Southern Review posted - Atlanta moms game Amazon rankings

For anyone interested, the May 2009 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>. 
 
One of the stories in the new issue covers how two Atlanta moms boosted the Amazon rankings for their book on motherhood from 222,869 to 382 by gaming the Amazon.com algorithm.
 
Stories in the issue include:
 
  1. First ever Christian Book Expo held March 19-22 in Dallas 
  2. Post-mortem: Why did so few of the faithful attended CBE?  
  3. Breaking news from the book barons
  4. Barnes & Noble acquires Fictionwise for $15.7 million
  5. George W. Bush to get $7 million for memoir about '12  Decisions'
  6. Obama's new book deal not exactly what 'Washington Post' says
  7. Not only books lucrative for presidents; speeches pay big too
  8. News about bookstores, publishing, marketing and promotion 
  9. New York Times introduces graphic books best seller lists
10. Christian publisher Big Idea acquired by Boomerang Media LLC. 
11. How bad is it - and what is the book business doing to cope?
12. Meghan McCain gets book deal, trash-mouths Ann Coulter
13. Louisiana's Bobby Jindal finalizes deal with Regnery to write book
14. Update journalism: Latest skinny on past Southern Review stories
15. 'Bound by a Secret' top cable pick, reaches 1.7 million homes 
16. Monitoring the e-book, graphic novel and e-tailing markets
17. Mangled metaphors, stretched similes and garbled grammar awards
18. Useful information and free services for writers
19. News about self-publishing and vanity presses
20. Marketing books: what works and what doesn't
21. Atlanta area moms game Amazon.com rankings to boost book
22. Survey will tell publishers what book club members really want
23. Milestones: Records and news of note in book publishing
24. Buy book, get free audio and e-book versions from Thomas Nelson
25. News of chicanery, dishonesty and tort-feasing in the book business
26. Chuckles: Finding humor amid the stacks and shelves
27. News from trade shows, book fairs and book festivals: CTAI's
Marketsquare Europe cancelled for 2009 
28. 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 $8.5 million in literary properties and $15.7 million in books 
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