Length: Thursday Jan 31st 7:30pm EST
Three Hour Live Class  -  Price $30

Before you can make that decision there are a lot of factors to take into consideration and a lot of conflicting information floating around.

Learn the ins and outs and pros and cons of these decisions and how the system works from an industry insider. This class is an unbiased and honest look at what authors need to take into consideration when they chose their publishing path.

Ignore peer pressure and make the right decision for you and your career. This class will give you a kickstart in the New Year!

Discussed in Class

• Agents – What they do and do you need or want one to work with to accomplish your goals as an author.
• Large Publishers – Otherwise known as traditional publishing and everything that entails when you set your sights on “New York”
• Small Press- Indie Press – How they work and why they might be the right choice for you and your book
• E-Publishing: What this means compared with Indie-Small Press and the benefits for some writers.
• Self Publishing – What are the ups and downs to this decision and why it might be right for you.

 PRICE $30

Date and Length: Sat. Feb. 2nd 7pm EST - Three Hour Live Class

 Price: $40 – SALE – Get 3 classes for $75

There is a benefit to having your book reviewed and a way to go about it that increases your chance of having your book reviewed and the chances of a good review.

This class covers how to write a review request.

What should be included and where to look for more information about the reviewers.

Finding reviewers that are a good match for your book. Don’t throw it out there blindly!

Have reviews fit into your promotion plan in a constructive way.

My Top Secret Tips

I definitely have them after years as a blogger and reviewer as well as the organizer of the Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference held every March.

PRICE $40

To do that you need to write reader directed posts. Learn what readers want in a post. How to work with Book Bloggers. What makes up a blog tour. Become a Marketing and Promotion Pro.
How the Class Works: This is a grouping of live recorded classes. They are offered on multiple dates over the next 6 months so that you can chose which is convenient for you.
If you order by the 9th of November you will also get the special Holiday Promo Prep classes.

Included Live Classes

• Blog Tours – What makes a great blog tour. How to judge how effective your time was and how to make the process faster and easier whether you hire a company or do it yourself. Run on multiple dates, evening and weekend

• Writing Reader Directed Posts – This is a skill. YOU are an author, so you think in terms of what authors want to read, or general topics. Reach your audience with reader directed posts. – Run on multiple dates, evening and weekend

• Basics of Websites – Understand what should be on your site, whether it is already built or just in the planning stages. Be an informed consumer and increase your sites effectiveness. – Run on Multiple dates, evening and weekend

• Book Reviews: Understanding and Working with Bloggers – Bloggers and Authors are often not on the same page. Well here is your chance to reach out to bloggers and get in the review queue, build relationships, and use book blogs as a promotional and marketing tool.  - Run on multiple dates, evening and weekend

• Written Assignments – Learn hands on by having your posts read and discussed. Then network with your fellow students and expand your platform.  - Ongoing

Price: $250

Registration Ongoing: Chose the times that work with your schedule.

Dates and times for the Holiday Package – Included FREE

Weekend, Register by Nov 9th
Class, Nov. 10 – 1pm-4pm EST & Nov. 11 – 7pm EST

Weeknights, Register by November 11th
Class: Nov. 12, 14, 15 –  8:30pm EST

Covering Blog Tours – Blog Hops – Advertising – Guest Blogging fast and easy for the Holidays.  

 Available: Nov. 10th – 11th

Available: Weeknights Nov. 12th, 14th, 15th

 

If you are familiar with this site then you have seen Paco Media Group, but you may or may not know what it is that we DO.

Paco Media Group (PMG) is here to help authors and publishers reach out to bloggers, reviewers, and readers. We increase name and title visibility, so our clients can be found on web searches.

A list of our full services will be listed shortly so follow us for news! Also learn my take on Social Media and Book Promotion, as I post Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

Thank you for dropping in and I will continue to list news and updates here.

Terry Kate

Owner, Paco Media Group

12:00 pm EST  _________ Opening Announcements

Moderators: Terry Kate, Jessica – Novel Reaction, Barb – Sugarbeat’s Books

12:30 pm EST  _________ Netgalley and Bloggers

Kristina Radke – Netgalley

Jessica – Novel Reaction – Moderator

01:30 pm EST  _________ Where Review Copies Come From

Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy

03:00 pm EST _________  Working with Groups of Self-published Authors
08:00 pm EST _________ Legal Issues Facing Bloggers

Caridad Piniero – Author/Lawyer

Terry Kate – Moderator

09:30 pm EST _________ Blog Tours: Pros and Cons to Participating 

Heather Bannon – Kismet  Nook Touring

Barb – Sugarbeats

Terry Kate – Moderator

Thursday March 8, 2012

12:00 pm EST  _________ Opening Announcements
12:30 pm EST  _________ Working with Authors

Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy

02:00 pm EST _________ The Creative Process for Authors and Bloggers
03:30 pm EST _________ Category Romance
04:40 pm EST _________ GLBT in Publishing
06:00 pm EST _________ Publishing: The Options Available to Authors

Alexandrea Weis – Author

08:00 pm EST _________ What Authors Look for in Reviews
09:00 pm EST _________ Authors as Reviewers

Doug – Scifi Guy

Friday M

arch 9, 2012

10:30 am EST ________ Opening Announcements
11:00 am EST ________ Working with Large Publishers

Gabrielle Gantz- Viking Publishing

12:30 pm EST ________ Working with Private PR Companies

Alexandra Kirsch – Planned TV Arts

Elena Stokes – Wunderkind PR

02:00 pm EST ________ Publisher Expectations
03:00 pm EST ________ Genre Diversity – Look Outside your Comfort Zone
04:30 pm EST ________ Reviews: Publisher Input
05:30 pm EST ________ Sell yourself to Publishers/PR Companies/Authors as a Professional Blogger

Abigail – All Things Urban Fantasy

07:30 pm EST ________ Creative Content: Stand Out
09:00 pm EST ________ Closing Discussion

Saturday March 10, 2012

11:00 am EST  _______ Morning Announcements
11:30 am EST  _______ Defining your Blog – Make it what you want

 Cheeky Reads

Mary Jacobs-  BookHounds

01:00 pm EST _______ Keeping Social Media Social – Kristen Lamb
02:30 pm EST _______ Young Adult Feature

Jennifer Bonnell – Senor YA Editor: Penguin

Kate Lied – Publicist Bloomsbury

05:00 pm EST _______ YA Content Discussion

Kailin Gow – Sparklesoup Publishing

Jessica – Novel Reaction

06:00 pm EST _______ Review Guidelines
07:00 pm EST _______ To Review of Not to Review Self-Pub
08:30 pm EST _______ Negative Reviews: Fallout and Fears

Sunday TBA for Times

For Attendees – Hello everyone, please expect a confirmation email when you register, the rest of the information will come through Friday with access to the Ning Monday before the conference.

Giveaways are handled based on the order in which people registered for the event.

Thank you for your time and consideration everyone!

Write a post about the Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference and be entered to win a group of the books that we have received for the Conference.

Say whatever you are thinking, share what your experience has been if you attended. Leave a comment with a link to your post and make sure the post links back to here where people can register.

March 7-11, 2012. Hope you join us!

FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Opening Day

Netgalley: For Authors, Reviewers, and Publishers

Learn about what is going on at Netgalley and how to make the services effective for you.

Book Country

Reviewing and Working with Self Pub Groups

Two options in approaching organized groups of Self Published authors are offered by the IBC – Indie Book Collective – and Pubit – Barnes and Nobles ebook Publishing.

Panelists: Representative from PubIt
Barb: Sugarbeat’s Books, IBC Blog Tour Organizer

Publisher Blogs: Tor.com, Romance at Random, Pocket After Dark

What is a publisher blog?  We get a chance to hear from the bloggers behind these publishing blogs.

Where do Books Come From: Review Copy Distribution

Bloggers are now getting Review Copies of books from a number of sources.

Publishers, Review distributors, Private PR Companies, Authors, Agents, Assistants, Libraries, Giveaways, Amazon Free Reads, and Purchasing the Book are all options.

Legal Issues Facing Bloggers with Caridad Piniero

Panels – Working with Authors

Approaching Authors

Genre Discussions: Category Romance – GLBT – Inspirational – More TBA

The Creative Process for Authors and Bloggers

Publishing: The Options Authors Have Now

What Authors look for in Reviews

Should Authors Review?

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?