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The greatest thing since sliced bread…

May 23, 2008

….is BOOKEXPO!   It’s coming to the L.A. Convention Center, May 29 - June 1st.  It’s a book publishing trade show.  Tons of book publishers come out and give out FREE copies of their new books.  There is also a HUGE authors’ petting zoo, where you can get autographed copies of new books for $1.  BookExpo is primarily for publishing industry professionals and costs $50 - 65 per day.  You can also buy 3-day passes. 

http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/ 

The last time BookExpo was in L.A. was about 6 years ago.  It was massive fun and I almost got a hernia from all the books I lugged out.   This is like the L.A. Times Festival of Books but all the books are freeeeee!

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  1. sounds cool!
    lol @ the author petting zoo

    Comment by MK — May 23, 2008 @ 1:17 pm

  2. Yay! What would be the best price in your opinion? Is it really worth three days?

    Comment by userdoesnotexist — May 25, 2008 @ 4:25 am

  3. It’s worth three days if you attend the workshops, many of which are free. It’s also worth it if you don’t have a lot of stamina because the LA Convention Center is like three football fields long, so covering it all in one day and being laden down with books is difficult. In the past, they have had a luggage check area where you can dump the books you’ve amassed and then head out for more. I think it all really depends on how much you want to see ALL of the books and authors. Make sure to look at the autographing sessions and see which authors you want. For me, going for one day, timed to the authors I want to see, plus with a hearty breakfast and a good size bag, I have been able to conquer Bookexpo in one day. The food at the Convention Center is overpriced and crowded, so you might want to bring your own sandwich. So yah, you can do BookExpo in one day if you can strategize and have energy. :)

    Comment by UnHip LA — May 25, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

  4. Any authors you want to recommend?

    Comment by userdoesnotexist — May 25, 2008 @ 6:30 pm

  5. Sorry I did not get back to you sooner. I really don’t have anyone to recommend.
    I just suggest reading the program before going; about 30 authors at a time sign books in the petting zoo area. Authors might also be signing at their publisher’s book booths.

    Comment by UnHip LA — June 1, 2008 @ 1:39 am

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