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BEA 2010 heralds age of e-books along with traditional writer's cramps
Kicking-off the 2010 BookExpo America (BEA)book trade show at the Javits Center in New York City, BEA Event Director Steven Rosato called attention to the rapid expansion of e-book publishers at the convention. Rosato then introduced American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher, who dispelled the 'end of books' rumor making its way around the industry, followed by the Association of American Publishers CEO Tom Allen, who noted that book sales were up 8% this year industry-wide, and closed with Rick Joyce, Chief Marketing Officer Of Perseus, offering another digital innovation for book people at BEA. Over the next two days nearly 22,000 industry professionals poured into the convention halls to talk business and meet the authors, including bestselling author Bruce Feiler autographing his recently release memoir The Council of Dads (William Morrow; April, 2010); romance writer Debbie Macomber autographing her new novel Hannah's List (Mira; April, 2010); thriller writer Lee Child signing his latest Jack Reacher blockbuster 61 Hours (Delacorte Press; May, 2010); mystery maven Mary Higgins Clark autographing her latest page-turner The Shadow of Your Smile (Simon and Schuster; April, 2010) along with her bestselling daughter Carol Higgins Clark inscribing her new Regan Reilly mystery Wrecked (Scribner; April, 2010); Scott Spencer signing his forthcoming literary work of fiction Man in the Woods (Ecco; September, 2010); and the renowned man of high fashion Tim Gunn autographing his new book, Gunn's Golden Rules (Gallery; September, 2010)--among others. Stay tuned for lots more BEA videos in the coming weeks.
