Last year we happily experimented with creating web apps to organize and inform the BEA experience, and now we are back with new and improved versions. Two new features come directly from user feedback: 1. The iOS and Android versions use some HTML 5 magic to work offline as well as online. That means that […]
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Technology and Treats (Part Three)
The updated Publishers Lunch Deluxe and the improved BEA apps are our biggest technology launches since the quiet introduction of Nielsen Publishers Marketplace BookScan at the end of last year, which gives agents access to unlimited use of Nielsen BookScan’s “industry standard” sales data (and comprehensive bestseller lists) right through the familiar and intuitive PM […]
BEA Features Five Authors for Combined Stage and Signing
BEA organizers have announced a new slate of five high-profile author stage appearances for this year’s show that will combine 15 to 20 minutes of speaking with an hourlong autographing that follows. Seating, at their Uptown Stage, is limited to 150 people, first-come, first-served and autographing tickets will be given to those who are seated […]
BEA Books to be Buzzed
BEA organizers have announced selections for an expanded three “buzz” book panels for this year’s convention, with one panel each day starting on Monday, May 23. This year’s adult panel is nearly all debut fiction, and the roster includes a middle grade group for the first time. Here are the lists: Editors BuzzTHE ART OF […]