AV Club: BookBurn Spring 09 - The Journey

Angelo Solera reads from his novel The Journey - el Camino at the very first BookBurn reading, sponsored by AuthorsBookshop.com and hosted by Koba Cafe in Baltimore, MD April 22, 2009

BookBurn Spring 2009 - The Journey from indiebookman on Vimeo.

AV Club: BookBurn Spring 09 - To Love Mercy

Frank Joseph reads from his novel To Love Mercy at the very first BookBurn reading, sponsored by AuthorsBookshop.com and hosted by Koba Cafe in Baltimore, MD April 22, 2009

BookBurn Spring 2009 - To Love Mercy from indiebookman on Vimeo.

AV Club: BookBurn Spring 09 - Breezes of Inspire

Nick Ruth reads from his novel Breezes of Inspire at the very first BookBurn reading, sponsored by AuthorsBookshop.com and hosted by Koba Cafe in Baltimore, MD April 22, 2009

BookBurn Spring 09 - Breezes of Inspire from indiebookman on Vimeo.

Under a Radio Umbrella

Ill be talking about indie publishing, AuthorsBookshop, bookburning etc. in an interview on Umbrella Radio tonight at 8:00pm!

Stop by the website and listen!!!!

http://www.umbrellaradio.org/

Burning Books this week!

AuthorsBookshop.com announces its first

BALTIMORE BOOK BURN EVENT!

We have selected three of our favorite local authors and have invited them
to BURN THEIR BOOKS!

Are we really going to burn them?

Heck no! We are going to celebrate them (and all indie books!) by bringing
them to light!

Each of the three authors will read an excerpt from their book. They will
then be available for questions, conversations, and of course - to sign
their books!

As if that isn't enough, our favorite Baltimore-based musical performer,
sahffi, is going to be on hand to play a few of her amazing songs. And to
top it all off, you will be able to enjoy the great coffee of Koba Cafe -
easily one of the best joe-joints in town!

So come out to support local writers, local music and local business. You
cannot go wrong.

Can't be there? You can still enjoy the event! WE WILL BE WEBCASITING LIVE
VIDEO OF THE EVENT at BookBurn.com.

The inaugural Book Burn event will take place:
7PM, Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Koba Cafe - 644 E. Fort Ave, Baltimore MD

Presenting:

The Journey, el Camino, Angelo Solera
To Love Mercy, Frank S. Joseph
The Dark Dreamweaver, Nick Ruth

With special musical guest, sahffi!

For more information, visit BookBurn.com

SEE YOU THERE!!

Report from the Mountains: pleasant, airy and down right cool.

I'm becoming addicted to CrowVoice's Report from the Mountain webcasts. Like the mountains themselves: pleasant, airy and down right cool. I have found myself waiting each week for the new installment.

I'm a fan of CrowVoice's poetry to begin with so it isn't much of a stretch, but couple it with some great jazz (Eric Dolphy's tickling "Hat and Beard" serves as the theme song) and Crowvoice's dreamy, hushed mid-west accent (makes me miss home!) and you have a really nice little treat once a week.

Take a few minutes to check it out - That's all it will take to enjoy an entire episode - and I bet you will come back for more.

Report from the Mountains

Free printing setup at Lightning Source

I just got an email from Lightning Source announcing an introductory deal - they are eliminating the setup fees if your order more than 50 copies. Here is clipping with the pertinent info:

Have you considered using on-demand printing, but wanted to see for yourself how it works? Effective March 23, 2009 through June 1, 2009 you can set up as many titles as you like, and with an order of 50 copies Lighting Source will waive your one time set up fee.

It’s simple:

1) Go to www.lightningsource.com and complete an application.

2) Set up your title metadata online. Enter the code FREESETUP in the promotional code field.

3) Upload your files or send your book

4) We will send you a proof of your book for your approval.

5) Approve it and place your order – 50 copies of each title to one ship to location- and your set up fee will be automatically credited to your account when your order ships prior to July 10, 2009.

This offer is good on all print and bind types in our standard list of products- Color interior, B&W interior, perfect bound paper, case laminate and jacketed hardcover.
Use FREESETUP on as many titles you like within the promotional period and save even more.

Got that? So, if you have been thinking of using them anyway remember promotional code: FREESETUP

Anouncing AuthorsBookshop's first Book Burn!

AuthorsBookshop proud to announce our first in a series of events we are calling "Book Burns" - readings by independently published local authors. Here is the press release announcing the first event, to occur April 22nd at Koba Cafe here in Baltimore.

If you are interested in reading your book at future Book Burns, please let me know via the AuthorsBookshop "contact" page.

For more info, visit BookBurn.com.

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BALTIMORE-BASED ONLINE BOOKSELLER SET TO "BURN" BOOKS
AuthorsBookshop launches new series of book readings by local authors

Baltimore, MD, March, 18, 2009 - After having been stigmatized for years, independently published authors are watching the decline of the mainstream publishing industry with excitement. As the major publishing houses slash staff, budgets, and the number of books they publish, many in the independent publishing world are seeing an opportunity materialize before their eyes. Even the main-stream media has noticed: small presses and self-published authors suddenly appear to be the future of publishing.

On the forefront of this new movement stands online bookseller AuthorsBookshop and its new series of "Book Burn" events - book readings featuring local independently published authors, hosted in locally owned venues around Baltimore.

"The mainstream publishing industry is falling apart," explains AuthorsBookshop founder Brad Grochowski, "and this opens up a great opportunity for the indies. We have been working for a few years now to bring some great indie books to light. Our Book Burn events will give local authors a great venue to share their books, and bring welcome traffic to some wonderful local shops."

The online bookseller announced today that it is launching the Book Burn series and will kick it off with an inaugural event at Koba Cafe in Locust Point. This first event of the series will present literary works from three Baltimore-based authors; Angelo Solera, Frank S. Joseph and Nick Ruth. The three books being presented; "The Journey," "To Love Mercy" and "The Dark Dreamweaver" represent a broad spectrum of subject matter and style. To round out the evening even further, the event will present local musician sahffi as it's first musical guest.

The event will also be webcast in real time, bringing an international audience to the books and local shops alike. "The technology is finally here," proclaims Grochowski, "Indie books now have an international presence. We have been selling books all over the world - now we are bringing book readings to a global audience. It's really exciting."

AuthorsBookshop is a Baltimore-based online bookseller that specializes in selling independently published books. Launched by Grochowski in 2005, it has developed a reputation for working closely with authors and small presses to bring more attention to their books, while offering sales terms far more reasonable than larger online book vendors.

The inaugural Book Burn event will occur at 7:00pm, Wednesday April 22nd at Koba Cafe, 644 E. Fort Street, Baltimore MD.

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