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Mama by Terry McMillan

The Mama Bestseller Video

When Terry McMillan’s first novel Mama was published in 1987, she wrote more than 3,000 letters to bookstores, colleges, chain stores, African-American groups, and other groups asking them to stock and/or promote her book. She offered to do readings wherever they would give her space. The response was so great that she ended up doing […]

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Upshur Street Books

Indie Booksellers: DC Area Independent Bookstores

Here are the best independent bookstores in the DC Area. They sell great books, host events for wonderful authors, and promote to book readers. Bridge Street Books, Rod Smith, 2814 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20007-3717; 202-965-5200. Email: rod@bridgestreetbooks.com. Web: http://store.bridgestreetbooks.com. Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Bridge-Street-Books/111686825536471. A small serious intellectual bookstore. Many poetry readings. Specializes in poetry, theater, […]

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Twitter Audit

Twitter Marketing: Do You Have Great Twitter Followers?

Check out Twitter Audit (http://www.twitteraudit.com) to discover how many fake Twitter followers you have and how many real followers you have. As you can see, my audit score for my @JohnKremer Twitter profile is 99% real! Thank you to all real people who follow me! Check out Twitter Audit to discover how many fake Twitter […]

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Forbes Magazine

Business Magazine Editors and PR Opportunities

Do you want to get publicity in business magazines? There are many opportunities for authors to get interviews, book reviews, articles, expert roundups, and quotations in business magazines. Forbes Magazine, 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City NJ 07310; 800-295-0893. Web: https://www.forbes.com. Forbes West Coast Bureau, 250 Montgomery Street #800, San Francisco CA 94104. Published 15 times […]

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