A Special Thank you to our Sponsoring Advertisers, Exhibitors, BookExpo America, Speakers, Booksigners and all Participating Book Industry Professionals.

 

African American publishers bring African American stories to our community and the world. Despite obstacles and resistance, our publishing partnerships with authors and book retailers set African American culture at the forefront of the book publishing industry.

 

 For seven years, publishers with thousands of years of collective experience have joined forces with a shared vision to grow their businesses at the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America (BEA).

 

 BEA is a showcase for the book publishing industry. As one of the largest book trade exhibits in the world, BEA provides independent African American book publishers, self-publishers, authors, black interest imprints at major publishing houses, distributors, literary agents, publicists, librarians, and bookstore owners with exposure to more than tens of thousands of book buyers and book sellers from across the globe.

 

Prior to the existence of the African American Pavilion, almost every genre of books, except those published for and about African Americans had provided a unified exhibit presence at the BEA. We decided to fill the void.

 

 The first ever African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, began in 2004 as a coordinated effort by Amber Communications Group, Inc., Black Issues Book Review andGenesis Press. The mission was to make the leading industry event for book publishers a more cost effective and efficient way to present and sell African American titles.　 The pavilion has many success stories provided through licensing, sales, distribution and business opportunities.

 

In the first six years, a three booth pavilion become a consorted effort of hundreds of exhibitors to showcase the African American culture of book publishing.　 Our Companies are independently owned and operated. We generate millions of dollars in book sales and fuel one of the fastest growing categories in the book publishing industry.

 

In 2010 there were great opportunities to learn, share, educate, sell and network, making African American book history a vital, visible part of the 111 year history of the BEA/America/American Booksellers Association.

 

The African American Pavilion stands for more than just a united face of exhibitors, it is the Voice and Power of African American Book Publishing.  Again, thank you for embarking on the Journey with us.

 

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