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New York, New York ~ Famed actor, Wesley Snipes will headline the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America May 2009

2009-05-03T09:05:00.001-07:00

New York, New York ~ Famed actor, Wesley Snipes will headline the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America May 2009 on Saturday, May 30th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Snipes, best known for his starring roles in numerous blockbuster movies including Jungle Fever, New Jack City, Passenger 57, Money Train, White Men Can't Jump, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and the cult classic trilogy, Blade, will be introducing his new movie, “Zulu Mech 1.”

Book Expo America’s African American Pavilion is the largest African American book trade industry show in the world. It is a tremendous marketplace where thousands of African American publishing industry professionals, influential exhibitors and book buyers form a community of togetherness. It has been described as a family reunion of sorts. Exhibitors will be showcasing their books to an expected 20,000+ industry professionals and consumers over 5,500 square feet of joint exhibit space on the main exhibit floor at the Javits Center.

Wesley Snipes, Author, Brother G. and Graphic Artist Mshindo Kuumba 1, will Present "African Legends Past and Future", The Shades of Memnon Book Series and announce the new "Zulu Mech 1" sci-fi/fantasy movie starring Wesley Snipes.

“The Apprentice,” Omarosa will also be representing her book, “The Bitch Switch: Knowing How To Turn It On An Off.” Other attractions include Marcella Smith of Barnes & Noble discussing “How To Get Your Books Into Barnes & Noble,” Yvonne Rose, Quality Press on “How To Self Publish Your Book,” Darnell & Therez Smith, “Marketing Your Website,” Buffie The Body Vixon Icon, Mildred Muhammad

“Scared Silent-The DC Sniper,” Dana Dane for his book, “Numbers,” Thomas Joyner, Jr.; Wil LaVeist; Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD; Neil Foote; The Tom Joyner Foundation, Prepares Kids For College, Herbert Harris of the LifeSkill Institute, Inc. presenting “Wealth Building In Trying Times,” Booker T. Mattison, Baker Publishing Group, Christianity & Hip Hop, Exhibitor and Celebrity Author Booksignings, Speakers, Giveaways and much more.

The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2009 is sponsored Amber Communications Group, Inc.; Amber Books; Adrienne Ingrum, LLC.; The Tom Joyner Foundation; Lift Every Voice Books; BlackNews.com / Diversity City Media, Inc.; QBR The Black Book Review / QBR.com; Disilgold.com and The Tushe Group, Sheila L. Agnew, Author of “All About the Vets: A Sharing of Life-Experiences for Women of Honor,” www.mobetterpublishing.com , Nehprii Amenii of Khunum Productions.

To learn more about the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2009, to purchase a table for a book signing or a meet & greet or for sponsorship opportunity information, visit http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEA.html

African American Pavilion At Bookexpo America May 2009 NYC

2009-04-29T08:44:00.000-07:00

African American Pavilion At Bookexpo America May 2009 NYC

Independent African American Book Publishers, Self Publishers, Black Interest Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and Publicists to exhibit at the African American Publishers Pavilion

New York, NY - African American Pavilion at BookExpo American coming to NYC May 2009

Independent African American Book Publishers, Self Publishers, Black Interest Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and Publicists to exhibit at the African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo America, at the prestigious Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 28 - May 31, 2009.

Co-Founders of The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and Adrienne Ingrum, CEO, Adrienne Ingrum L.L.C., former founding Associate Publisher of Black Issues Book Review have signed a new agreement with BookExpo America/Reed Expositions to manage the 6th Annual African American Pavilion @ BEA and produce the African American Pavilion Welcoming Reception and The African American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program at BookExpo America, Jacob Javits Convention Center, May 28 - May 31, 2009, New York City.

Now in its sixth year, the 5,500-square feet of joint exhibit space showcasing on the main exhibit floor/hall, African American books, authors, products and publishers, is the market place for thousands of African American publishing industry professionals. Influential exhibitors and book buyers form a community of unprecedented strength. "The African American Pavilion is a growing presence at BEA," says Exhibitor, ZANE, Publisher, Strebor Books International, LLC/Simon and Schuster, National Best-Selling Author of several New York Times and Essence Best-Selling titles and the 2008 African American Pavilion Awardee, "The Distinctive Voice and Publisher Award", "There will be great opportunities to learn, educate, sell, and network and it's making African American history a vital, visable part of the 108-year history of BookExpo America/American Booksellers Association."

"The response by the exhibitors and the book publishing industry to the 2008 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was tremendous and powerful", stated Pavilion co-founder Tony Rose. "The Pavilion hosted some of the giants in the African American Publishing Industry such as: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises; Tavis Smiley, Founder, The Tavis Smiley Foundation, New York Times and Essence Best-Selling Author; Denise Nicholas, Emmy and NAACP Image Award Winner; Kassahun Checole, Publisher, Africa World Press/Red Sea Press; Zane, Publisher and Founder, Strebor Books International/Simon and Schuster; Wade Hudson, President/CEO, Just Us Books; Mary B. Morrison, New York Times and Essence Best-Selling Author; Judith Curr, Executive Vice President, Publisher and Founder of Atria Books; Cheryl Woodruff, President, Associate Publisher, Smiley Books; Omar Tyree, New York Times and Essence Bestselling Author; Terrie Williams, President and Advocate, The Stay Strong Foundation and The Terrie Williams Agency, Essence National Best-Selling Author; George C. Fraser, National Best-Selling Author, Founder of FraserNet and The Power Networking Conference; Donna Hill, National Best-Selling Author; Carol Mackey, Editor-In-Chief, Black Expressions Book Club; Max Rodriguez, Founder, The Harlem Book Fair/QBR The Black Book Review; Troy Johnson, Founder, AALBC.com; Ron Kavanaugh, Founder, MosaicBooks.com; Jewell Parker Rhodes, National Best-Selling Author; Synthia SAINT JAMES, Internationally renowned Artist and Author; Dante Lee, President and CEO, Diversity City Media and Pam Perry, Chief Visionary, Ministry Marketing Solutions, President, Chocolate Pages."

BookExpo America, one of the largest book trade exhibits in the world provides independent African American book publishers, self publishers, authors, African American imprints at major publishing houses, distributors, literary agents, publicists, librarians, and bookstore owners with exposure to more than 80,000 book buyers and booksellers from across the world. With over 20,000 BEA attendees crossing up and down the Pavilion aisles. There will be huge opportunities to learn, share, educate, buy, sell and network, and the African American Pavilion provides our exhibitors the lowest discounted booth prices at the BookExpo America.

The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was founded in 2004 by: Tony Rose, Amber Communications Group, Inc., Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, L.L.C. and Niani Colom, Genesis Press.

CLICK HERE to find out about rewarding Sponsorship Opportunities dripping with features and perks or copy and paste the following link into your browser. http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEA.html

Limited Time Offer:

Order online now and receive 10% off on all Sponsorship Packages

CLICK HERE to learn more, or copy and paste the following link into your browser. http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEA.html

CLICK HERE to be included in the BEA 2009’s African American Pavilion Exhibitors Journal, http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEAJrnl.html

NY'S Premiere Business 2 Business Network Not Just Networking May 11, 2009 Queens, New York

2009-04-28T23:08:00.001-07:00

NY'S Premiere Business 2 Business Network Not Just Networking

Date: May 11, 2009

Ocasions Catering Hall
127-08 Merrick Blvd.
Queens, NY 11434

Event Repeats Every Second Monday of the Month

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Vendor Space Available

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National Bestselling Author Georgia Woodbine Releases Dynamic Timeless Book for High School and College Students

2009-04-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

National Bestselling Author Georgia Woodbine Releases Dynamic Timeless Book for High School and College Students

What do want to do with your life? What do you want to become? Where are you trying to be in next few years? These are questions that often times become a challenge to answer. Especially if you have not been exposed to the tools and resources that can really help change your life decisions.

There will always be great opposition and obstacles when trying to reach your goals and attain your hopes, dreams, and ideas. There will be both positive and negative energy that will come into your life throughout the years of your development, growth, and change. But, it’s up to you to be the person you were created to be and live by your design. You can be whatever you want to be as long as you believe it within yourself.

About The Book: How To Choose Your Career Path: Charting Your Success

ISBN # 0-9771362-5-6,
LCCN# 2009901714

This was book was created to empower high school and college students to tap into their passion to stay motivated on their journey to choosing their career path. This book uncovers what career would be best suited with your natural gifts. This timeless information will assist students and show them how to identify their strengths, manage their resources, maximize their time, network with focus, enhance business etiquette and build personal development skills that will prepare them for the real world.

This useful guide helps students who are searching for a greater life of purpose and seeking direction to finding a fulfilling career. This revolutionary approach delivers what is needed for you to find the career and/or business that is best suited with your natural abilities, skills, and talents. How To Choose Your Career Path: Charting Your Success opens your eyes to the great things that you never dreamed possible.

The thin line between success and failure is not having the right information.

THIS BOOK WILL:

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Brooklyn, NY - 2009 I Love to Read Book Fair February 27,28 2009 Register online today!

2009-02-19T18:20:00.001-08:00

Brooklyn, NY - 2009 I Love to Read Book Fair February 27,28 2009 Register online today!

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Brooklyn, NY – I Love to Read Book Fair February 2009 Announces Early Author Email Sign up List for 09

2008-11-04T11:44:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn, NY – I Love to Read Book Fair February 2009 Announces Early Author Email Sign up List for 09

Due to the overwhelming success of the 2008 I Love to Read Book Fair the committee has decided to implement an Early Email Sign up List

Brooklyn, New York – I Love to Read Book Fair Announces Early Author Email Sign up List for 2009 Book Fair. Due to the overwhelming success of the 2008 I Love to Read Book Fair the committee has decided to implement an Early Email Sign up List to keep authors informed on the progress of the 2009 Book Fair.

Dominic Carter "Inside City Hall” Headlined the 2008 Black History Month I Love to Read Book Fair.

Authors nationwide from a variety of genres participated in the 2008 I Love to Read Book Fair.

Official Book Fair Web Site

www.Bookfairs.4t.com

Brooklyn, New York – Dominic Carter "Inside City Hall"
Headlined the 2008 Black History Month I Love to Read Book Fair. The 2008 I Love to Read Book Fair was featured in the Brooklyn Courier Newspaper.

I Love to Read Book Fair recently launched its web site at
Bookfairs.4t.com in 2008. I Love to Read Book Fair is geared toward African
American and Multicultural Authors and serves as a tribute to the
contribution to the literary arena.

Multi-Cultural books have
experienced a tremendous amout of growth over the last couple of
year, and is fueling growth in this sector.

I Love to Read Book Fair looks to engage the whole family annually in
America's pastime love for reading. I Love to Read Book Fair/Black
History Month & Women's Month Celebration goal is to reach out to
authors who want to turn their literary works into screen plays.

Authors who register early compete in a special Authors Slam if they have a
manuscript and register before the special desinated early
registration deadline.

2008 Keynote Speaker - Dominic Carter

"Inside City Hall" Host/

Senior Political Reporter

Dominic Carter

"Inside City Hall" Host
Senior Political Reporter

Veteran newsman Dominic Carter has been described as the best
political reporter working in New York television today. A fixture at
NY1 since the newschannel launched in 1992, Carter in 2007 released a
book on his life, titled No Momma's Boy, in which he chronicles his
triumphant struggle to overcome his mother's mental illness while
growing up in a Bronx housing project.

As the host of NY1's nightly political show, "Inside City Hall,"
Carter has handled some of the station's most challenging assignments
and has interviewed every major political player in the state, as
well as many national and international leaders.

In 2006 he received widespread acclaim for his role as the moderator
of series of state-wide debates for governor, U.S. Senator and state
attorney general. During the first debate with Senator Hillary
Clinton, he made international headlines when Clinton said for the
first time that she was thinking about running for president.

His numerous exclusive interviews include former President Bill
Clinton, the late John Cardinal O'Conner and the parents of police-
brutality victim Amadou Diallo. As a radio reporter he conducted an
exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela during Mandela's historic
visit to the United States – an interview he conducted as thousands
of journalists from around the country pursued the South African
president.

The NY1 stalwart has also reported extensively from abroad. In 1993
he was the only television journalist in Japan with then-Mayor David
Dinkins at the time of the first World Trade Center terrorist
bombing, and his interview with the mayor made headlines back in New
York.

He twice traveled to Israel to cover visits to the region by
then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani; he has reported on the famine from Somalia;
and he has spent time in the Persian Gulf.

No Mamma's Boy, his self-published memoir, was released in May 2007
to critical acclaim. Newsday said, "No TV anchor has ever produced a
memoir as grippingly honest as this." The book is available at Barnes
and Noble stores and online at barnesandnoble.com.

Log on to I LOVE TO READ BOOK FAIR official web site today at
http://bookfairs.4t.com/ for more information, complete vendor
registration details, and to sign up for our Early Author Sign-up List for the 2009 Book Fair.

African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo America May 28 - May 31 2009 NYC

2008-10-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

Amber Communications Group, Inc.; Amber Books; Adrienne Ingrum, LLC.; QBR The Black Book Review/QBR.com; Written Magazine; Disilgold.com; AALBC.com; MosaicBooks.com and Book Expo America Invite..........

Independent African American Book Publishers, Self Publishers, Black Interest Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and Publicists to exhibit at the African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo America, at the prestigious Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 28 - May 31, 2009.

Co-Founders of The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and Adrienne Ingrum, CEO, Adrienne Ingrum L.L.C., former founding Associate Publisher of Black Issues Book Review have signed a new agreement with BookExpo America/Reed Expositions to manage the 6th Annual African American Pavilion @ BEA and produce the African American Pavilion Welcoming Reception and The African American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program at BookExpo America, Jacob Javits Convention Center, May 28 - May 31, 2009, New York City.

Now in its sixth year, the 5,500-square feet of joint exhibit space showcasing on the main exhibit floor/hall, African American books, authors, products and publishers, is the market place for thousands of African American publishing industry professionals. Influential exhibitors and book buyers form a community of unprecedented strength. "The African American Pavilion is a growing presence at BEA," says Exhibitor, ZANE, Publisher, Strebor Books International, LLC/Simon and Schuster, National Best-Selling Author of several New York Times and Essence Best-Selling titles and the 2008 African American Pavilion Awardee, "The Distinctive Voice and Publisher Award", "There will be great opportunities to learn, educate, sell, and network and it's making African American history a vital, visable part of the 108-year history of BookExpo America/American Booksellers Association."

"The response by the exhibitors and the book publishing industry to the 2008 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was tremendous and powerful", stated Pavilion co-founder Tony Rose. "The Pavilion hosted some of the giants in the African American Publishing Industry such as: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises; Tavis Smiley, Founder, The Tavis Smiley Foundation, New York Times and Essence Best-Selling Author; Denise Nicholas, Emmy and NAACP Image Award Winner; Kassahun Checole, Publisher, Africa World Press/Red Sea Press; Zane, Publisher and Founder, Strebor Books International/Simon and Schuster; Wade Hudson, President/CEO, Just Us Books; Mary B. Morrison, New York Times and Essence Best-Selling Author; Judith Curr, Executive Vice President, Publisher and Founder of Atria Books; Cheryl Woodruff, President, Associate Publisher, Smiley Books; Omar Tyree, New York Times and Essence Bestselling Author; Terrie Williams, President and Advocate, The Stay Strong Foundation and The Terrie Williams Agency, Essence National Best-Selling Author; George C. Fraser, National Best-Selling Author, Founder of FraserNet and The Power Networking Conference; Donna Hill, National Best-Selling Author; Carol Mackey, Editor-In-Chief, Black Expressions Book Club; Max Rodriguez, Founder, The Harlem Book Fair/QBR The Black Book Review; Troy Johnson, Founder, AALBC.com; Ron Kavanaugh, Founder, MosaicBooks.com; Jewell Parker Rhodes, National Best-Selling Author; Synthia SAINT JAMES, Internationally renowned Artist and Author; Dante Lee, President and CEO, Diversity City Media and Pam Perry, Chief Visionary, Ministry Marketing Solutions, President, Chocolate Pages."

BookExpo America, one of the largest book trade exhibits in the world provides independent African American book publishers, self publishers, authors, African American imprints at major publishing houses, distributors, literary agents, publicists, librarians, and bookstore owners with exposure to more than 80,000 book buyers and booksellers from across the world. With over 20,000 BEA attendees crossing up and down the Pavilion aisles. There will be huge opportunities to learn, share, educate, buy, sell and network, and the African American Pavilion provides our exhibitors the lowest discounted booth prices at the BookExpo America.

The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was founded in 2004 by: Tony Rose, Amber Communications Group, Inc., Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, L.L.C. and Niani Colom, Genesis Press.

2006, 2007 and 2008 AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION EXHIBITORS INCLUDED:

African American Books On Tour; Africa World Press/Red Sea Press; African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com); Afrikan World Book Distributors; Alight! New York Grit Books; Amber Communications Group Inc.; Amiaya Entertainment; AmmPublishing; Annie Busby; Aphesis Publishing; Arc Type Press; Around the Way Books; Asta Publications; Aya Press; Aspicomm Media; Avo Publishing; Austin Publishing/Kaden Publishing; Baker Publishing Group; Barry Nix; The Beckham Publications Group Inc.; Big Door Presentations and Publications; Big Time Studios; BIS Publications; Biz-E-Bee Publications; Blacast Entertainment/ Urbanbooksonline.com; Black Americans In Publishing; Black At Work.com; BlackBoard Entertainment Media Group; Black Issues Book Review; BlackListed, LLC.; Black Print Publishing; Brand Nu Words; Brooklyn Christian Center; BroSis Publishing; Brown Erotic Publishing; C&B Books Distribution; Chocolate Angel Publishing; Chocolate Pages; Creative Wisdom Books; Christian Nations Center; Connie Leon; Color Bridge, LLC; Cultured Expressions; Delores Quinerly Press; Destiny Publishing; Disilgold Soul Publishing; Diversity City Media, Inc.; Emida International Publishing; Every Generation Media, LTD; firebrandpublishing; First Black Autos-The Story of Charles C.R. Patterson; FYOS; Genesis Press; GhettoHeat; Green Olive Tree Publishing; GS Publishing Group; Gumbo For The Soul Publications; Harobed House: Hilton Publishing; Imperious Publishing; In and Out the Dugout; In the Note of C; Irene Smalls; It's Time For Bed; Jewels Publishing; Just Like Me Books; Just Sisters Publications; Just Us Books, Inc.; Kaden Publishing; Kandour Publishing; Ken Hudson & Associates; Kidding Around Entertainment; K Harris Publishing, Inc.; Kija Entertainment; Kingdom Kids Clubs; Kinship Press; Kymber Jae Publishing; Late Bloomer; Lefall and Company; Le'Femme Fatale Productions; Lift Every Voice/Moody Publishers; Lighted Mansions; Literally Speaking Press; Literamed Publications; Mad Parent Publishing; M&E Abrams Publications; Maria Falconer; Mahogany Star Publishing; Melodrama Publishing; Mind Candy; MomoWilly, Inc.; Mirror-Gibbs Publishing; Mosaicbooks.com; Ms. Gail's Books; Nay-jay Publishing; Nefrawerks Diversified; Nega Fulo Books; Nile Publishing; Nunes Productions; Outskirts Press; Papa Lemon; Papyrus Publishing; Pathway Publishing; Paul L. Woodring; Parker Publishing; People Skills International; Pond View Press; Power Play Media; Prodigal Son Ministries; Publishing Associates; Q-Boro Books; QBR The Black Book Review/Harlem Book Fair; Quick Qwest publications; Relentless Content, LLC; RJ Publications; Renaissance Media Sales & Distribution; River Maverick Publishing; Ruby Burke; S.E.L.F. Publishing; Shawn Ryan; Sheryl Walker Press; Silver Maple Publications; Strebor Books International; Sun Cycle Publishing; Tate Publishing; The Cartel Publications; The Elevator Group; The Healing Tree; The Pilgram Press; Third World Press; Triple Crown Publications; Urban Ministries; Urban Touch Entertainment; White Men Can't Hump; Wisdom Books, Inc.; Who's Who Publishing; W. James Richardson; Walk Worthy Press; and Writing for the Lord Ministries; and Written Magazine.

FOR EXHIBITING INFORMATION:

For exhibiting information at the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America contact Steve Rosato, Director of Strategic Accounts and Sales at 203-840- 5463; Email: srosato@reedexpo.com and Tony Rose, Executive Director, Co-Founder at 520-568-6692; Email: amberbk@aol.com

The African American Pavilion Package includes (but is not limited) to the following:

EARLY BIRD BONUS (VALUE)!!! YOU WILL RECEIVE A FREE 1-MINUTE WEBBMERCIAL (as seen on Video Tube), A FREE 1/4 PAGE AD IN THE 2009 EXHIBITORS JOURNAL, AND A FREE ($199.00) WEBSITE EVALUATION/ CONSULTATION WHEN YOU RESERVE SPACE ( 50% DOWN ) BY December 1, 2008 ( Except Value Package )

10x10 package-$3,690.00 (100 sq. ft.) (30% Discount off all BEA Exhibitor Pricing) includes 6 badges.

10x10 Value Package-$2,600.00 (100 sq. ft.) NO combining.

Premium Small Press $3,035.00 (80 sq. ft) - NO combining / (30% Discount off all BEA Exhibitor Pricing) includes 4 badges.

Premium Small Press Value Package $2,450.00 (80 sq. ft.) - NO combining.

Small Press $1,880.00 (48 sq. ft) NO combining / (30% Discount off all BEA Exhibitor Pricing) includes 2 badges.

Small Press Value Package $1,325.00 (48 sq. ft.) NO combining.

10x20 package-$6,419.00 (30% Discount off all BEA Exhibitor Pricing) includes 10 badges.

ALL EXHIBITOR PACKAGES INCLUDE

All packages ( Except Value Package ) include carpet, (1) draped table and (2) Side chairs, (1) wastebasket.

All packages include individual listing on web and official directory.

Specific booth location w/in Pavilion will be assigned.

Badge allotment ( Except Value Package ) determined by size per official show rules.

All packages ( Except Value Package ) include meeting room privileges.

Pavilion Show floor signage- (Banner) Recognized as official BEA Pavilion.

Pavilion will be promoted in the BEA directory, website, QBR The Black Book Review - QBR.com / Written Magazine / BlackNews.com / AMBERBOOKS.COM and other national media outlets.

SPECIAL EXHIBITOR FEATURES FOR 2009

Special exhibitors placement in The African American Pavilion for Children's Publishers and Self Publishers.

Literary agents booth, with private meeting room privileges.

Publicists booth, with private meeting room privileges.

Listing in Book Expo America master directory.

Listing on Book Expo America Website directory.

Company listing in Written Magazine / QBR The Black Book Review - QBR.com / www.bookexpoamerica.com and www.amberbooks.com .
For further information on the African American Pavilion and BookExpo America 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New YorkCity, please visit: WWW.BOOKEXPOAMERICA.COM or WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM

CLICK HERE to find out about rewarding Sponsorship Opportunities dripping with features and perks or copy and paste the following link into your browser. http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEA.html

Limited Time Offer:

Order online now and receive 10% off on all Sponsorship Packages

CLICK HERE to learn more, or copy and paste the following link into your browser. http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEA.html

CLICK HERE to be included in the BEA 2009’s African American Pavilion Exhibitors Journal, http://www.winningbeginnings.com/AAPBEAJrnl.html

Queens Book Fair announces final author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair

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Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair announces final author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair. Due to increasing demand for the 2008 Queens Book Fair Committee opening up final Author registration for the upcoming book fair which will be held on August 30, 2008. The 2008 Queens Book Fair is anticipated to attract hundreds of people to NYC, and Piper and Rogers were counting on the event to introduce some writers to a bigger audience than they've ever enjoyed. The 4th Annual Queens Book Fair will be held on August 30, 2008 at the Jamaica Market Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. Visit www.queensbookfair.com for complete registration details and follow our EZ registration procedures.

Queens Book Fair Testimonials:

"It was packed in 2005, and 2006 was well attended " Rogers said. "And I was shocked. It was rainy and we didn't think people would show up. But they still came out."

About C & B Books Founders of Queens Book Fair:

To some degree, the women are all about taking chances. They started their book business almost by accident a decade ago, while selling gift baskets and floral arrangements at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market in Jamaica.

They began bringing used books from their own collections to sell at the market, selling out each week. A frequent customer soon asked if the pair could get their hands on books by other African-American authors.

"She asked how soon we could get them, and I said we'd have them for her the next Saturday," Rogers said. "And I thought, 'I don't know how I'm going to get these, but I'm going to find out.'"

Rogers, 44, not only supplied the requested books, but soon found herself fielding requests for work by other black writers. Within weeks, she and Piper were visiting distributor warehouses that stacked dozens of titles from tiny imprints around the country.

By 2001, the women sensed a revolution stirring in the African-American literary community. Sister Souljah's 1999 cautionary coming-of age novel "The Coldest Winter Ever" had reinvigorated an urban-literature market that had hibernated for decades, provoking a new generation of black writers to eschew the mythic glamour of drugs and violence.

Other genres took shape around the same time, including revenge melodramas, romance thrillers and inspirational memoirs about overcoming abuse, addiction and lives of crime.

"It's a whole industry booming within an industry," said Angela Wallace, whose self-published novel, "Secret Dramas," earned acclaim for its unique hybrid of soap opera and mob intrigue. "[Writers] are implementing their own imprints. As a result of that, they're bringing other black authors in under their umbrella. I think mainstream publishing is noticing that."

Amid this resurgence, Piper and Rogers established their own tiny umbrella on the Internet in 2002. C&B Books Distribution eventually opened a kiosk at Jamaica Market in October and introduced its newest location in a compact corner store in Flushing in January.

The partners built their stock through consignment deals with self-published authors, advising writers through labor-intensive processes such as mission statements, cover design, press releases and book signings.

While she tirelessly provides encouragement and advice, Piper, 53, insists that no book will sell without its author's own follow-through.

"They have to be willing to get out," she said. "They can't just drop their book at the store and expect the stores to sell their book. We have our own business to run."

But the women treat the Queens Book Fair like a community service as much as they do a business endeavor.

The event, which offered seminars and workshops for published and unpublished writers alike, kicked off with a networking breakfast to help forge partnerships in New York's independent literary scene. Readers had the chance to meet and solicit advice from their favorite authors, as well.

"Harlem and Brooklyn, they already have their recognition - even the Bronx," Piper said. "Queens was very low-key, and it's just starting to blossom.

Addittional Queens Book Fair Testimonials:

" The fair was very nice! I met some wonderful authors and walked away with a bag full of info on good books! They even had free food! As soon as I heard the announcer say free and food...LOL

Wanda D. Hudson Coming Soon - Wait For Love: A Black Girl's Story It's a Woman's World - www.extasybooks.com http://wandasway.blogspot.com

The word is out. A listener spotted Guilty Pleasures at the Queens Book Fair. She enjoyed the interview and purchased two copies of my novel. Thanks again for providing yet another platform for striving authors. ~Sonya Harris - Guilty Pleasures Books never go out of style!

Very nice artical written up on you in Newsday. Thank you for throwing such a wonderful event and also for you commitment to the self-published authors. Nathaniel Portis Things In Between

Congratulations Carol & Brenda on your vision to host the Queens Book Fair and for being dedicated to assisting black authors, readers and lovers of the written word. When I say, "It is a blessing to have people like you in the literary community," I mean it from the center of my soul! I can't wait to come next year! Yasmin Shiraz www.yasminshiraz.net

Self-published authors from around the country are anticipated to participate in the upcoming Queens Book Fair 2008.

Authors are encouraged to register early.

Last year the Queens Book Fair was filled to capacity and we anticipate another great year for the Queens Book Fair.

Authors may log on to www.queensbookfair.com today and complete our EZ registration procedures to participate in the 2008 Queens Book Fair.

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Queens Book Fair 2008 Newsletter

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Queens Book Fair 2008 Newsletter DTD July 19, 2008
Save the Date 2008 Queens Book Fair will be held on August 30, 2008
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2008 Queens Book Fair

2008-05-17T15:27:00.000-07:00

2008 Queens Book Fair

Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair announces early author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair

2008-05-12T11:28:00.000-07:00

Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair announces early author sign up and registration for 2008 Queens Book Fair. Due to increasing demand for the 2008 Queens Book Fair Committee opening up Early Author registration for the upcoming book fair which will be held on August 30, 2008.

The 2008 Queens Book Fair is anticipated to attract hundreds of people to NYC, and Piper and Rogers were counting on the event to introduce some writers to a bigger audience than they've ever enjoyed. The 4th Annual Queens Book Fair will be held on August 30, 2008 at the Jamaica Market Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. Visit www.queensbookfair.com for complete registration details and follow our EZ registration procedures.

Queens Book Fair Testimonials:

"It was packed in 2005, and 2006 was well attended " Rogers said. "And I was shocked. It was rainy and we didn't think people would show up. But they still came out."

About C & B Books Founders of Queens Book Fair:

To some degree, the women are all about taking chances. They started their book business almost by accident a decade ago, while selling gift baskets and floral arrangements at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market in Jamaica.

They began bringing used books from their own collections to sell at the market, selling out each week. A frequent customer soon asked if the pair could get their hands on books by other African-American authors.

"She asked how soon we could get them, and I said we'd have them for her the next Saturday," Rogers said. "And I thought, 'I don't know how I'm going to get these, but I'm going to find out.'"

Rogers, 44, not only supplied the requested books, but soon found herself fielding requests for work by other black writers. Within weeks, she and Piper were visiting distributor warehouses that stacked dozens of titles from tiny imprints around the country.

By 2001, the women sensed a revolution stirring in the African-American literary community. Sister Souljah's 1999 cautionary coming-of age novel "The Coldest Winter Ever" had reinvigorated an urban-literature market that had hibernated for decades, provoking a new generation of black writers to eschew the mythic glamour of drugs and violence.

Other genres took shape around the same time, including revenge melodramas, romance thrillers and inspirational memoirs about overcoming abuse, addiction and lives of crime.

"It's a whole industry booming within an industry," said Angela Wallace, whose self-published novel, "Secret Dramas," earned acclaim for its unique hybrid of soap opera and mob intrigue. "[Writers] are implementing their own imprints. As a result of that, they're bringing other black authors in under their umbrella. I think mainstream publishing is noticing that."

Amid this resurgence, Piper and Rogers established their own tiny umbrella on the Internet in 2002. C&B Books Distribution eventually opened a kiosk at Jamaica Market in October and introduced its newest location in a compact corner store in Flushing in January.

The partners built their stock through consignment deals with self-published authors, advising writers through labor-intensive processes such as mission statements, cover design, press releases and book signings.

While she tirelessly provides encouragement and advice, Piper, 53, insists that no book will sell without its author's own follow-through.

"They have to be willing to get out," she said. "They can't just drop their book at the store and expect the stores to sell their book. We have our own business to run."

But the women treat the Queens Book Fair like a community service as much as they do a business endeavor.

The event, which offered seminars and workshops for published and unpublished writers alike, kicked off with a networking breakfast to help forge partnerships in New York's independent literary scene. Readers had the chance to meet and solicit advice from their favorite authors, as well.

"Harlem and Brooklyn, they already have their recognition - even the Bronx," Piper said. "Queens was very low-key, and it's just starting to blossom.

Addittional Queens Book Fair Testimonials:

" The fair was very nice! I met some wonderful authors and walked away with a bag full of info on good books! They even had free food! As soon as I heard the announcer say free and food...LOL

Wanda D. Hudson Coming Soon - Wait For Love: A Black Girl's Story It's a Woman's World - www.extasybooks.com http://wandasway.blogspot.com

The word is out. A listener spotted Guilty Pleasures at the Queens Book Fair. She enjoyed the interview and purchased two copies of my novel. Thanks again for providing yet another platform for striving authors. ~Sonya Harris - Guilty Pleasures Books never go out of style!

Very nice artical written up on you in Newsday. Thank you for throwing such a wonderful event and also for you commitment to the self-published authors. Nathaniel Portis Things In Between

Congratulations Carol & Brenda on your vision to host the Queens Book Fair and for being dedicated to assisting black authors, readers and lovers of the written word. When I say, "It is a blessing to have people like you in the literary community," I mean it from the center of my soul! I can't wait to come next year! Yasmin Shiraz www.yasminshiraz.net

Self-published authors from around the country are anticipated to participate in the upcoming Queens Book Fair 2008.

Authors are encouraged to register early.

Last year the Queens Book Fair was filled to capacity and we anticipate another great year for the Queens Book Fair.

Authors may log on to www.queensbookfair.com today and complete our EZ registration procedures to participate in the 2008 Queens Book Fair.

Dominic Headlines Book Fair

2008-02-12T22:51:00.000-08:00

Dominic Headlines Book Fair

Brooklyn, New York – Dominic Carter “Inside City Hall” Host set to Headline Black History Month I Love to Read Book Fair Feb 22 - 23, 2008

2008-02-01T15:41:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn, New York – Dominic Carter “Inside City Hall” Host set to Headline Black History Month I Love to Read Book Fair Feb 22 - 23, 2008

Official Book Fair Web Site

www.Bookfairs.4t.com

Queens Book Fair and Cbbooksdistribution.com is a strategic partner for the upcoming I Love to Read Book Fair

Brooklyn, New York – Dominic Carter “Inside City Hall” Host set to Headline Black History Month I Love to Read Book Fair.

I Love to Read Book Fair recently launched its web site at Bookfairs.4t.com. I Love to Read Book Fair is geared toward African American and Multicultural Authors and serves as a tribute to the contribution to the literary arena. Multi-Cultural books have experienced a tremendous amout of growth over the last couple of year, and is fueling growth in this sector.

I Love to Read Book Fair looks to engage the whole family in America's pastime love for reading. I Love to Read Book Fair/Black History Month & Women's Month Celebration goal is to reach out to authors who want to turn their literary works into screen plays.

Authors can compete in a special Authors Slam if they have a manuscript and register before the special desinated early registration deadline.

I Love to Read Book Fair February 22, 2008 - February 23, 2008

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 3:30 pm -5:00pm Opening Kick off
Receptions Authors can bring Books and will have tables to sell their books

5:43pm 7:30pm Authors can leave their displays until Book FAir All Day

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - I Love to Read Book Fair/Black History Month & Women's Month Celebration

Saturday 12:00pm - 9:00pm

5:00pm Authors Slam the first 6 Author can read the excerts from
their books panel will judge panel will judge lst ,2nd, 3rd prize winner.

Location

Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Christian Center
1061 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, New York

Bet Franklin & Classon Ave - Train A Train Or 25 Bus to Franklin Ave.

Call Basha today @ 718-435-7511 for more information and complete registration details.

Log on to I LOVE TO READ BOOK FAIR official web site today at http://bookfairs.4t.com/ for more information and complete vendor registration details.

About: Dominic Carter

Dominic Carter
"Inside City Hall" Host/
Senior Political Reporter

Veteran newsman Dominic Carter has been described as the best political reporter working in New York television today. A fixture at NY1 since the newschannel launched in 1992, Carter in 2007 released a book on his life, titled No Momma's Boy, in which he chronicles his triumphant struggle to overcome his mother's mental illness while growing up in a Bronx housing project.

As the host of NY1's nightly political show, "Inside City Hall," Carter has handled some of the station's most challenging assignments and has interviewed every major political player in the state, as well as many national and international leaders.

In 2006 he received widespread acclaim for his role as the moderator of series of state-wide debates for governor, U.S. Senator and state attorney general. During the first debate with Senator Hillary Clinton, he made international headlines when Clinton said for the first time that she was thinking about running for president.

His numerous exclusive interviews include former President Bill Clinton, the late John Cardinal O'Conner and the parents of police-brutality victim Amadou Diallo. As a radio reporter he conducted an exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela during Mandela’s historic visit to the United States – an interview he conducted as thousands of journalists from around the country pursued the South African president.

The NY1 stalwart has also reported extensively from abroad. In 1993 he was the only television journalist in Japan with then-Mayor David Dinkins at the time of the first World Trade Center terrorist bombing, and his interview with the mayor made headlines back in New York. He twice traveled to Israel to cover visits to the region by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani; he has reported on the famine from Somalia; and he has spent time in the Persian Gulf.

No Mamma's Boy, his self-published memoir, was released in May 2007 to critical acclaim. Newsday said, "No TV anchor has ever produced a memoir as grippingly honest as this." The book is available at Barnes and Noble stores and online at barnesandnoble.com.

For complete author vendor registration of the upcoming I Love to Read Book Fair log on to www.Bookfairs.4t.com to sign up today. Free Consumer admission!

C & B Books Author Promotion Program and Georgia Woodbine Products that Move You!

2007-12-12T08:58:00.000-08:00

Dont forget to visit www.spiritualfocuspublishing.com/products.htm

To Join C & B Books Author Promotion Program log on to www.cbbooksdistribution.com today.

2007-11-04T22:11:00.001-08:00

Queens, New York - Self-Publishing Guru Renee Daniel Flagler set to appear at 2007 Queens Book Fair

2007-08-18T20:39:00.000-07:00

Source: PA Public Relations Company
www.papublicrelations.com
Aug 03, 2007

(PRLog.Org) – Queens, New York - Self-Publishing Guru Renee Daniel Flagler set to appear at 2007 Queens Book Fair. Renee Flagler is the founder of a yearly Self-Publishing Symposium which attracts Self-Published from around the country. In addittion, Renee Flagler recently has established the 'Divas of Literature Tour".

The 2007 Queens Queens Book Fair will be held on September 1, 2007 at the Jamaica Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, New York. The Queens Book Fair Committee has recently launched the Queens Book Fair web site at www.queensbookfair.com to facilitate author registration and consumer information request for the 2007 Queens Book Fair.

About Renee Daniel Flagler:

Renee Daniel Flagler is a writer who has served in marketing, promotions and events for over ten years. Professionally, her writing has been featured in business and consumer newsletters, magazines, ads, brochures, websites and sales & media kits nationwide.

Flagler has always treasured the art of writing since she was a young girl and expressed her delight in the form of short stories, poetry, lyrics and screen plays. Her first published work was a poem featured in her high school year book.

In 2004 she took her love of creative writing seriously and self-published her first novel, Mountain High, Valley Low, under her company, Aspicomm Media. The book has been featured in Ebony Magazine, The New York Amsterdam News and the Columbus Post, to name a few.

Under the divisions of Aspicomm Media, Flagler has been able to marry the things she enjoys the most, marketing, events and writing, into one fulfilling personal career. She continues to consult clients with innovative marketing support, produce and coordinate captivating events and plans to publish several more titles of her own as well as the works of other aspiring authors.

In addition to being President and CEO of Aspicomm Media, Flagler is currently pursuing the launch of Futures by Design, a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring at risk teenage girls by helping them build confidence and realize their potential in an effort to orchestrate the promise of brighter futures.

Flagler is a graduate of New School University with a Masters in Media Arts as well as a graduate of St. Johns University with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. She is a member of the National Black MBA Association, National Association of Female Executives and Publishers Marketing Association. Currently, she resides in Long Island, NY with her husband and children.

For more information and author registration for the 2007 Queens Book Fair log on to www.queensbookfair.com. You may also contact the Queens Book Fair Committee by emailing cbbookdist@aol.com or calling 718.591.4525.

National Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker & Life Coach Georgia Woodbine selected to keynote 2007 Queens Book Fair

2007-08-18T20:32:00.000-07:00

(PRLog.Org) – New York, New York - National Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker & Life Coach Georgia Woodbine selected to keynote 2007 Queens Book Fair. The 2007 Queens Book Fair will be held on September 1, 2007 at the Jamaica Harvest Room located at 90- 40 160th Street, Jamaica, New York.

The Queens Book Fair will begin at 12:00 pm and end at 7:00 pm.
Georgia Woodbine is Author of National Best Selling Book How to Make Big Buck$ Without Selling Your Soul! National Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker & Life Coach Georgia Woodbine will be sharing the secrets of How to Grab Your Destiny.

Topics Include:

- How to Manifest Your Destiny

- The Art of Setting Goals

- How to Find Your Calling

- How to Identify Your Career Path

- How to Effectively Market Yourself

About Georgia Woodbine: Dale Carnegie once said, “The person who has technical knowledge plus the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people—that person is headed for higher earning power.” Who would have thought that working in the fast-paced entertainment industry would lead to personal transformation and purpose to encourage, motivate, and empower others to implement their knowledge to live their dreams.

Sparking an inspirational phenomenon wherever she goes, national bestselling author/motivational speaker, and marketing expert - Georgia Woodbine shares her experiences, secrets to success and strategies from the entertainment industry that transitioned into her successful publishing company Spiritual Focus Publishing.

Ms. Woodbine is author of National Best Selling book “ How To Make Big Bucks Without Selling Your Soul”, and has produced audio CD’s “Make it Happen” and ““Grab Your Destiny” as well as other motivational products that empower many in communities near and far.

Ms. Woodbine is one of the most sought after keynote speakers in the areas of personal, spiritual and business development. Ms. Woodbine has appeared on 98.7 Kiss FM Wake Up Club, Conversations With Mayor Ernest D. Davis, of Mt. Vernon, New York, , Air America Radio, 93.5FM, 90.3FM - other credits include, Mt. Vernon Inquirer, Star Ledger Newspaper, Hempstead Times, Black Star News, Roll Out Magazine Moving Forward Magazine, and many others. She has also been listed as one of the top ten books in 2006 by the #1 book club in the country.

Ms. Woodbine has appeared as a guest speaker at Georgian Court University , Stony Brook University, Rutgers University, Howard University, Megar Evers College, Black Expo New York, as well as a long list of other churches and network organizations, just to name a few. She has also seved as fellow panelist with other well renowned speakers such as: Dr. Dennis Kimbro, Dr. Farrah Gray and Terrie Williams.

Her credentials include 15 years of entrepreneurial business success as well as an extensive marketing background. She worked in the entertainment industry with over ten years of experience working for a variety of companies such as; Def Jam, PolyGram, WNYU Radio, WQHT-Hot 97, Black Enterprise Magazine, and the Apollo Theatre, where she honed her management, promotions, and marketing skills.

She has an amazing desire to be a servant for our Heavenly Father and touch the lives of millions through empowerment and inspiration. She wants to live by example and show others how to discover their inner strengths, tap into their spiritual power, and embrace their destiny.

The Queens Book Fair is pleased to announce our 2007 Keynote Speaker. For more information on the 2007 Queens Book Fair or Author registration details log on to www.queensbookfair.com

To book National Best Selling Author Georgia Woodbine as a speaker contact Phil Andrews, PA Public Relations Company at 718.380.2062 or email philandrews2001@yahoo.com or to purchase Georgia Woodbine's National Best Selling Book How to Make Big Buck$ Without Selling Your Soul! Log on to http://www.spiritualfocuspublishing.com/products.htm or Pre-Order Georgia Woodbine’s Grab Your Destiny CD log on to the above link.

Queens Book Fair deadine for Author Sign-up 2007 Queens Book Fair

2007-08-03T05:31:00.000-07:00

Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair deadine for Author Sign-up 2007 Queens Book Fair. Due to increasing demand the 2007 Queens Book Fair Committee is extending Author registration for the upcoming book fair August 10, 2007. The 2006 Queens Book Fair is anticipated to attract hundreds of people to NYC, and Piper and Rogers were counting on the event to introduce some writers to a bigger audience than they've ever enjoyed. The 3rd Annual Queens Book Fair will be held on September 1, 2007 at the Jamaica Market Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. Visit www.queensbookfair.com for complete registration details.
"It was packed in 2005, and 2006 was well attended " Rogers said. "And I was shocked. It was rainy and we didn't think people would show up. But they still came out."

To some degree, the women are all about taking chances. They started their book business almost by accident a decade ago, while selling gift baskets and floral arrangements at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market in Jamaica.

They began bringing used books from their own collections to sell at the market, selling out each week. A frequent customer soon asked if the pair could get their hands on books by other African-American authors.

"She asked how soon we could get them, and I said we'd have them for her the next Saturday," Rogers said. "And I thought, 'I don't know how I'm going to get these, but I'm going to find out.'"

Rogers, 44, not only supplied the requested books, but soon found herself fielding requests for work by other black writers. Within weeks, she and Piper were visiting distributor warehouses that stacked dozens of titles from tiny imprints around the country.

By 2001, the women sensed a revolution stirring in the African-American literary community. Sister Souljah's 1999 cautionary coming-of age novel "The Coldest Winter Ever" had reinvigorated an urban-literature market that had hibernated for decades, provoking a new generation of black writers to eschew the mythic glamour of drugs and violence.

Other genres took shape around the same time, including revenge melodramas, romance thrillers and inspirational memoirs about overcoming abuse, addiction and lives of crime.

"It's a whole industry booming within an industry," said Angela Wallace, whose self-published novel, "Secret Dramas," earned acclaim for its unique hybrid of soap opera and mob intrigue. "[Writers] are implementing their own imprints. As a result of that, they're bringing other black authors in under their umbrella. I think mainstream publishing is noticing that."

Amid this resurgence, Piper and Rogers established their own tiny umbrella on the Internet in 2002. C&B Books Distribution eventually opened a kiosk at Jamaica Market in October and introduced its newest location in a compact corner store in Flushing in January.

The partners built their stock through consignment deals with self-published authors, advising writers through labor-intensive processes such as mission statements, cover design, press releases and book signings.

While she tirelessly provides encouragement and advice, Piper, 53, insists that no book will sell without its author's own follow-through.

"They have to be willing to get out," she said. "They can't just drop their book at the store and expect the stores to sell their book. We have our own business to run."

But the women treat the Queens Book Fair like a community service as much as they do a business endeavor.

The event, which offered seminars and workshops for published and unpublished writers alike, kicked off with a networking breakfast to help forge partnerships in New York's independent literary scene. Readers had the chance to meet and solicit advice from their favorite authors, as well.

"Harlem and Brooklyn, they already have their recognition - even the Bronx," Piper said. "Queens was very low-key, and it's just starting to blossom.

" The fair was very nice! I met some wonderful authors and walked away with a bag full of info on good books! They even had free food! As soon as I heard the announcer say free and food...LOL

Testimonial Queens Book Fair 2005

It was a rainy day outside but anytime you have a room full of books there is nothing but sunshine. My wrap got wet but it was worth it. :- ) Congrats ladies!!

Wanda D. Hudson Coming Soon - Wait For Love: A Black Girl's Story It's a Woman's World - www.extasybooks.com http://wandasway.blogspot.com

The word is out. A listener spotted Guilty Pleasures at the Queens Book Fair. She enjoyed the interview and purchased two copies of my novel. Thanks again for providing yet another platform for striving authors. ~Sonya Harris - Guilty Pleasures Books never go out of style!

Very nice artical written up on you in Newsday. Thank you for throwing such a wonderful event and also for you commitment to the self-published authors. Nathaniel Portis Things In Between

Congratulations Carol & Brenda on your vision to host the Queens Book Fair and for being dedicated to assisting black authors, readers and lovers of the written word. When I say, "It is a blessing to have people like you in the literary community," I mean it from the center of my soul! I can't wait to come next year! Yasmin Shiraz www.yasminshiraz.net

Self-published authors from around the country are anticipated to participate in the upcoming Queens Book Fair 2007.

Authors are encouraged to register early.

Last year the Queens Book Fair was filled to capacity and we anticipate another great year for the Queens Book Fair.

Log on to www.queensbookfair.com today and contact us to get more information regarding the 2007 Queens Book Fair.

New York, New York - New E-Book by Phil Andrews released by www.cbbooksdistribution.com The Day I Became the CEO of my own Corporation

2007-07-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

(PRLog.Org) – New York, New York - New E-Book by Phil Andrews released by www.cbbooksdistribution.com The Day I Became the CEO of my own Corporation by Phil Andrews uses the Socratic Method of learning to help both existing business owners and those wishing to start their own business ask critical questions to help grow their business to the next level. The book The Day I Became the CEO of my own Corporation is designed in workbook format to allow business owners the opportunity to format a plan of action as they answer pertinent questions to systemize their daily plan of action.

About the Author:

Phil Andrews, was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Marcy Housing Development. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, which is a specialized school in New York City. He has lectured throughout New York State at various colleges and universities. He was the Vice President and Marketing Director of the Haircut Hut franchise for over a decade.

Mr. Andrews is listed in Who’s Who in Black America and International Who’s Who.

He is also featured in a book published by, Mr. Robert H. Adams entitled, 15 years of Minority Business Development. Currently, he is the Public Relations Director for Cbbooksdistribution.com, Awarenessmagazine.net, SGIB Magazine.com, Renaissancemanmagazine.com, Hempstead Horn Newspaper, African Atlantic Genealogical Association, and 100 Black Men of Long Island, Queens Book Fair (http://www.queensbookfair.com).

Mr. Andrews is a current member of the Caribbean- American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc., Member of Urban League of Long Island (Young Professionals), Black Public Relations Society of New York, Chairman of Public Relations for The United Black Men of Queens, Inc., and member of the New York Association of Black Journalist.

In October of 1995, Mr. Andrews was presented the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce/Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award.

In 1998, he was presented with the Nassau Council of Chambers/West Indian Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award. He has also received a citation from the 18th Assembly District of Long Island New York, Assemblywomen Earlene Hooper Hill.

In 2005 Mr. Andrews received a Proclamation for Outstanding Service to New York’s 10th Congressional District presented by Congressman Ed Towns. Mr. Andrews has received Proclamations from former Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gullotta, and former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Mr. Richard Guardino. In December 2005 Mr. Andrews was inducted into the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. as a Member Visionary.

Other publications he has been featured in are: Point of View Newspaper, Black Star News, The New York Beacon, The Gleaner Extra, Caribbean Life Newspaper, Afro-American Times, The Network Journal Magazine, Community Journal Newspaper, Economic Forum Newspaper Minority Business Review, Amsterdam News, and Shop Talk Magazine. Currently, he is the Public Relations Director for JoJo’s Caribbean Showcase TV Show, and is on the Public Relations committee for the Harlem Book Fair on Long Island, which attracted over 2000 participants in 2003, Harlem Book Fair on Long Island.

Mr. Andrews is also currently serving as the Public Relations Committee for the New York Metro MBA Association and the 100 Black Men of Long Island. Mr. Andrews writes a weekly business column for Blackstarnews.com. Black Star News is New York’s leading investigative paper and owns NYC Black Search an African American Black Business Directory located at http://www.nycblacksearch.com/

To order your copy of Phil Andrews E-Book The Day I Became the CEO of my own Corporation log on to http://www.cbbooksdistribution.com . For speaking inquiries contact Phil Andrews at info@papublicrelations.com

New York, New York - NYCBlackSearch.com set to sponsor 2007 Queens Book Fair

2007-07-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

New York, New York - NYCBlackSearch.com set to sponsor 2007 Queens Book Fair. The 2007 Queens Book Fair will be held on September 1, 2007 at the Jamaica Harvest Room located at 90-40 Jamaica Ave, Queens, New York. The Queens Book Fair Committee has recently established a web site at www.queensbookfair.com to facilitate inquires for this year's book fair.

About NYCBlackSearch.com:

NYC Black Search features websites, NYC Black News, and offers registered users the ability to open a free account.

NYC Black Search offers business owners the opportunity to add their business to the search engine. NYC Black Search is a New York based search engine which also includes a national database.

NYC Black Search was created to create a one stop database for individuals and businesses looking for African-American resources in NYC and around the country. NYC Black Search is a member of the African-American Directory which has been promoting Black on Black Business since 1999.

RushPRnews.com has been recently added as a community link to NYCBlackSearch.com

Log on to NYCblacksearch.com to log on to our main directory, view NYC Black News, or add your business to http://www.nycblacksearch.com/ For more information on the upcoming 2007 Queens Book Fair log on to www.queensbookfair.com , you may also email the Queens Book Fair Committee at queensbookfair@aol.com

Phil Andrews
CEO
PA Public Relations Company
www.papublicrelations.com
info@papublicrelations.com

Queens Book Fair More than Books

2007-06-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

Queens Book Fair 2006 featured in News, article titled More than Books.

Click on Picture to Enlarge article.

For more information on the 2007 Queens Book Fair log on to www.queensbookfair.com

Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair Selects Mr. Phil Andrews as Public Relations Director, Queens Book Fair September 2007

2007-06-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

Queens, New York - Queens Book Fair Selects Mr. Phil Andrews as Public Relations Director, Queens Book Fair September 2007. Book Distribution Company cbbooksdistribution.com set to promote aspiring authors at Queens Book Fair (www.queensbookfair.com) on September 1, 2007. The Queens Book Fair will be held in the heart of, Queens, and will draw many of the following vendors to the Queens Book Fair. Children Authors, Christian Authors, Self-published & Aspiring Authors, Literary Professionals.

This event will be advertised locally and abroad to ensure a great turnout.

About Phil Andrews:

Mr. Andrews is the CEO of Phil Andrews Public Relations Company. Phil Andrews was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Marcy Housing Development. He attended Brooklyn Technical High school which is a specialized school in New York City. He has lectured throughout New York State at various colleges and universities. He was the Vice President/Marketing Director of the Haircut Hut Franchise for over a decade.

Mr. Andrews is listed in Who’s Who in Black America and International Who’s Who. He is also featured in a book published by Mr. Robert H. Adams entitled 15 years of Minority Business Development. He is the current Public Relations Public Relations Director for Cbbooksdistribution.com, Awarenessmagazine.net, SGIBMagazine.com, Hempstead Horn Newspaper, Harlem Book Fair on Long Island, African Atlantic Genealogical Association, and 100 Black Men of Long Island.

In October of 1995 Mr. Andrews was presented the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce/Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award. In 1998 he was presented with the Nassau Council of Chambers/West Indian Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award. He has also received a citation from the 18th Assembly District Long Island New York, Assemblywomen Earlene Hooper Hill. Mr. Andrews has received Proclamations from former Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gullotta, and former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Mr. Richard Guardino. In 2005 and 2006 Phil Andrews was inducted as a member visionary by the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.

Mr. Andrews has been featured in many publications such as Point of View Newspaper, Black Star News, The New York Beacon, The Gleaner Extra, Caribbean Life Newspaper, Afro-American Times, Community Journal Newspaper, Economic Forum Newspaper Minority Business Review, Amsterdam News, and Shop Talk Magazine. He is currently the Public Relations Director for and on the Public Relations committee for the Harlem Book Fair on Long Island which attracted over 2000 participants for the 2003 Harlem Book Fair on Long Island. Mr. Andrews is also currently serving as the Public Relations Committee for the New York Metro MBA Association and the 100 Black Men of Long Island.

Phil Andrews has served the community in various ways during the past decade. He has served on the Board of directors of the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, Roosevelt Kiwanis, 100 Black Men of Long Island, and the West Indian Chamber of Commerce as the Public Relation Director and currently runs a business network named the “Power Networking Business Seminar Series”. He is also a member of the 100 Black Men of America and is certified as a Mentor through the 100 Black Men of America.

Phil Andrews is the author of the E-Book "The Day I Became the CEO of My Own Corporation" book is available at www.cbbooksdistribution.com

To inquire about the upcoming Queens Book Fair in which C & B Books will be promoting aspring authors and self-published authors log on to www.queensbookfair.com and contact us, you may also email us at cbbookdist@aol.com .

C & B Books Distribution has been serving the reading community since 1995 as a community based bookstore. C & B Books specialize in selling best selling titles and promoting self-published and aspiring authors. C & B Books recently celebrated the milestone on 250,000 web site hits. C & B Books looks foward to continually meeting the needs of the reading public by connecting them to both self-published and aspiring authors.

Please contact C&B Distribution today at 718.591.4525 and ask to speak to Carol or Brenda for more information on the upcoming Queens Book Fair or you may log on to our web site at http://www.queensbookfair.com and contact us. You may also email us today at cbbookdist@aol.com to be placed on our email list for the upcoming Queens Book Fair September 2007.

Queens, New York - Queens is book country book lovers set to flock Queens Book Fair September 1, 2007

2007-06-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

Queens, New York - Queens is book country book lovers set to flock Queens Book Fair September 1, 2007. Authors will participating from a variety of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, romance, mystery, children’s books, etc. The book fair will be held in the heart of Queens. Book lovers from around the tri-state area will be attending to support both published and self-published authors from around the country. Authors will be signing their books for consumers.

The Queens Book Fair is sponsored by C & B Books Distribution Inc. C & B Books Distribution Inc. was founded by Carol Rogers & Co-founded by Brenda Piper. The Queens Book Fair will be held at the Jamaica Market in the Harvest Room 90-40 160th St. Jamaica, New York. The Queens Book Fair will begin at 12:00 P.M. and end at 7:00 P.M.

Please contact C&B Distribution Inc. at 718.591.4525 and ask to speak to Carol or Brenda for more information on the upcoming Queens Book Fair or you may log on to our web site at www.queensbookfair.com and contact us.

You may also email us today at cbbookdist@aol.com to be placed on our email list for the upcoming Queens Book September 1, 2007. Consumers will be admitted to the Queens Book Fair free of charge.

2007 Queens Book Fair announces Commemorative Journal for upcoming Queens Book Fair

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2007 Queens Book Fair announces Commemorative Journal for upcoming Queens Book Fair. Self-Published Authors, Self-Published Authors and other literary industry personnel will be featured in the 2007 Queens Book Fair Commemorative Journal.

Authors need not attend to place a special feature in the commemorative journal.

This year's book fair will be held on September 1, 2007 at Jamaica Market Harvest Room. The Queens Book Fair was was featured in Newsday, May 3, 2005, article "This book fair’s for the self-published authors.

Queens Book Fair 2007 Announces Author sign-up for 3rd Annual Queens Book Fair. Self-published authors from around the country flocked the 2005 Queens Book Fair, along with book lovers around the tri-state area. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall proclaimed the month of April as Book Month in Queens.

The fair has generated local buzz for emphasizing the growing phenomenon of self-published African-American authors. The writers have seized mainstream publishers’ attention by independently printing small quantities of their work and controlling all of its creative and financial aspects.

The authors’ success hinges on marketing strategies as diverse as door-to-door sales, street vending and arranging book signings at popular restaurants or nightclubs. But before this year, only Harlem had established an annual book fair where writers are exposed to thousands of readers in one setting.

The Queens Book Fair attracted hundreds of people to Jamaica Market, and Piper and Rogers were counting on the event to introduce some writers to a bigger audience than they've ever enjoyed.

"It was packed," Rogers said. "And I was shocked. It was rainy and we didn’t think people would show up. But they still came out."

To some degree, the women are all about taking chances. They started their book business almost by accident a decade ago, while selling gift baskets and floral arrangements at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market in Jamaica.

C & B Books Distribution began bringing used books from their own collections to sell at the market, selling out each week. A frequent customer soon asked if the pair could get their hands on books by other African-American authors.

"She asked how soon we could get them, and I said we'd have them for her the next Saturday," Rogers said. "And I thought, ‘I don't know how I'm going to get these, but I'm going to find out.’"

Rogers, 44, not only supplied the requested books, but soon found herself fielding requests for work by other black writers. Within weeks, she and Piper were visiting distributor warehouses that stacked dozens of titles from tiny imprints around the country.

By 2001, the women sensed a revolution stirring in the African-American literary community. Sister Souljah’s 1999 cautionary coming-of age novel "The Coldest Winter Ever" had reinvigorated an urban-literature market that had hibernated for decades, provoking a new generation of black writers to eschew the mythic glamour of drugs and violence.

Other genres took shape around the same time, including revenge melodramas, romance thrillers and inspirational memoirs about overcoming abuse, addiction and lives of crime.

"It’s a whole industry booming within an industry," said Angela Wallace, whose self-published novel, "Secret Dramas," earned acclaim for its unique hybrid of soap opera and mob intrigue. "[Writers] are implementing their own imprints. As a result of that, they're bringing other black authors in under their umbrella. I think mainstream publishing is noticing that."

Brenda Piper and Carol Rogers established their own tiny umbrella on the Internet in 2002. In March 2002 Mr. Phil Andrews joined C & B Books as its Public Relations Director to strengthen C & B Books brand name recognition in the literary community. C&B Books Distribution eventually opened its first physical location at the Jamaica Market in October and introduced its newest location in a compact corner store in Flushing in January.

The partners built their stock through consignment deals with self-published authors, advising writers through labor-intensive processes such as mission statements, cover design, press releases and book signings.

While she tirelessly provides encouragement and advice, Piper, 53, insists that no book will sell without its author’s own follow-through.

"They have to be willing to get out," she said. "They can't just drop their book at the store and expect the stores to sell their book. We support authors through C & B Books authors club which promotes self-published authors.
But the women treat the Queens Book Fair like a community service as much as they do a business endeavor.

The event, which offered seminars and workshops for published and unpublished writers alike, kicked off with a networking breakfast to help forge partnerships in New York’s independent literary scene. Readers had the chance to meet and solicit advice from their favorite authors, as well.

"Harlem and Brooklyn, they already have their recognition - even the Bronx," Piper said. "Queens was very low-key, and it’s just starting to blossom."

Authors interested in registering as a vendor for the 2007 Queens Book Fair or placing an advertisement in the 2007 Queens Book Fair Commemorative Jouranl may log on to our web site today at www.queensbookfair.com or you may email us at queensbookfair@aol.com.

Phil Andrews
CEO
PA Public Relations Company
http://www.papublicrelations.com/