Dear Publishers, Publicists and Reps:
It's time to send PNBA your author proposals for the Spring show, which will be March 15-17 at the Airport Holiday Inn, Portland, OR.
Our shows are a terrific opportunity to introduce, or re-introduce, your books and authors to hundreds of booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Montana. Authors who appear at our shows get invited to speak and sign in NW bookstores, win PNBA awards, and find their books on the Book Sense Picks lists and the Pacific NW Indie Bestseller lists.
Deadline for proposals is January 12, 2007.
Sincerely,
Larry
Larry West, Executive Assistant
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
214 East 12th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401-3245
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
E: larry@pnba.org
W: www.pnba.org
[Editor's note: PDF forms for the Spring Trade Show are available on the PNBA website or contact Larry West at the numbers listed above].
2007 Spring Show: Thursday - Saturday, March 15-17, Holiday Inn, Portland Airport
2007 Fall Show: Wednesday - Friday, September 19-21, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
ALA Midwinter Show in Seattle
The American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting will be in Seattle, Washington, January 19 - 24, 2007.
ALA Midwinter attracts library professionals from across the country. Librarians who attend the Midwinter Meeting include the Association's Executive Board, budget assembly, councilors, members of the executive boards of ALA's divisions and round tables, and officers of committees and sections.
According to statistics supplied by ALA:
Although early e-mails from ALA stated that all booths had to be reserved by July 2006, the organization recently sent out an e-mail saying that reservations received by Nov. 21 would still receive a listing in the show guide.
Online applications are available. Prices start at $700 for a “press table.” Booths are priced by square foot.
For more information on exhibiting at ALA, contact the organization by phone 630.434.7779, fax 630.434.1216 or via e-mail ala@heiexpo.com.
ALA Midwinter attracts library professionals from across the country. Librarians who attend the Midwinter Meeting include the Association's Executive Board, budget assembly, councilors, members of the executive boards of ALA's divisions and round tables, and officers of committees and sections.
According to statistics supplied by ALA:
- 62% of the Midwinter Meeting attendees found new companies to do business with based on their time spent in the exhibits.
- 81% of attendees have operating expenditures of over $1 million
- 95% of the attendees are a buying influence for at least one of the products and services exhibited at the Midwinter Meeting.
Although early e-mails from ALA stated that all booths had to be reserved by July 2006, the organization recently sent out an e-mail saying that reservations received by Nov. 21 would still receive a listing in the show guide.
Online applications are available. Prices start at $700 for a “press table.” Booths are priced by square foot.
For more information on exhibiting at ALA, contact the organization by phone 630.434.7779, fax 630.434.1216 or via e-mail ala@heiexpo.com.
PNBA New Mailing Address
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association announced that they do have a street address:
214 East 12th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401-3245
The organization retains their old phone, fax, and e-mail addresses. For more information, see pnba.org.
214 East 12th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401-3245
The organization retains their old phone, fax, and e-mail addresses. For more information, see pnba.org.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
November Meeting: netGalley.com
The meeting topic for November has changed. Local software developer Ted Treanor will be our guest speaker. He will be discussing netGalley.com, a new online community launching in November for authors, publishers, book reviewers, bookstores, and librarians. Under development for the last six years, this new site will use the latest Web technology to allow publishers to build a network of reviewers, bookstore buyers, and librarians who want to receive their galleys in digital or print form.
Treanor has worked with a wide variety of publishers, authors, reviewers, librarians, and bookstore owners to help form a web service that will provide a more effective way to deliver galleys to reviewers and market books to stores and libraries. Don't miss our last meeting of 2006 at the Good Shepherd Center, 4 pm to 6 pm, on Nov. 16.
Treanor has worked with a wide variety of publishers, authors, reviewers, librarians, and bookstore owners to help form a web service that will provide a more effective way to deliver galleys to reviewers and market books to stores and libraries. Don't miss our last meeting of 2006 at the Good Shepherd Center, 4 pm to 6 pm, on Nov. 16.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
BPNW Blog Gets an Author Recommendation
Greetings,
I wanted to let you know that I have included the BPNW website as a recommended resource in my new book: From Entrepreneur To Infopreneur: Make Money With Books, Ebooks And Information Products (John Wiley & Sons, December 2006)
Thank you for providing such a valuable resource!
Warm regards,
Stephanie
Stephanie Chandler
Small Business Expert, Author and Speaker
*FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO INFOPRENEUR (John Wiley & Sons, December 2006)
*THE BUSINESS STARTUP CHECKLIST AND PLANNING GUIDE (Aventine, Sept 2005)
I wanted to let you know that I have included the BPNW website as a recommended resource in my new book: From Entrepreneur To Infopreneur: Make Money With Books, Ebooks And Information Products (John Wiley & Sons, December 2006)
Thank you for providing such a valuable resource!
Warm regards,
Stephanie
Stephanie Chandler
Small Business Expert, Author and Speaker
*FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO INFOPRENEUR (John Wiley & Sons, December 2006)
*THE BUSINESS STARTUP CHECKLIST AND PLANNING GUIDE (Aventine, Sept 2005)
Friday, November 03, 2006
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Moving
Hello,
This is just a quick note to let you know that we are moving our offices on Tuesday, Nov 7th.
We need to have our phone and data lines switched and if there are any glitches, we may be out of touch for a day or so. We hope to have everything back up and running by Thursday, Nov 9th. Keep your fingers crossed!
We are still working with the City of Eugene and the post office to get our new mailing address established (it's a long story). We will notify everyone as soon as we have it.
Regards,
PNBA Staff
Larry West, Executive Assistant
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
317 West Broadway, Ste 214
Eugene, OR 97401-2890
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
E: larry@pnba.org
W: www.pnba.org
This is just a quick note to let you know that we are moving our offices on Tuesday, Nov 7th.
We need to have our phone and data lines switched and if there are any glitches, we may be out of touch for a day or so. We hope to have everything back up and running by Thursday, Nov 9th. Keep your fingers crossed!
We are still working with the City of Eugene and the post office to get our new mailing address established (it's a long story). We will notify everyone as soon as we have it.
Regards,
PNBA Staff
Larry West, Executive Assistant
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
317 West Broadway, Ste 214
Eugene, OR 97401-2890
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
E: larry@pnba.org
W: www.pnba.org
Friday, October 27, 2006
Book Publishers NW at PNBA
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall trade show drew approximately 355 exhibitors to the Oregon Convention Center this October. Book Publishers Northwest displayed more than thirty of its member’s books at this trade show. For the first time, BPNW allowed books to be ordered on site, but this resulted in only a few sales. Most interested booksellers made notes, and picked up brochures and postcards as a reminders, then intended to order from their distributors.
BPNW volunteers worked on the exhibition floor Thursday evening setting up tables for BPNW and for PMA/Independent Book Publishers Association. Books were flying everywhere but by Friday morning each table was beautifully arranged and well staffed.
BPNW volunteers had opportunities to interact with 78 librarians and 390 booksellers representing about 126 stores from the region. Floor traffic both days was disappointing and exhibitors perceived a much lower attendance versus past years. However, many reported that people spent more time talking books at booths compared to years when the floor was jammed.
BPNW volunteers staffed both the BPNW and the PMA booth with enthusiasm. Representing the association were Lani Jacobsen (74th Street Productions), Peter Kahle (74th Street Productions), Jan Walker (Raven Publishing), Diane Kinman (Wimer Publishing), John Diviny (Wilder Productions), and Margaret Doyle (Port Gamble Publishing). In addition, BPNW sister association in Oregon, NWABP, provided help, experience and good will from members Marvin Mitchell, Barbara Whittaker, and Linda who all did double-duty staffing the PMA booth and their own adjacent table.
At the conclusion of the show, remaining books were donated to the Hooper Bay Library and the White Mountain Library in rural Alaska – both totally destroyed by fire this year. This was a satisfying and warm finish to a warm October weekend.
submitted by Lani Jacobsen, 74th Street Productions
BPNW volunteers worked on the exhibition floor Thursday evening setting up tables for BPNW and for PMA/Independent Book Publishers Association. Books were flying everywhere but by Friday morning each table was beautifully arranged and well staffed.
BPNW volunteers had opportunities to interact with 78 librarians and 390 booksellers representing about 126 stores from the region. Floor traffic both days was disappointing and exhibitors perceived a much lower attendance versus past years. However, many reported that people spent more time talking books at booths compared to years when the floor was jammed.
BPNW volunteers staffed both the BPNW and the PMA booth with enthusiasm. Representing the association were Lani Jacobsen (74th Street Productions), Peter Kahle (74th Street Productions), Jan Walker (Raven Publishing), Diane Kinman (Wimer Publishing), John Diviny (Wilder Productions), and Margaret Doyle (Port Gamble Publishing). In addition, BPNW sister association in Oregon, NWABP, provided help, experience and good will from members Marvin Mitchell, Barbara Whittaker, and Linda who all did double-duty staffing the PMA booth and their own adjacent table.
At the conclusion of the show, remaining books were donated to the Hooper Bay Library and the White Mountain Library in rural Alaska – both totally destroyed by fire this year. This was a satisfying and warm finish to a warm October weekend.
submitted by Lani Jacobsen, 74th Street Productions
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Fantagraphics Opens Bookstore in Seattle
Comic book and graphic novel publisher Fantagraphics Books wil open a new bookstore in Seattle to sell the publisher's in-print books as well as discounted titles and out-of-print books still in the publisher's stock.
Located in Seattle's Georgetown district at 1201 South Vale Street, Fantagraphic Books officially opens in December and will begin hosting events in 2007.
Located in Seattle's Georgetown district at 1201 South Vale Street, Fantagraphic Books officially opens in December and will begin hosting events in 2007.
PMA Online Course: The Buck Starts Here
Join PMA's Publishing University Online on Wednesday, October 25 when Book Marketing Guru Brian Jud addresses how:
The Buck Starts Here
Event Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Sign up
Wednesday October 25, 2006
2:00 PM Eastern (US)
60 Minutes
You can make more money, eliminate returns and increase your sales when you sell your books in non-bookstore segments such as gift shops, catalogs and other lucrative segments. In addition, the buying and payment periods are shorter, and direct access to buyers will make your promotional dollars more efficient. But the purchasing process is different for each niche.
Learn the nuances, buying practices and selling techniques that will help you sell more books, more profitably in special-sales markets.
To sign up, visit the PMA Website and follow the directions there.
The Buck Starts Here
Event Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Sign up
Wednesday October 25, 2006
2:00 PM Eastern (US)
60 Minutes
You can make more money, eliminate returns and increase your sales when you sell your books in non-bookstore segments such as gift shops, catalogs and other lucrative segments. In addition, the buying and payment periods are shorter, and direct access to buyers will make your promotional dollars more efficient. But the purchasing process is different for each niche.
Learn the nuances, buying practices and selling techniques that will help you sell more books, more profitably in special-sales markets.
To sign up, visit the PMA Website and follow the directions there.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
On Air: Improving Interview Style
"You're on the air---or at the lectern!" Tips for authors and publishers who find themselves being interviewed for audio or video presentations---or speaking at bookstores, libraries or professional associations. What to wear, how to handle difficult questions, how to stay calm, how a reading differs from a talk or teaching, how to handle differing kinds of venues: no-puff advice from Linda Carlson, longtime former BPNW board member and author of 11 books. She continues to make at least a dozen speeches or media appearances a year and coaches Parenting Press authors.
On Air: Improving Interview Style
October 19, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside N., Room 221, Seattle, Washington
On Air: Improving Interview Style
October 19, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside N., Room 221, Seattle, Washington
Friday, September 22, 2006
PMA Scholarship
PMA awards a PMA-U scholarship to one member of each Affiliate group. The scholarship should be awarded to a publisher who needs assistance in growing his/her publishing company. The scholarship includes free registration to attend the May 2007 Publishing University, plus a $500 stipend to help pay for travel expenses to New York.
The criteria for applicants is as follows:
Application process:
Download application from the PMA website, fill it out, and return it to Rosemary Jones, attn: PMA Scholarship, PO 19575, Seattle WA 98109/
The BPNW Board will review the applications and then forward them to PMA (PMA rules require all applications be submitted to the Affliate's Board to verify that the applicant is a publisher/member in good standing, applications cannot be sent directly to PMA).
PMA staff and the PMA Board Affiliate Liaison will make final recommendations for the Scholarship to the PMA Board.
Applications can be found on the PMA website – www.pma-online.org. You must send application to BPNW by November 30.
The criteria for applicants is as follows:
- Must be a member of BPNW in 2006 as well as PMA.
- Must be a publisher, preferably in the early stages of developing his/her company.
- Has not received the scholarship in the past.
Application process:
Download application from the PMA website, fill it out, and return it to Rosemary Jones, attn: PMA Scholarship, PO 19575, Seattle WA 98109/
The BPNW Board will review the applications and then forward them to PMA (PMA rules require all applications be submitted to the Affliate's Board to verify that the applicant is a publisher/member in good standing, applications cannot be sent directly to PMA).
PMA staff and the PMA Board Affiliate Liaison will make final recommendations for the Scholarship to the PMA Board.
Applications can be found on the PMA website – www.pma-online.org. You must send application to BPNW by November 30.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Sept 21 Meeting: Tradeshow Training
For the September meeting, Jeff Backstrom, president and CEO of Skyline Pacific NW, will discuss how companies should plan for tradeshows. Backstrom conducts seminars throughout the Pacific Northwest to educatepeople about how to be more effective with their tradeshow marketing. The topics that he will cover include:
-Setting Measurable Objectives
-Budgeting for Success
-Exhibit Staffing Skills
Backstrom encourages participants in his seminars to examine their tradeshow programs to determine what events will be best for them, based on their individual marketing situations. Publishers are welcome to discuss their own tradeshow experiences and ask Backstrom’s advice on how to make tradeshows an effective part of their marketing plans.
“I am a Seattle native, who grew up in the advertising industry. I began selling advertising in 1986, then opened a small ad agency in 1991. In 1995, I found tradeshows and haven’t turned back since. In 2001, I partnered with my brother John to buy Skyline Pacific NW,” said Backstrom.
This BPNW meeting will be held Sept. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside N., Room 221, Seattle, Washington.
Directions to Good Shepherd
From I-5 north or south, take the 45th/50th street exit turning westward onto 45th or 50th, Sunnyside is about 1/2 mile up, at the top of the hill. Buses: From east/west, Metro bus route #44 stops 2 blocks south of the Good Shepherd Center at 45th Ave and Sunnyside Ave N. for north/south travel, route #16 stops on the west side of the Good Shepherd Center on Meridian. Free parking is available on-site.
-Setting Measurable Objectives
-Budgeting for Success
-Exhibit Staffing Skills
Backstrom encourages participants in his seminars to examine their tradeshow programs to determine what events will be best for them, based on their individual marketing situations. Publishers are welcome to discuss their own tradeshow experiences and ask Backstrom’s advice on how to make tradeshows an effective part of their marketing plans.
“I am a Seattle native, who grew up in the advertising industry. I began selling advertising in 1986, then opened a small ad agency in 1991. In 1995, I found tradeshows and haven’t turned back since. In 2001, I partnered with my brother John to buy Skyline Pacific NW,” said Backstrom.
This BPNW meeting will be held Sept. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside N., Room 221, Seattle, Washington.
Directions to Good Shepherd
From I-5 north or south, take the 45th/50th street exit turning westward onto 45th or 50th, Sunnyside is about 1/2 mile up, at the top of the hill. Buses: From east/west, Metro bus route #44 stops 2 blocks south of the Good Shepherd Center at 45th Ave and Sunnyside Ave N. for north/south travel, route #16 stops on the west side of the Good Shepherd Center on Meridian. Free parking is available on-site.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
PMA Offers Online Learning
Under the direction of PMA Board Member Frank Gromling, PMA/Independent Book Publishers Association has begun to explore online learning.
The first e-learning session will feature Jonathan Kirsch, PMA's General Counsel and publishing attorney, in an Legal Track, entitled How to Build a Better Book Contract on September 20, 2006.
This live session on September 20 will then move online and can be easily accessed throughout the year for those needing this information.
A longer explanation of this new PMA program and a complete description of the Kirsch session can be found on the PMA website.
The first e-learning session will feature Jonathan Kirsch, PMA's General Counsel and publishing attorney, in an Legal Track, entitled How to Build a Better Book Contract on September 20, 2006.
This live session on September 20 will then move online and can be easily accessed throughout the year for those needing this information.
A longer explanation of this new PMA program and a complete description of the Kirsch session can be found on the PMA website.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Northwest Publishers Invited to Display at Midwest Shows
From our friends at MIPA
MIDWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW
The Midwest Independent Publisher's Association (MIPA) invites all of our "cousins" to display books at the Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA) Trade Show. Booksellers from all over the Midwest will gather on September 29 and 30 in St. Paul to find books for their stores. MIPA will have a table at MBA (formerly called UMBA) and we invite you to display your book for all of the booksellers to see.
Books will be displayed face out and will be listed in our catalogue. The cost is $35 (additional titles, $25). We will need the following information about your book(s): title, author, publisher's address, isbn, price, format (paper or hard cover), category, year of publication and distributor(s) a short (75-100 words) description of your book(s), and your contact information in case we need more information.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTERING BOOKS IS SEPTEMBER 8. Please send the above information about your book(s) and payment (made out to MIPA) to Pat Morris, MIPA, 1729 A Street, St. Paul, MN 55106. A .jpeg of the cover to be used in the catalogue should be sent to parmorris@comcast.net. Books should be sent to arrive at the same address by September 15.
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TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL
MIPA will also have an exhibit at Rain Taxi's Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, October 14. If you wish your book to be included in both shows, please include an extra $10.00 in your payment.
The Twin Cities Book Festival is held at the Minneapolis Community & Technical College in Minneapolis. Exhibit hours are 10 am-5 pm. This festival is open to the public.
MIDWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW
The Midwest Independent Publisher's Association (MIPA) invites all of our "cousins" to display books at the Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA) Trade Show. Booksellers from all over the Midwest will gather on September 29 and 30 in St. Paul to find books for their stores. MIPA will have a table at MBA (formerly called UMBA) and we invite you to display your book for all of the booksellers to see.
Books will be displayed face out and will be listed in our catalogue. The cost is $35 (additional titles, $25). We will need the following information about your book(s): title, author, publisher's address, isbn, price, format (paper or hard cover), category, year of publication and distributor(s) a short (75-100 words) description of your book(s), and your contact information in case we need more information.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTERING BOOKS IS SEPTEMBER 8. Please send the above information about your book(s) and payment (made out to MIPA) to Pat Morris, MIPA, 1729 A Street, St. Paul, MN 55106. A .jpeg of the cover to be used in the catalogue should be sent to parmorris@comcast.net. Books should be sent to arrive at the same address by September 15.
_____________________________
TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL
MIPA will also have an exhibit at Rain Taxi's Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, October 14. If you wish your book to be included in both shows, please include an extra $10.00 in your payment.
The Twin Cities Book Festival is held at the Minneapolis Community & Technical College in Minneapolis. Exhibit hours are 10 am-5 pm. This festival is open to the public.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
PNBA: Last Call for Buzz Books
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is closing the "Buzz Books" promotion on September 1. Larry West of PNBA sent the following reminder to Northwest publishers:
"With so many books out there vying for bookseller's attention, this program has really worked to highlight titles and guarantee that store buyers see your book at the show and stop by your booth to talk about it.
BuzzBooks is also a real advertising bargain, as you will receive nearly $1,000 worth of exposure for only $400.
PNBA ust need your sign-up sheet and payment by September 1. We will send you a confirmation explaining what advertising materials we need to have before the show in October."
Forms for Buzz Books are available on the PNBA website or by contacting Larry West at PNBA. His contact infomration is listed below.
Larry West, Executive Assistant
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
317 West Broadway, Ste 214
Eugene, OR 97401-2890
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
E: larry@pnba.org
W: PNBA
2006 Fall Show: Thursday - Saturday, October 12-14, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
"With so many books out there vying for bookseller's attention, this program has really worked to highlight titles and guarantee that store buyers see your book at the show and stop by your booth to talk about it.
BuzzBooks is also a real advertising bargain, as you will receive nearly $1,000 worth of exposure for only $400.
PNBA ust need your sign-up sheet and payment by September 1. We will send you a confirmation explaining what advertising materials we need to have before the show in October."
Forms for Buzz Books are available on the PNBA website or by contacting Larry West at PNBA. His contact infomration is listed below.
Larry West, Executive Assistant
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
317 West Broadway, Ste 214
Eugene, OR 97401-2890
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
E: larry@pnba.org
W: PNBA
2006 Fall Show: Thursday - Saturday, October 12-14, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Hugo House seeks young writer-in-residence
Richard Hugo House will hire a writer between the ages of 16 and 19 to serve as the Youth Writer-in-Residence from October 2006 through September 2007. Candidates should be active writers, either poets, plays, fiction, or creative nonfiction. They should have experience writing for a school newspaper (or another established publication) or have produced their own publication (such as a zine or chapbook). Candidates should also have experience in or enthusiasm for running writing-based performances and programs for youth from diverse backgrounds. Hugo House's open mic for youth, Stage Fright, is an example of this kind of programming.
For more information, contact Alix Wilber, 206-322-7030 or e-mail programs@hugohouse.org. Applications are due September 15, 2006.
For more information, contact Alix Wilber, 206-322-7030 or e-mail programs@hugohouse.org. Applications are due September 15, 2006.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Planning Ahead: Start Now for October Show
Besides displaying and sellling your book at Book Publishers Northwest's table at the PNBA Fall Trade Show, there are also a number of ways to promote your books to the booksellers attending the show. Deadlines are approaching fast (reservations for the BPNW table needs to be done by Sept. 1), which makes August the month to plan.
Also mark Sept. 21 on your calendar for BPNW meeting on maximizing trade show experiences. Jeff Backstrom of Skyline Pacific will lead a seminar on how to work out the cost effectiveness of a trade show, how to display your product to the best advantage, how to make the best use of contacts made at a show, and more. The meeting will take place at the Good Shepherd Center from 4 pm to 6 pm.
PNBA Advertising Offers for the Fall Trade Show
Please contact Jamie Pasaro for further information on the PNBA Fall Trade Show (contact information shown below).
NORTHWEST NEW TITLE PREVIEW
Target your distribution of forthcoming books (ARCs, galleys, finished copies all work) directly to bookstore buyers in the Northwest through PNBA's Northwest New Title Preview. For $100, PNBA will include your book in an online listing of new and regional titles with jacket art, a blurb, and a linked email address of the contact person at your company for bookseller requests. The next listings will go up in September. Deadline is September 1 for payment and materials. For more information on New Title Previews, e-mail brian@pnba.org.
STUFF-ITS
You produce flyers and PNBA stuffs them into the canvas bags that they distribute to the first 250 booksellers on the exhibit floor October 13 (BPNW members displaying at the BPNW table will be listed on the BPNW stuffer). Flyers and payment of $100 are due by October 6 for inclusion in the show bag OR send 150 copies and payment of $100 by September 22 for inclusion in the packet sent to pre-registered booksellers. A form for this promotion is available on the tradeshow page of the PNBA website.
SHOW PROGRAM
Promote author signings or tradeshow exhibits through an ad in the PNBA show program, which gets mailed to pre-registered booksellers before the show and gets distributed on the exhibit floor to everyone attending the show. Rates range from $200 for a 1/4-page ad and $600 for a full-page ad. For a list of all of the rates, go to the PNBA advertising rate card. The deadline for materials and payment is September 1.
BUZZBOOKS
For exhibitors only: BuzzBooks is a new PNBA program that works like a scavenger hunt on the exhibit floor Friday. Since booksellers must meet with each BuzzBooks publisher at the show in order to be entered into a drawing to win some nice cash prizes, the program creates enthusiasm for participating books/authors/publishers before, during and after the show.
Each BuzzBook package costs $400 and includes:
• a chance to win Biggest BuzzBook of the show
• a prominent display at the show
• a posting on PNBA’s BuzzBooks webpage
• booksellers required to talk to you or your rep about your book
• promotion in pre and post-show newsletters
• promotion in the show program
• one free Stuff-it insert (a $100 value, these are inserted in the canvas bags distributed to booksellers on Exhibit Day One)
• an announcement at the Author Feast
• post-show press release with announcement of winner to PW, Shelf Awareness, Bookselling This Week and other book media
The BuzzBooks form is availableas a downloadable PDF.
Further information on Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's programs and trade shows is available from:
Jamie Passaro
PNBA Executive Assistant
317 W. Broadway, Ste. 214
Eugene, OR 97401
T: 541-683-4363
F: 541-683-3910
www.pnba.org
2006 Fall Show: Thursday - Saturday, October 12-14, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Also mark Sept. 21 on your calendar for BPNW meeting on maximizing trade show experiences. Jeff Backstrom of Skyline Pacific will lead a seminar on how to work out the cost effectiveness of a trade show, how to display your product to the best advantage, how to make the best use of contacts made at a show, and more. The meeting will take place at the Good Shepherd Center from 4 pm to 6 pm.
PNBA Advertising Offers for the Fall Trade Show
Please contact Jamie Pasaro for further information on the PNBA Fall Trade Show (contact information shown below).
NORTHWEST NEW TITLE PREVIEW
Target your distribution of forthcoming books (ARCs, galleys, finished copies all work) directly to bookstore buyers in the Northwest through PNBA's Northwest New Title Preview. For $100, PNBA will include your book in an online listing of new and regional titles with jacket art, a blurb, and a linked email address of the contact person at your company for bookseller requests. The next listings will go up in September. Deadline is September 1 for payment and materials. For more information on New Title Previews, e-mail brian@pnba.org.
STUFF-ITS
You produce flyers and PNBA stuffs them into the canvas bags that they distribute to the first 250 booksellers on the exhibit floor October 13 (BPNW members displaying at the BPNW table will be listed on the BPNW stuffer). Flyers and payment of $100 are due by October 6 for inclusion in the show bag OR send 150 copies and payment of $100 by September 22 for inclusion in the packet sent to pre-registered booksellers. A form for this promotion is available on the tradeshow page of the PNBA website.
SHOW PROGRAM
Promote author signings or tradeshow exhibits through an ad in the PNBA show program, which gets mailed to pre-registered booksellers before the show and gets distributed on the exhibit floor to everyone attending the show. Rates range from $200 for a 1/4-page ad and $600 for a full-page ad. For a list of all of the rates, go to the PNBA advertising rate card. The deadline for materials and payment is September 1.
BUZZBOOKS
For exhibitors only: BuzzBooks is a new PNBA program that works like a scavenger hunt on the exhibit floor Friday. Since booksellers must meet with each BuzzBooks publisher at the show in order to be entered into a drawing to win some nice cash prizes, the program creates enthusiasm for participating books/authors/publishers before, during and after the show.
Each BuzzBook package costs $400 and includes:
• a chance to win Biggest BuzzBook of the show
• a prominent display at the show
• a posting on PNBA’s BuzzBooks webpage
• booksellers required to talk to you or your rep about your book
• promotion in pre and post-show newsletters
• promotion in the show program
• one free Stuff-it insert (a $100 value, these are inserted in the canvas bags distributed to booksellers on Exhibit Day One)
• an announcement at the Author Feast
• post-show press release with announcement of winner to PW, Shelf Awareness, Bookselling This Week and other book media
The BuzzBooks form is availableas a downloadable PDF.
Further information on Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's programs and trade shows is available from:
Jamie Passaro
PNBA Executive Assistant
317 W. Broadway, Ste. 214
Eugene, OR 97401
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2006 Fall Show: Thursday - Saturday, October 12-14, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
SCBWI Announces Eastern Conference
The Northwest chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators announced that the 2nd annual SCBWI Eastern Washington/ Idaho Panhandle Conference will take place September 23, 2006. The theme will be "On The Road to Publication" and the conference will be held in Coeur D'Alene Casino, Highway 95, Worley, Idaho.
Featured Speakers:
Ginger Knowlton, Agent with Curtis Brown Ltd.
Susan Kochan, Assistant Editorial Dir, Putnam
Verla Kay, IOCL Instructor & Picture Book Author
Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Author/Illustrator/Art & Literature Teacher at UCLA & Pasadena Art Center College of Design
Linda Joy Singleton, Mid-grade & YA Series Author
More information
Featured Speakers:
Ginger Knowlton, Agent with Curtis Brown Ltd.
Susan Kochan, Assistant Editorial Dir, Putnam
Verla Kay, IOCL Instructor & Picture Book Author
Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Author/Illustrator/Art & Literature Teacher at UCLA & Pasadena Art Center College of Design
Linda Joy Singleton, Mid-grade & YA Series Author
More information
Sunday, July 30, 2006
August 14 Barbecue
Book Publishers Northwest members are invited to a barbecue at the home of publisher Duse McLean, Thistle Press.
This event is a potluck, so bring your favorite grill item and a sidedish to share. BPNW will be bringing sodas and chips as well as the basic utensils.
For directions, please email dusem@thistlepress.com.
This event is a potluck, so bring your favorite grill item and a sidedish to share. BPNW will be bringing sodas and chips as well as the basic utensils.
For directions, please email dusem@thistlepress.com.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
BPNW Will Sell Books at PNBA Fall Trade Show
Book Publishers Northwest will have a display table at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Fall Trade Show in Portland. A special order form will be made up for this show and BPNW will take orders for books at the trade show. This is the first time that the organization has taken collective orders at a show aimed at the trade.
2006 members of BPNW will receive a letter this week outlining how orders will be taken. To participate in this event, a publisher must become a member of BPNW prior to Sept. 1.
Space on the order forms and display table will reserved on a first come, first served basis.
If you are interested in learning more about this event, contact Rosemary Jones at bpwnews@aol.com.
If you are interested in volunteering to work at this event, please contact Lani Jacobsen at info@74thstreet.com.
2006 members of BPNW will receive a letter this week outlining how orders will be taken. To participate in this event, a publisher must become a member of BPNW prior to Sept. 1.
Space on the order forms and display table will reserved on a first come, first served basis.
If you are interested in learning more about this event, contact Rosemary Jones at bpwnews@aol.com.
If you are interested in volunteering to work at this event, please contact Lani Jacobsen at info@74thstreet.com.
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