Hey now! That is some good swag.
So, I know the Daily Hey Now has moved on and BEA is old news(even though today was the last day), but hey now, I want to jump on the bandwagon and talk a little bit. I didn’t go to any awesome panels or talk to awesome famous folks like the other gals here did, but I did get to man the Prestel Publishing booth(I am an intern) and collect some good swag on my rounds about the convention floor.
There were so many publishers giving away such great stuff ranging from galley copies without covers to finished and published books and great tote bags.
The booths with lots of great freebies(that I hope all of you grabbed something from!)
Penguin Group (USA)
Simon & Schuster (specifically Atria imprint)
Scholastic
Chronicle (great tote bag)
DK publishing (another great bag suitable for work with its pen/cellphone/random pouches and sturdy material)
ABRAMS gave away the new graphic novel ECONOMIX (Not a galley! I repeat! Not a galley!)
Bloomsbury (They really have such great books in general!)
Barron’s, known for its study guides, had a title (Little Boy Blue)about a dog named Blue who survived a horrific experience at a kill shelter. His fur was so soft!
What a sweetie! By the way, a percentage of proceeds from the finished book will go to PetFinder.com to help pets find forever homes! Isn’t that great!?
Anyway,
Amazon also had a booth with free stuff - which had everyone’s panties in a twist because Amazon is perceived as a threat to the publishing industry. It is so interesting how Barnes and Noble was the threat and now they are best buds with publishers while all eyes have turned to Amazon as the nemesis. They recently purchased Avalon publishing - this news has a lot of publishing professionals worried and alarmed. I for one am not so concerned because I think Amazon is simply another turn on the bumpy road that is publishing.
So I’m going to end this with a final note:
SWAG!!!
Hope you swag hunters did a better job than I did!
