AALBC.com Founder's Appearances

AALBC.com Founder's Appearances

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Troy Johnson

Company: Troy Johnson
Location: New York, New York
Website: www.aalbc.com

Biography:
Troy Johnson is a technology expert and industry leader in marketing books on the World Wide Web. Mr. Johnson is the founder and webmaster of AALBC.com, LLC (The African American Literature Book Club). AALBC.com was launched in 1998, and is now the largest and most frequently visited web site dedicated to books by and about black people. Johnson is also shareholder and Senior Book Editor, of the 5 year old, Harlem World Magazine. In addition, to his entrepreneurial ventures, Mr. Johnson has over 20 years of corporate experience; in roles ranging from designing wide area networks to managing international projects.

Mr. Johnson has been recognized in articles that have appeared in Publishers Weekly, Essence Magazine, The New York Times, The Amsterdam News, Black Issues Book Review, Emerge Magazine, Black Enterprise and many other publications. He has also made numerous radio and television appearances including C-Span2’s Book TV and The Black Family Channel’s Literary Living.

Johnson is a frequent panelist and public speaker. His subjects and events have included lecturing on;

	“Success Strategies for the African American Book Market” at the PMA University
	“Distribution and the Internet” during the Sacred Circle/Spoken Word International Festival
	"Lessons Learned Outside of the Boardroom" Harvard African American Student Union
	"Using the Internet to Advance Black Arts" at Howard University
	“Get the Word Out: Marketing and PR” at the Small Press Center's Third Annual New York Round Table Writers’ Conference
	and many others

Mr. Johnson has served on numerous boards and committees including the advisory boards of Black American’s in Publishing and New York is Book Country. He is currently a board member of the Literary Freedom Project, and an advisory board member of the Harlem Book Fair.

Mr. Johnson holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, an MS from Polytechnic University, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He lives in Harlem, New York, with his wife and two daughters.

Availability:
Available to give presentations and lectures on the World Wide Web, technology, publishing, entrepreneurship, and minority issues.

Speaking Fee/Honorarium:
Call for quote.

Media Interviews:
FREE

Contact:
Troy Johnson
AALBC.com, LLC
(866) 603-8394
www.aalbc.com
www.thumperscorner.com
www.videobookpromo.com
www.hiphopbookclub.com
www.domainsforauthors.com

Visit http://aalbc.com/aboutus.htm to Learn more about Troy and AALBC.com

A Few of Troy's Up Coming Events and Activities:

WHCR 90.3 FM, New York - What's in Your Hand - Radio Program with Host Ricky Young - April 27 2008, 6AM
http://www.whcr.org/SHOW_PROFILE/whats_in_your_hand.html

National Black Book Festival - Houston, Texas - May 17-18, 2008
http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
Seminar: “Marketing Your Book on a Limited Budget,” and it will take place Saturday afternoon, May 17 at 4:00 p.m.

Book Expo America - Los Angeles Convention Center - May 29 - June 1, 2008
http://events.aalbc.com/bookexpo_america_2008.htm
Exhibitor - African American Pavilion
Panelist - Subject: Children's Books
Seminar- The Real Deal on On-line Book Promotion

Black Writers Reunion & Conference - Tampa, Florida - June 19-21, 2008
http://www.blackwriters.org/
Sponsor

National Book Club Conference - Atlanta, GA - August 1 - 3, 2008
http://www.nationalbookclubconference.com/itinerary.aspx

The Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival - Antigua, West Indies - November 7 - 9, 2008
http://www.antiguaandbarbudaliteraryfestival.com
Participant

Previous Events:

The Ninth National Black Writers Conference - Brooklyn, NY - March 28 - 30, 2008
http://events.aalbc.com/the_9th_national_black_writers_conf.htm
Sponsor

The 3rd Annual Self-publishing Symposium - Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York, NY - Sunday, March 9, 2008
Panelist: “The Real Deal about Book Deals!”
http://www.aspicomm.com/selfpublishingsymposium/
Video of Entire Seminar Coming Soon

Harvard Business School: Invitation to 36th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference: Panel Session 6: Authentic, Dynamic, & Real: Lessons Learned Outside of the Boardroom - Boston, MA - February 23, 2008
http://www.hbsaasu.com/custpage.cfm/frm/8139/sec_id/8177#news3226

DuEwa Frazier's Rhymes, Views & News Show - February 24, 2008 5:00 PM
Authors, artists, events & more!
HOT BOOKS in '08!! Interview with AALBC.com Founder, Troy Johnson
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/DuEwaFrazierShow

Brooklyn Technical HS Young Entrepreneur Association: Career Day, January 19, 2008
http://www.bths.edu
Speaker

Outstanding Alumni Award - Award Recipient
Friday October 12, 2007 Syracuse, NY
The Outstanding Alumni Award is presented each year to Syracuse University alumni. This award offers the opportunity to honor not only the prominent achievers, but also the unsung "champions." The award can be in recognition for an individual's outstanding service to the university, and may also include their civic achievements and career achievements. This award is presented during Homecoming Weekend held each year in the
http://archives.syr.edu/archives/awards/alumni.html

Troy Johnson Interviewed on Winbrook Pride Arts and Entertainment TV Show
October 23, 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2076696642808489379&hl=en

Harlem Book Fair: Panel Discussion Book Reviews - Panelist
Saturday, July 21, 2007 Harlem, NY
http://www.qbr.com/page8946.asp

Over the past five years, book coverage at dozens of newspapers has been cut back or slashed altogether, puffed up with wire copy, or generally treated as expendable. How does this impact the marketing of books targeted to the African American reader, which already suffers from paltry recognition in the mass media? Authors can purchase a review in some black book review publications. Is this an unethical abuse of reader trust or simply a necessary business tool for ad-starved publications?

PMA University Panel: Success Strategies for the African American Book Market - Instructor
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in New York City
http://www.pma-online.org/pmau2007/1.cfm

BookExpo America 2007, African American Pavilion - Speaker and Exhibitor
John Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City, May 31- June 3, 2007
http://events.aalbc.com/bookexpo_america_2007.htm

harlemworld Magazine Celebrates Books - Host
An exclusive celebration of literature and the hottest authors who define it. - Wednesday, March 28th at 7PM
http://events.aalbc.com/hw_celebrates_books.htm

Small Press Center's Third Annual New York Round Table Writers’ Conference - April 2007 - Panelist (Get the Word Out: Marketing and PR)
General Society Library, 20 W. 44th St., NYC, April 14 at 9:00 am
http://www.writersconferencenyc.org/

Second Annual Self-Publishing Symposium at the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture - March 2007 - Panelist (Session I : Truths about Self/Independent Publishing)
http://events.aalbc.com/self-publishing_symposium_07.htm

Related Links

Troy Johnson's Blog
http://troyjohnson.name