Book Blogger Con is On!
Jan
12
categories : Event
I’m so super excited to announce that the first annual Book Blogger Convention is open for business!
Being held on Friday, May 28th, 2010 participants are welcome to join us in New York City for a great day of food, fun and education.
We have a blog set up publicizing all the details we have set forth at this time. Subscribe to it or check back regularly as it will be continuously updated as new information becomes available.
For your pleasure here are some of the most important general details:
- Date: Friday, May 28, 2010
- Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (registration and breakfast starts at 7:30 if desired)
- Location: NYC Seminar & Conference Center, NYC
- Price: $90 (early bird registration fee if paid by 2/14), $115 thereafter
- What’s Included: light continental breakfast, keynote speaker (TBD), 5 learning sessions, lunch and best of all networking with cool people
At this time we are diligently working towards crafting informative learning sessions with a dynamic and diverse roster of presenters. Sessions will center around the following topics — professionalism/ethics, marketing, author/blogger relationships, building community, and writing/building content. Each will be scheduled with both the new and veteran blogger in mind.
I’m not going to go into every minute detail here but rather encourage you to visit the Book Blogger Convention Blog where you can not only Register for the convention but be kept apprised of all the most important information pertaining to the event. As mentioned earlier it will be updated regularly as new details become available.
I’d like to take the opportunity to encourage anyone and everyone — bloggers, authors, activists, publishing industry types to join in and register. The convention is open to all who may be interested in how technology (specifically blogging) plays a role in the bookish arena. Outside of the awesome benefit of learning together, for me, the best part about this convention will be the opportunity to meet and connect with others who are interested in, passionate about, and enjoy books and blogging as much as I do.

Amanda:
I’m really looking forward to this. I registered right away yesterday and am just waiting for the invoice so I can pay.
January 12, 2010 at 6:34 am Amanda(Quote)
Lenore:
YAY!
January 12, 2010 at 6:35 am Lenore(Quote)
Heather J.:
WOOHOO! I really hope to be able to go to this.
January 12, 2010 at 6:59 am Heather J.(Quote)
The1stdaughter:
I’m so excited! I can’t wait, it’s really going to be a blast and I am very interested in what there is to learn from everyone. Thanks for putting it together!
January 12, 2010 at 3:07 pm The1stdaughter(Quote)
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit):
Yipee! Ok, how did you get those cool little share links at the bottom of your post?!~
January 13, 2010 at 11:11 am Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)(Quote)
Abby:
Sounds like a great idea! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to join you this year (already bought my NYC plane tickets for BEA and I’m leaving Thursday…), but I’ll definitely be interested to hear what goes on!
January 13, 2010 at 4:41 pm Abby(Quote)
Caroline Starr Rose:
Wonderful idea! Look forward to hearing more.
January 15, 2010 at 2:19 pm Caroline Starr Rose(Quote)
aquafortis:
Wow, sounds really cool! Sadly, I can’t afford a trip to NY this spring. I’m going to try for the Kidlit Con in the fall, though…so many great events, so little time and money…
January 15, 2010 at 7:12 pm aquafortis(Quote)
Sheila DeChantal:
I am almost in for this – just looking for someone to room with on the Friday overnight – I have a roommate until Thursday then she needs to head back to Minnesota. If I dont find someone to hang with for this part, I will head back on Thursday too. Anyone need a roommate for this one night?
January 15, 2010 at 10:24 pm Sheila DeChantal(Quote)
Ryan Van Cleave:
I wish I had heard about this earlier–I’ve already bought my plane tickets for BEA and will be leaving for home on Thursday.
My new book (Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction) comes out on June 2nd, and I’ll say that new technologies absolutely changed everything in how I needed to market this book. Bloggers are a huge part of that.
I’d love to have batted around some ideas with the many book blog folks who’ll be there. If you’re lucky enough to attend, enjoy it.
May 20, 2010 at 9:20 am Ryan Van Cleave(Quote)