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Book publicity organizations are publicists that get together to help each
other promote their current endeavor. Publicist organizations often times have
groups or memberships that require a fee to join.
Book Publicists of Southern
California
6464 Sunset Blvd., Room 580, Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (323) 461-3921
Fax: (323) 461-0917
Northern California
Book Publicity & Marketing Association (NCBPMA)
P.O. Box
192803, San Francisco, CA 94119-2803
Monthly programs. Puts on
a tea at Book Expo America. Has a directory.
Public Relations
Society of America
33 Irving PI., New York, NY 10003
Tel:
(212) 995-2230 Fax: (212) 995-0757 Has chapters, a newsletter
and
a directory.
Publishers Publicity Association
299
Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 E-mail: nlatimer@randomhouse.com
Trade
group for all publishers and publicists. Monthly meetings
and
workshops.
TELEPHONE SALES
1 (800) AUTHORS
For an
annual fee, you can record a two-minute interview that
callers
can access around the clock, then order the book. The
interview can
serve as a demo for talk shows. The company also
does a syndicated
column and advertises its
books.
VIDEO
You 're on the Air, a must-have video created
by Brian Jud in which
producers for major shows discuss how to
prepare for and give
interviews. Comes with two companion books
by Jud:
Its Show time: How to Perform on Television &
Radio
Perpetual Promotion: How to Contact Producers and Create
Media
Appearances for Book Promotion
Offers other
videocassettes and audiocassettes.
Marketing Directions
PO
Box 715, Avon, CT 06001-0715 Tel: (800) 562-4357
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