May 2007 Southwest Signature
This month’s edition includes:
- President’s Message: Busy, Busy, Busy by Sam Henrie
- ABPA Program April 30 features Roland Elgey: How to Publish Books that Sell
- ABPA Elections are April 30
- ABPA announces new membership drive, with Prescott resort stay prize!
- AZ Book News: Tell Arizona Librarians about your newest books!
- Arizona Book Festival held April 14
- Jessica Tribble will chair ABPA Glyph Committee
- Trade Show / Exhibits Committee plans AzLA show for this fall
- ABPA Co-op Marketing Committee plans programs for member marketing
- New ABPA website features provide members marketing opportunity
- ABPA New Members
- Changing Hands Named PW’s Bookseller of the Year
- Book Expo America offers plethora of notable speakers
- ABPA Member Spotlight
- ABPA Member Book Signings
- CNN story on self-publishing industry includes interview with ABPA’s president.
- Pam Swartz named Cultural Arts Director
- 2007 Will Rogers Medallion Award Winners
- Arizona Publishers are Foreward Finalists
- Conferences for Writers and Publishers
President’s Message from Sam Henrie
Busy, Busy, Busy
Are all publishers as busy as I am? (For the sake of their balance sheets, I hope so. For the sake of their families, I hope not.) I’m so swamped, that I’m speedwriting this month’s President’s Message. So, you’ll have to settle for a bit of stream of consciousness on a miscellany of subjects. Here goes:
The Hometown Buffet
You may be wondering why we’ve changed our permanent meeting location to the Hometown Buffet. There are several reasons, but the primary one is cost. In the last couple of years hotels and conference centers have increased the prices they charge for conference rooms and meals dramatically. The prices have gone up so much that it would be impossible for ABPA to break even hosting meetings at these venues without increasing our meeting registration fees, something ABPA’s board of directors is loath to do. Luckily, someone suggested the Hometown Buffet to us, which has both a large meeting room and reasonable prices. What a find! The Hometown Buffet has these advantages in addition to cost:
- You can choose your own menu
- You can eat as much as you like
- It’s easy to reach
- There’s plenty of parking
Thanks to the Hometown Buffet you’ll continue to get to attend presentations by such industry luminaries as Marcella Smith of Barnes & Noble (the publishing professional’s equivalent of attending a Vienna Philharmonic concert) and Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks for a mere $25. What a deal!
ABPA’s New Cooperative Marketing Committee
I’ve been following the discussion on the ABPA Cooperative Marketing Committee Yahoo Group, and am impressed with the number and quality of suggestions for cooperative marketing efforts that committee members have made. (I’m even more impressed with the organizational skills of the committee’s chair, Tobias Lofstrand of ArTemenos Publishing, www.artemenos.com, who facilitated this discussion.) ABPA’s mission is “to advance and promote successful book publishing in Arizona through education, community involvement, cooperative effort, peer recognition, industry advocacy, and the support of 1st Amendment rights.” We created the Cooperative Marketing Committee to accomplish a part of the “cooperative effort” piece of this overall mission. If I were asked to write the mission statement for the committee it would read something like: “to design and implement programs that allow ABPA members to pool their resources in order to market their books, or other products, more effectively and inexpensively than they could by themselves.” Given such a mission, some of the new programs that committee members have suggested that appeal to me are:
- An ABPA catalog of books program
- An Arizona library mailing program using an ABPA catalog of books
- Participation in the PMA Library Mailing Program using an ABPA catalog of books
- An “in store” program with Changing Hands Bookstore, and other independents, for ABPA member-published books
- An Arizona “in store” program at Barnes & Noble and/or Borders for ABPA member-published books
- A book signing support program, in which ABPA members help each other “bring in the crowds” for their book signings
- A marketing plan training program (though I think this rightly belongs with the Programs or Educational Events Committees)
If you’re interested in participating in ABPA Cooperative Marketing Committee’s efforts, and in selling more books, consider joining the ABPA Cooperative Marketing Committee Yahoo Group at finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ABPAmarketingcommittee.
Membership
ABPA has around 125 members. We’ve crunched the numbers and we really need to grow to around 200 members in order for us to be able to finance all of the programs and activities our mission entails. This shouldn’t be a problem given that around 4,000 ISBN prefixes have been issued to publishing companies in Arizona. Even if only 20% of these ISBN prefixes represent active publishing companies, then there are 800 book publishers in Arizona who are potential ABPA members, making 200 members a realistic goal. We just need to get in touch with these companies and sell them on the benefits of ABPA membership. Luckily, Gwen Henson, chair of the Membership & Benefits Committee, has a direct calling program under way which should increase our membership over the next few months. You, as an ABPA member, can help by inviting publishers, and other publishing industry professionals that you know, to attend ABPA meetings, and to join the organization.
Oops, got to run. 2,145 emails in my inbox to answer, 18 voicemail messages to return, and then the real work …
Sam Henrie is president and founder of Wheatmark http://www.wheatmark.com, a self-publishing service focused on helping authors maximize their book sales. A frequent speaker on the subjects of special market sales and self-publishing, Sam’s expertise includes new directions in production, distribution, publicity, and marketing in the world of book publishing. Sam is president of the Arizona Book Publishing Association. Sam can be contacted at Wheatmark, 610 E. Delano St. Ste. 104, Tucson, AZ 85705-5210; phone: 520-798-0888 x105; fax: 520-798-3394; email: shenrie@wheatmark.com.
ABPA Program: Monday, April 30, 2007
Featured Guest Speaker: Roland Elgey, President, Content Connections
Please note our meeting location!
Hometown Buffet Meeting Facility
1312 N. Scottsdale Rd. (just south of McDowell Rd.)
Scottsdale, AZ (480) 946-7544
For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com
Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.— 8:00 p.m.
Early Registration (by April 25): $25 members $35 non-members
Late Registration: $35 members $45 non-members
Advance payment is required for registration; no refunds after the early registration deadline.
“How to Publish Books that Sell: Identifying and Creating a Market for Your Book”
Based upon his experience in market development and the publisher-driven model he used at Macmillan and Hungry Minds, Roland will focus on the pay off for a publisher in taking the time up front to analyze a market, determine needs and preferences, investigate the competition, and understand growth before deciding to enter the market with a new title.
He’ll explore how a publisher can research a title/ author, price point and distribution channels so that books that are published are already on the success path. The old model of author/ agent solicits publisher still works, but identifying growth areas within your market categories and then developing the book program is less risky and more likely to be effective in trade reference publishing.
Hear how this industry veteran uses his years of experience to come out of the gate with a winner!
Roland is a 27-year publishing veteran whose senior management experience ranges from content creation to sales and marketing to international rights. He began his career with Wiley and McGraw-Hill in the UK and moved to the US to join Macmillan, holding a number of positions in both the computer publishing and trade reference divisions, and working with brands such as Betty Crocker, Frommers Travel, Websters New World Dictionaries and Que computer books. Roland subsequently joined Hungry Minds, best known as the publisher of the Dummies and Cliffs Notes brands, and a market leader in both technology and trade publishing. His most recent role was as CEO of Coriolis, a major player in IT certification publishing. He is currently President at Content Connections.
Voice of Experience Lisa Liddy
At 5:45, Lisa Liddy of The Printed Page will discuss how publishers can create a new revenue stream by developing large-print books. Lisa will discuss going from a regular size book to a large-print book, what is involved, what the standards are, and the impact on design/costs for printing. In addition, she’ll touch on the marketing aspects and expected sales.
Join us for this powerful program!
Prepayment is required for registration.
Please register at http://azbookpub.com/events/april-30/
RSVP to the ABPA hotline (602) 274-6264 or
email info@azbookpub.com.
ABPA Elections are April 30
On April 30, at the annual meeting of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, the members will confirm the election of a new board of directors for 2007-2008.
The slate for the 2007–2008 Board of Directors of the Arizona Book Publishing Association consists of the following nine candidates; we have nine vacancies. Those in the top block will fill one-year terms, having served during the past year. Those in the bottom block, new to the board, will fill two-year terms.
Mike Bercaw, Sir Speedy Scottsdale
Bill Fessler, Primer Publishers
Sam Henrie, Wheatmark, Inc.
Susan Hughes, McFadden & Associates
Sherry Randell, Golden West Publishers
Susan Budavari, Red Coyote Press
Karen Gray, Acacia Publishing
Linda Radke, Five Star Publications, Inc.
James Willinger, Wide World of Maps, Inc.
Thank you to these ABPA members who have agreed to serve. If you have not done so, please return your ballot to serve as your proxy by Thursday, April 26, 2007. Thank you for participating in the voting process.
ABPA announces new membership drive, with Prescott resort stay prize!
By Gwen Henson, Executive Director
We’re kicking off a new membership drive, and you play an instrumental role. As you read in president Sam Henrie’s column, ABPA continues to provide programs and services that benefit our members. Boosting our membership enables us to build stronger and better educational and marketing programs, it adds talent and knowledge to our association, and it attracts associate members that provide services that publishers need.
When new members join, they often say, “I wish I had known about ABPA sooner. I could have avoided the mistakes I made on my first book.” Or, “I could have saved myself a lot of money.” Or, “I would have earned a lot more profit on that first project.” Business executives, writers and entrepreneurs understand the value of publishing, and they need to know about ABPA in order to do it well.
ABPA is your association. You can help ABPA grow, by inviting a friend, business associate or anyone you meet who wants to publish a book to attend ABPA meetings in April, May and June. When your invited guest attends with you, we’ll have a thank you gift for you at the meeting.
Every new member that joins between April 25 and June 27 will be entered into a drawing to win a One-Night Stay for Two in a King Deluxe Room at the beautiful Prescott Resort and Conference Center. (ABPA member Sharon Tully arranged for the certificate to be donated by the Grace Hospitality Group. Thank you, Sharon!) When you attend other professional associations, invite people to our meetings and let them know that new members who join by June 27 can win a resort stay.
Help ABPA grow into an even stronger and healthier association by inviting someone you know right now!
AZ Book News: Tell Arizona Librarians about your newest books!
Submit your new titles for AZ Book News, a new service provided to librarians by the Arizona Book Publishing Association. We send the information you submit on your newest published books to librarians in Arizona.
Local authors and Arizona-related topics have special interest for local library patrons, but they can be difficult for librarians to find quickly. Now we send the information right to their desk in an easy-to-peruse format that helps them to quickly find out about these new books.
There is no charge, but you must be a member of ABPA in order for your New Title to be published in AZ Book News. To join ABPA, go to http://azbookpub.com/become-a-member/. For more information about AZ Book News, contact your executive director, Gwen Henson, at info@azbookpub.com or (602) 274-6264.
Arizona Book Festival held April 14
The Arizona Book Festival was Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Carnegie Center in Phoenix. This year, ABPA had one booth, and members volunteered to staff it in order to talk with attendees about the association and about publishing.
Sharon Tully, one of our volunteers, said “I worked the 12 – 2 shift and our booth was busy!”
Thanks to committee chair Karen Gray and these volunteers who represented ABPA: Art Consoli, Kristina Grant, Tom & Inge Myrick, and Sharon Tully.
Jessica Tribble will chair ABPA Glyph Committee
Jessica Tribble, Associate Publisher at Poisoned Pen Press, will chair ABPA’s Glyph Awards Committee.
According to Robert Rosenwald, publisher at Poisoned Pen Press, Jessica Tribble is “extraordinarily organized” and “magnificently competent,” which makes her well suited to handle this leadership position.
Members who are interested in helping to plan a successful Glyph Awards program can reach Jessica at jessica@poisonedpenpress.com.
Trade Show / Exhibits Committee plans AzLA show for this fall
Karen Gray, Acacia Publishing, Trade Show / Exhibits Committee chair, has lots of great ideas for improving our participation in the Arizona Library Association’s Annual Conference (AzLA). To participate on this committee, reach Karen Gray at kgray@acaciapublishing.com.
ABPA Co-op Marketing Committee plans programs for member marketing
The ABPA Co-op Marketing Committee will meet Monday April 30, 4.00 pm-5.00 pm at the Hometown Buffet Meeting Facility (the room in the back) 1312 N. Scottsdale Rd. (just south of McDowell Rd.) Scottsdale, AZ, just before the general meeting.
You are invited to participate at the meeting with any ideas or suggestions you may have. Contact Tobias Lofstrand, Artemenos Publishing, 888-270-2833 or Tobias@ArTemenos.com for more details or visit the Yahoo! Group.
The on-line group is available for all ABPA members who would like to participate in discussions and planning of cooperative marketing activities.
Please join the free Yahoo! Group and contribute with any ideas or suggestions you may have. If you need help signing up for the Yahoo! Group please click on the Help link on the Yahoo! Group page. If you already have a free Yahoo! User name and Password you are welcome to sign in and join the group right away. Stay informed about ongoing discussions by requesting individual e-mails when a message is posted in the group.
New ABPA website features provide members marketing opportunity
Arizona Book Publishing Association is pleased to announce a new member benefit…the ability to update your member directory profile online. Simply log on and you can include your own marketing copy in your listing, including a list of your published titles.
Rich Hamilton, also known as the guy with the Disney books, is our webmaster. He created a page on the ABPA website for the promotion of each member. It’s part of a strategy to help you promote your business. Learn about it here: http://azbookpub.com/help-promote/
If you haven’t updated your page yet, be sure to do so. We plan to promote the listings on the website; in order to look your best, you’ll want to be sure yours is up to date. You should have received your login ID and password via email. If you have any questions, contact Gwen at info@AZBookPub.com.
Rich Hamilton has been working hard to find good resources for domain registration, web hosting and credit card processing. If you need any of these services, contact Rich at: rich@richhamilton.com or look at http://RichsList.com
ABPA New Members
Matt Russell and Lynn Wiese Sneyd
Russell Public Communications
520-232-9840
lwiesesneyd@russell-group.net
Lenny Tumbarello
WeTooCanDo Publishing
623-544-9568
lenny@wetoocando.com
Bradley P. Hartman and Frank G. Long
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
602-279-1600
bhartman@stinson.com
Prabhakara and Usha Bhogavalli
Quest Data LLC
765-807-5395
rao@datamill.in
Changing Hands Named PW’s Bookseller of the Year
Publishers Weekly’s 15th annual Bookseller of the Year award will be awarded this year to Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. The bookstore, celebrating its 33rd anniversary, was nominated by Random House’s district sales manager, Ron Smith, who said, “The enthusiasm, energy and creativity of the people of Changing Hands Bookstore is what makes me look forward to each visit.”
Gayle Shanks, co-owner of the store, gives the staff credit for the award, with specific cudos to Cindy Dach and Brandon Stout. “I really feel they won the award, along with the rest of the store. The fact that the young staff is so energized by bookselling really touched my heart.”
“I’ve been in this business for the past 33 years, and I’ve worried for the past 10 whether there will be booksellers who will be following me. To find staff that is so excited about bookselling makes me feel the possibility exists for independent booksellers being around for another 100 years. I hope winning an award like this keeps everybody enthusiastic. They pour their hearts and souls into the store, the readership, and the community, that’s what makes me the happiest. They do that every single day, and I just love them for it.”
The award will be presented at this year’s BookExpo America. Be sure to congratulate Gayle, Cindy, Brandon, and the rest of the Changing Hands staff in person at 6428 S McClintock Dr (at Guadalupe).
Book Expo America offers plethora of notable speakers
The former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Dr. Alan Greenspan, will kick off BookExpo America’s author events by appearing as BEA’s Conference Keynote Speaker on Friday, June 1 at 11am. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, comedian Stephen Colbert, novelist Khaled Hosseini and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus will be among the other many notable personalities who will be speaking at BEA this year. Other speakers who will be participating in BEA’s Special Events programming are Alan Alda, Paulo Coelho, Paul Krugman, Ian McEwan, Rosie O’Donnell, Alice Sebold, Lisa See, Russell Simmons, and more.
Book Expo America, the largest industry trade show in the country, is May 31 through June 3 at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Early registration ends May 11. To register for Book Expo America and Special Events at BEA visit http://www.bookexpoamerica.com
ABPA Member Spotlight
Pam Waterman, owner of The Discovery Box Publishing, and author of The Braces Cookbook: Recipes You (and Your Orthodontist) Will Love, was featured in the March issue of COSTCO magazine. She reports that the article has generated cookbook sales of more than 250 copies in just two weeks. COSTCO is also interested in carrying the book in Phoenix stores later this year.
Pam Swartz, Cloud Nine Press, was honored by the Phoenix Business Journal on March 29 at the Arizona Biltmore for being one of the top 50 Business Women in the Valley at The Business Journal 2007 Women in Business Trade Show and Luncheon.
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, co-written by Dr. James Webb and Janet Gore, M.Ed. and published by Great Potential Press, just released on March 1, has already won an iParenting Media Award and sold more than 1,000 advance copies by its release date. GPP is ordering a second print-run, and was just notified that this new parenting guide has been chosen for Independent Publisher Online’s Highlighted Titles Section.
In addition, Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind, by Deborah Ruf, Ph.D., won a Legacy Book Award from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented and Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families, by Lisa Rivero, M.A., was named HomeSchool Product of the Year for Parents by HomeSchoolStuff.net.
Congratulations to Poisoned Pen Press, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2007. Poisoned Pen has more than 400 titles in print and continues adding nearly 100 new books per year. In the next 3 months staff will be attending TLA (Texas Library Association), BEA, and ALA. PPP has had 3 books favorably reviewed in Entertainment Weekly this year. Two books, The Commission by Michael Norman and Death Pans Out by Ashna Graves are scheduled for forthcoming reviews in the New York Times.
Golden West Publishers is announcing the launch of our new retail Web site at http://www.CookbooksUSA.com. We’re also inviting members of the Arizona Book Publishing Association to be part of the excitement! Cookbook authors can contact our office to discuss how their book can be added to our family of fine and flavorful cookbooks. Hop on the hottest new cooking bandwagon! Please contact Sherry, 602-265-4392, or email: sherry@goldenwestpublishers.com. Cookbooks USA focuses on the food lover and cookbook collector in all of us!
Janice Coggin, Cowboy Miner Productions, again sponsored the Festival of the West Cowboy Poetry Festival, March 16-18, at Rawhide. CMP authors Mike Whitaker, Dee Strickland Johnson, and Kent Stockton performed.
ABPA Member Book Signings
You appreciate attendance at your book signings. Please help support these ABPA members who are doing book signings.
Jim Webb and Jan Gore, Great Potential Press, will do a book-signing at the Barnes and Noble at Scottsdale Fiesta Shopping Center (10500 N 90th Street) on May 12, at 2pm. They will be offering feedback on the social and emotional needs of gifted children, answering questions, and signing copies of their award-winning book, A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children. It would be wonderful to see some friendly and supportive ABPA faces there!
CNN story on self-publishing industry includes interview with ABPA’s president.
Cable News Network (CNN) recently interviewed ABPA president Sam Henrie, of Wheatmark Publishing (Tucson). The interview was for a story on the self-publishing industry, discussing how authors are finding it more enjoyable and profitable to self-publish their own books instead of working with the large publishing houses in New York. Read the full story at http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/01/digital.publishing/index.html.
Pam Swartz named Cultural Arts Director
Award-winning author, and ABPA member Pamela Swartz has been named the new cultural arts director at The Hermosa Inn. She will manage the popular “Artist in Residence” Series at the hotel.
The monthly series brings hotel guests and locals together with a favorite artist or author for an intimate evening of fine dining and conversation. Special menus created by award-winning Executive Chef Michael Rusconi and an impressive roster of featured artists (including such luminaries as Hugh Downs and action adventure novelist Clive Cussler) have earned the series critical acclaim.
Pam brings a wealth of expertise and an insider’s view of the Valley’s cultural tastes to her position. She is the author of the award-winning Arizona Getaways for the Incurably Romantic: 45 Sensational Destinations for Lovers and Dine Out Phoenix: Where to Eat from Chic to Unique. She has created unique cultural events for Dine Out with the Chefs: A Celebration of the Culinary Arts; and BookStreet at the Tempe Festival of the Arts.
2007 Will Rogers Medallion Award Winners
The Academy of Western Artists announced the winners of the 2007 Will Rogers Medallion Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Publishing of Cowboy Poetry. Of five winning titles, three were published by ABPA member Cowboy Miner Productions.
Cowboy Poetry: The Campfire Ain’t Quite Out Author, Kent Stockton Arizona Women -Weird, Wild and Wonderful Author – Dee Strickland Johnson Western Poetry: West River Waltz Author – D.W. Groethe
“This is the best over-all competition we have had since the institution of the award,” said Charles Williams, Chairman of the Medallion Committee. “The winners represent a truly outstanding selection of Cowboy Poetry books. It is particularly appropriate that the winners be announced during Cowboy Poetry Week, as these authors and publishers are examples of the quality that make Cowboy Poetry so popular.”
The Will Rogers Medallion Award for Outstanding Merit/Excellence in Printing and Publication is awarded annually to those publishing houses that contribute the high production values, commercial viability and prestige to volumes of cowboy poetry.
Arizona Publishers are Foreward Finalists
Congratulations to these Arizona publishers who are finalists in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at Book Expo America.
Acacia Publishing, Inc.
Distemper by James Nulick for Gay/Lesbian Fiction
Adler Publishing
California Trails Northern Sierra Region by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus for Adventure/Recreation
California Trails Desert Region by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus for Regional
Arizona Trails Northeast Region by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus for Travel Guide
Behler Publications
Body Trauma by David W. Page MD, FACS for Reference
Five Star Publications, Inc.
Gunsmoke: An American Institution by Ben Costello for Popular Culture
Full Moon Publishing
The Skull by S.D. Tooley for Young Adult Fiction
Great Potential Press, Inc.
Gifted Children, Gifted Education by Gary A. Davis, Ph.D. for Education
Greentree Publishing
Raising a G-Rated Family in an X-Rated World by Brent and Phelecia Hatch for Parenting
Northland Publishing
Indian Yell by Michael Blake for History
Lasting Light by Stephen Trimble for Photography
Poisoned Pen Press
Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman for Mystery
The University of Arizona Press
The Secret Powers of Naming by Sara Littlecrow-Russell for Poetry
Brides and Sinners in El Chuco by Christine Granados for Short Stories
Conferences for Writers and Publishers
Malice Domestic® XIX, May 4-6, 2007, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. Honorees: Rochelle Krich, Carolyn Hart. More than 175 authors expected. http://www.malicedomestic.org/
Arizona Authors Association, Monday, May 21, 2007, 6:30-8:30 pm, 3421 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ, Mark Levine, How To Choose The Right Self Publishing Company And How To Harness The Power of The Internet To Effectively Market Your Book Once You Have, http://www.azauthors.com/
Scottsdale National Association of Women Writers, May 30, 2007, 5:00-7:30 pm, Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Lynn McCage, guest speaker
PMA Publishing University, “Stretching Your Publishing Boundaries with Passion, Planning and Profitability!” May 29-31, 2007, Park Central Hotel, New York City http://www.pma-online.org/pmau2007/1.cfm
ThrillerFest 2007, July 12-15, 2007, Grand Hyatt Manhattan, New York City. ThrillerMaster 2007: James Patterson. Spotlight guests: Jeffery Deaver, Vince Flynn, Heather Graham, Lisa Gardner. http://www.thrillerfest.org.
Society of Southwestern Authors: Wrangling with Writing, September 15-16, 2007. Location TBA. Check http://www.ssa-az.org/ for further updates
Bouchercon 2007, Bearly Alive, Sept. 27-30,2007, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. American Guest of Honor: Ann Rule. British Guest of Honor: Alexander McCall. Fan Guest of Honor: Barbara Peters, proprietor of the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale. Website: http://www.bouchercon2007.com/
Advertise in the ABPA Newsletter and Website
Advertising rates have been published for placing ads in both Southwest Signature and on the ABPA website. Associate members, this is a powerful way to reach publishers with advertising about your services for publishers and writers. Publishers, please invite your vendors to visit www.azbookpub.com and click on Advertising Opportunities. They’ll appreciate hearing about this opportunity.
About Southwest Signature
Southwest Signature is the monthly e-newsletter of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, a non-profit professional association. Entire contents copyright 2007 Arizona Book Publishing Association unless otherwise noted. Permission is granted to forward this e-newsletter but only in its entirety. For information, email info@azbookpub.com or call (602) 274-6264.
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