Book Summit NewsBrief, by Dan Poynter

1. BOOK SUMMIT WEB SITE UPDATED FOR 2007. More changes due soon. See

http://www.booksummit.com/



2. WHO IS ON THE BOOK SUMMIT TEAM?
Brian Jud is an author, book-marketing consultant, seminar leader, television host and president of Book Marketing Works, LLC.

Brian is active in special-sales marketing. He conducts the Masters of Book Marketing seminars and the Book Marketing Monthly teleseminars. He is the author of Beyond the Bookstore (a Publishers Weekly book) and The Marketing Planning CD-ROM describing new ways to sell more books profitably to special-sales buyers. Brian is also the editor of the Book Marketing Matters newsletter on special sales topics. With Netsuite, he developed and introduced the Special-Sales Profit Center, the web-based, targeted-marketing system that helps deliver incremental sales and profits.

Brian has also written and self-published five books on career transition that are distributed internationally. He is a prolific writer of articles about book publishing and marketing. He is a syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to the PMA Newsletter, SPAN Newsletter and Book Marketing Update.

Brian is the host of the television series The Book Authority and has aired six hundred and fifty shows. In addition, he is the author, narrator and producer of the media-training video program You're On The Air. He also wrote and published the books It’s Show Time and Perpetual Promotion. These describe techniques for authors to get on and perform on television and radio shows.

Brian is an adjunct lecturer of sales and marketing courses for graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Hartford and the University of Connecticut. Brian is a regular speaker on marketing topics at PMA-University and for publishing groups around the country. And he is the founder and president of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association.


3. WHEN THE BOOK REPLACED THE SCROLL. Great video. See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRjVeRbhtRU


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Third Annual Book Summit: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Small Press Center (same venue) in New York.


See photos on past Summits as well as information on the next one. http://www.BookSummit.com



Book Summit Team
Dan Poynter, DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
Bill Frank, wafj@pacbell.net
Brian Jud, BrianJud@msn.com
Eric Kampmann, eric@midpointtrade.com
John Harnish, enjoyoften@comcast.net
Penny Sansevieri, penny@amarketingexpert.com
Tom Gregory, HYPERBIZ@aol.com

2007 Book Summit: Industry Leaders Discussing the Future of Publishing in a Flat World

Leaders of the publishing industry are coming together on September 26 in New York City to discuss the challenges publishing faces today for the second annual Book Summit. A seismic shift is going on in the publishing business, digital printing is shifting the paradigm for all publishers and the Internet is disrupting traditional distribution channels. The role of publishers and authors is changing on almost a daily basis and retailers are quickly becoming their own “publishers.”

“The advent and continued growth of print-on-demand, a shrinking review window, limited bookstore shelf space, a staggering amount of books printed vs. the limited readership, and increased off-shoring of printing are changing the face of publishing,” says Dan Poynter, Director of the Book Summit. “Our goal is to come together to offer solutions and find ways to work in this new paradigm.”

The first Book Summit, held in Valley Forge, PA in 2005 was an enormous success, bringing together leaders in the industry to discuss and begin to resolve issues that are changing the dynamic of publishing. Industry experts showed increased optimism about the industry and found that short-run printing is a benefit rather than a detriment to the future of publishing.

The 2007 Book Summit : Industry Leaders Discussing the Future of Publishing in a Flat World will be held on September 26 in New York City. CEOs from POD publishing houses, digital printers, small publishers, reviewers, and associations are being asked to share their views on where the industry is headed. The Summit is by invitation only.

ABOUT THE BOOK SUMMIT : Date: September 26 in New York, New York.

What: 2007 Book Summit: Industry Leaders Discussing the Future of Publishing in a Flat World URL: www.booksummit.com