Events

Women in Publishing Meeting Schedule 2008

AGM plus keynote speaker Alison Baverstock on marketing books
April 9 2008 6.30 to 8pm

The AGM will start at 6.45 and take about 15 minutes

   1 Minutes of last AGM
   2 Committee members' reports
   3 Treasurer's report and accounts 2006-8
   
7pm Marketing in publishing today: lessons from the past, opportunities for the future
 
Alison Baverstock, winner of Women in Publishing's 2007 Pandora award, will be talking about how marketing works in publishing, and the opportunities offered by the current marketing environment, in particular

• why small, independent and new ventures have a terrific opportunity right now
• how to make and build a relationship with your market
• key tips for marketing on a low budget
• how to use viral marketing to your advantage
• how to work with your authors.

Alison Baverstock is the author of How to Market Books, now in its fourth edition (January 2008) and often hailed as the bible of book marketing.  Having worked as a publisher andauthor, with libraries, booksellers and all other areas of the book trade, Alison is now teaching Publishing at Kingston University. The perspective she offers is one of experience, wisdom and objectivity.

Venue: The University Women's Club, 2 Audley Square, London W1K 1DB
Nearest tubes: Marble Arch, Green Park, Hyde Park
Admission: members free, non-members £4.50

Wednesday 14 May
Travel writing, with Janine Eberle of Lonely Planet

Wednesday 11 June
Museum publishing

Wednesday 9 July
Summer party