Post About the BBP and Enter to WIN!!!

Help us out and be entered to win a big stack of books!!!

Make a post about the BBP on your blog and be entered to get a prize whether you are attending or not.

Posts must include your thoughts on the Conference and different aspects so we can get some discussion going. 

When you have it up e-mail the link to abeck46 @ gmail . com   Spread the word and tell your blogger friends.  We are many so it is very hard to find everyone without help!

Titles from Bell Bridge Books!

Wonderfully generous Giveaways from Bell Bridge Books 

- Print and E-Book

Panels - More to Come

The conference is coming up in the next couple of weeks and the organizers are hard at work putting together various panels to help everyone become better informed. Some of the bloggers who will be participating on the panels will be Terry Kate from Backseat Nightmares, Rachel from Bitten by Books, Jessica from Novel Reaction, Jackie from Literary Escapism and JoJo from JoJo's Book Corner. We'll also be talking with Goodman Media (Egmont USA) Senior Vice President Virginia Anagnos and Penguin Group Executive Editor Jennifer Bonnell.

Panels are still being developed, so if there's one that should be included, let us know. Check out what is currently in the works:

1. Legal Issues and Book Blogging - everything a blogger should know about disclosing book sources, the FTC guidelines and the new blog subscription system via Amazon and copyright issues.
2. The Financial Side of Book Blogging - as affiliates, what do we need to claim on our taxes? Does our revenue have to reach a certain level before we're liable? Is monetizing our sites really worth it?
3. Audio Books - How to get them and how to review them.
4. Publisher Blogs
5. What Publishers Look For in a Blog - find out what publishers want to see in a review site.
6. Vlogs?!? What are They? How do They Work? - how long should they be? What's their draw? Tips and hints to make them better.
7. Young Adult Books, What is Coming Out and Who is Reading
8. Reviewing under 18? - Tips on being professional and how to approach publishers.
9. Is YA White Washed? - What can be talked about? What goes to far? Is realism lost?
10. YA Blogging Over 30? 40? 50? - approaching the genre from a different perspective and the authors writing it.
11. What Publicity Departments Do - Hear from the houses and better understand what they are looking for.
12. Self Publishing is Changing - What do we think? Why authors are choosing it and how self-publishing works. With the changing technology, as reviewers, are we more willing to review these titles?
13. PopUp Publishers - Where are they all coming from?!? - Finding and reviewing new publishers. What are we looking for when we read their books?
14. Reviewing: Print vs. Ebooks
    
15. Single vs Multiple Reviewer Sites - Pros and Cons
16. A Mission Statement for Your Blog
17. Attending Live Events as a Blogger - Hear from bloggers who have attended Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention, Authors After Dark, and the Book Expo of America.
18. Promoting Your Site - Discussion on both passive and active marketing ideas.
19. Negative and Positive Reviews and Why both are Needed
20. Authors, Bloggers, Publishers Behaving Badly
21. Blogger Burnout - Learn different approaches for getting over the burn.
22. Time Management -
23. What Bloggers WANT - publishers are not mind readers, what would make it easier for us?
24. The Design & Technical Side of Blogging - Learn how to track stats; the intricacies of Technorati, Feedburn, Google Friend Connect, etc; HTML & CSS tricks.
25. How to Help Authors Give Us What We Want

Forums - More to Come

FORUMS

Blog Design Help and Discussion

1. List you blog for peer review.
2. Share your input on other blogger’s sites.

Reviewing - Am I doing it right?

1. Post your reviews for Publisher, Author, Peer input.
2. How much is too much -- spoiler?
3. What do I need to include or shouldn’t include?

Publisher Profiles

1. Learn more about the Publishers attending
1. What genres they publish.
2. How to contact them.
3. What information they want to receive with review requests.

Blogger Tools and Resources

1. Book Blogs Ning
2. Writing Groups
3. facebook - Twitter - MySpace

Erotic Romance - What is available?

1. The Publishers
2. The Genres

What Blogs do YOU Follow?

1. Readers Blogs?
2. Publisher Blogs?
3. Author Blogs?
1. Group Author Blogs vs Individual

Publisher Promotion Packets

1. What are Publishers telling their authors?
1. Give them feedback.
2. These may be listed anonymously.

Authors and Publishers Ask All

1. Leave your questions for bloggers to answer.
1. About reviewing.
2. Author interviews.
3. Anything.

Blogger Profiles

1. Learn more about the Bloggers attending
1. How to submit reviews, what genres they cover, etc.
2. How to contact them.
2. Ongoing features
1. Interviews & Guest Articles - how to request one?
2. Joint Events - who would like to get together, current ones going on (i.e. Paranormal Spring Break by Tynga’s Reviews and Parajunkee).
3. Contest.
1. Blogfest, Blogmania
4. Memes

Author Profiles

1. Learn more about the authors attending.

After You Register

Please E-mail  jessica @ novelreaction.com with the email you would like to receive updates at. Please mention if that is different then the Registration information.


If you have a blog please include link so we can add it to our blog roll for the conference.
If you are a publisher include a link and small logo image for your house.
Authors please include a link to your website.


The Conference is held in a private Ning and attendees will be invited to sign in on April 5th.
If you are a Minor include your age in the email. We expect everyone to recognize that there will be minors attending and behave accordingly.

Important News - Panels Suggestions and Panelists - Help

Hello Lovely Bloggers and Publishers,

We are lining up the proposed panels here today and we want, nay NEED input. We want this to be a conference for EVERYONE, so we are happy to accept suggestions of panelists. What you want to ask of who, and who you want us to chase down and get there.

Also - IF you can not afford the cost to come just email us. We are happy to have extra help in place of money, BUT know you will receive more then your cost of admission in books - print and electronic.

The Cost is $45 for the conference and $7 for the shipping.
This is 5 days for around $55

All genres of book bloggers and publishers are welcome, but as the organizers we are primarily fiction and genre fiction to be specific. ***If you have an area of interest that is not being proposed JUST TELL US. I have no shame I will gladly contact anyone and ask them to participate.

PROPOSED PANELS

Technology For Bloggers

Vlogging

The Perils of Reviewing

Reader Blogger vs. Author Blogger

Young Adult Market - For teens and adults

Networking Blogs

Working with Publishers

Move to Digital ARCs

  Netgalley and Publishers directly are moving to the electronic review copy. Sometimes you get to keep it sometimes you do not. Why are they choosing to and how do bloggers feel.

Audio Books

  How to get them and how reviewing them is different.

Most Popular Posts

Genre Bias - I read this, but not that?

    Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Horror, Dark Fantasy

    Women's Fiction, Romance,

    Thriller, Suspense, Romantic Suspense

Pop Up Publishers

    New Publishers are starting every day. How do you find them? How much of a chance do you give them as a reviewer? Quality vs. Quantity

Changing Face of Self Publishing

  Who is self publishing, why this is a better option for authors then ever before and does that mean the quality of work is going up? Are you reviewing it? 

The Legal Side of Blogging

Good Blogger Practices

Blogger 101 - 

  How do publishers work? What is the difference between Print on Demand and Print Runs

  What do authors have control of - What is the decision of the publisher

Creating a Review Policy and Blog Mission Statement   

   Why these are very important whether you are just starting out or already established.

What Bloggers Want

  From our experience what would help us talk about books? What can publishers do better to make information available? What would help you manage time more effectively? 

What Publishers Want

  When a publisher visits a blog what are they looking for? What elements are important in reviewing or recommending a blog to their authors?

Time Management 

Tips and tricks for not getting overwhelmed online.

Organization

 Programs and strategies that can help keep you organized

Is there an interest?

- International Blogging - Larissa of Larissa's Bookish Life is willing to organize this one.

- Covers - How important are they?

WHAT ELSE INTERESTS YOU!?!

GIVE US ANY SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS YOU HAVE

2011 Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference March 16-20 2011

For Publishers:

The Online Conference runs from March 16-20 and features forums, live chats, and audio panels. We would love to have you take part. There are a few ways your publishing house can participate.
- Registered Houses can feature themselves in the forum and set aside a time to chat with Bloggers interested in working with them.
- We are looking for contributions of books to giveaway to attending Bloggers. All titles received from the Conference will be featured in a post with the possibility of a review on each Blogger’s respective site.
- The panels will be announced January 1, 2011. We will be filling in panelists shortly thereafter.

For Bloggers:

The Online Conference runs from March 16-20 and features forums, live chats, and audio panels. We would love to have you take part.

-Listen live or to pre-recorded panels.

-Take part in online discussions regarding the panels as the occur.

-If you are unable to attend at the scheduled time, the recorded panels will be available for listening for one month, so listen at your convenience.

-Learn what publishers are looking for.

-Learn new tricks and the latest blogging and vlogging tips.

-Meet other Bloggers who share your same dedication, excitement and frustrations.

-Every Blogger attending will receive free books from the attending publishers.

NOVEMBER CONFERENCE

BLOGGERS GET TOGETHER!

Hello Fellow Bloggers,
Welcome to our Publisher and Author friends too.

This November we are having a day of discussions for bloggers.  Vlogging, new publishers, good manners.  Blogger Legal No-No's

Vlogging - Is it the way of the future?  If so I need to go on a diet.

New Publishers - They are everywhere!  Who do you give a chance and even if you want to where can you find them?

Good Manners - What are they and why are they important in Blogging.  PS.  This means not naming your blog after one that already exists, not coping posts, Not just commenting to have your link somewhere. 

Legal Issues for bloggers - Covers, Music, Random Images, which are no-no's. 

If you have questions you can comment here or email me  - Terry Kate - romanceinthebackseat - at - gmail.com

REGISTRATION - $5 - THIS WILL BE A DONATION FOR A FOOD CARD GIVEAWAY TO A NEEDY FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY.

New Conference Details

Hello Conference Go-ers!

After great deliberation the Organizers of the Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference have decided to do a blogger day of discussion this November and Announce the next FULL FIVE DAY BBP for March 9-13 2011

Five Days you ask?  I say yes.  Here is the layout planned.

Wednesday is your intro day - Blogger discussions, Authors and Pubs are welcome.  During the day there will be classes for beginning bloggers and an intro course.  In the evening we will discuss the issues we are all facing.  As well as the new technology bloggers have as options. 

By doing Thursday and Friday we are able to have more publishers and publicity companies join in the panels while they are in the office.

Saturday and Sunday can be focused on this and more, also on the authors, who are more inclined and in some cases only able to give you weekend time.

Register before January 30th and the price is $45
Registration is open up to the day of the event, After Jan. 30, 2011 the price is $60
Registration is open Now till then.

Schedule of Events

Keep in mind these are all recorded and you can catch up on them any time! Everyone will be hanging about some from Thursday till Sunday night so we can have some fun!  Forums go through till August 13th.

Thursday

Fix Your Facebook - 9:30 - 10pm EST
You have one - you might as well make it work for you right?
- Presented by Terry Kate

Singles Mixer: Author, Blogger, Aspiring Author -  8-11pm EST
Make new friends, and keep the old.  We are all looking to meet up.
Chat Room and Forum - Post what you are looking to blog about - or the types of the guest blogs you are looking for - or if you want to find someone to help out with a blog, why not open your arms to those who might be thinking of starting a blog of their own.

Friday

The Art of the Review -  6:30 - 7:30pm EST
Here what some of the reviewers are doing, their approach and what authors think as well.
Panelists
Sabrina of Cheeky Reads - http://cheekyreads.blogspot.com/
Moderator: Jessica

How to be a better Guest Blogger - 7:30 - 8:30pm EST
Get more out of your time guest blogging.  Five easy steps that will save you time and bring in more traffic and more sales.
Panelists
Carla Capshaw - Author - www.carlacapshaw.com
Moderator - Terry Kate

What I wish I had Known before I started... :  8:30 - 9:30pm EST
Planning, before youu sell the book, after, and onward.
Panelists -
Laura Bickle - Author
Laura

Should Authors have Blogs? - 9:30 - 10:30pm EST
Well that is kinda the whole question.
Panelists
Gail Fraser - Author
Jeanne Adams - Author/Romance Bandit
Cinnamon - A Journey of Books
Moderator - Terry Kate






Saturday

Opening - Morning Announcements - 11:00 - 11:30am EST
The morning rundown - for changes and activities for the day.
Jessica - Phoebe - Terry Kate

Book Trailer Debate - 11:30am - 12:15pm EST
Should I make one?
If I have one where do I use it?
Pros and Cons.
Panelists
Martha -
Kendra - Creations by Kendra

Moderator :  Phoebe

Working with Authors and Publishers -  12 - 1pm EST
Approaching Authors and Publishers can be intimidating, but there are things that bloggers and reviewers can do to stand out and look professional.
Panelists
Lisa Dawn - The Wild Rose Press - Review Coordinator and Promotion
Mario Acevedo - Author
Moderator - Terry Kate

Finding the Right Blogs -  1pm - 2pm EST 
What makes a blog a good match for you and how can you search that out.  SEO - black magic - but not impossible.

 Moderator: Jessica

Live Events: Good for Authors and Bloggers  - 2:30 - 3:30pm EST
The world outside the Internet.
We need to reach out as authors and bloggers - so lets talk about how to go about it.  Book signings, conferences, libraries, book stores and more.  Where to go and how to go about it.
Panelists -

Moderator - Terry Kate

Bloggers Working Together - Co-operation -  4:00 - 5:00pm EST
Blog hops, memes, networking, and reaching out to fellow bloggers.
Panelists -  
Rebecca - Dirty Sexy Books
Moderator: Jessica - Novel Reaction  


What Makes a Great Interview -   5:00 - 6:00pm EST
Authors Weigh in on what they like to be asked and bloggers what makes the returned answers stand out.
Panelists  - 
Ilona Andrews  http://www.ilona-andrews.com/  -    Stacia Kane  http://www.staciakane.com
Moderator - Terry Kate

Blog Tours: Pros and Cons - 6:00 - 7:00pm EST


Moderator: Jessica

Time Management with Janet Bailey of Mindful Time Management-  7:30 - 8:00pm EST

About Janet

For years, I’ve been studying what the experts — both popular and academic — have to say about time management and self-management. I’m familiar with the standard techniques…and where the gaps are.
I’ve had my own creative business since 1988. I’ve written for Travel & Leisure, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, and other magazines. I’ve led seminars throughout the U.S. and U.K. on writing, goal-setting, conflict resolution, and classic time management.  Before starting my business, I worked on staff in arts administration and PR as well as the publishing world.
In other words…I’ve set ambitious goals and reached them. I’ve also struggled with procrastination and writer’s block. I know what it’s like to try to balance the craving for freedom with the structure needed to meet deadlines and goals.
As a coach and workshop leader, I work with designers, writers, social service providers, coaches, consultants and others who value independence and creative thinking. I help them find greater focus, clarity, movement, balance — personally, professionally and creatively.
Her Site - http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com
Moderator: Jessica


How Can Bloggers and Authors do it Better? - 9:00 - 10:30pm EST
Wrapping up the ideas covered during the conference and discussing the future of Blogger author relations.
Panelists:
Marta Acosta - Author and Vampire Wire
Moderator: Terry Kate




Sunday

Meet and Greet
Panels and Chats