Southern Review posted - 27 books on book marketing ranked

For anyone interested, the November 2008 issue of the Southern Review of Books newsletter has been posted and may be accessed at Southern_Review <http://www.anvilpub.net/southern_review_of_books.htm>. 
 
Of particular interest to authors and publishers will likely be our lead article about books on marketing and promoting books. The article on Harlequin Nascar romances is likely to be of interest to romance writers.
 
Stories in the issue include:
 
   1. Looking for a book on how to market your book? We rank 27 of them!
   2. Firebomb attack causes UK publisher to reconsider controversial novel
   3. Breaking news from the book barons
   4. 'Love Dare' sells 300,000 copies in advance of release to bookstores
   5. Release date parties for Paolini's 'Brisingr' fail to create excitement
   6. News about bookstores, publishing, marketing and promotion 
   7. 'Pushing Daisies' star Kristin Chenoweth has memoir due out in early 2009
   8. Google extends Book Search previews to bookseller sites, anyone else
   9. Update journalism: Latest skinny on past Southern Review stories
 10. As he promised, Alec Baldwin publishes book on Divorce, American Style
 11. Dewey the library cat is on the shelves after $1.25 million advance
 12. Mama Spears defends Christian upbringing of her daughters 
 13. Author writes new Sarah Palin biography without bothering to interview her
 14. Monitoring the ebook, graphic novel and etailing markets
 15. 'Speed Dating': How the Nascar-based Harlequin romances are faring
 16. Useful information and free services for writers
 17. How Grove Press won a great victory over censorship in the U.S.
 18. News about how marketing, pseudo-events and publicity sell books
 19. Author of 'The Snowball' combines book tour with digital promotion
 20. Book tour for 'We Bought a Zoo' memoir focuses on major U.S. zoos
 21. Biographies of first lady hopefuls released exclusively on Kindle
 22. Milestones: Records and news of note in book publishing
 23. City of Chicago opens gallery to honor its publishing heritage
 24. News of chicanery, dishonesty and tort-feasing in the book business
 25. Settlement said to be near in publisher lawsuit against Google
 26. Judge dismisses libel suit against John Grisham 
 27. Penguin asks King family to provide material or return $300,000 advance 
 28. Chuckles: Finding humor amid the stacks and shelves
 29. News from trade shows, book fairs and book festivals
 30. SIBA rallies in spite of gas shortage and economic woes
 31. Despite wet weather, 120,000 attend National Book Festival in Washington
 32. Major upcoming trade shows, book fairs and book festivals


Please visit our Web site at www.anvilpub.net for the latest information on books, manuscripts and publishing properties we're brokering.
 
Noel Griese, Anvil Brokers/Anvil Publishers, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Currently marketing $8 million in literary properties and $14 million in books 
custserv-RDlVp+BSfMBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
www.anvilpub.net, www.anvilpub.com

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