PMA's Loss: Jan Nathan

I heard today that Jan Nathan, long-time director of Publishers Marketing Association, has died of cancer after a year-long battle.

Jan was a sweetheart, an incredibly talented and dedicated association executive, and a good friend. I will miss her a lot.

If you have benefited at all from PMA's programs, PMA University, Ben Franklin awards, distribution program, etc., you have Jan to thank for a lot of that.

Here is an image of her that I found online:



Again, I can't tell you how much I will miss her and her good heart.

Here's another photo of her. Always a good person full of fun.

John Kremer at BookExpo America: May 29th to June 3rd, 2007

I'll be speaking three times at the PMA University on Tuesday (2 p.m.), Wednesday (2 p.m.), and Thursday (10:30 a.m.) in advance of BooKExpo America. Details at: http://www.pma-online.org.

I'll also be speaking at the Publishing Seminar described above on Tuesday morning, May 29th, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. Details at: http://www.PublishingSeminar.com.

I'll also be speaking on Sunday on the floor of the convention center at 11:00 a.m. at the Small Press Lounge (Booths 1643, 1645, 1646, and 1647). I'll be speaking on 30 Ways to Market Your Books in 60 Minutes.

I hope to meet some of you at one of these events or in walking the floor of the BEA convention itself.