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October & November 2009 Events
October:
24-26
Refuge
Church Ministries
Pastor Phyllis Smotherson, Refuge I
Pastor Dr. V. Keith Brown, Refuge II
15885 Commerce Court
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 430-7390
2009 Men's Retreat
4-H Retreat Center
Clinton, MD
Luncheon
Speaker - noon to
1:00pm followed by booksigning
November:
14
Jack and
Jill of America, Inc. Southern Mother's Cluster
McLean Hilton Hotel
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean (Tyson's Corner), VA
(703) 847-5000
Booksales and signings throughout the day
9:00am to 4:45pm
20
Borders Books & Music
931A Capital Centre Boulevard
Largo, MD 20774
(301) 499-2173
Booksigning and Discussion - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
21
Borders
Express
The Mall @ Columbia
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy.
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 730-6990
Booksigning - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
28
Agape
Christian Bookstore
Writer's Workshop 101: Self-Publishing
10846 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23601
(757) 595-6279
Booksigning to follow - noon to 2:15pm
Cost -
$15.00
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Church -
TBA
Williamsburg, VA
Booksigning after Sunday morning worship services
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| October 23, 2009
"Are We
on the Verge of an E-Book Explosion?" is the cover story for the
October 2009 issue of Book
Businessmagazine. It is one of my favorite publishing
periodicals. Each month, from cover to cover, this magazine is
packed with relevant data, statistics and information to help its
readers unravel the complexities of the ever-changing publishing
industry. The timing of this topic, as the cover instantly
captured my attention, is impeccable. I am in the midst of
revising my rapidly growing publishing portfolio, which includes
current and upcoming books, articles and devotionals. With a new
deal to translate our first, and perhaps most recent (sixth), book into
French in January 2010, and with another inquiry from a Russian
publisher to do the same in their native language, it is clear that the
time is NOW to expand our offerings through the many mediums that are
upon us. Two of these mediums are electronic (e)-books and
Print-on-Demand (POD). These vast opportunities were precipitated
through advanced technological discoveries. That said, let's
explore the phenomena and look for ways for you to position yourself in
2010 and beyond.
Print is
still most publishers' bread and butter. This fact has not
changed. However, according to the "E-Paper Displays Report"
by display-technology information provider and consultancy
DisplaySearch, the e-paper display market will grow from 22 million
units to 1.8 billion units within less than ten years - 81 times its
current size. It is reported that there are currently 45
e-readers out there, however, new devices seem to launch monthly while
others have been discontinued as quickly and quietly as they came. The
five key e-reader components are worth note: (1) What market is being
served: Worldwide or just a specific region? (2) Is the unit wireless
or not? (3) What formats are supported: TXT, HTML, PDF, MP3,
MOBIPOCKET, RTF, JPG, EPUB, PNG? (4) Screen specifications: Stylus
touch-screen, B/W, or Color? (5) Price: These units currently range
from $249 to $1,000.
In parallel
with the dialogue and intrigue with the explosive e-book market, the
theme at this year's (May 2009) Independent Book Publisher's
Association Publishing University was "The Future of Publishing:
How to Thrive in a Digital World." The event was held during
Book Expo America in New York City. The digital revolution is
here, and in order to give readers as many options as possible, both
new and experienced publishers need to transform their content into
e-books - now. As for POD, the growth in digitally printed books
will be fueled by the increasing interest of publishers that intend to
use digital printing to cut costs and by the technology developments in
the area of high-speed ink jet. It is anticipated that, after
2012, the growth of digital printing will accelerate significantly as
the next generation of ink jet presses becomes widely available.
Some of the
leading digital book printers (Print-On-Demand - POD), as listed in the
August 2009 issue of Book
Businessmagazine, page 32, are Lightning Source, Color House
Graphics, Apex Book Manufacturing, Transcontinental, Digital Data
Group, and Bookmasters.
Get in the
game and register for the October
29th event
that is listed below.
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Publishing Industry News
400
Number of U.S. bookstores a Grant Thornton LLP retail study
predicted will close this year, a 500% increase over 2008.
9.9 billion
Number of kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions that
e-readers purchased from 2009-2012 could prevent during that 4-year
period, compared to print books, magazines and newspapers.
3 million
Number of active smartphone e-book application users in July,
as tracked by research company Flurry. According to the company's
report, "e-books" represents the second-largest application category in
the App Store, behind "games," with a 14% share.
Source: Book Business magazine, October 2009
issue.
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Upcoming Industry Events
Oct. 29
Publishing Business Virtual Conference and Expo
Digital Content Day @ Your Desk
10am to 5pm (EST)
www.publishingbusiness.com/links/PBV
Nov. 5-8
CIROBE, Chicago, IL
773-493-1389
Nov. 10
ECPA CEO Symposium, Carol Stream, IL
480-966-3998
Jan. 10-12, 2010
Marketsquare International, Atlanta, GA
719-432-8428
Apr. 21-23
The Gathering 2010, Louisville, KY
407-333-7110
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 About the
Founder/Author
Kevin Wayne Johnson is a commissioned
minister (National Association of the Church of God, Anderson, IN),
author of the multiple award winning and national best-selling Give God the
Glory!series of books and devotionals, husband, and
father to three middle school-aged boys. While his books are sold
worldwide, Johnson has served on the faculty for seven writer's
conferences throughout the United States and London England since
2004. He serves Jesus Christ with the fundamental belief that God uses ordinary
people to accomplish extraordinary things!
Visit Johnson's websites at: www.writingforthelord.com andwww.writingforthelord.org.
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