Book marketing may seem like a strange concept to some. After all, unlike at the cinema, there aren’t sneak peeks into other books before you read the one you’ve paid for. But a lot of thought and planning goes into marketing each individual title to ensure that it effectively reaches its audience. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free … [Read more...] about Marketing books, SA style
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Pulp Books: Online book buying with a personal touch
When Janita Lawrence started Pulp Books in 2007, it was an experiment. An art director in advertising at the time, she began it slowly; one book at a time. “It wasn’t so much that the world needed Pulp Books, but that I needed Pulp Books,” affirms Lawrence. Within a year, she was able to quit her day job to run it full-time. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press … [Read more...] about Pulp Books: Online book buying with a personal touch
Gaiutra Bahadur to Launch Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture in … – Books LIVE (blog)
Gaiutra Bahadur to Launch Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture in …Books LIVE (blog)The second Johannesburg event takes place on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at Swad Restaurant, Melrose Arch. There will be limited seating available, and dinner will be for the guests’ own account. This event starts at 6:30 PM. The Durban launch is hosted … …read more … [Read more...] about Gaiutra Bahadur to Launch Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture in … – Books LIVE (blog)
Johannesburg: Hostile Territory for Writers, by Ben Williams – Books LIVE (blog)
Johannesburg: Hostile Territory for Writers, by Ben WilliamsBooks LIVE (blog)Lost and Found in Johannesburg The first South African Book Fair is safely behind us. It wasn’t a perfect success – it didn’t touch the buzzy heights of its predecessor, the Cape Town Book Fair, which once pulled 50 000 people through the city’s … …read more Via: … [Read more...] about Johannesburg: Hostile Territory for Writers, by Ben Williams – Books LIVE (blog)
Boks for Books promotes literacy in schools
The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) major Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative to supply fully-stocked mobile or refurbished libraries to previously disadvantaged schools, opened another library at the Sekwati Primary School, Soweto on Friday. Springbok centre Juan de Jongh and Springbok Sevens star Seabelo Senatla accompanied SARU president, Regan Hoskins, to … [Read more...] about Boks for Books promotes literacy in schools
