{"id":1340,"date":"2016-03-28T11:35:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2021-12-06T08:25:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:25:53","slug":"2016-book-fairs-and-writers-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/2016-book-fairs-and-writers-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Book Fairs and Writers Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/books-by-robert-w-lucas\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1341\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1341 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Library-Author-event-Casselberry-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Book Fairs and Writers Conferences\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Library-Author-event-Casselberry-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Library-Author-event-Casselberry-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Library-Author-event-Casselberry-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Library-Author-event-Casselberry-2-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>In my presentations to authors and publishers\u00a0on how to capitalize on their books and generate revenue, one of the points that I stress relates to\u00a0authors and publishers attending book fairs and author and writer conferences regularly. By getting and staying in front of people and networking, any author improves his or her chances of making valuable contacts, identifying useful resources and selling more books.<\/p>\n<p>The following\u00a0is a list of some potential events that you might want to consider in order to learn more about the book writing and publishing trade and get more exposure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookexpoamerica.com\/\">BookExpo American &#8211; May 11-13, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridapublishersassociation.com\/annual-conference\">Florida Authors and Publishers Association &#8211; Annual Conference August 5-6, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridawriters.net\/conferences\/mini-conferences\/\">Florida Writers Association &#8211; The Writers Nest Mini-Conference April 30, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridawriters.net\/conferences\/mini-conferences\/\">Florida Writers Association &#8211; Day at the Bay Mini-C0nference May 7, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridawriters.net\/conferences\/mini-conferences\/\">Florida Writers Association &#8211; Non-Fiction and More Mini-Conference June 25, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridawriters.net\/conferences\/florida-writers-conference\/\">Florida Writers Association &#8211; 15th Annual Florida Writers Conference October 20-23, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.book-fair.com\/en\/\">Frankfurt Book Fair &#8211; October 19-23, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishinguniversity.org\/\">Independent Book Publishers Association &#8211; Publishing University April 8-9, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonbookfair.co.uk\/\">London Book Fair &#8211; April 12-14, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attending professional events is just one way to build\u00a0your author platform and promote your books.\u00a0For more ideas and strategies on how to better position yourself and books to generate primary and residual revenue streams, check out <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PANqgG\">Make Money Writing Books: Proven Profit Making Strategies for Authors<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my presentations to authors and publishers\u00a0on how to capitalize on their books and generate revenue, one of the points that I stress relates to\u00a0authors and publishers attending book fairs and author and writer conferences regularly. 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