LinkedIn Talk

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Three top professional networking places on the Internet are Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The  LinkedIn groups directory lets members find like-minded groups.
     One current favorite is the LinkedIn group Tools of Change for Publishing. Current discussion is about Amazon.com's recent move into publishing and the pros and cons for authors. You might want to take part.
     Writer or Author, if you are not a LinkedIn member, think about joining and building your network. It's a great place for resources if you spend some time there, learning the site and the kinds of groups you can try. You can move in and out of groups, as you like. 

(c)2011 Author Support blog

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Book Industry SG highlights e-book "power buyers"

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The latest Book Industry Study Group (BISG) reports  new Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading research study with items below, and more. Interesting reading for e-book authors and publishers.   

1. Income is a more important factor than discretionary time; those earning greater than $50K annually buy higher proportion of e-books.
2. Urban readers buy the most e-books although rural buyers say they benefit more from the easy access in this format.
3. Is Amazon's Kindle e-book reader still the dominant e-device or is the Barnes & Noble Nook device gaining share?
4. Retirees  buy fewer e-books than fully employed e-readers.

Learn about the "Power Buyers" of e-books in the

newest fielding of the Book Industry Study Group's (BISG's) latest Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading research study.

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