AuthorsDen Debuts New Books at LA Times Book Festival

Online, April 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - - Nothing is so shy, Mark Twain observed, as a newspaper trying to say something good about itself. True enough. A flight of fancy hatched by the LA Times has grown into a grand tradition for Southern California, and given thousands of authors reason to cheer. It's a story worth telling. The 15th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, April 24th & 25th on UCLA's campus, is a highlight for area book fanatics. Organizers have billed the two-day event as the nation's largest public literary festival. One exhibitor, AuthorsDen.com, the leading provider of Web-enabled solutions for authors and readers, today announced a robust presence at the internationally acclaimed L.A. Times Festival of Books.

This year, according to company sources, AuthorsDen.com will host an array of authors signing and selling their books, including: Gemini Adams, Jeffrey Allen, Michael Arkin, Dave Barry, Bryan Cassiday, Jane Castillo, Mary Coe, George Cunningham, Joyce Dunn, D. Wayne Dworsky, LK Gardner-Griffie, Barbara Hodges, Behcet Kaya, W. Michael King, Mark Lichterman, Lloyd Lofthouse, Dan McNay, Tina Murray, J. Matthew Nespoli, Lovetta Oche, Robert Pielke, William Craig Reed, Vanitha Sankaran, Johnny Tan, Natalie Tinti, Alice Rene, Jon Wuebben, KP Wee, Doneareum Winston. Interviews and photo opportunities are available during the festival.

For a more info: http://www.authorsden.com/authorsontheroad/la_books.asp

According to Bowker in 2009, 1,052,803 books were published in the United States, up from 560,626 in 2008; and self published books accounted for the increase with 3 years of triple digit growth, producing a staggering 764,448 books up 168%, from 285,394 books in 2008.

According to AuthorsDen., CEO, Craig Nagasugi : "The Company has developed proprietary technology that gives its users the ability to quickly build, customize and grow an online presence in a fun dynamic community and has positioned itself perfectly in emerging online publishing markets allowing them to reach key milestones in the near future."

The Company delivers services and programs through its own websites AuthorsDen.com and their foundation site: AD1436.org. Their newest additions use the latest print-on-demand technology to provide both aspiring and seasoned authors a unique option for testing the waters or providing authors the book of their dreams. Authors can easily upload their manuscript, design their own cover and select their own royalty rate. No deadlines, pressure or rights issues, just freedom.

"AuthorsDen.com boasts 325,000 titles, and over 2 million reviews," said Matthew Miller, creator of the site.
The company booth (#127), substantially larger in size than last year, is centrally located directly in front of the Culinary Stage in Zone A and best parking: P4 off Sunset Blvd. The Company will be featuring 150 signed titles for sale at its booth. There will also be a $5 bookshelf, drawings and free balloons for the kids and kids at heart at this family friendly event.