Web Savvy for the Book Industry

Within the realm of children’s literature resides a diverse group of people affectionately known as the Kidlitosphere. There are authors of all genres, illustrators, publishers, publicists, librarians, teachers … you get the idea. Many in the kidlitosphere rely on the media-savvy expertise of two folks: Mark Blevis and Greg Pincus.

Greg, who has blogged for years at Gotta Book, recently created a new blog, The Happy Accident, specifically to offer ideas and advice for social networking. Most of us know Mark as half of the dynamic duo of Just One More Book, which offers podcast reviews of children’s books, interviews, and a lot more. But Mark is also a powerhouse resource on social media and community organization.

Mark and Greg have combined forces to create a series of FREE webcasts for book publishers, publicists, authors, illustrators, and enthusiasts social media savvy for outreach and promotion. Their seminar is called: How social media can help you sell books: Guidance for the book publishing industry and its stakeholders. From Mark’s blog (reprinted with permission) …

Each installment will seek to answer the question: How does this help me sell books?

  • SEP 10 – Finding the Conversation: Who’s talking about you and what they are saying Understanding search and alerts to monitor the digital conversation. This session will focus on effective use of Google with references to Technorati, Twitter and IceRocket. (REGISTER)
  • SEP 17 – Twitter: More than “What are you doing? Why use Twitter, how to engage and craft your message, using hash tags and a few Twitter stories. (REGISTER)
  • SEP 24 – Bloggers/Podcasters are People, Too: Engaging with the social media community Recommendations for meeting, relating to and collaborating with the social media community. (REGISTER)
  • OCT 01 – Remarkable Use of the Internet to Promote Books and the People Behind Them Storytelling and interesting examples of effective book promotion in the digital age. (REGISTER)

Although Mark and Greg will be talking about social media within a publishing context, knowing them, there will be plenty you can take away if you’re thinking about social media but in a different field.