tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87589103511732371152024-03-29T07:02:28.548-04:00The BEANThe official source for BookExpo announcements and news delivered by BEA Show Director Steve Rosato.Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-64444147624680075282015-11-19T13:15:00.001-05:002015-11-19T13:20:11.491-05:00Shop Small & 2015 National Book Award Winners <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had a nice treat last night while flipping channels on TV, stopping to watch the American Express Shop Small promotion and there is Mitchell Kaplan from one of the great books stores anywhere, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Books & Books</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in Miami (he has about 10 stores in total) . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I stopped because Shop Small is such a powerful and great initiative. Amex started it in 2010 and it is something that works amazingly well in the world of indie books stores. So go out and shop at a local business or bookstore on Saturday Nov. 28th and you will probably be helped by an author if not someone from the ABA. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now check out the link, but don't blink - Mitchell owns the screen, popping in at the 7 second mark and is gone by the 8 second mark. </span></div>
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<o:p><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c9Ouvd0FTc" target="_blank">LINK to Shop Small TV Promo</a> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">While you are shopping on Saturday 11/18 - here are some great books to pick up:</span></span></div>
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2015 National Book Awards Winners:<o:p></o:p></h1>
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Young People's Literature<o:p></o:p></h1>
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(HarperCollins Children's Books)<br />
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-14601744863774826962015-11-13T15:30:00.000-05:002015-11-13T15:30:24.101-05:00It is a buzzy time of year....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Submissions for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA Editorsโ Buzz are due</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> next week - closing November 18th!!!</span></i></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have not been or </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">don't know what a Buzz panel is: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA Editorsโ Buzz is one of the marquee platforms at BEA for promoting new titles. It is where </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">editors share their excitement and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">passion for their Fall 2016 releases!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Previous Buzz highlights: We Are Not Ourselves: A Novel, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Matthew Thomas; Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel; Five Days At Memorial, by Sheri Fink; Room, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Emma Donoghue; The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach, Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan; The Maze </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runner, by James Dasher; Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell; Whatโs Left of Me, by Kat Zhang; The Jewel, by Amy </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ewing, and Life of Zarf, Rob Harell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are rules and selection guidelines for publishers to follow. The three main Buzz panels are</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>โข Adult Editorsโ Buzz</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>โข Young Adult Editorsโ Buzz</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>โข Middle Grade Editorsโ Buzz</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The attraction for booksellers and industry people are hearing from the editor of the presented the title and understanding why they are so invested, what excited them in the first place, details on what made them believe in a title and why they expect it to be such a big book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA has added a Editors Buzz panels in 2015 for Graphic Novels and Translated Titles. We are now planning to add a Sci-Fi Fantasy Buzz panel for BEA 2016 in Chicago as well as plans to have the books available in a digital format..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Virtually every book that has been selected to one of the main Editor's Buzz Panels over the last 3 years has landed on the New York Times bestsellers list. We look forward to getting all the submissions from publishers big and small, the books are selected by a very hard working committee.</span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-29796121981675686152015-10-02T15:53:00.001-04:002015-10-02T15:53:54.144-04:00BEA Potpourri Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA is the midst of our busy fall as the team will be participating in NAIBA, NEIBA, Frankfurt & the Heartland Fall Forum over the the next few weeks. Frankfurt is important for BEA as we get access to so many current customers as well as meeting many new prospects. It will be s different feel as Frankfurt has consolidated the fair, closing Hall 8 (the English language Hall) and I suspect this will be a good thing and save me a couple of miles of walking between halls on a daily basis. If you will be in <u><b>Frankfurt, please visit the BEA booth: Hall 6.0 Stand B35</b></u> for a visit, we will have snacks and refreshments! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also enjoy going to as many of the regional events as we can staff, appreciating the direct feedback with booksellers as well as the time to talk with exhibitors one on one. I am particularly excited about the Heartland Fall Forum for a number of reasons. One, we are taking advantage of the chance to do a site inspection of McCormick. That will be on Friday Oct. 9th at 9:30 - email me if you are interested in participating (srosato@reedexpo.com</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). It has been 11 years since BEA was last in Chicago and it will be helpful to see the venue in person. Here is the main reason for my excitement: BEA will be doing a focus group with booksellers to hear first hand on the things we can be doing that better serve their needs at BEA. I am very grateful to the ABA, the Great Lakes and Midwest Booksellers Association to helping BEA do this at the Heartland event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some random thoughts and a couple of interesting links to share:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Hurricane Joaquin for exiting stage right (apologies and prayers anyone to the Bahamas). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the Yankees have limped their way into the 2015 Post Season, they are in the playoffs, and anything is possible, but it is feeling like a Mets or Pirates year</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a terrific interview with Sonny Mehta and the Vogue slideshow is a perfect accompanyment:</span></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/09/sonny-mehta-knopf-editor-in-chief" target="_blank">Vanity Fair interview with Sonny Mehta</a> </b></li>
<li><b style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/13355997/alfred-knopf-anniversary-party-patti-smith/#1" target="_blank">Vogue.com Slideshow from the Alfred-Knopf Anniversary Party</a></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As publishers well know, part of the Amazon playbook is controlling access to their customers. It is interesting to see that this tactic rolls across their business and is not just books in going after Apple and Google. </span></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-01/amazon-will-ban-sale-of-apple-google-video-streaming-devices" target="_blank">Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices</a></b></li>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-3715077682008590742015-09-17T16:48:00.002-04:002015-09-17T16:48:51.539-04:00Summer Sets and Fall Rises<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer flies by faster and faster every year - it seems like there is more packed into less time, and by time you look up it is the middle of September. BEA's summer is busy as both our budget and business plan are due at this time, leaving no downtime once the show closes around Memorial Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are high expectations as BEA takes a break from NYC for the 1st time since 2009 and returning to Chicago, it was 2004 the last time BEA enjoyed the friendly confines of McCormick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are buoyed by the anticipated increased number of booksellers and librarians who have been most vocal about BEA going somewhere besides Javits/NYC. We are looking forward to going to the Heartland Fall Forum to engage with booksellers to get their feedback as well, making sure we continue all the things they love about BEA but also to try some new initiatives that will make BEA a better event for booksellers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To give people an idea of what to expect for 2016 other than the change in cities/venue, I can share a few things here as the Fall Season is kicking into high gear:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For concurrent events - the IDPF, the Audio Publishers Association and BEA Bloggers events will all be part of BEA. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure to book your hotel soon, if you were not aware, Microsoft Ignite will be sharing Chicago with BEA next May. We have plenty of discounted hotels in our room block, but the sooner you book, the more options you will have to pick from.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BookCon comes to Chicago!!! The is the first time that we are bringing our B2C Pop Event to a new location. It will be one dedicated day, but clearly something that is working as now nearly 50% of the BEA show floor is hybrid space - meaning those companies participate in both BEA B2B and BookCon for Business to Consumer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have rolled out new low cost exhibit options and have a new turn-key booth option from Freeman that will save people 25-50% on a traditional big custom booth. Out goal is simple, make BEA less expensive and deliver more value.</span></li>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-65500066487682323842015-06-10T16:35:00.000-04:002015-06-10T16:35:30.025-04:00More Post Show Data<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have attached a link below to some of the info we will share with BEA exhibitors as we review what went well and what can be improved upon going to Chicago. Missing here is context that a conversation would allow, but hopefully this is at least interesting.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.clearslide.com/view/mail?iID=BHAZFPSKZMXTJECH9AXZ" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LINK TO POST SHOW REVIEW</span></a></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-71137472031434600602015-06-08T12:45:00.000-04:002015-06-08T14:58:19.052-04:00BEA 2015 Numbers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a short window of time to reflect on BEA 2015 Iโm happy to say the event
delivered on the high side of expectations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Global
Market Forum program featuring China was successful beyond all measure and
plans. The conference sessions were full and there was an
incredible amount of meaningful interaction between U.S. and Chinese
publishers not only in the Javits but also at a multitude of cultural
events throughout NYC. BEA laid a foundation for the industry that will be
productive for years to come.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The new two
and half day format unfolded exactly as needed. Wednesday was buzzy with full sessions, the BEA Bloggers Conference set
an attendance record, the APA conference sold out and Jonathan Franzen
took the stage for sneak peek of PURITY, the Fallโs most hotly anticipated
title while the opening of the show floor still saw long lines waiting to get in. Not everyone was thrilled, likely measuring against a standard opening of BEA, but walking the show floor at 4:30 on Wednesday, I saw almost all booths busy with meetings, loads of booksellers/attendees, lines in autographing and a really busy exhibit hall. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The bigger
win was BEA was hectic right until 5:00 on Friday - making for two and half
energized and robust days dedicated
to the trade.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Remainders section remains resilient - see this review for more
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to Be Archers Blog</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BookCon โ attendance
grew by 80% and saw the Special Events Hall draw crowds of 2,000+ all day
Saturday. The Show Floor aisles had strong traffic and the revamped Autographing
area was packed. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">People
sold books, lots of books at BookCon - especially at the bookstore run by
Word. It was actually too good, we did not anticipate the crush of business to start on Saturday. This created some long lines and not the best experience for fans, but it was fixed for the opening of Sunday which ran a lot smoother.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The best story I saw was Cider Mill Press, talking
with Publisher John Whalen, in a mere 10x10 and not boasting name
brand authors like John Green (just a lot of great books) sold over
$2,000.00 worth of books </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I am proud to
say that BEA gave the vast majority of exhibitors and attendees the event they
needed. Like anything there are adjustments to make but we are eager for
the unique opportunities Chicago presents. We expect a nice uptick from
ABA members as we are out NYC for the first time since 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Translation Market had terrific programming to support the area, but did not get
the reception we hoped for - so we will revisit this offering. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Author
Market (it was the Author Marketplace in 2015) was a home run, buzzing and busy
throughout - although it needed some tweaks onsite, this will only grow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I can promise
one change for Chicago - you will be able to print your badge at home or
office, but will require an onsite scan to activate it. BookCon is indeed
changing the game as we can see the shift in more publishers going into the
hybrid area of the show floor. We
are excited about engaging the book loving public in Chicago and are also
exploring the possibility of a second BookCon in NYC.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Total Industry Professionals 2015 = 20,895 = +5.2%</b></span></li>
<li style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>BookCon 2015 = 18,000 = +80%</b></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Total Verified Professional Attendance for BEA 2014 only: 10,965 </b></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Total Industry Professionals 2014 = 19,860 </b></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>BookCon 2014 = 10,000</b></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">DATES FOR BEA CHICAGO</span><span style="color: red;"> WED-FRI MAY 11-13, 2016</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span></b></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-36208571619270600292015-05-28T09:47:00.006-04:002015-05-28T09:47:48.761-04:00BEA DAY TWO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Adult Breakfast with Kunal Nayyar, Lee Child, Diana Nyad and Brandon Stanton just concluded and passed me on their way to the ABA lounge for signing. People queued up at 4 different entrances which is so different than years past - where EVERYONE lined up in one entrance. Another packed day is expected with 35 programs scheduled on everything from <em>Word of Mouth Gone Digital</em> to <em>How to Make Translations Work</em> to <em>Alternative DRM Strategies</em>. There are 27 programs on the Author Stage including <em>Debut Fiction, In Search of Diverse Books and Meet the BEA Adult Buzz Authors. </em>There are 100s of authors signing today - both in Autograhing and in exhibitor booths.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is a jammed day that we are expecting jammed aisles - plan your time well, drink lots of water and save a few steps anytime you can because you will need those steps to get to get your next panel, signing or booth you are visiting! </span></div>
Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-65922079743452773162015-05-27T08:11:00.000-04:002015-05-27T08:11:50.424-04:00Opening Day for BEA!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BookExpo 2015 kicked off perfectly last night with the Welcome Reception for China at the Asia Society. A packed room of industry heavy weights from 2 continents engaged in 90 lively minutes of socializing around several tasteful musical performances and a few brief speeches before everyone scampered off to dinners and parties. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am pleasantly shocked to walk the show floor this morning to see everything so buttoned up and looking finished. Maybe we can take another half day off of the move-in? <strong>I am KIDDING</strong>. BEA is teed up for a fantastic opening as booksellers are being hosted through the ABA's meet the editor program and visiting publishing houses all around NYC this morning. The invite only China Opening Ceremony happens from 11-12. IDPF, BEA Bloggers & the Audio Publishers Association all start up at 9:00 that will start the building crescendo leading up to the Jonathan Franzen event at 12:30 and of course there is the Adult Editor's Buzz panel that starts at 4:15. The Global Market Forum program will have one its marquee events today starting at 2:30 - New Global Strategies and the Outlook for the Publishing and Media Industries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Of course the show floor opens at 1:00 and promises to be a packed 1st day. I recognized this new schedule was not without challenges, but I think this is going to be huge benefit to all to have BEA busy and jammed from start to finish. </span></div>
Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-4956796996711276592015-05-13T16:53:00.001-04:002015-05-13T18:06:51.434-04:00BEA and BOOKCON Cheatsheet + new IDPF Keynote<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 125%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IDPF Adds Jane
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International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) has announced that gaming
specialist, futurist, Penguin author, and accomplished TED Talker Jane
McGonigal, Ph.D., has been added to the keynote address sequence at the 2015
IDPF Digital Book Conference, which opens BookExpo America on May 27 at the
Javits Center in New York City. Her address, "Reading is an Epic Win: How
to Engage the Gamer Generation with the Future of Books," will focus on
the challenge that electronic media poses to reading today. You can
read the full press release <a href="https://www.bisg.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8206&qid=393695" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45b0e1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">here</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-63348238280467525682015-04-29T14:24:00.000-04:002015-04-29T14:24:05.993-04:00Days of Future Past<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am stealing from a few places for this post, starting with the recent X-Men movie title and I linked that to Michael Cader's Publisher's Lunch coverage pasted below from his take on trade sales and the drop in eBook sales as reported by the AAP StatShot. I always find Micheal's commentary insightful and typically connects the dots that are not obvious to draw out conclusions. I also appreciate the context Michael provided with the historical data. But in this instance, trying to connect the dots, if these figures portend any notable trends, I am left to my own devices. With that being the case, I will offer a few of my own observations: </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Publishing is a hit based business, there needs to be an 'it' book to draw people both into stores and on-line and when that happens, there will be more book sales in all formats.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As indie booksellers continue to display resiliency, it should be no surprise that print numbers would mirror that trend of stability. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">eBook sales may have dropped, but that was probably easier to predict as those sales are even more driven by hit books. Also, as Sony has exited the market along with other dedicated ereading devices, digital reading is going to be driven by tablets and mobile devices. The biggest gain Apple has made in market share is due to iBook app being bundled onto Apple devices with their roll out of iOS8. I still do not think the vast majority of people look to read on tablets/phones. But that will change over time as people are more and more dependent on devices for all aspects of their lives. Both my pre-teen boys have cell phones and they never use them as a phone - they use it for text, gaming, checking on school work through our school district's Infinite Campus system it is very rare that they use them for a phone call. My point here, books/reading already have a strong foot hold on these platforms which are more ubiquitous than cars or TVs - reading from devices can only grow. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My reference to <i>Days of Future Past </i>simply reminds me that the future of publishing is tied closer to the past than I would have though possible not too long ago. A great book is still more important to the industry than anything else and good old fashioned bookselling and printed books are still the foundation that this business depends on. </span><div>
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Point In Years</span></a> </span></b></div>
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StatShot figures for January 2015, putting overall trade sales of $495.5
million flat compared to a year ago, with adult sales up a couple of million
dollars and children's/YA sales down a couple of million.<br />
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In adult sales, trade paperbacks were the notable gainer, up $11.5 million to
$122.7 million, while mass market paperbacks declined almost as much (down $9.2
million) and ebook sales were down $4.4 million as agency pricing returned.
Digital audio, however, continued its advance, at $15.6 million up 37 percent
from $11.4 million a year ago.<br />
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Children's books declined $2.2 million, or 1.7 percent, as print sales of $110
million still grew -- rising in all three formats, up over 8 percent -- but the
falloff in ebook sales without big YA/crossover hits brought that segment down
$7.8 million to $12.9 million for the month.<br />
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The change in ebook sales is the most notable story in the January statistics:
In what used to be a big, post-holiday sales period for new ebook device
owners, ebook sales totaled $100.3 million -- down at least $11.3 million --
and they comprised only 20 percent of trade sales for the month. Significantly,
which you likely won't read anywhere else, that is the lowest one-month AAP
ebook sales in years. The last time that monthly count was lower was all the
way back in April 2012 (just as the Fifty Shades trilogy took off), when ebooks
accounted for $99.5 million in sales. The next lowest levels since then were at
the end of 2012 (when ebooks were $108 million in both November and December)
and then again in March 2014, when they were $108.5 million.</span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-74962205653133670692015-04-24T13:58:00.001-04:002015-04-24T13:58:52.107-04:00Cheap Sleep at BEA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-85050210475870065442015-03-20T13:11:00.002-04:002015-03-20T13:11:32.797-04:00Networking & Connecting at BEA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">I had a post a few weeks back referencing all the options that were available for people to connect and network at BEA. We have now aggregated all the various opportunities, some new, some tested and true - but what is key, all are listed in place so you can find what will help you and your business best take advantage of every opportunity at BEA:</span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-58140521738519476932015-02-25T17:19:00.002-05:002015-02-25T17:19:53.580-05:00International Headlines at BEA <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA announced today that the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">8<sup>TH</sup> ANNUAL </i><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEST
TRANSLATED BOOK AWARD will be held for the first time at BEA. We are thrilled to be able to present this award at the largest event for trade publishing in North America because it goes hand in hand with some of the exciting developments at BEA the last few years that better serves participating international publishers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Coming in the wake of the 2014 Global Market Forum program that featured Books in Translation, BEA launched the new Translation Marketplace (TM). In 2015 the TM returns to BEA, now located in a much more prominent location on the show floor. BEA will also have the first ever <i>Books in Translation Buzz Panel</i>. Of course, there will be several blog posts coming to share the wonderfully ambitious details about this year's Global Market Forum program on </span><span style="background-color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>China</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">, as the featured country of honor. You will get detailed info on the professional programs, market insights, networking opportunities, delegations of authors, 120 publishers and their executives all participating in BEA this year from China. This all falls into line with the increased international participation BEA has received the last several years from both exhibitors and attendees. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please check the links below for details on BEA's International participation and the super low cost exhibit option in the Translation Market.</span></span><br />
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-1089437143419628232015-02-19T17:33:00.000-05:002015-02-19T17:33:34.702-05:00Curated Connectivity - Say that three times fast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first question people are probably asking is: <i>What the heck is 'curated connectivity??</i> In looking at what is most valuable to BEA exhibitors and attendees, 'connectivity' comes up as a top priority and drives everyone's ROI for participating in BEA. There are a host of elements that make up the <i>connectivity bucket </i>that includes: networking, sales leads, meeting key accounts, discovering new vendors, getting insights from editors, reps, getting a new distribution partner, etc... the list is endless, but it is all the same: connecting people who can help each other's business interests. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mission behind more curated connectivity, which is one of BEA's top initiatives for 2015 is creating more opportunities to connect AND to aggregate the opportunities so people can plan in advance, know what is available for their needs and be able to opt in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sure this sounds good, it is like politician being pro-education - has anyone ever run on an anti-education platform? The key for this being a success will be executing the details in the coming weeks. You will see things pushed out from BEA that reference Curated Connectivity - <i><u>please check them out</u></i>. We are working on events for most every segment we serve in the industry, some have been around for years, some are expanded, some are brand new. Listed below is what is planned - note, not everything is 100%, but gives you an idea of what will be available.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IDPF Digital Zone Happy Hour - Prime networking for digital players on the show floor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABC/CBC Children's Author Speed Dating - Lively lunch, 1 on 1 with 12 children's book authors with new titles coming out</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABA Publisher One on Ones - Booksellers meet with Senior Publishing Execs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA Blogger Con Happy Hour - Network with working, passionate book bloggers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA Global Market Forum - there will be multiple match-making events to match up Chinese publishing Execs with their peers from around the world by genre - expect Children's publishing, STM and General trade Sessions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABA - Event Planners & Publicity Speed Dating - this is still on the drawing board BUT everyone loves this idea</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VIP Tours - Guided tours of the BEA Show floor to specific areas like Children's, Indie pubs, digital, etc... Attendees AND exhibitors love these and we will expand the #</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Librarians - there is the AAP Shout & Share & Librarian Buzz events with several new networking events to be announced</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Book Club Speed Dating - this has been a regular favorite for a number of years - putting book club leaders with editors and authors</span></li>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-79005165854365307192015-02-05T14:42:00.000-05:002015-02-05T14:42:21.182-05:00BEA and Diversity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find myself in the unenviable position of being totally on the
defensive. It concerns me that anyone can think BEA does not care about
diversity. I am referring to is this Tweet from <span style="color: #0b5394;">@RebeccaSchinsky: <i><span lang="EN">Seriously, what the fuck are the Reed Expo
people doing? How do you just continue to not notice all-white programming?</span><span lang="EN"> </span></i></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #292f33;"> </span></span><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">Her Tweet is a response to todayโs
announcement of the Childrenโs Author Breakfast that will bring Nathan Lane, Oliver
Jeffers, Rainbow Rowell and James Patterson together on stage.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BEA utilizes a group of program advisers
who pore through the authors that are submitted for events by the participating
publishers. Their task is to assemble the most compelling events while striking a balance of authors who are either new and established,
celebrity and literary - race, gender, history (have they appeared before), genre, publisher are all weighed - there truly are a
myriad of factors considered in assembling the best and most compelling lineup. It is indeed more art than science.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Singling out one author event out of
what will be hundreds of events does not do justice to BEAโs body of work. BEA
cares about diversity and is backing it up. We have been working with We
Need Diverse Books and the Children's Book Council to specifically help BEA create programming that highlights diversity. There will be a good number of terrific high
profile panels that address diversity in a substantive way. Those panels
will be announced as planned along with the rest of BEAโs program in the coming weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 13.5pt;">The BEA program will reflect our effort to support diversity in
books. </span><span lang="EN"><span style="line-height: 13.5pt;">BEA is proud to invest both time and effort
to make positive change. Do</span><span style="line-height: 13.5pt;"> not to judge BEA until you see the final program. </span></span></span><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">When completed and
announced in the coming weeks, it will be clear that BEA does care
deeply about diversity in books and is doing something about it. </span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-1753583176419910412015-01-14T17:27:00.000-05:002015-01-14T17:27:42.985-05:00What the what?!?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If <i>What the what?! </i>is not a familiar phrase, for brevity sake, I lifted that from Tina Fey's character on 30 Rock (the fantastic Liz Lemon). Considering that Tina Fey was a BookCon last year, I figured that was a good start. I love that phrase and led me to share <i>What the What</i> is going on these days with BEA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traveling some covered ground, but worth refreshing: BEA is fully reinventing itself from the ground up. Starting with the launch of BookCon last year, which sold out 10,000 tickets and is expanding to 2 days and expecting 15,000 to 20,000 consumers for 2015 and already has 40 guests in its line up (ranging from Sherman Alexie to Nndedi Okorafor). The reinvention of BEA is holding BookCon close, creating a totally unique B2C event, but also leaving BEA intact exclusively as a trade only B2B event. BEA will now run Wednesday - Thursday - Friday while BookCon runs on Saturday & Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digging in more on BEA had our first official event </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">announcement</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">National
Book Award winner and #1 bestselling author Jonathan Franzen will appear at
BookExpo America (BEA) on Wednesday, May 27</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> at 12pm at the Jacob
Javits Center. Mr. Franzen will be interviewed by Laura Miller, the noted book
critic and columnist who co-founded Salon.com.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will be announcing the breakfast line-ups in the coming weeks as well, pending confirmations and knowing the alternates, no one will be disappointed as the BEA Book & Author Breakfasts will boast the usual star-literary-luminary power that makes these such incredible events for the trade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Noting preparations with China continue ramp up as the featured guest of honor for the 2015 Global Market Forum (GMF) program. There will be a number of panels under the GMF banner that will offer insights and networking to different areas in the Chinese market. There will be 1-2 GMF programs a day that will look at topics ranging from investing in China, the Education and Digital Markets as well as Children's publishing. There will be a host of cultural events and more than anything there will be more than 500 publishing professionals from China at BEA looking for opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new format of BEA being 3 compact weekdays will be a dynamic and jammed event, cutting the chance for downtime but eliminating wasted time. Every minute of BEA will be as precious as it is productive, the biggest winners will be those that plan their time well. Lot's more to come and looking forward to what will be the most interesting and dynamic BEA in many years. </span></div>
Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-51926285718691986842014-11-14T10:19:00.000-05:002014-11-14T10:19:27.894-05:00BEA Submission Time - Make your voice heard! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BEA is now taking submissions for EVERYTHING (well, we are not taking anything that belongs on eBay). The submission process is accepting panel ideas and speaker suggestions for all the BEA education programs as listed below. I have included some of the notes from the BEA Conference Advisory Board (CAB) meeting earlier this week in case that is useful or provides additional context. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am widely encouraging people to think about the issues that would be compelling and given a spotlight in the BEA programming - here is the opportunity to tackle the challenges that publishing needs to address. Please voice your insights, forward the issues that are critical and suggest people that you want to hear from that can start the wheels of change. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BEA Conference Advisory
Board Meeting โ November 11, 2014</span></b></span></div>
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โข <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Benefits of Being a</b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BEA Conference Advisory Board (CAB)
Member</b></div>
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โข Steve Rosato โ reviewed the
importance and opportunity โ focus on connectivity and networking for all attendees</div>
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โข <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Role and
Responsibility of (CAB) Members</b></div>
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โข Sally Dedecker โ focus on
identifying the critical issues confronting the industry โ and finding ways to
promote programming and participation</div>
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โข <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Insights from BEA
2014</b></div>
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โข Steve Rosato โ provided information
on the BEA audience and the BookCon audience โ unique to each and with
important value propositions. In addition, he presented areas that are
important for BEA 2015, including building network opportunities, delivering
value for small and medium size publishers and increase the volume and
visibility of the most valuable attendees.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">โข BEA 2015 Tactics</b></div>
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โข Steve Rosato โ presented the new
BEA for 2015 โ compact, compelling and all business โ mid week with 3 days of
education for serious business and 2.5 days of exhibits. Emphasize
International, strengthen the tie between Author Marketplace and uPublishU at
BEA โ and curate more connectivity โ networking and discovery</div>
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โข <span style="color: #000090;">Review
of Current Tracks</span></div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Agreement that Digital must remain in the Digital &
Technology track โ </div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Add a retailing track โ separate from Bookselling Today
& ABA Education </div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Suggestion โ since sessions can interest multiple
audiences โ consider ways to identify in information to attendees</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Diversity Track was suggested</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Suggestion โ identify audience for sessions โ aids in
selection of programming that will enhance experience at BEA</div>
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</span></span>Need better way to identify sessions that are of high
level interest to targeted attendees</div>
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<span style="color: #000090;">โข Next
Steps</span></div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Survey to CAB members โ PPT from today, list of CAB
members with contact information and meeting notes</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Outreach to CAB members on working groups for
development of programming</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am wrapping my last day at the Sharjah International Book Fair in what has been an incredibly quick 5 days. It is hard not to inject some personal positive bias for the job Ahmed Al-Almiri has done in elevating the stature and importance of SIBF as THE major book fair in the Middle East and indeed a player among all the global book fairs. My bias is from the partnership and friendship of working with Mr. Al-Amiri to introduce SIBF to US publishing industry people from sales to agents to editors that could benefit by doing business in the region. The primary function of BEA is to deliver value to our participants, whether they are an attendee or exhibitor and that is not limited to what happens at BEA. By leveraging the relationships we build through BEA, we were able to connect and extend the opportunity that Sharjah offers in bringing more and the latest English language titles to the Arab market. For the publishers that has meant selling more English language books into the market and for agents, it is creating opportunities that they did not have before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been coming to Sharjah since 2006 and barely recognize it from the first few times I attended. The simplest and most powerful testimony is to share a few of the facts: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than 400 industry professionals from around the globe, participating in a 2 day professional program</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was curated matching making with more than 200 publishers - setting meetings between Arabic region publishers with publishers, agents and editors from all over - Canada, France, Poland, Switzerland, anchored by UK and US publishers like Wiley and Macmillan. More than 50 countries were represented</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Ingram has been very visible at events and giving the day 2 keynote, being interviewed by Simon Littlewood, formerly of Random House UK</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over 100 applications are under review for what will be $350,000.00 in grants issued for translating books to and from Arabic as well as translating from any origin language to any other language</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next week 500 librarians from the UAE, including many from all parts of Africa and the US will participate in an ALA run Professional Development program</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan Brown has been one of the featured guests, participating in panels, autographing books and touring the region discovering the local history</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is truly a special fair that is nurtured and supported Sheik Sultan Al Qasimi's passion for books, literature and understanding through culture that is equally shared by his daughter Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and is easy to see by the 20,000 school kids that came through this morning buying books. </span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-76346738643499882112014-10-31T14:48:00.000-04:002014-10-31T14:48:08.043-04:00A Plagiarized Post from NY Times Book Review - a great interview with Bruce Springsteen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>The
musician and author of the new picture book โOutlaw Peteโ likes reading
about cosmology: โI find men and women struggling to answer the deepest
questions we can ask freeing.โ</em></span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="45" data-total-count="231" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What books are currently on your night stand?</strong></span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="432" data-total-count="663" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
just finished โMoby-Dick,โ which scared me off for a long time due to
the hype of its difficulty. I found it to be a beautiful boyโs adventure
story and not that difficult to read. Warning: You will learn more
about whales than you have ever wished to know. On the other hand, I
never wanted it to end. Also, โLove in the Time of Cholera,โ by Gabriel
Garcรญa Mรกrquez. It simply touched on so many aspects of human love.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="84" data-total-count="747" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Who is your favorite novelist of all time, and your favorite novelist writing today?</strong></span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="266" data-total-count="1013" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
like the Russians, the Chekhov short stories, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. I
never read any of them until the past four years, and found them to be
thoroughly psychologically modern. Personal favorites: โThe Brothers
Karamazovโ and, of course, โAnna Karenina.โ</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="599" data-total-count="1612" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Current
favorites: Philip Roth, Cormac McCarthy and Richard Ford. Itโs hard to
beat โAmerican Pastoral,โ โI Married a Communistโ and โSabbathโs
Theater.โ Cormac McCarthyโs โBlood Meridianโ remains a watermark in my
reading. Itโs the combination of Faulkner and Sergio Leoneโs spaghetti
westerns that gives the book its spark for me. I love the way Richard
Ford writes about New Jersey. โThe Sportswriter,โ โIndependence Dayโ and
โThe Lay of the Landโ are all set on my stomping grounds and, besides
being poignant and hilarious, nail the Jersey Shore perfectly.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="41" data-total-count="1653" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Who are your favorite New Jersey writers?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Roth
for his bawdy, rowdy humor, excellence and longevity. Ford, as I
mentioned above; and of course Walt Whitman is pretty good. The summer
always makes me want to pick up โLeaves of Grassโ for a while and sit on
the front porch. I come away happier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What
book, if any, most influenced your decision to become a songwriter and
musician or contributed to your artistic development?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
skipped most of college, becoming a road musician, so I didnโt begin
reading seriously until 28 or 29. Then it was Flannery OโConnor; James
M. Cain; John Cheever; Sherwood Anderson; and Jim Thompson, the great
noir writer. These authors contributed greatly to the turn my music took
around 1978-82. They brought out a sense of geography and the dark
strain in my writing, broadened my horizons about what might be
accomplished with a pop song and are still the cornerstone literally for
what I try to accomplish today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Who are your favorite musician-writers? Your favorite memoir by a musician?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Iโm
not familiar with the musician/novelist, but as far as memoirs, itโs
hard to beat Keith Richardsโs love of music that shines through in
โLife.โ I also found Eric Claptonโs autobiography to be surprisingly
revealing and very moving. Of course I loved Bob Dylanโs โChronicles.โ
It made me proud to be a musician.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
read a lot on cosmology and a reasonable amount of philosophy. I also
like to read about baseball, having just finished Mariano Riveraโs
autobiography. For cosmology, โLonely Hearts of the Cosmos,โ by Dennis
Overbye, was one of my first favorites. I find men and women struggling
to answer the deepest questions we can ask freeing. It also puts in
scale whatever my small problems of the day might be. The book that
turned me on to philosophy was Bertrand Russellโs โThe History of
Western Philosophy.โ I just finished โExamined Lives,โ by Jim Miller,
and โHow to Live; Or, A Life of Montaigne,โ by Sarah Bakewell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What are the best books about music youโve read?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At
the top of my list remains Greil Marcusโs โMystery Train,โ followed
closely by Peter Guralnickโs โLast Train to Memphis.โ Iโd include
Dylanโs โChroniclesโ and a recent book by Daniel Lanois, โSoul Mining,โ
that gives insights into the making of music I found unique from any
other book out there. โSonata for Jukebox,โ by Geoffrey OโBrien, has
some lovely chapters in it, particularly its opening discussions of Burt
Bacharachโs career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Whatโs the last book you read that made you laugh?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Richard Fordโs โThe Lay of the Land.โ</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="32" data-total-count="4309" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The last book that made you cry?</strong></span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="35" data-total-count="4344" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cormac McCarthyโs โThe Road.โ</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="36" data-total-count="4380" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The last book that made you furious?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">โToo
Big to Fail,โ by Andrew Ross Sorkin; Michael Lewisโs โThe Big Shortโ;
and โSomeplace Like America,โ by Dale Maharidge, with photographs by
Michael S. Williamson. These are a few of the books I read on the recent
financial collapse, and I contributed the foreword to โSomeplace Like
America.โ The criminal outrage and recklessness described in these books
led directly to my โWrecking Ballโ album.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What kind of reader were you as a child?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
first book I read was โThe Wizard of Oz,โ one lazy summer on my front
porch on Randolph Street in New Jersey. I remember being thrilled by the
book and the act of reading. Over time my most beloved character became
the great and powerful Oz himself. Heโs summed up by that great quote
thatโs in the film, but not in the book: โPay no attention to that man
behind the curtain.โ Heโs a carny phony, in way over his head, who
manages to pull it off anyway. โPay no attention to that man behind the
curtain.โ One of the great quotes in American literature.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="78" data-total-count="5495" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>If you had to name one book that made you who you are today, what would it be?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One
would be difficult, but the short stories of Flannery OโConnor landed
hard on me. You could feel within them the unknowability of God, the
intangible mysteries of life that confounded her characters, and which I
find by my side every day. They contained the dark Gothicness of my
childhood and yet made me feel fortunate to sit at the center of this
swirling black puzzle, stars reeling overhead, the earth barely beneath
us.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="71" data-total-count="5997" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Youโre hosting a literary dinner with three writers. Whoโs invited?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Philip
Roth, Keith Richards, Tolstoy โ and one extra, Bob Dylan. A lot of life
experience there, and the babbling in different tongues would be
wonderful.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="61" data-total-count="6214" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What books do you find yourself returning to again and again?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
donโt read many books twice, but Jim Thompson novels โ due to their
concise, dirty power, their relentless violence and purity โ can always
draw me in for a second time. Some of the most psychological crime
writing ever done. I love James M. Cain and Elmore Leonard, but Jim
Thompson holds a special place in my heart.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="52" data-total-count="6592" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What books are you embarrassed not to have read yet?</strong></span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="222" data-total-count="6814" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
read โThe Grapes of Wrathโ very late, long after Iโd written the song
โGhost of Tom Joad.โ However, it ended up being everything Iโd hoped it
to be. I havenโt read โEast of Edenโ yet, and Iโd like to.</span></div>
<div class="story-body-text story-content" data-para-count="30" data-total-count="6844" itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>What do you plan to read next?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
loved โThe Adventures of Augie March,โ by Saul Bellow, and someone just
gave me โHenderson the Rain King,โ so that may be up next.</span></div>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-18236983094338776722014-09-18T16:31:00.000-04:002014-09-18T16:48:27.595-04:00Making the Buzz before Buzz Happens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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principal values of BEA is the organic ability to create BUZZ for books.
There is no protocol to follow that insures success, there is no secret sauce,
it is something, given a confluence of circumstances and a great book that
simply happens. BEA has all the elements in one place that make it
possible. Publishers can buy ads or banners, getting selected for one of
the coveted breakfast or buzz panels never hurts, having the author at BEA is almost a MUST - but sometimes it just
happens. The best description I have heard of BEA was that it is planned
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Serendipity is just that - happenstance of good fortune, but planning - well
even my 12 year old son knows the value of planning. While everyone
readies themselves for the crush of the busy Fall Season. BEA is buzzy (sic) planning in earnest
for BEA 2015 conference and events NOW! This is when all the ingredients needed to make the BUZZ of BEA are selected. Publishers big and small need to plan which authors and what topics the
industry is going to be buzzing about come the end of May in 2015, ultimately impacting
book sales into 2016. </span></div>
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First, let me explain that BEA has a number of co-located events that blend
seamlessly into BEA that include the IDPF Digital Book Conference, the BEA
Bloggers Conference, uPubU and the Audio Publishers Association program as well
as programming from the ABA, the AAP and BISG. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">BEA's events then are broken
out into 2 buckets - <b><i>Educational or Author</i></b>. BEA Educational
sessions are world class and explore industry issues, educate industry
professionals with data, information or new techniques. Author events
just that - dedicated to authors or genres of books. The marquee events
for BEA are the <i>Book & Author Breakfasts and the various Buzz
Panels. </i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The power and scale of BEA's
are totally unique for trade publishing in he US. <span style="color: black;">The
Author Breakfasts in 2014 were arguably the best attended in BEA history; with
all three breakfasts being equally well attended with 1000+ at each
breakfast! Considering the scale of events at BookCon this past year,
that the BEA events were exclusive for industry professionals make them
genuinely special in the way they serve the industry as unique events for booksellers, reviewers, and media, etc... serving all in equal measure</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Something else
that is extraordinary is that more 9,000 people attended education
sessions at BEA in 2014. I do not want to mislead because that number is
not unique individuals, but that is how many people were scanned just for BEA
education sessions. </span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Think forward, start the engines of planning for BEA and decide what will be important for your success as a publisher and what the challenges are for the industry. BEA will be
opening our submission process shortly for authors as well as for education
sessions/topics and we are looking for: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hot
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or challenge </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What is New
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and not why the goal is important </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">High
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Global
Market Forum - China </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">uPublishU
at BEA โ indie authors take charge of their
publishing </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Genres
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-15953943604407886962014-09-12T15:17:00.001-04:002014-09-12T15:20:45.469-04:002015: The Year of the Sheep - Scroll to the bottom - lots of pics! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BEA will welcome China as the featured country and Guest of Honor for the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2015 </span></span>Global Market Forum Program. 2015 also is</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the year of the <i>Sheep</i> in Chinese astrology. The Sheep<b> </b>is a symbol of Peace, Harmonious co-existence and Tranquility. The Sheep is fittingly the symbol of the Arts. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The year of the Sheep provides inspiring and positive characteristics that align with our vision for the 2015 GMF. Planning is reaching full tilt for what will be an extraordinary event. There has never been anything like what is being planned by the Chinese that has happened previously in the US. The 2015 GMF will create scores of mutually beneficial business opportunities while opening the door to Chinese culture: bringing more than 100 publishers, 500 publishing professionals and 100+ of the leading Chinese writers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The purpose and intent of BEA's Global Market Forum is to foster exchange that benefits the country of honor </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in equal measures</span></span> with the traditional stakeholders of BEA. In preparation BEA organized a professional delegation that traveled to the recent Beijing International Book Fair. T</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">he AAP International Committee and the ABA were instrumental in their assistance</span></span>. There were editors from Princeton, MIT and John Hopkins University Press along with current ABA President Steve Bercu. We were hosted by the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation - better known as CNPIEC, who created a robust schedule for our delegation to get acquainted with the opportunities at BIBF, to gain an understanding of the publishing landscape in China and create opportunities to connect directly with Chinese publishers. Summarizing some of the results:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The BIBF Publishing Forum shed light on
Chinese government policy with regard to publishing and provided insights from senior
publishing leaders (CUPP, Elsevier) who shared their extensive experience in China</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meetings at BIBF with Chinese publishers established direct contacts for potential rights sales</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Invaluable and meaningful connections with key staff of CNPIEC.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CNPIEC also provided unique and unvarnished insights in understanding the
Chinese institutional market that would have taken years and multiple trips to glean without the benefit of this delegation. </span> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BEA and our many partners will look forward to providing a platform that will offer unique opportunities for investment, partnerships and access to one the leading and fastest growing markets in the world. More importantly there will be the rare opportunity to access and learn about a culture that is a half a world away but increasingly close ties local market and our own backyard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Steve Bercu, I can share some great photos from our trip to Beijing International Book Fair. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The US Delegation and our hosts from CNPIEC</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This is what dinner looked like on most nights and it was fantastic!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ginger Miller absorbing some local culture</span></span><br />
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-38257569316775708322014-09-05T14:08:00.000-04:002014-09-05T15:45:01.081-04:00The Power of looking at things differently...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before you read through, take 2 1/2 minutes to look at the IKEA video below. While it is an ingenious way to promote their catalog - it is a great way of looking at the technology of the printed book and more so for power of looking at something so familiar in a different light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are things in the world from our spouses to our drive to work, where through time and repetition, we lose sight of the power, the beauty and vitality of things simply because we stop noticing. My wife might not think so, but 15 years later, when I look at her, I still see the woman that walked through a door for meeting and I first laid eyes on here in 'that way' and she took my breath away. Most days I take the Merritt Parkway to and from the Reed offices in Norwalk. It was 6-7 years ago, stuck in traffic that I was next to this tree pictured below (thank you Google maps) and I started looking at it and was awed by how cool this tree was that sits between 2 lanes of traffic, yet stretches its branches up toward the sky like a hundred giant fingers trying to grab what ever the world has to offer that day - rain, snow or sun - swallowing it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My wife still takes my breath away and more days than not, when I drive by that tree each way to and from work, I see something for what it is, an amazing product of nature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what does all this have to do with BEA??? It takes looking at BEA in a different way to appreciate the power and vitality of the publishing industry and bookselling. It takes that lens to focus us on the things that will continue make publishing and bookselling thrive. Towards that, we are evolving by making BookCon a two day event and the shift to keep BEA focused on the trade, making it more compact/vibrant - happening during the week and eliminating the weekend</span>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That is old news at this point. I am here to share 2 of BEA's main initiatives for 2015:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Expand and offer more low cost exhibit options - including options in the Author Hub, The Translation Market, the Publisher Discovery Zone (PDZ) and Start Up Alley - ranging from $599 to $3,200 for a fully furnished turn-key booth in the PDZ</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Better business
opportunities through connectivity</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bring back VIP Tours and Rewards Program</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High
level matchmaking that is built into Global Market Forum (GMF)</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">D</span>eliver 500 new core attendees thru added travel subsidies in the VIP program</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">More targeted events like the Museum Store Breakfasts which brings buyers and sellers of niches together in a way that allows them to connect</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-68193546358143505462014-06-13T14:12:00.000-04:002014-06-13T14:12:42.954-04:00BEA & BookCon - Evolution is Speeding Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While it seems like we have been in radio silent mode, we have actually been working at a fever pitch to address some substantive yet subtle changes for BEA and BookCon 2015 that we expect will have a significant impact that will better serve the vast majority of those vested in either BEA and/or BookCon - that will benefit exhibitors, attendees and fans. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BEA will run Wednesday May 27th 1:00 - 5:30, Thursday May 28th 9:00-5:30 and Friday May 29th 9:00- 5:00. BEA as a trade event is more compelling and better attended on business days. This format provides 21 hours of exhibit time versus what had been 22 hours</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> We will face some challenges with the conference program schedule and set up time, but this makes BEA a more compact event without cutting significant time and time does = opportunity.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BookCon will run full days (exact hours TBD) on Saturday and Sunday. The main thing here is the companies that get value out of a consumer event cannot seamlessly interact with the trade at the same time. There is a tremendous of efficiency by having BookCon follow BEA but they are really separate things. That will also allow the companies vested in BookCon to staff properly and save on T&E by reducing some personnel. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To those that had complaints about BookCon - with lines, crowding, etc... Those complaints were valid and this split will allow us to mitigate all of those issues. It is a long list of items that need to be addressed, but every single issue will be fixed in order to make BookCon a safe and pleasant experience. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I understand as I would make the same leap that people from the outside see BookCon as a big money grab. Based on the additional investment needed for a separate ticketing system, separate website and dedicated app and additional marketing plan, additional costs for security and cleaning, BookCon barely broke even. BookCon was launched to give books a platform in pop culture. The expectation is it will be a profitable event going forward, but only if we deliver a great experience for fans and a valuable investment for publishers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Power Readers - We heard your complaints and will look for a way that we can give you the experience you originally enjoyed in supporting BEA. We recognize BookCon is a very different experience and that was intentional in order to draw consumers that are not thinking of or buying books. We understand you are different and you have a value that is incredibly important to the publishing ecosystem. Please be patient with us and let us continue to sift through the feedback so we can find a way that let's us blend the events for this distinct group without upsetting the balance for BEA's trade activity. </span></li>
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758910351173237115.post-29358997571741458442014-06-02T13:00:00.000-04:002014-06-02T17:51:36.431-04:00BEA Post Show Numbers/Looking ahead to 2015 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is always a wide interest to report BEA's attendance figures quickly after BEA. In an attempt to accommodate that, we do work with the 'raw' numbers we get at the conclusion of each day. You will note if you compare the figures I am about to provide, they are slightly different than what I had reported at the same time last year because the 2013 figures have been updated with final audited figures and that does reflect some changes. The difference in attendee number was insignificant, only -7 people. The professional attendee number from 2013 did increase significantly from what was originally shared and was up +785, we expect it will increase again for 2014 in the audit process as we able verify a lot of exhibitor personnel at the conference sessions that are not otherwise captured. Those numbers will then be added once the audit process is completed, bolstering the final total in few weeks: </span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Verified Professional Attendance for BEA 2014 only: 10,965 = -1%</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Verified Professional Attendance for BEA 2013 only: 11,094 </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally reported 11,101 in 2013</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Industry Professionals 2014 = 19,860 = -3%</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Industry Professionals 2013 = 20,479 </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally reported 9,694 in 2013</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BookCon is tied to BEA, but it is indeed its own story. BookCon was a complete sellout with10,000 tickets sold. It is must be noted BookCon evolved from Power Readers in 2013 into an event that sold 10,000 tickets<i> in less than 3 months</i> as BookCon was officially launched in mid March. Think about that for a minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We exceeded our most optimistic expectations and created something that the world of books never imagined with the opportunity to tap into the zeitgeist of pop culture and leverage all that BEA always encompassed as <i>THE</i> place to launch new titles, but now to do so with the immediacy and passion that comes with a 'Con' style event. There were Power Readers that missed the experience they enjoyed last year and it is understandable but the purpose of BookCon is to create a platform books in pop culture and attract people that would not otherwise go to a traditional <i>bookish</i> event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">BEA will remain a vital trade event and BookCon is poised to expand and offer new opportunities for publishers that will ultimately sell more books. There are things to manage and address with timing, access etc... but is it as simple as it is complicated because BookCon and BEA are highly complimentary and still mutually exclusive. The large majority of BEA participants can leverage elements of BookCon both efficiently and cost effectively to get a lot more value, but there are also many companies that need the B2B value that BEA delivers and have no interest or need to interact with consumers. There is also an opportunity for companies to participate in BookCon that have no interest or value to be gained by participating in BEA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Looking ahead as organizers, we have work to do. Nothing is certain at this moment, but most consumers events are multi-day events, not 6 hours. There are challenges to be met in containing costs for exhibitors with move in and move out time and it is clear that BEA remains vital, but the B2B element is much stronger during the week and not over the weekend. You will see news and announcements in the coming weeks but we are coming at this from a position of strength knowing we have fully turned a corner with BEA and have an enormous opportunity with a full year of planning for what BookCon can do for the publishing industry. </span><br />
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Steven Rosatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418493489085105810noreply@blogger.com8