Southern Review posted - Does virtual tour of 100 blogs sell books?

The June 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 story looks at book sales following an author's virtual tour of 100 blogs to promote the April 1 release of his new mass market thriller.


Other stories include:
 
   1. Highlights from BISG's "Making Information Pay" New York seminar
   2. Breaking news from the book barons           
   3. Hewlett-Packard extends POD model to magazines 
   4. Venture capitalist Gallen backs new publishing house 
   5. News about bookstores, publishing, marketing and promotion 
   6. In tough times, women turn increasingly to reading romances
   7. Amazon back-pedals on "adult" policy following online flap
   8. How bad is it - and what is the book business doing to cope?
   9. Financier replaces Lucki at troubled Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 10. Update journalism: Latest skinny on past Southern Review stories
 11. ECPA board torpedoes repeat of Christian Book Expo
 12. Monitoring the e-book, graphic novel and e-tailing markets
 13. Fujitsu launches first color e-book reader in Japan
 14. Useful information and free services for writers
 15. FiledBy offers free Web sites for authors and publishers
 16. Marketing books: what works and what doesn't
 17. "Afraid" author seeks to boosts book with virtual tour of 100 blogs
 18. Milestones: Records and news of note in book publishing
 19. Atlanta's Cecil Murphey wins ASJA's Extraordinary Service Award
 20. 2009 Pulitzer Prizes for books announced
 21. C.J. Box's "Blue Heaven" wins 2009 Edgar for best mystery novel 
 22. Western Writers of America announce 2009 Spur Award winners
 23. News of chicanery, dishonesty and tort-feasing in the book business
 24. Death in Nigeria: Shell Oil's role in execution of author Ken Saro-Wiwa
 25. Google settlement subject to Justice Department probe, court delays
 26. Notable review copies we've received: Sorry we can't cover 'em all
 27. BEA schedule for African-American Pavilion at BEA announced
 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 
custserv-RDlVp+BSfMBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
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