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*** U-PubDATE for APRIL 2003 ***
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*** Nimrod Awards Deadline, April 30
Two annual awards are presented by Nimrod International Journal,
deadline April 30, 2003.
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and The Pablo Neruda
Prize for Poetry offer first prizes of $2000 and second prizes
of $1000, along with publication of the winning stories and
poems, and a free trip to the awards ceremony:
http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod
Courtesy of Rita Mills and The Book Connection:
http://www.thebookconnection.net
(Highly recommended!)
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*** Snow Publishes Survival Strategies
Co-author Dan Snow's article, "Survival Strategies: Small
publishers are zigging while the market zags," is running in
the March/April 2003 issue of BookTech Magazine. It covers
topics familiar to readers of this bulletin: trimming waste
in a down market, emphasizing marketing outside the traditional
book trade, and co-author Dan Poynter's advice about using new
digital broadband technologies:
http://www.u-publish.com/survival.htm
Snow also chaired a panel titled "Independent and Small Publisher
Trends and Technologies" at the BookTech Expo in NYC on March 4.
Panelists included John Feldcamp, founder and CEO of Xlibris, PMA
board member Florrie Binford Kichler of Patria Press; and Andrew
Pate, VP for publisher business development of Lightning Source.
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*** New Tool to Compare Book Prices
FetchBook.Info is a quick way to compare prices of new and used
books, providing the lowest available prices. Just enter the
ISBN of the book and find book reviews, alternative books and
the retailers providing the best prices:
http://www.fetchbook.info
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*** PMA Literacy Program
The Publishers Marketing Association has started a drive to help
community literacy programs. Publishers may donate unsold books
(with possible tax deductions) which PMA will provide to groups
that that sponsor reading programs: info@pma-online.org
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*** Hemingway Competition, Deadline May 15
The 23rd Annual Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition -- to
recognize and encourage the efforts of writers who have not yet
achieved major-market success -- is underway. $1,000 first,
$500 second, and $500 third prize in this international writers
competition. See http://www.shortstorycompetition.com or e-mail
Calico2419@aol.com for details.
Courtesy of Rita Mills and The Book Connection:
http://www.thebookconnection.net
(Highly recommended!)
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*** Reminder:
*** Get Interviewed on Radio-TV
Radio-TV Interview Report maintains a database of 6,000-plus
experts who are available for interviews. They send an e-mail
newsletter to hundreds of producers, recommending experts for
commentary on "hot" topics each week.
While "U-PubDATES" does not endorse products and services,
co-author Dan Snow observed the results in January, when the
author of a book about raising teenagers was mentioned in RTIR's
newsletter as a source of expert commentary about the popularity
of "The Simpsons" among teens. Within 48 hours, the author was
invited for interviews with four or more radio stations.
By virtue of authoring a book, you may be considered an expert
in your field. Visit http://www.rtir.com for more information
about getting registered in RTIR's database of guests for radio
and TV broadcasts.
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of previous bulletins is now available at our site:
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Here are just a few headlines that appeared in past issues:
NY Times Blasts POD Books, Requirements for Barnes & Noble
Bookstore Placement, Compare POD Services, iPublish.com and
MightyWords Fold, Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Writers,
e-Rights Grab the Spotlight, The Impact of the Napster Case,
Hackers Crack Stephen King's e-Book.
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