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DigiCon - The ePublishing Revolution

eBook sales have increased more than 80-fold since 2002. There is no sign of this trend slowing. 

Are you ready?

Beginning February 14, 2011, SavvyAuthors will host DigiCon: a free, online, week-long conference dedicated to helping authors refine their strategy to incorporate and capitalize on the aggressively emerging world of e-publishing. Join SavvyAuthors and more than 80 experts through panels, chats, Q&A's, workshops, webinars, and pitching opportunities as they discuss craft, marketing, and techniques to sell your book in this growth market.

    * Join editors from Samhain, Sourcebooks, and many others to learn how they successfully navigated the digital domain.
    * Join agents for a view of current issues and advice in ebook sales and author career management.
    * Join successful eBook authors who are in the midst of the revolution and share their expertise.
    * Share your best sites and online tools in our “Best of the Web” sessions


Check out the great events, chats, workshop, prizes, and pitch opportunities below.

Events

    * Workshops
    * Chat sessions & webinars
    * Pitch opportunities
    * Contests
    * Raffles for craft books, critiques from authors and editors, and more.


Topics

    * Current market trends in digital publishing
    * State of the art technology in digital publishing
    * Online marketing opportunities and pitfalls
    * Backlist management and self-publishing
    * What the eRevolution means for aspiring authors
    * Craft sessions about plot, character, world building and more
    * Best practices for developing the perfect pitches, queries and synopses
    * Self-publication strategies and successes
    * Tips from an Author Success Coach
    * Best of Web information and tools
    * and many more.

WHEN:    Feb 14, 2011 - Feb 20, 2011

COST:   FREE for ALL BASIC AND PREMIUM Members!

REGISTRATION:      *** Registration Closed***

INSTRUCTOR:   

Savvy Authors
Participating Publishers

    * Lyrical Press
    * Sourcebooks
    * Samhain Publishing
    * Black Velvet Seductions
    * Carina Press
    * Muse It Up Publishing
    * Liquid Silver Press
    * Ellora's Cave
    * Loose ID
    * Champagne Press
    * Changeling Press
    * Breathless Press
    * Blue Ridge Literary Agency, LLC
    * Books for a Buck
    * Etopia Press
    * and more...


Participating Authors

    * Deborah Holland
    * Jodi Henley
    * Margot Kinberg
    * LD Madison
    * Gretchen Craig
    * Terry Odell
    * Angie Fox
    * Janie Franz
    * Robin Matheson
    * Sandy Lender
    * Desiree Holt
    * Kayelle Allen
    * Lakisha Spletzer
    * Beth Daniels
    * Suzanne Johnson
    * Deborah Magnus
    * Amber Kallyn
    * Marcy Weydemuller
    * Nancy J. Cohen
    * Dee Lloyd
    * Martha Warner
    * Su Halfwerk
    * Lucinda Schroeder
    * Eileen Cook
    * Caroline Clemmons
    * Paty Jager
    * Jane Toombs
    * Jamison Wolf
    * Renee Wilde
    * Christine Amsden
    * Flo Fitzpatrick
    * D.B. Reynolds
    * Alice Osborne
    * Em Petrova
    * Laurie Sanders
    * Alan Nayes
    * Susan Hanniford Crowley
    * Laura Bickles
    * and more...


WHERE:   
All events will be held on the Savvy Authors website.  All events are free and open to Premium members as well as FREE Basic Members.

Tags:    Craft, Editing, Publishin





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Each event held at Savvy Authors can be held via our chat rooms, forums, special groups, blogs, articles section or a combination of methods. Instructions for each event will be offered on the event details page for each event.

Often times, instructions for the event will be emailed to registrants approximately one week before the event is to occur as well as being outlined in our weekly newsletter.

If you have any questions about a particular event, please contact support@savvyauthors.com.

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