BBPCON: Book Bloggers and Publisher's Online Conference

BBPON: March 7th-11th
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I remember hearing about this conference last year but I decided to wait till this year to attend. I'm really excited to check it out and hear from all the great speakers!

List of Speakers

Sue Grimshaw - Random House Publishing Group

Jennifer Bonnell - Penguin YA Editor

Lindsey Rudnickas – Netgalley

Kristen Lamb – WANA Consulting

Don Dauria - Samhain Publishing

Kate Lied – Bloomsbury Publishing Ariel Tachna – Dreamspinner Press

Danielle Poiesz – Book Country

Wednesday – March 7th – Full Schedule

Panels – Opening Day
Where do Books Come From: Review Copy Distribution – Netgalley – Goodreads – Publisher Blogs: Tor.com, Romance at Random, USA Today Book Blog – Review Guidelines: Don’t be Overwhelmed

Thursday – March 8th – Full Schedule

Panels – Working with Authors
Approaching Authors – The Creative Process for Authors and Bloggers – What Authors look for in Reviews – Publishing: The Options Authors Have Now – Should Authors Review?
Genre Discussions: Category Romance – GLBT – Inspirational – More TBA

Friday – March 9th – Full Schedule

Panels – Industry Day
What PR Departments do – Working with Private PR Companies – Blogging’s Role in “Traditional” Media – Building a Relationship with Publishers – Obligation to Publishers: What are the Expectations?

Saturday – March 10th – Full Schedule

Panels – Young Adult Focus – Online Safety – Keeping Social Media Social – Review Guidelines: Defining Your Blog
Negative Reviews: Fallout and Fears – Finding Independent Presses and Mis-use of the Term – To Review or Not to Review Self-Pub
What Bloggers Want: Don’t make Publishers Read Our Minds – Book Blogging as a Business?

Sunday – March 11th – Full Schedule

Panels – Time Management – Online Organization Specialist – Writers Block: Creativity Coach
Covers: How Important are They? – Graphic Novels: Reading and Reviewing – Meet Your Local Book Store – Blogger Manifesto 2012