Indie Book Event July 30, 2011

NOTEWORTHY AUTHORS, ASPIRING WRITERS, PUBLISHERS, BLOGGERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS TO GATHER AT INDIE BOOK EVENT
WHO: The Indie Book Event, now in its second year, was created to offer independent publishers and self-published authors the opportunity to promote their work.
**For more information, go to http://www.indiebookevent.com/event
WHAT: The Indie Book Event offers writers a platform to showcase their latest publications, and provides aspiring writers with an opportunity to glean invaluable information and key networking. The schedule will include a speaking panel to include publishing and editing veterans as well as bloggers, social media experts, eBook professionals and author branding experts who will provide important leads, tips, ideas, etc. There will be a discussion about the growing importance of e-publishing, the opportunities e-publishing could
present to independent authors, and the significance that digital books has within the print publishing industry.
This year, the Indie Book Event will honor independent author Donna Carrick with the first Indie Book Event Award for Excellence in Fiction for her recent novel “The First Excellence,” a Canadian/Chinese cultural thriller.