Friday, April 25, 2014

SmackFiction: Building an App for Mobile YA Book Discovery

Today's Feature:
Lisa Buchan of SmackFiction explains the process of building and piloting a new app for Young Adult and New Adult book discovery in New Zealand and Australia.
Author Matt de la Peña asked, "Where's the African-American Harry Potter or the Mexican Katniss?" in an opening a debate about the lack of diversity in YA fiction.
Follow the Twitter Discussion:
From direct-to-consumer marketing and audience development to new and innovative tech tools, find out how to monetize your backlist. Follow the Twitter starting at 9:00 am EST.
More from PP:
The shortlist for the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing features finalists hailing from Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia/Ghana.
From the Archives:
In her keynote address from the YA: What’s Next? publishing conference, author Beth Kephart makes an impassioned case for YA books that are heartfelt, authentic and empowering.
Lisa Buchan of SmackFiction explains the process of building and piloting a new app for Young Adult and New Adult book discovery in New Zealand and Australia.
Discussion:
Author Matt de la Peña asked, "Where's the African-American Harry Potter or the Mexican Katniss?" in an opening a debate about the lack of diversity in YA fiction.
Follow the Twitter Discussion:
From direct-to-consumer marketing and audience development to new and innovative tech tools, find out how to monetize your backlist. Follow the Twitter starting at 9:00 am EST.
More from PP:
The shortlist for the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing features finalists hailing from Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia/Ghana.
From the Archives:
In her keynote address from the YA: What’s Next? publishing conference, author Beth Kephart makes an impassioned case for YA books that are heartfelt, authentic and empowering.

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