Bannon – Kismet Nook Touring
Barb – Sugarbeats
Terry Kate – Moderator


Thursday March 8, 2012
12:00 pm EST _________ Opening Announcements

12:30 pm EST _________ Working with Authors
Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy

02:00 pm EST _________ The Creative Process for Authors and Bloggers

03:30 pm EST _________ Category Romance

04:40 pm EST _________ GLBT in Publishing

06:00 pm EST _________ Publishing: The Options Available to Authors
Alexandrea Weis – Author

08:00 pm EST _________ What Authors Look for in Reviews

09:00 pm EST _________ Authors as Reviewers
Doug – Scifi Guy


Friday March 9, 2012

10:30 am EST ________ Opening Announcements

11:00 am EST ________ Working with Large Publishers
Gabrielle Gantz- Viking Publishing
12:30 pm EST ________ Working with Private PR Companies
Alexandra Kirsch – Planned TV Arts
Elena Stokes – Wunderkind PR
02:00 pm EST ________ Publisher Expectations

03:00 pm EST ________ Genre Diversity – Look Outside your Comfort Zone

04:30 pm EST ________ Reviews: Publisher Input

05:30 pm EST ________ Sell yourself to Publishers/PR Companies/Authors as a Professional Blogger
Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy

07:30 pm EST ________ Creative Content: Stand Out

09:00 pm EST ________ Closing Discussion



Saturday March 10, 2012

11:00 am EST _______ Morning Announcements

11:30 am EST _______ Defining your Blog – Make it what you want
Doug – Scifi Guy
Rachel – Bitten by Books
Mary – The Book Hound

01:00 pm EST _______ Keeping Social Media Social – Kristen Lamb

02:30 pm EST _______ Young Adult Feature
Jennifer Bonnell – Senor YA Editor: Penguin
Kate Lied – Publicist Bloomsbury

05:00 pm EST _______ YA Content Discussion
Kailin – Sparklesoup Publishing
Jessica – Novel Reaction
06:00 pm EST _______ Review Guidelines

07:00 pm EST _______ To Review of Not to Review Self-Pub

08:30 pm EST _______ Negative Reviews: Fallout and Fears


Sunday TBA for Times

For Attendees – Hello everyone, please expect a confirmation email when you register, the rest of the information will come through Friday with access to the Ning Monday before the conference.
Giveaways are handled based on the order in which people registered for the event.

Thank you for your time and consideration everyone!