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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