A New Book Review Program for Bloggers

by Michael S. Hyatt, President & CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers

A few months ago, we began an experiment. We offered a free book to anyone who agreed to post a 200-word review on their blog. We were so pleased with the results, we decided to do it again.

I challenged Lindsey Nobles, my Director of Corporate Communications, to create a Web site specifically designed for bloggers who are interested in reviewing our books. As a result, we launched the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers (BRB) site

If you are a blogger, this new site has at least three benefits:

1. Free copies of our best books. We will send you a free copy of the book you are interested in reviewing. In addition, after you have requested a review copy, we will email you a PDF of the first two chapters so you can immediately get started. Meanwhile, we will drop a physical copy of the book in the mail.
2. Content resources for your blog. We will provide you with free resources to use in your review. These include things like cover art, video or audio clips (when available), external links to other related items, etc. Frankly, this is the part of the site that we need to expand upon the most.
3. External links to your blog. We will provide a link back to the your actual review of the book. As you may know, external links are what drive up your blog’s ranking on Google. In general, the more links the better.

What do we require? Bloggers must agree to write a 200-word review—good, bad, or ugly—and post it on their blog and on the Amazon detail page for that book. Obviously, the review can be longer, but we wanted to set the bar low in order to encourage participation.

If you are interested in checking it out, click here to sign up for the program.

RCWW Contest - $20 Prize!

This is just a reminder about the RCWW Contest we are having.

The guidelines are below.
Don't miss the deadline!
It's October 19th!!!
You can't win if you don't try!
If you have any questions, please let me know.

Guidelines: Writing Devotional, 500-600 words.
Use a verse or two of scripture and short
prayer at the end as part of the word count.
Prize: $20
Due By: October 19th.

Email submissions to tcrobb@integrity.com, put "writing contest" in subject line, or mail to Rebekah Robb, 9600 January Way, Richmond, VA 23238.

NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED!
***Winner will be announced on November 15th at the 2008 Writers Celebration (you must be present to win).

Happy Writing!Rebekah Robb

RCWW November Annual Meeting

Dear RCWW,
Here is info about our November Annual Meeting.
More details to come.

Richmond Christians Who WritePresents
2008 Writers Celebration
November 15, 2008
From 5-8pm

Come enjoy an evening of fellowship with other writers
and celebrate what God has done this year in our writing.

Cost: TBD
Dinner will be provided.

Location: Winn's Baptist Church
12320 Winns Church Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23059

** We have a few members that have trouble driving at night and would need a ride. Please contact me if you are able to help with this.
***Please no perfume, we have members with severe allergies to perfume. Thank you for being so considerate!

RSVP by November 1st to Rebekah Robb at tcrobb@integrity.com or 527-0913.
Spouses, friends and family members are most welcome.

Kingdom Publishing Group Announces New Office Headquarters

Richmond, Virginia - October 1, 2008 - Kingdom Publishing Group, Inc. (KPG), the area's leading publisher, producer and promoter of Christian books and music, opened its doors to their new office headquarters today! "Truly this is a Divine blessing from God, the Father," proclaims Nina L. Wells, Executive Vice President of KPG. "This timely and dynamic move has launched KPG into a new realm of possibilities for its company and clients."

Formerly located in the Lakeside Professional Building, KPG has moved its office headquarters to One Paragon Place, conveniently located at Broad Street and Glenside Drive in the west end of Richmond, Virginia.

Kingdom Publishing Group, Inc. invites you to come visit them at their new location

6800 Paragon Place
Suite 112
Richmond,Virginia 23230

For more information about Kingdom Publishing Group, Inc., and the services they offer, please contact Denise Watson-Smith, Director of Marketing, Promotions and Outreach at: denise@kingdompublishing.org.


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