Blog Book Tour Comes to A Computer Near You:
A New Way to Learn More About Genealogy Books and Authors
A New Way to Learn More About Genealogy Books and Authors
Family Curator Blog Book Tour for How to Archive Family Keepsakes by
Denise Levenick – On Tour from January 10-26th, 2013
The Virtual Book Tour brings new books and
authors directly to the reader, and with the Blog Book Tour for Denise
Levenick’s new book How to ArchiveFamily Keepsakes genealogists and family historians are browsing the
pages of this new book via the internet during the16-day tour of popular blogs
and websites January 10 – 26, 2013.
Blog book tours are popular trends in the general e-publishing world but
had limited exposure in the family history community until Gena
Philibert-Ortega introduced her book From
the Family Kitchen to genealogists in a virtualbook tour in August, 2012. Enthusiastic response to Levenick’s blog book
tour shows that the virtual tour continues to be a welcome new event.
After
a successful launch January 10 at the author’s family history blog The Family Curator, the tour stopped
at eight more websites. Each day, content and reviews gave readers a chance to
sample Levenick’s new book and learn more about organizing and preserving
family keepsakes and genealogy papers.
Free
handouts, book excerpts, exclusive articles, reviews, and author interviews are
among the different kinds of content posted in the opening week. Participating
blogs included: Geneabloggers; GenealogyGems Podcast Blog; Moultrie Creek Gazette;, 4Your Family Story; OliveTree Genealogy;, TheArmchair Genealogist; Shadesof the Departed; and Dr.Bill Tells Ancestor Stories.
January 20-25 the Blog Book Tour
continues with visits to six more genealogy blogs for new articles,
interviews, and reviews -- Practical Archivist; TheIn-Depth Genealogist; Food. Family. Ephemera.; DearMYRTLE; AnceStories; and The Houstory Hearth.
How to Archive Family Keepsakes offers practical guidance for family
historians:
•
Helping a parent or loved one
downsize to a smaller home
•
Needing a simple, effective
filing system for genealogy research
•
Interested in scanning and making
digital copies of genealogy records
•
Looking for a way to preserve
your family history and heirlooms for future generations
Proceeds from the sale of How to Archive Family Keepsakes during
the Book Tour will help fund the 2013 Student Genealogy Grant founded in 2010
to assist young genealogists further their genealogical education.
For
more information, visit the Blog Book Tour Page at
The Family Curator website <http://www.thefamilycurator.com/book-tour/>.
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