In this episode, Mark shares some thoughts and reflections from last week's visit to Book Expo America in New York.

He explains a bit about what the fair is, why the fair is, his impressions and thoughts of this year's fair and a bit about its history, as well as a few news items related to the fair.

Prior to the main content, Mark talks about a few comments and welcomes new Patron Stanley B. Trice.

This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices . . .

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

During the episode Mark talks about:

• Headline - a cool way to promote your audio content
• An intriguing blog series from Penguin Random House with insights into traditional publishing
• A deal between Dreamscape Media and LMBPN Publishing (Michael Anderle's publishing company)
• James A. Hunter and the publishing company (Shadow Alley Press) that he runs with his wife Jeanette

Links of Interest

• Book Expo America
• BISG (Book Industry Study Group)
• LMBPN Publishing
• Dreamscape/LMBPN Press Release
• Shadow Alley Press
• Penguin Random House Blog Series (Book Lover's Guide to Publishing)
  • 1 - Publishing Ephemera
  • 2 - Publishing Process
  • 3 - Printing & Production
  • 4 - Design & Size
• Findaway Voices
  • Blog post on using Headliner to promote your audio
• Stark Reflections Survey
• Patreon for Stark Reflections

The music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0