The London Book Fair took place 15-17 April 2013 at Earls Court in London, UK. I really wish I could have been there myself but sadly it didn't happen this year. I did follow it virtually though and there was some great information and advice shared. From what I saw it was also quite the social setting with loads of networking taking place.
Photo's from London Book Fair 2013:
You can find out more about the event at the website http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/Home/ but I thought it would be nice to give an overview of what happened at this years event.
Photo's from London Book Fair 2013:
"The KDP stand reported this year’s No. 1 question was, 'Why isn’t my book selling?'" @byrozmorris ow.ly/kgC7F #LBF13
— Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) April 21, 2013
"Online is crucial for generating publicity as a large proportion of the audience are now online"@bloomsburybooks #lbf13— The London Book Fair (@LondonBookFair) April 16, 2013
Have a plan, keep talking, provide awesome stuff / exclusive content, use every point of contact. HC dos for successful #communities #lbf13— Imola Unger (@ImolaUnger) April 16, 2013
@pressfuturist #lbf2013 publishing career is as much about what you do in your spare time as what you do in the job. Explore.— PWA (@Profwriting) April 15, 2013
In this video Joanna Penn chats with Amazon's Thom Kephart, Kobo's Mark Lefebvre, BookBaby's Brian Felsen, Smashwords' Mark Coker and Gareth Howard from Authoright PR at the London Book Fair
Some blog posts about the event that you might want to check out:
The London Book Fair 2013 – An Aspiring Author’s Guide: The Brilliant Authors’ Lounge and the Terrifying LitFactor Pitch
For a look at what happened in the Author Lounge check out http://www.authoright.com/authorlounge-whats-on/lounge
Did you attend this years event? What was the highlight for you? Got any tips for others wanted to attend this event? Anyone thinking about going to next years event?
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