AALBC Shows 10 Million Children's Books, National Book Award Finalists, and More - 10/18/2019

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National Book Award Finalists Announced

“The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best literature in America…” This year, the foundation honored 15 books, written by writers of African descent. This is far-and-away the most books in contention for a National Book Award — the Academy Award of the publishing industry — since the award inception 70 years ago. National Book Awards are given in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Winners will be announced November 20th. Discover all the honored titles, written by Black writers, since 1953.

AALBC’s Audiobook Solution

AALBC does not support e-book or audiobook platforms who restrict which devices you may listen to or read your books. Therefore, we have chosen to highlight the following vendors. Libro.fm for Audiobooks Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through AALBC. Your Libro membership provides DRM-free audiobooks, free audiobooks each month, and many more benefits. Kobo for Audiobooks and eBooks AALBC has no formal relationship with Kobo. However we noticed this deal: Kobo is offering your first 30 day membership for free and a free eBook. After 30 days you pay $9.99 per month and get a free eBook each month! If you cancel your account, you keep the audiobooks previously purchased. Any unused credits are good for six months after cancellation. Yes, this means you can the free eBook if you cancel in less than 30 days. I just download Malcolm Gladwell’s, Talking to Strangers, which is not merely someone reading a book, but an audio documentary with music and audio clips from a variety of sources — for 8 hours of immersive listening. In the coming weeks we will integrate audio, and e-book, sales into AALBC’ website.

AALBC Online Book Club Selection

The Complete Muhammad Ali by Ishmael Reed “One can’t help but think about the controversy that surrounds such an icon. Everyone in his circle has been criticized for his extended boxing career leading to Parkinson’s disease, but who knows when those injuries occurred, and with what is known today about concussions – the identification of the injuries is impossible. Reed provided a good history Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam: non-judgmental – he simply told of the organization. The Mafia’s intrusion into Black boxers’ careers was enlightening, and the history of Black boxers was informative as well. The interviews gave such insight into so many situations and so many people – writing the book had to exhausting. The ancillary knowledge was worth the price of the book.” —Tony Lindsay, AALBC’s Online Book Club Moderator

Record Number of Readers Visit AALBC’s Website

During the first week of October AALBC displayed over 1 million page views — thanks to you sharing AALBC’s content! Most visitors enjoyed our Top 150 Children’s Books page. Our server was slowed to a crawl, and many visitors were unable to bring up the pages they wanted to read. However, book sales and advertising revenue were at all-time highs. The additional revenue will fund the installation of more powerful servers, which will allow us to meet the demands of a growing audience. Please keep sharing our content and helping AALBC to grow!

Dear Reader, The increase in traffic that AALBC has received on the 22nd anniversary of launching this site has been a gift. My ability to continue to grow AALBC is not a function of what I do or technology — it is driven by what you do! While a great deal of sacrifice, both personal and financial, has gone into growing AALBC over the past 22 years, I simply can’t do it alone. {first_name,fallback=Reader}}, your sharing of AALBC’s content, purchase of books and services, feedback, and words of encouragement are all necessary to keep AALBC growing. Thank you on behalf of the authors whose stories — our stories — you help me to share with a growing and diverse audience. As always, keep reading and sharing our content! Peace and Love, Troy Johnson Founder & Webmaster, AALBC.com

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