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To make your visit to BookExpo America 2008 more productive, we are proud to send you the Countdown to BookExpo e-Newsletter. Each of the 8 editions of this e-Newsletter will provide news and updates from the show team as well as exciting exhibitor announcements related to:
| • New Products at the Show | • Show Specials and Promotions |
| • Corporate News / Press Releases | • Special Events |
Indulge your taste buds with samples of the latest culinary delights from top cookbook authors at the Cookbook Expo!
Come, sit and eat! Be entertained by well known chefs preparing their most savory dishes.
Chefs include:
- Barbara Fairchild & Janet McCracken - The Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook (Wiley)
- George Duran - Take This Dish and Twist It (Meredith)
- Leonardo Curti & James O. Fraioli - Food Festivals of Italy: Celebrated Recipes from 50 Food Fairs (Gibbs Smith)
- Tosca Reno - The Eat-Clean Diet for Family & Kids: Simple Strategies for Lasting Health and Fitness (Robert Kennedy Publishing)
See the CookBook Expo schedule
The Cookbook Expo is located in Booth # 5263.
It's free to all registered attendees.
Calling all Librarians!
BEA has developed numerous conference tracks just for you. Here are just a few:
How Libraries Buy - A panel of librarians discuss how they determine the needs of their communities, what sources of information they use to identify titles and how publishers can best reach them.
What Libraries Wish Publishers Knew: What Makes Them Tick, What Ticks Them Off! - Engaging, informative and entertaining candid session from librarians on what publishers do well and what publishers can do....better
Get Graphic @ Your library: Sponsored by YALSA
Participants will explore how to energize their library collection by learning how to select and evaluate graphic novels, manga and anime. Participants will also learn what titles are the newest and best in this format.
The Autographing Area
Authors, Authors and more Authors – Over 1,000 signing!
BookExpo America’s Autographing Programs have been a highlight for many years and provides attendees their best opportunity to meet ‘one-on-one’ a wide variety of authors – from new first-time authors to well-known best-sellers!
View Schedules and Signings
See announcements from exhibiting companies below
McGraw-Hill Professional | Booth: 1600 Get Busy! McGraw-Hill has a full array of activities, including signings, give-aways, demos, and prizes, not to mention the books that help you and your customers get it.  Get Wowed:Author Rick Frishman will sign Where’s Your Wow? Fri., 11 am Get Lucky: Win an iPod plus an iSpeak Phrasebook package worth more than $150 Get Gorgeous: A galley and special gift from Dr.Luftman of The Beauty Prescription, Sat., 1 pm Get Comfy: Win a Ritz-Carlton bathrobe and Michelli’s The New Gold Standard Get Demystified: Win a point-of-purchase display with 24 Demystified titles Get Big: The Big Red Bag! (Librarians, Wholesalers, and Retailers only, please) McGraw-Hill Professional We Get It. Learn More about the full schedule for McGraw-Hill at BEA Learn More about McGraw-Hill Professional books |
General Announcement
School Specialty Publishing | Booth: 5300
Visit School Specialty Publishing at Booth #5300 to see over 100 new products. Ask about our restocking promotion!
School Specialty Publishing is an educational company that helps make children more successful. We design, develop and provide parents and teachers with educational workbooks, test preparation materials, specialty book-plus products, flashcards, leveled readers, story books, foreign language products and more! Visit us at Booth #5300 to see over 100 of our new products. Ask about our restocking promotion.
New Products & Services
TravelingBear.com | Booth: 4855
TravelingBear.com Reviews say, "A shining, top-quality edu-tainment series. Highly recommended"
Winning Kids with Traveling Bear is an exciting adventure story series parents and kids love. The excitement is phenomenal. All of the Traveling Bear storybooks, CDs, DVDs and songs are all themed on positive values and winning attitudes. Traveling Bear is quickly becoming a household name and it's easy to see why, the high quality plush bears are so huggable, the backpack is too cute, first rate DVDs and interactive read-along books with CDs brings a smile to any parent and child.
Lovable Traveling Bear comes home with you!
General Announcement
Putumayo Kids | Booth: 5315
Putumayo Kids Announcement!
Putumayo Kids is pleased to announce the release of Sesame Street Playground, a CD/DVD set featuring songs and music videos from Sesame Street productions around the world. This new release represents a shared mission of Putumayo Kids and Sesame Workshop: to reach children worldwide and help children learn about and respect other cultures. Sesame Street Playground is the first globally distributed Sesame Workshop audio CD Come by our Putumayo Kids Book Expo booth #5315 to hear this album and find out about our show specials.
Attendee Promotion / Show Special
Dr. Amalia H. Ludeke | Booth: New Title Showcase
Spend your day with Anion and explore the amazing world of science
Follow the exploits of Anion, a young inquisitive girl who loves to learn about science, in this informative and wonderfully illustrated picture book. Join her as her ever-intriguing curiosity drives her to discover the many interesting things around her – making fascinating observations of the many wonders of science surrounding her. Learn why she dreams of becoming a scientist – and why she can’t wait to grow up and become one.
www.adaywithanion.com
amalialudeke@aol.com
Event Invite
PRAZEUP INC. | Booth 4653
What do children need to make the right choices? Let’s discuss.
Meet author Vivica Keyes on Sunday June 1, 2008 in the autographing area from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
If the goal is to provide children with a good foundation, start with using the products offered by PRAZEUP INC. Utilizing a fun and unique teaching style this Good Book series introduces children to the 10 Commandments. Our featured character, Bmally the Lamb for God, uses stories, games, music, coloring pages, and curriculum to share these timeless truths. Special discounts are available for BEA attendees.
Attendee Promotion / Show Special
Parallel Worlds LLC | Booth: 5741
"Harry Potter meets Star Wars!" - Free audiobooks and free signed copies of Paraworld Zero
Award-winning author, Matthew Peterson, will be giving away free audiobooks and copies of his BarnesAndNoble.com bestselling fantasy novel, Paraworld Zero, at booth 5741 (Authors Row) throughout the conference. Twelve-year-old earthling, Simon Kent, stumbles upon a secret that thrusts him into an adventure filled with magic, technology and deadly creatures. Foreign & subsidiary rights are available. Ask about U.S. English rights. Questions? Email media@paraworlds.com or call 888-376-8693 ext 1.
www.ParaWorlds.com/bea
General Announcement
Abbeville Publishing Group | Booth: 2229
Abbeville Press has its eye on India this fall, with three art books that feature the fascinating Asian subcontinent.
Come by booth #2229 to get a sneak peak at upcoming illustrated India books "Daughters of India," "India Exposed," and "Wonders of the Indian Wilderness." We have over 20 diverse new titles for Fall 2008, ranging from "The Tea Drinker's Handbook" to "80 Years of the Oscar," and our upcoming fine art books include "Egyptian Wall Painting" and "The Loggia of Raphael." Gorgeous posters from "Classic Yachts" and India-inspired messenger bags will be given away while supplies last!
www.abbeville.com
General Announcement
Putumayo World Music | Booth: 3121
Putumayo Book Expo News!
Putumayo is pleased to announce the release of Sesame Street Playground, a collection of songs and videos from the US and international productions. Other upcoming CD releases include Café Cubano and Acoustic France. Terri Hendrix, featured on Putumayo's Americana CD, is performing at the Celebration of Bookselling dinner. Please stop by our Book Expo booths # 3121 and # 5315 (Putumayo Kids) for CDs, a catalog and to view our new book store friendly listening stations. Our show special includes the “No Risk Trial Offer” for new accounts that sign up at the show and free freight for any reorders placed by existing accounts!
New Products & Services
Griffyn Ink | Booth: 5766
How to Disarm a Mafia Hitman!
Griffyn Ink is pleased to announce AJ Scudiere’s RESONANCE is available for Book Clubs, Libraries, and Bookstores at a discounted rate. Only at BEA. AJ’s next book VENGEANCE will hit the Thriller market in October with even more style and storm. Both books are currently available for TV, Movie and International rights. Visit us at Writer’s Row booth #5766 for presentations of “How to Disarm a Mafia Hitman.” Daily at 10:30, 12:30 & 2:30. Autographed copy giveaway daily at 3:30.
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New Products & Services
iSummaries, Hartman International | Booth: 4306
Stop by Booth #4306 on Saturday, May 31 to meet Dr. Taylor Hartman, author of The Color Code, and receive a copy of his new book Playing Life to Win.
Dr. Taylor Hartman, best-selling author of The Color Code, will be signing his new book, Playing Life to Win, in booth #4306 Saturday, May 31 from 10:30–1:00 pm. Using the analogy of baseball, Dr. Hartman outlines four steps to win in life. First, get yourself. Self-awareness is the key to change. Second, get truth. You must confront brutal truths about your life in order to change. Third, get over yourself. This base involves moving from selfish to selfless. Finally, home plate, get others.
New Products & Services
HCI Books | Booth: 2947
HCI Kicks Off The Ultimate Series, A New Approach to Multi-Media Story Collections.
HCI Books, best known for publishing the phenomenal Chicken Soup for the Soul series for 15 years is looking to the future with some exciting new developments. At this year’s BookExpo America (BEA), the premier trade show for book publishing, HCI will launch The ULTIMATE series, bringing the company’s trademark inspirational story collections to a contemporary level. The ULTIMATE series continues to nurture the tradition of great story-telling and now includes stunning full-color photography.
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New Products & Services
Noon Books | Booth: 4445
Don't Miss Lillian Too's Asian Best Sellers and New Titles for Fall. Available for the First Time in North America from Noon Books
Lillian Too, the Worlds's Most Popular Writer on Feng Shui continues to impress this year with her extraordinary NEW collection of Feng Shui books. Don't miss the treasure trove of new titles, power-packed with updated, new materials that will delight and surprise her readers. Learn her personal formulas for getting rich and staying rich in any economy. Be sure to check out the 2009 Fortune and Feng Shui Horoscope series and say hello to Lillian Too in person Sat. May 31, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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http://www.noon-books.com
Attendee Promotion / Show Special
Concierge Marketing | Booth: 5642B
Book Signings with Steve Fischer and Sourena Vasseghi
Concierge Marketing will have book signings by Steve Fischer, author of "When the Mob Ran Vegas," named a finalist in the 2008 Beach Book Festival, while the audiobook version was named a finalist in "Foreword Magazine's" 2007 Book of the Year Awards, the 2008 Ben Franklin Awards, and the Indie Excellence Awards. Sourena Vasseghi will be signing his book "Love Your Life and It Will Love You Back," winner of the Indie Excellence Award.
Event Invite
Marilyn McGuire & Associates Inc. | Booth: 4312
2008 Nautilus Book Award Winners Showcase
Visit Booth # 4312 (West Hall) and see our 2008 Nautilus Book Awards Silver & Gold winners. Meet the authors - Get a book signed - Eat chocolate !! Sponsored by Marilyn McGuire & Associates
Event Invite
Searchlight Publishing | Booth: 5626
Buyer - Agent - Publisher - Distributor - Filmmaker
Join US! Visit booth 5626 and discover Kayak Reef, Eye of the Arctic. This epic adventure mystery takes place on the Arctic in an exciting place, a mysterious reef in dangerous waters. With the worlds sights shifting toward Arctic issues, this novel could not be more timely expressing a century of individuals protecting the environment from those who would strip the land and sea of wildlife. See you at BEA, Bradley Stewart http://www.kayakreef.com
New Products and Services
I-Socket Presse | Booth: 4209
I-Socket presents... Carlos, A Tale of Survival
A story of betrayal, survival, hope and redemption. A MUST read. Follow Carlos Montoya through his experiences before, during and after The Bataan Death March. We have a new book that is sure to engage everyone who reads it. Come visit us at booth 4209 for GREAT show specials.
www.carlosbook.net
Attendee Promotion / Show Special
Explorer Publishing & Distribution | Booth: 2246
Get discounts on the best of LA with Explorer...
Visit Explorer Publishing at Booth 2246 between 3.30pm - 5pm on Saturday 31st to get your FREE Los Angeles Mini Visitors' Guide, including exclusive discounts and special offers on tours and nightlife for BEA delegates. Written by resident experts, Explorer guides are packed with insider information to ensure you get the most from your time in the city. Find out more at www.explorerpublishing.com
Find out more about Explorer Publishing
Event Invite
North Atlantic Books/Frog Books | Booth: 1330
Meet the man behind the raw foods movement: David Wolfe
David Wolfe is the author of the best-selling raw foods bible, The Sunfood Diet Success System, and the founder of the world’s leading source of raw foods, Sunfood Nutrition--a company that fulfills the principles of sustainable agriculture and ethical global cooperation. He will be at North Atlantic Books' booth, 1330, Friday, May 30, from 2-4PM, promoting his latest book on living in natural magic, Amazing Grace. Go to www.northatlanticbooks.com for more info.
New Products & Services
Robot Binaries & Press | Booth: 760
I, robot by Howard S. Smith – A Whole New Story. Free ARCs.
"Innovative, fast-paced, and superbly written, this I,robot is honestly better than both of those stories [Isaac Asimov's book or Will Smith's movie] put together.” -- ForeWord Magazine. Technothriller. Japanese detective stumbles onto deployment of military robots. Cutting-edge technology. Fast read. September 20, 2008 release. If you’re going to BEA 2008, come by booth 760 and pick up a signed copy of I,robot.
www.robotpress.net
New Products & Services
Gibbs M. Smith Inc. | Booth: 1566
Check out the newest green titles from Gibbs Smith
"Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming" presents the full cycle on how our agrochemical food system affects global warming and how global warming affects the food system. Learn to decrease your carbon footprint by eating global-cooling cuisine. Discover a new whole-home strategy for living green with "New Green Home Solutions." Most energy-derived pollution comes as a direct result of our homes. By embracing conservation and renewable energy, we can help save the planet.
View the Gibbs Smith Website
General Announcement
AMERICA according to CONNOR GIFFORD | Booth 1932
Our booth has only ONE book - THE HIT OF THE ELECTION YEAR!
MEET CONNOR GIFFORD, THE AMAZING YOUNG MAN FROM NANTUCKET WITH DOWN SYNDROME - who makes sense of our past. Inspiring profiles of people and events that shaped our identity plus 57 original drawings that span 400 years of America’s journey to “get it right.” Civil rights, women’s rights, religious freedom, individual responsibility, why we must know our history and stop repeating mistakes. TIM RUSSERT: “ A distinctive American perspective from a unique young man.” JERRY STILLER & ANNE MEARA, “Unique must read.” NATHANIEL PHILBRICK: “Fun and inspirational”
Excerpts, photos, audio, video, bios at hargravepress.com
General Announcement
Lifetouch Commercial Printing & Book Manufacturing | Booth: 4229
Book Manufacturers Among the Select Few
There are tens of thousands of commercial printers nationwide, but less than one percent can print and bind hard cover books in-house. Lifetouch is among this select few who print and bind soft cover perfect bounds, as well as hard cover adhesive and smyth sewn case bounds. Lifetouch has an array of presses capable of printing from one to eight colors. They will have several samples of their printing and binding craftsmanship available for production managers to examine at booth 4229.
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General Announcement
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair | Booth: 3138
Business Opportunities in the Arab World: Visit KITAB / Abu Dhabi International Book Fair at Booth No. 3138
KITAB - the joint venture company between the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and the Frankfurt Book Fair - invites interested exhibitors, trade visitors and press to their stand. The aim of the new joint venture is to develop the region's book and publishing industry, improve links between Arab and international publishing communities and promote reading in Abu Dhabi and the neighbouring Emirates. ADIBF 2009: Register now and enjoy early bird discount till 31 May 2008!
www.adbookfair.com
New Products & Services
Dalton Publishing/Social Media Power | Booth: 5634
Social Media Power Can Help You Achieve Success in the New, “Social” Web.
Social Media Power can help you succeed in the today's Internet. We can help you reach millions of potential readers through optimized blogging and RSS feeds, crowd-sourcing, social networking, social bookmarking, social media newsrooms and releases, widgets/badges, and optimization of your Website. We specialize is empowering small businesses, entrepreneurs, authors and publishers with the tools they need to succeed in this changing Internet arena. Get your free Social Media Strategy CD.
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Corporate News
SDI Group | Booth: 4111
SDI Group Bring Warehouse Systems Solutions to BEA
SDI Group is an accomplished international provider of warehouse systems and solutions to the retail, wholesale, fulfilment and e-commerce industries for all aspects of distribution centre materials handling. As consultants and systems integrators, we provide a total logistics solution package including materials handling, consulting, design, engineering, fabrication, installation and integration services. SDI Group can be found at Booth # 4111 and would be very pleased to meet you to discuss your distribution centre needs.
General Announcement
Rights And Distribution | Booth: IRC 50
Go Global with Rights & Distribution, Inc.
Welcome! Go Global with Rights & Distribution, Inc. We Bring The World To You… Rights & Distribution ( R & D ) is the only U.S. company, that represents mid-list publishing companies, both for international rights, as well as, distribututing your titles worldwide. Our distributors are in Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. See you soon! IRC 50. E-mail: Donald L. Lessne, President, for an appointment. Rightsinc@aol.com.
Attendee Promotion / Show Special
Microsoft Dynamics Point of Sale Solutions | Booth: 1035
Streamline your small to midsize retail operation with Microsoft Dynamics Point of Sale solutions and get a FREE barcode scanner!
Learn How We Can Deliver a Complete Point-Of-Sale (POS) Solution to Meet Your Unique Retail Needs. Receive a FREE Metrologic Voyager 9520 barcode scanner (SRP $220) with your purchase of any Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System solution. BONUS: Sign up for a free consultation and you will be entered into a drawing to WIN one lane of Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System with one year license assurance, valued at $1,400. Email to schedule. Offer brought to you by POS Solutions, Inc
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New Products & Services
Booksavers Unlimited | Booth: 5718
The Booksaver…A New & Unique Product
The Booksaver protects hardcover books from damage caused by storing books vertically on a shelf. This completely new and unique product is a “must have” for all book lovers! The weight of the pages in a hardcover book pulls the binding from the spine causing permanent damage over time. The Booksaver prevents this type of damage, protecting the books value and content. Don’t let your books become less valuable than the day you bought them. The Booksaver really is “Shelf Help for Books”®.
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New Products & Services
Cheops Books | Booth: 727
Ominous buildup . . . Apocalyptic climax . . . Kirkus
The Black Stone by Linda Cargill. Come by the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) Booth on Sunday afternoon, June 1 at 2:00 PM. Pick up free quality paperback copies of Linda Cargill's latest thriller in which she imagines the next 9/11. As The Midwest Book Review and Rebecca's Reads say: "The author bringing Osama Bin Laden into the mix brought back some very haunting memories and had me wondering what Osama has been up to these days. It reminded me of how dangerous a man he really is."
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New Products & Services
Playing The Field | Booth: 5650
The Newest Weapon in the War Against Bad Dates!
At last! A superbly hip one-two combo that pairs effective conversation starters with innovative listening techniques. Amanda Brown has created a real winner that will take dating life from boring to thrilling in no time at all! Featured in Cosmo, DailyCandy.com and numerous TV & Radio shows, she is changing the approach that the cosmopolitan, career-driven individual takes in their dating life. www.PlayingTheFieldGame.com www.PlayingTheFieldBook.com www.PlayingTheFieldPress.com
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Event Invite
Sellers Publishing | Booth: 2848
Michael Mountain Signs Copies of Dogtown: A Sanctuary for Rescued Dogs (Saturday, May 31st, 10:30-Noon)
Dogtown is an inspiring look at the dogs who live at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no-kill animal refuge in the U.S. Meet Michael Mountain, President, Best Friends Animal Society, on SATURDAY, MAY 31st, 10:30 a.m. - Noon in our booth. Michael is an outspoken advocate of protecting animals against the cruelty of abandonment and abuse. He will be signing copies of Dogtown by Sellers Publishing. Dogtown is also the subject of a National Geographic Channel television series.
Learn more about all Sellers Publishing products
General Announcement
Thirty Thieves of Innocence | Booth: 5713
Sexual Exploitation of Developmentally Disabled Woman Moves Illegitimate Daughter to Write Their Life Story
Rural Arkansas, late 1960s. Most villages raise their children. This village, however, violated one of its own. The retarded daughter of the community becomes pregnant. A tragedy only intensified by the knowledge that so many have had their way with her that it takes a decade to determine paternity. Thirty Thieves of Innocence succeeds in putting a face on an unspoken epidemic. Statistics show that 90% of all developmentally disabled women will be sexually violated in their lifetime.
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Event Invite
Real Deal Media | Booth: 3130
Autographing Session with Legendary Guitarist SLASH and Actor ERIC ROBERTS - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 4PM
REAL DEAL MEDIA PRESENTS SLASH AND ERIC ROBERTS: TWO AMAZING CELEBRITY SIGNINGS -- ONE INCREDIBLE HOUR! -- In autographing stall #1 join us and guitar god SLASH to have your copy of RECKLESS ROAD signed. 2008 IPPY AWARD WINNER about the origins of GUNS N' ROSES. -- In Autographing stall #2, actor ERIC ROBERTS will be signing MUGSHOTS. 2008 IPPY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT for Most Life Changing Book. --Friday, May 30th 4pm @ Autographing stall #1 and #2