Book publishers and authors meet each month in the Albuquerque area. The meetings are sponsored by the New Mexico Book Association and the New Mexico Book Co-op. There will be a topic of discussion at each meeting; they will be casual meetings. All are welcome. Future topics will include taxes, book reviews, book fairs, and printers. Please call 505/344-9382 or email info@nmbookcoop.com if you are coming.
Meeting Schedule (as well as other Project Deadlines)
Friday, February 26, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
March 10, 2010 -- APS School Library Display GET INFO HERE
Friday, March 19, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
March 30, 2010 -- Deadline to Enter VOICES OF NM Project GET INFO HERE
April 7-9, 2010 -- NM Library Convention, Ruidoso GET INFO HERE
Friday, April 23, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
May 1, 2010 -- Early Entry Deadline for NM Book Awards GET INFO HERE
Friday, May 28, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
June 4-5, 2010 -- 6th Annual Chama Book Fair GET INFO HERE
Friday, June 25, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
July 1, 2010 -- Deadline to Enter 2010 NM Book Awards GET INFO HERE
Friday, September 17, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
Friday, October 22, 2010 -- Monthly Co-op Meeting 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
Friday, November 19, 2010 -- NM Book Awards Banquet, MCM Elegante Hotel, Albuquerque
Friday, December 10, 2010 -- Co-op Holiday Party, 12 noon, Golden Corral, Albuquerque
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PAST MEETINGS/PROJECTS:
December 11, 2009 -- NM Book Co-op Holiday Party
November 20, 2009 -- NM Book Awards Banquet
November 7, 2009 -- Book Fair in Rio Rancho -- New Mexico Authors and Artists for Literacy
October 23, 2009 -- Jan Zimmermann on Web Marketing 2.0 for Authors
September 18, 2009 -- Selling Books Outside the Bookstore Box
June 27, 2009 -- Meet the Authors Benefit for Title One Outreach at Cathedral of St. John
June 26, 2009 -- Pitch Your Book
May 22, 2009 -- Paul Rhetts on Book Publishing A to Z; What’s All This Talk About Pay to Play and POD?
April 17, 2009 -- John Stafford, New Mexico Museum Foundation Stores
March 27, 2009 -- Sabra Steinsiek and Barbe Awalt on Book Reviewer Panel
February 20, 2009 -- Southwest Writers Group with Larry Greenly
January 23, 2009 -- 2008 NM Book Awards-What We Learned & Announcement of 2009 Program; Tym Burkey, Best of Show winner, special guest
December 5, 2008 -- Book Coop Holiday Party
Friday, November 21, 2008 -- New Mexico Book Awards Banquet and Announcement of Winners
October 17, 2008 -- Christina Westbrook, executive producer for Good Day New Mexico (KOB-TV-4)
September 26, 2008 -- Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg on the Hillerman Mystery Writers Conference and the WordHarvest Writers Workshop
August 30-Sept. 1, 2008 -- Grand Opening of Flying Star Cafe in Bernalillo and Book Store
July 11-13, 2008 -- Lavender in the Village Book Display, Los Ranchos, NM
June 27, 2008 -- Publishing A to Z with Ruthe Francis and Paul Rhetts
June 6-8, 2008 -- Chama Book Fair
May 23, 2008 -- Digital Publishing on Demand with Waleed Ashoo of LithExcel
May 10, 2008 --Mother's DayBook Fair in Eldorado
April 18, 2008 -- Sandy Cline on What I Have Learned about Selling and Marketing My Book
March 28, 2008 -- Alternative Locations for Signings & Sales with David Corwell, Sabra Brown Steinsiek, Jerry Davis, Lela Belle Wolfert, and Jill Lane
March 8, 2008 -- Meet the Author Book Fair at Holy Ghost Library
February 22, 2008 -- Libraries and Book Acquisition with Judy Gibbon, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library Advisory Board, Susan Oberlander, Director, New Mexico State Library, and Deimosa Webber-Bey, Youth Services Librarian, Rio Rancho Public Library
January 25, 2008 -- What We Have Learned from the NM Book Awards with Ruthie Francis, Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts
December 8, 2007 -- 1st Annual Holiday Book & Craft Fair at St. Johns Cathedral
November 16, 2007 -- What Sells!!! with Derek Buschmann of Borders
October 19, 2007 -- What I as a Writer from becoming a Publisher with Harry Willson of Amador Publishing
September 21, 2007 -- Weekly Alibi and Books with Stephen RobertAllen
August 24, 2007 -- Publishing A to Z Part I with Ruthie Francis and Paul Rhetts
June 22, 2007 -- Creative Book Marketing Ideas with John Kremer
May 25, 2007 -- Seling Your Books Outside the Bookstore
April 20, 2007 -- Books and POSH NM Magazine
March 23, 2007 -- How to Market Your Book Online with Jan Zimmerman
February 23, 2007 -- Books and Barnes & Noble with Sandra Williams
January 19, 2007 -- Publishers Roundtable
November 17, 2006 -- Getting Books into Rio Rancho Public Library with Daria Labinskyr
October 27, 2006 -- Jonathan Miller and selling your book
September 22, 2006 -- Books at Bookworks with Nancy Rutland
August 25, 2006 -- Copyright Law and Books with Sherri Burr
June 23, 2006 -- Getting Books into Borders with Derek Buschman and Judy Dwyer
May 26, 2006 -- Getting Publciity for your book on Radio with Larry Ahrens
April 28, 2006 -- Books and Albuquerque the Magazine with Larryl Lynch and Lexi Petronis
March 31, 2006 -- Book Marketing Roundtable
February 24, 2006 -- Printers Roundtable
January 20, 2006 -- Your Books and the NM State Library with Richard Akeroyd and Robert Upton