The third annual Tools of Change for Publishing conference from O’Reilly took place in New York City last week. More than a thousand people drawn from all corners of the globe and the industry — from publishers and authors to programmers and bloggers — convened to discuss and debate the future of the book.

Over three days of keynotes, tutorials, and sessions, several themes began to emerge and repeat; top among them were conversation, collaboration, and community. These themes are important for authors to understand because they signal a fundamental shift in how you will write and publish your work in coming years.

Conversation, Collaboration, and Community
The notion of “book” is evolving. In the last 500 years, “book” has meant a static collection of words, printed and bound between covers. Now, the e-book and Internet have changed all that.

The way it used to be:

• A book as an object, fixed in time and place
• The author as the sole authority
• A silent readership

What is emerging:

• A book as a process
• The author as one of many voices, the leader of a conversation
• A vocal and participating readership

Writing a book is becoming an increasingly public and collaborative process, one that involves readers from the start and encourages their input into the product. Readers are enthusiastic about being involved in the development of a book. Several conference keynoters made observations along these lines:

• Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?, described how he had blogged about some ideas that had come up for him during his research for the book. His readers disagreed with his post and told him so. Their feedback reshaped the chapter that Jeff ultimately wrote and published in the book.

• Tim O’Reilly, CEO of O’Reilly Media, discussed O’Reilly’s Rough Cuts program. Through Rough Cuts, readers have access to some of the company’s books in draft form and are able to chip in with their comments. After these books are published, sales of the titles outpace titles that weren’t put through Rough Cuts by 2 1/2 times.

The theme of community and conversation also applies, not just to the development leading up to the book, but to the ongoing process of consumption that occurs after the book is published. Networks of readers connect through blogs and social media to review, critique, and advance the content.

Bob Stein from the Institute for the Future of the Book may have said it best when he proposed a new definition of “book”: a place where readers (and sometimes authors) congregate. Non-fiction authors become leaders of communities of inquiry, and publishers serve to help build and nurture these communities.

Here’s my visual interpretation of the book-as-process idea:

How are you working conversation, collaboration, and community into your authoring process? Leave a comment and let us know.

Literary agent Nathan Bradford recently shared some intriguing ideas about the state of publishing. In his words:

In essence, it’s the best of times and the worst of times. If you’re an enterprising author there is a world of opportunity out there. Never before have we had a book publishing world where truly anyone could publish and potentially find their readers. Before there was a fundamental obstacle: distribution. That’s going away. Anyone can publish. It’s a massive, groundbreaking shift! I suspect soon there will be even more opportunities for collectives and online communities to boost sales, build brands, and become real players in publishing. Out of chaos comes order.

Note that last sentence. It’s true that chaos appears to reign in the halls of traditional publishing these days. The old order is being shaken to its very core. But equally true is that after this period of turmoil, a new order will emerge. It always does. It’s just that none of us are 100% clear yet on what that order might look like.

In the meantime, the future of publishing is being vigorously discussed, debated, and shaped at events such as TOC and BookCamp, in online communities such as Twitter, and on blogs all over the web.

And I agree with Nathan. It’s never been a better time to be an author. With the industry in flux, there are a wealth of opportunities for those with the acumen to recognize them and the moxie to do something about them.

This is a directory of book publishers and others in the book trade who are using Twitter.

NOTE: Book Publishers does not include self-publishers. You must publish more than your own works to be listed there.

To add yourself or others to the list, please send me an @ message (not a Direct Message) on Twitter, or leave a comment below. I will update the directory regularly.

Looking for book authors who Twitter? They have their own directory, which you’ll find here.

Last updated: 10 Aug 2010

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Book Publishers - Company Accounts (236)

@AAKnopf / Alfred A. Knopf
@Abbeville / Abbeville Press
@AbingdonPress / Abingdon Press
@affirmpress / Affirm Press
@AlgonquinBooks / Algonquin Books
@AlternatePress / The Alternate Press
@alysonbooks / Alyson Books
@AmbassadorIntl / Ambassador International
@AmberQuillPress / Amber Quill Press
@AMACOMBooks / American Management Association
@AmericanBook / American Book Publishing
@AMidsummerNight / A Midsummer Night’s Press
@ammobooks / AMMO Books
@AndrewsMcMeel / Andrews McMeel Publishing
@AnnickPress / Annick Press
@AnovaBooks / Annova Books
@AquariusPress / Aquarius Press
@arcadegazette / Arcade Publications
@Arsenalpulp / Arsenal Pulp Press
@AtriaBooks / Atria Books
@auldhouse / Auldhouse Publishing
@aurumpress / Aurum Press
@BeaconPressBks / Beacon Press
@benbellabooks / BenBella Books
@blackincbooks / Black Inc.
@BloomsburyBooks / Bloomsbury Publishing
@BLpublishing / British Library Publishing
@brascoebooks / Brascoe Publishing
@BHpub / Broadman Holman Publishing Group
@bilingualrdrs / Bilingual Readers
@CamberPress / Camber Press
@candlewick / Candlewick Press
@canongatebooks / Canongate
@centerstreet / Center Street
@champagnebooks / Champagne Books
@charlesbridge / Charlesbridge
@chelseagreen / Chelsea Green Publishing Company
@ChicagoPress / Lake Claremont Press
@chickensoupsoul / Chicken Soup for the Soul series (Simon & Schuster)
@ChronicleBooks / Chronicle Books
@ciscopress / Cisco Press
@clavisbooks / Clavis Books
@coachhousebooks / Coach House Books
@Coffee_House_ / Coffee House Press
@ColumbiaUP / Columbia University Press
@ConariPress / Conari Press
@crownpublishing / Crown Publishing
@DamnationBooks / Damnation Books
@DarkHorseComics / Dark Horse Comics
@destinworld / DestinWorld Publishing
@discoveryhouse / Discovery House
@DKBooks / DKBooks
@doubledaypub / Doubelday Publishing
@DUKEpress / Duke University Press
@dundurnpress / The Dundurn Group
@DuttonBooks / Dutton Books
@DzancBooks / Dzanc Books
@eburypublishing / Ebury Publishing
@EccoBooks / Ecco Books
@echelonpress / Echelon Press
@ecwpress / ECW Press
@Egmontbooks / Egmont UK
@EgmontUSA / Egmont USA
@ENCPress / ENC Press
@EosBooks / EosBooks
@EternalPress / Eternal Press
@exislebooks / Exisle Publishing
@FaberBooks / Faber & Faber
@faithwords / FaithWords
@fantagraphics / Fantagraphics Books
@FeministPress / The Feminist Press
@freepressbooks / Free Press
@friendsofED / friends of ED
@fodorstravel / Fodor’s Travel
@fordstreet / Ford Street Publishing
@ForDummies / For Dummies
@foreverromance / Forever
@FTPH / Financial Times Prentice Hall
@GACPC_books / Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
@GrandCentralPub / Grand Central Publishing
@GraywolfPress / Graywolf Press
@GriffynInk / Griffyn Ink Publishing
@GroundwoodBooks / Groundwood Books
@groveatlantic / Grove Atlantic Inc.
@HadesPub / Hades Publications Inc.
@HarlequinBooks / Harlequin Books, Digital Team
@hardiegrantbook / Hardie Grant Books
@HarperAcademic / HarperAcademic
@HarperBooksAus / HarperBooks Australia
@HarperCollinsCa / Harper Collins Canada
@harperone / HarperOne
@harperstudio / HarperStudio
@harperteen / Harper Collins, Teen Division
@haymarketbooks / Haymarket Books
@headfirstlabs / Head First Labs, O’Reilly Media
@hersilia_press / Hersilia Press
@HollyridgePress / Hollyridge Press
@HouseofAnansi / House of Anansi
@iconbooks / Icon Books
@InnerTraditions / Inner Traditions
@IslandPress / Island Press
@iupress / Indiana University Press
@IVpress / InterVarsity Press
@JBParenting / Jossey-Bass Parenting
@JosseyBassBiz / Jossey-Bass Business
@Kensingtonbooks / Kensington Books
@kumarianpress / Kumarian Press
@LEEandLOW / Lee and Low Books
@lifestylePR / Wiley (lifestyle titles)
@littlebrown / Little, Brown and Co.
@MacKidsBooks / Macmillan Kids
@MaupinHouse / Maupin House
@McArthurCo / McArthur and Company
@mcgrawhillcos / The McGraw-Hill Companies
@MedallionPress / Medallion Press
@melvillehouse / Melville House
@mercuryrx / Mercury Retrograde Press
@mhbusiness / McGraw-Hill Professional
@MicrosoftPress / Microsoft Press
@Milkweed_Books / Milkweed Editions
@MinotaurBooks / Minotaur Books
@missingmanuals / Pogue Press
@mitpress / MIT Press
@MonacelliPress / The Monacelli Press
@morriganbooks / Morrigan Books
@mulhollandbooks / Mulholland Books
@muumuuhouse / Muumuu House
@nationbooks / Nation Books
@NAtlanticBooks / North Atlantic Books
@NewmarketPress / Newmarket Press
@newworldlibrary / New World Library
@NorthwesternUP / Northwestern University Press
@NortonAnthology / W. W. Norton
@NortonCriticals / W. W. Norton
@norton_fiction / W. W. Norton
@nyrbclassics / NYRB Classics
@NYUpress / New York University Press
@OceanPub / Ocean Publishing
@Octopus_Books / Octopus Publishing Group
@open_letter / Open Letter (University of Rochester)
@OmaraBooks / Michael O’Mara Books
@orbitbooks / Orbit Books
@oreillymedia / O’Reilly Media
@otherpress / Other Press
@oupblogusa / Oxford University Press
@ourlittlebooks / Our Little Books
@overlookpress / Overlook Press
@packtpub / Packt Publishing
@panmacmillanaus / Pan Macmillan Australia
@paperbagpress / Paper Bag Press
@peachpit / Peachpit Press
@peachtreepub / Peachtree Publishers
@pearpress / Pear Press
@pearson / Pearson
@PenguinBooks / PenguinBooks
@penguinbooksaus / Penguin Books Australia
@PenguinCanada / Penguin Canada
@PenguinClassics / Penguin Classics
@PenguinTeen / PenguinTeen
@penguinusa / Penguin Group (USA)
@phazeromance / Phaze Books
@picadoraus / Picador Australia
@picadorbooks / Picador
@picadorusa / Picador Paperbacks
@PlatypusMedia / Platypus Media
@plutopress / Pluto Press
@Pocket_Books / Pocket Books
@poetlariatt / Frontenac House
@politybooks / Polity
@powerHouseBooks / powerHouse Books
@Prestel_UK / Prestel
@pyr_books / Pyr Books
@quakeme / Quake
@queeredfiction / Queered Fiction
@randomhouse / Random House
@RandomHouseCA / Random House of Canada, Digital Team
@randomreaders / Random House Australia
@ReadKaplan / Kaplan Publishing
@ReclinerBooks / Recliner Books
@redrockpress / Red Rock Press
@riverheadbooks / Riverhead Books
@rmbooks1 / Rocky Mountain Books
@Roaring40sPress / Roaring Forties Press
@samhainpub / Samhain Publishing
@saqibooks / Saqi & Telegram
@ScholasticCda / Scholastic Canada
@SciNaturally / Science, Naturally!
@scribepub / Scribe Publications
@SelfCounsel / Self-Counsel Press
@Sentient_Pub / Sentient Publications
@SimonSchusterCA / Simon & Schuster Canada
@simonschuster / Simon & Schuster
@simonschusterau / Simon & Schuster Australia
@sleeperspublish / Sleepers
@snowbooks / Snowbooks
@spinifexpress / Spinifex Press
@SterlingBooks / Sterling Publishing
@StrangBookGroup / Strang Book Group
@SydneyUniPress / Sydney University Press
@tandfbooks / Taylor and Francis
@TarcherBooks / Tarcher/Penguin
@text_publishing / Text Publishing
@thisiscapstone / Capstone Publishing
@ThomasNelson / Thomas Nelson Inc.
@ThunderBayBooks / Thunder Bay Press
@tindalstreet / Tindal Street Press
@TinHouseBooks / Tin House Books
@torbooks / Tor Books
@torteen / Tor Teen
@tstcpublishing / TSTC Publishing
@TundraBooks / Tundra Books
@TyndaleHouse / Tyndale House Publishers
@UChicagoPress / University of Chicago Press
@UCPress / University of California Press
@UMinnPress / University of Minnesota Press
@unbridledbooks / Unbridled Books
@uncpressblog / University of North Carolina Press
@UnionSqPress / Union Square Press
@UofMPress / University of Michigan Press
@utpress / University of Toronto Press
@Velocebooks / Veloce Publishing
@velopress / VeloPress
@VikingBooks / Viking Books
@VintageAnchor / Vintage/Anchor
@vintagebooks / Vintage Books
@wallflowerpress / Wallflower Press
@walnutspringspr / Walnut Springs Press
@WeiserBooks / Weiser Books
@whitecapbooks / Whitecap Books
@wileybiz / Wiley Business Books
@WileyCanada / Wiley Canada
@wileytech / Wiley Tech
@WorkmanPub / Workman Publishing
@Wrox / Wrox
@yalepress / Yale Press
@ZestBooks / ZestBooks
@ZonderAcademic / Zondervan Academic
@Zondervan / Zondervan Publishers

Book Publishers - Individual Accounts (129)

@adamrochkind / Adam Rochkind, publicist at HarperCollins
@agatamontoya / Agata Mrva-Montoya, Production Coordinator at Sydney University Press
@allegra2157 / Allegra Harris, Sales & Marketing Manager at North Atlantic Books
@ami_with_an_i / Ami Greko, Digital Marketing Manager at Macmillan
@amscheff / Angela Scheff, associate publisher at Zondervan
@andkelly / Andrew Kelly, publisher at Black Dog Books
@angelajames / Angela James, editorial director at Quartet Press
@AnnKingman / Ann Kingman, District Sales Manager for Random House
@apackard / Amy Packard, Publicity Manager at Wiley
@ahrinehart / Amy Rinehart, president at Moonlight Publishing
@ashleighgardner / Ashleigh Gardner, digital marketer at The Dundurn Group
@auguste7 / W. A. Auguste, senior publicist at Strang Book Group
@BantamEditor / Philip Rappaport, editor at Bantam Dell
@barbarfriendish / Barabara Friend Ish, publisher at Mercury Retrograde Press
@BenDawe / Ben Dawe, publisher at Macmillan (Australia)
@bkratchtech / Brittney Kleinfelter, Online Marketing Coordinator at St. Martin’s Press
@Bookgirl96 / Publicity Director at Atria Books
@bookmarketology / Darren Turpin, Digital Marketing Manager at Little, Brown UK
@booksin140 / Erin Balser, marketer for University of Toronto Press
@bsandusky / Brett Sandusky, Marketing Manager at Kaplan Publishing
@Candace_OLBooks / Candace Davenport, Our Little Books
@carrieberryo / Carrie Obry, acquisitions editor at Llewellyn
@castironowl / Sharon Casteel, Web & Direct Mail Manager at University of Texas Press
@chapmanchapman / Ryan Chapman, Online Marketing Manager at Farrar, Straus and Giroux
@chriswebb / Chris Webb, Associate Publisher at John Wiley & Sons
@CJFowles / Cynthia Fowles, Director of Rights & Publicity, Inner Traditions, Bear & Co.
@clarehitchens / Clare Hitchens, publicist at Wilfred Laurier University Press
@ClayBridges / Melissa Leembruggen, President at Clay Bridges
@clerisy_hillary / Hillary Bond, publicist at Clerisy Press
@clerisy_kara / Kara Pelicano, online marketer at Clerisy Press
@cincindypat / Cynthia Shannon, publicist at Wiley
@crissyb65 / Crissy Brashear, publisher at Samhain Publishing
@csummie / Caitlin Hamilton Summie, Marketing Director at Unbridled Books
@dangamber / Dan Gamber, publisher at Meadowhawk Press
@davidmoldawer / David Moldawer, editor at Portfolio / Penguin Group (USA)
@DavidRozansky / David Rozansky, publisher at Flying Pen Press
@debbiestier / Debbie Stier, SVP & Associate Publisher at HarperStudio
@DeborahMoss / Deborah Moss, associate editor at Strang Book Group
@DeniseOswald / Denise Oswald, Editorial Director at Soft Skull Press
@dickmansfield / Dick Mansfield, Vitesse Press
@draccah / Dominique Raccah, Publisher at Sourcebooks
@DMPublishers / Emiko Morita, marketer at Douglas & McIntyre and Greystone Books
@DonLinn / Don Linn, Quartet Press
@dougmillison / Doug Millison, editor at Nonhuman Communications Ltd.
@diybookgirl / Sarah Yu, publicist at Self-Counsel Press
@editsbooks / Barbara Dycus, Editorial Director at Strang Book Group
@edwinalui / Edwina Lui, Managing Editor at Kaplan Publishing
@eekottke / Erin Kottke, Marketing Manager at Greywolf Press
@EgmontGal / Elizabeth Law, Publisher at Egmont USA
@ElleAndraWarner / Elle Andra-Warner, River Rocks Publishing
@elleinthecity / Ellen Gerstein, Marketing Director at Wiley Publishing
@erictreynolds / Eric T. Reynolds, editor and publisher at Hadley Rille Books
@fadetheory / Rachel J.K. Grace, Digital Marketer at Unbridled Books
@fredramey / Fred Ramey, co-publisher at Unbridled Books
@GCPeditor / editor at Grand Central Publishing
@ggoldsmith / Gretchen Goldsmith, President at Rose Publishing
@GrahamLawler / Graham Lawler, publisher at Studymates & Aber Publishing
@greybon / Jen Hill, Internet Marketing Manager at Tor Books
@Helena_Markou / Helena Markou, publishing department, Blackwell UK
@HenryHolt / Jason Liebman, Marketing Manager at Henry Holt
@hollyblanck / Holly Blanck, Assistant Editor at St. Martin’s Press
@inigogil / Íñigo Gil, publisher at Bilingual Readers
@iSkip / Kim Corbin, Senior Publicist at New World Library
@JackieGamber / Jackie Gamber, Executive Editor at Meadowhawk Press
@jackiemontalvo / Jackeline Montalvo, Editor at Random House
@jamesoreilly / James O’Reilly, Travelers’ Tales/Solas House, Inc.
@jamieadams76 / Jamie Adams, Senior Publicist at Cisco Press
@jcheiffetz / Julia Cheiffetz, Senior Editor at Harper Studio
@jcsimonds / Jacqueline Simonds, Beagle Bay Books
@jdeval / Jacqueline Deval, Hearst Books
@jeanenne / Jeanenne Ray, Senior Marketing Manager at Jossey-Bass/Wiley
@jevonbolden / Jevon Bolden, Developmental Editor at Strang Book Group
@jjp01 / Jenn Burgess, Advertising & Exhibits Manager at University of Texas Press
@jocelyncordova / Jocelyn Cordova, businss book publicist at Wiley
@jtribble / Jessica Tribble, associate publisher at Poisoned Pen Press
@jforrest / Julie Forrest, digital marketer at Random House of Canada
@jonedm / David M. Jones, Edamar Inc.
@julietrelstad / Julie Trelstad, Plain White Press
@kalenski / Kalen Landow, marketing & PR at Taylor Trade Publishing
@katetravers / Kate Travers, Strategic Marketing Director at powerHouse Books
@KeithWilliams / Keith Williams, editor at Tyndale House Publishers
@kimmcarthur / Kim McArthur, publisher at McArthur and Company
@laura7 / Laura Ross, Communications Manager at Peachpit Press
@LawrenceWilson / Lawrence W. Wilson, Wesleyan Publishing House
@LeighEllwood / Leigh Ellwood (a.k.a. Kathryn Lively), publisher at Phaze Books
@lisacharters / Lisa Charters, SVP Digital at Random House Canada
@literalicious / Cassandra Sadek, Digital Marketing Manager, Random House Canada
@lprevette / Lyndsey Prevette, Senior Publicist at Viking/Penguin
@LynneWScanlon / Lynne W. Scanlon, Back2Press Books
@MalleVallik / Malle Vallik, Director of Digital Content at Harlequin
@MaureenCole / Maureen Cole, publicist at Portfolio/Penguin
@meganrecords / Megan Records, associate editor at Kensington Books
@MenashaRidge / Rachel Freytag, marketer at Menasha Ridge Press
@MichaelHyatt / Michael Hyatt, President & CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers
@MissCellany / Elizabeth Jenner, children’s book editor, A&C Black
@molly_oneill / Molly O’Neill, children’s book editor, HarperCollins
@MoniqueMarie / Monique Muhlenkamp, Publicity Director at New World Library
@neilschlager / Neil Schlager, publisher at Schlager Group
@nicole_miller / Nicole Miller, Publicity & Marketing Manager at Allworth Press
@patrickmulligan / Patrick Mulligan, senior editor at Gotham Books
@philzuckerman / Phil Zuckerman, CEO of Applewood Books
@prebynski / Brandon Prebynski, Marketing Manager at Pearson
@publishingcynic / Liz Gooster, publisher at Financial Times Prentice Hall
@QueenBeeDM / Debbie Marrie, editor at Strang Book Group
@rblythe / Rolph Blythe, Marketing Director at Greywolf Press
@SarahGorb / Sarah Gorback, publicist at Frommer’s (Wiley)
@sarakase / Sara Kase, Assistant Editor at Sourcebooks
@shanakimball / Shana Kimball, Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
@slipdown / Walt Shiel, Slipdown Mountain Publications
@sp_book_sales / Simone Parham, Special Markets Sales Director at Ryland Peters and Small
@stasmithwiley / Stacy Smith, publicist at Wiley
@susanmpls / Susan Doerr, Operations Manager at University of Minnesota Press
@terrieakers / Terrie Akers , Publicity Manager at Other Press
@tessa619 / Tess Tabor, publicist at Sasquatch Books
@TheButlerEdit / Jo Butler, Senior Editor at HarperCollins
@thedaysbetween / Vicki Lame, editor at St. Martin’s Press
@threebeans / Rena D. Grossman, editor at Star Bright Books
@timoreilly / Tim O’Reilly, CEO at O’Reilly Media
@tinaburns / Tina Burns, publisher at Liquid Silver Books
@tsutrav / Travis Bryant, Director of Digital Products at Keen Communications
@tweetterena / Terena Scott,  publisher at Medusa’s Muse Press
@upneguy / Mike Burton, Director at University Press of New England
@utexaspublicist / Colleen Devine Ellis, publicist at University of Texas Press
@walkley / George Walkley, Marketing Director at Little, Brown
@wayzgoose / Nathan Everett, Managing Editor at Long Tale Press
@wileypublicity / Lori Sayde Mehrtens, PR Director at Wiley
@willweisser / Will Weisser, VP, Associate Publisher & Marketing Director at Portfolio
@worleygirl / Amy Worley, VP of Marketing at Andrews McMeel Publishing
@yodiwan / Yen Cheong, publicist at Viking Penguin

Literary Agents (56)

@AgentPete / Peter Cox, Redhammer
@bakersmark / Bernadette Baker-Baughman, Baker’s Mark Literary Agency
@BeMissH / Holly Bemiss, The Susan Rabiner Literary Agency
@BookEndsJessica / Jessica Faust, BookEnds
@BookEndsKim / Kim Lionetti, BookEnds
@BookJacquie / Jacquie Flynn, Joelle Delbourgo Associates
@BostonBookGirl / Lauren E. MacLeod
@bradfordlit / Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency
@caroleagent / Carole Blake, Blake Friedmann
@chipmacgregor / Chip MacGregor, MacGregor Literary
@ColleenLindsay / Colleen Lindsay, FinePrint Literary Management
@DanielLiterary / Greg Daniel, Daniel Literary Group
@DaphneUn / Kate Schafer Testerman, kt literary
@DeidreKnight / Deidre Knight, The Knight Agency
@dsvetcov / Danielle Svetcov, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
@elainespencer / Elaine Spencer, The Knight Agency
@elanaroth / Elana Roth, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
@emevans11 / Elizabeth Evans, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
@epsteinliterary / Kate Epstein, The Epstein Literary Agency
@FolioLiterary / Folio Literary
@Ginger_Clark / Ginger Clark, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@HanburyAgency / The Hanbury Agency
@HayleyYeeles / Hayley Yeeles, Pollinger Limited
@hroot / Holly Root
@hswla / HSW Literary Agency
@janetkgrant / Janet Kobobel Grant, Books & Such Literary Agency
@Janet_Reid / Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary Management
@jasonashlock / Jason Allen Ashlock, Movable Type Literary Group
@jennybent / Jenny Bent, The Bent Agency
@JManTN / Jonathan Clements, The Nashville Agency
@JoSVolpe / Joanna Volpe, Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
@JVNLA / Jennifer Weltz, Naggar Literary Agency
@kate_mckean / Kate McKean, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
@katelaurielee / Kate Lee
@kid_lit / Mary Kole, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
@KnightAgency / The Knight Agency
@laurieabkemeier / Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore and Company
@literaticat / Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
@MarleneStringer / Marlene Stringer, The Stringer Literary Agency
@mattwagner / Matt Wagner, Fresh Books
@MichaelBourret / MichaelBourret, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
@MiriamGoderich / Miriam Goderich, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
@NathanBransford / Nathan Bransford, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@pwheeler_agent / Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
@petertallack / Peter Tallack, The Science Factory
@pwheeler_agent / Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
@rachellegardner / Rachelle Gardner, WordServe Literary
@RebeccAgent / Rebecca Sherman, Writers House
@skagency / Stuart Krichevsky, Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency
@StrothmanAgency / The Strothman Agency
@sztownsend81 / Suzie Townsend / FinePrint Literary Management
@thecroceagency / Nick Croce, The Croce Agency
@tomwillkens / Tom Willkens, The Jeff Herman Agency
@TracyMarchini / Tracy Marchini, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@wendylawton / Wendy Lawton, Books & Such Literary Agency
@WolfsonLiterary / Michelle Wolfson, Wolfson Literary Agency


Bookstores & Booksellers - United States (82)

@aaronsbooks / Aaron’s Books, Lititz, PA
@AnOpenBook / An Open Book, Newton, NJ
@atomicbooks / Atomic Books, Baltimore, MD
@barbarasbooks / Barbara’s Bookstore, Chicago, IL
@bayshorebooks / BayShore Books, Oconto, WI
@bookbroads / Broadway Books, Portland, OR
@bookcentric / Ariana Paliobagis, bookseller at Country Books
@bookcourt / BookCourt, Brooklyn, NY
@BookCove / The Book Cove, Pawling, NY
@bookculture / Book Culture, New York, NY
@bookdwarf / Megan Sullivan, buyer at Harvard Book Store
@bookhousealbany / Book House, Albany, NY
@booknerdnyc / Jessica Bagnulo, McNally Jackson, New York, NY
@bookpassage / Book Passage, San Francisco, CA
@BookPeople / Book People, Austin, TX
@booksamillion / Books-A-Million
@booksliesalibis/ Drew Goodman, bookstore manager, Salt Lake City, UT
@booksmith / The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA
@booksoup / Book Soup, West Hollywood, CA
@boulderbooks / Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO
@BraveNewBooks / Brave New Books, Austin, TX
@breathebooks / Susan Weis, Breathe Books, Baltimore, MD
@Brilliant_Books / Brilliant Books, Suttons Bay, MI
@BunchofGrapesBk / Bunch of Grapes, Vineyard Haven, MA
@christinevans / Christine Evans, The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA
@CityLightsBooks / City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA
@ClintonBooks / Clinton Book Shop, Clinton, NJ
@cncbooks / Creatures ‘n Crooks Bookshoppe, Richmond, VA
@commongoodbooks / Common Good Books, Saint Paul, MN
@Copperfields / Copperfield’s Books, multiple locations, CA
@countrybooks / Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
@flintridgebooks / Flintridge Bookstore, La Canada, CA
@FountainBkstore / Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA
@HarvardBooks / Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
@IdlewildBooks / Idlewild Books, New York, NY
@jgonn / Joseph Gonnella, VP Inventory Mgmt & Vendor Relations, Barnes & Noble
@johnhugo / John Hugo, HugoBooks, multiple locations, MA
@JoniParagraphs / Joni Montover, Paragraphs bookstore, South Padre Island, TX
@josephbeth / Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Pittsburgh, PA
@kashbk / Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO
@KatherineBoG / Katherine Fergason, manager & children’s buyer, Bunch of Grapes
@KatyBudgetBooks / Katy Budget Books, Houston, TX
@kingsbooks / King’s Books, Tacoma, WA
@kingsenglish / The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT
@LaurelBookstore / Laurel Book Store, Oakland, CA
@legacy_books / Legacy Books, Plano, TX
@LibertyBayBooks / Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA
@magersandquinn / Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN
@mainstreetbooks / Main Street Books, St. Charles, MO
@MariasBookshop / Maria’s Bookshop, Durango, CO
@marthazinger / Megan Zabel, Marketing Coordinator, Powell’s Books
@matterbookstore / Matter Bookstore, Fort Collins, CO
@mcnallyjackson / McNally Jackson, New York, NY
@Metropolisbooks / Metropolis Books, Los Angeles, CA
@MFABookstore / The MFA Boston Bookstore, Boston, MA
@morrisbookshop / Morris Book Shop, Lexington, KY
@newtonvillebks / Newtonville Books, Newtonville, MA
@NextPageBooks / Next Page Bookstore, Frisco, CO
@NorthshireBooks / Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, VT
@OFirehouseBooks / Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO
@onceuponastory / Once Upon a Story Books, Long Beach, CA
@pagesbookshop / Pages Books & Coffee, Newton, KS
@Powells / Powell’s Books, Portland, OR
@puddnheadbooks / Pudd’nhead Books, Webster Groves, MO
@QuimbysBooks / Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago, IL
@readandbreathe / Events Coordinator at RiverRun Bookstore, NH
@RedFoxBooks / Red Fox Books, Glen Falls, NY
@richrennicks / Rich Rennicks, bookseller, Asheville, NC
@SamWellers / Sam Weller’s Zion Bookstore, Salt Lake City, UT
@SchulerBooks / Schuler Books, Grand Rapids, MI
@skylightbooks / Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA
@TatteredCover / Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO
@TheBookTableOP / The Book Table, Oak Park, IL
@UTOrlando / Urban Think!, Orlando, FL
@vertigobooks / Vertigo Books, College Park, MD
@villagebookshop / Village Bookshoppe, Rockville Centre, NY
@VoraciousReader / The Voracious Reader, Larchmont, NY
@vromans / Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
@watchungbooks / Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, NJ
@wlbooks / Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, Seattle, WA
@wolfgangbooks / Wolfgang Books, Phoenixville, PA
@wordbrooklyn / WORD, Brooklyn, NY

Bookstores & Booksellers - Canada (5)

@cavershambooks / Caversham Booksellers, Toronto, ON
@MACBookstore / McMaster University Bookstore, Hamilton, ON
@NicholasHoareTO / Nicholas Hoare Books, Toronto, ON
@RoxanneReads / Roxanne Reads, Toronto, ON
@UBCBookstore / UBC Bookstore, Vancouver, BC

Bookstores & Booksellers - Europe, Africa, Australia (12)

@camdenlockbooks / Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, Hoxton, UK
@chaptersbooks / Chapters Bookstore, Dublin, Ireland
@CrockPow / Crockat & Powell, London, UK
@danacea / Danie Ware, marketer for Forbidden Planet, UK
@forbiddenplanet / Forbidden Planet, multiple locations, UK
@fullersbookshop / Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania
@InfinitasBooks / Infinitas Bookshop, Parramatta, Australia
@kinokuniyaaust / Kinokuniya, Sydney, Australia
@lehmanns / Lehmanns, Germany
@tallstoriesbook / Tall Stories, South Africa
@unicorntreebks / Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln, UK
@waterstonesltd / Waterstone’s, UK

Bookstores & Booksellers - Online (13)

@abebooks / AbeBooks
@AmbireBooks / Ambire Secondhand Books (Australia)
@bokus_com / Bokus (Sweden)
@bookdepository / The Book Depository (UK)
@bookish_type / Catherine Campbell, Biblio.com
@chaptersindigo / Chapters/Indigo (Canada)
@findbookstoread / Greg Schroeder, FindBooksToRead.com
@indiepride / {indie}dependent books
@kobo / Kobo
@mtamblyn / Michael Tamblyn, VP of Content, Sales & Merchandising at Kobo
@ReadingsBooks / Readings (Australia)
@TheBookBlues / The Book Blues
@UsborneJody / Jody Dahlseid, Usborne Books & More

Libraries

Lindy Brown maintains two excellent directories of libraries that tweet: one for US libraries and another for international libraries.

Book Industry Publications (18)

@20xJENNY / Jennifer Brown, children’s editor, Shelf Awareness
@bookbusinessmag / Book Business
@b_plus_p_mag / Bookseller+Publisher
@calreid / Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly
@charabbott / Charlotte Abbott, Contributing Editor, Publishers Weekly
@ForeWordmag / Victoria Sutherland, ForeWord Reviews
@GalleyCat / Galley Cat
@idtheory / Identity Theory
@jasonboog / Jason Boog, editor at GalleyCat.com
@KirkusReviews / Kirkus Reviews
@kishizuka / Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
@LibraryJournal / Library Journal
@nybooks / The New York Review of Books
@PublishersWkly / Publishers Weekly
@quillandquire / Quill & Quire, Canadian book industry publication
@theBDR / The Book Design Review
@TheBookseller / The Bookseller
@WritersDigest / Writer’s Digest

Book Industry Groups & Associations (25)

ABPBC / Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
@AmericanPublish / Association of American Publishers
@BISG / Book Industry Study Group
@BookbuildersBOS / Bookbuilders of Boston
@BPPA / Book Publishers’ Professional Association
@cwgi / Christian Writers’ Group International
@dancullen / Dan Cullen, American Booksellers Association
@ecpa / Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
@ibnyc / Independent Booksellers of New York City
@IndieBoundMeg / Meg Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, American Booksellers Association
@IndieBoundPaige / Page Poe, IndieBound outreach liaison, American Booksellers Association
@janicecampbell / Janice Campbell, National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
@JonSlack / Jon Slack, Society of Young Publishers
@Jules236 / Juli Schatz, Author! Author!
@nationalbook / National Book Foundation
@pubwest / Publishers Association of the West
@rwaus / Romance Writers of Australia
@SarahRettger / Sarah Rettger, marketing coordinator, American Booksellers Association
@scottflora777 / Scott Flora, Small Publishers Association of North America
@socednsw / The Society of Writers (NSW)
@spunc / Small Press Underground Networking Community
@SYP_UK / The Society of Young Publishers
@thrillerwriters / International Thriller Writers Organization
@WNBA_National / Women’s National Book Association
@WNBANYC / Women’s National Book Association, New York chapter

Book Festivals & Conferences (13)

@BookExpoAmerica / BookExpo America (USA)
@writersfestival / Brisbane Writers Festival (Australia)
@emergingwriters / Emerging Writers’ Festival (Australia)
@melbwritersfest / Melbourne Writers Fest (Australia)
@NYIBC / New York Is Book Country (USA)
@pubbusiness / Publishing Business Conference & Expo (USA)
@sirenland / Sirenland Writers Conference (Italy)
@sydwritersfest / Sydney Writers’ Festival (Australia)
@toc / O’Reilly Media Tools of Change for Publishing (USA)
@ubudwritersfest / Ubud Writers Fest (Indonesia)
@VIWF / Vancouver International Writers Festival (Canada)
@WOTSvancouver / Word on the Street, Vancouver (Canada)
@wpbookfestival / West Port Book Festival (Scotland)

Book Prizes (2)

@GillerPrize / The Giller Prize
@nsw_pla / New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards

Publishing Education Programs (2)

@luthienrising / Stephanie Fysh, Coordinator, Ryerson University publishing certificate program
@sdnorman / Suzanne Norman, Summer Publishing Workshops, Simon Fraser University

Book Industry Suppliers & Tools (27)

@adamhodgkin / Adam Hodgkin, Exact Editions
@AppingoSally / Appingo
@bibliovault / BiblioVault
@BookNet_Canada / BookNet Canada
@BookStream / BookStream, wholesaler
@ConsortiumBooks / Consortium, distributor
@clintgreenleaf / Clint Greenleaf, Greenleaf Book Group
@danwagstaff / Daniel Wagstaff, Raincoast Books
@ecolibris / Eco-Libris
@filedby / filedbyauthor
@ftoolan / Fran Toolan, Firebrand Technologies
@GreenleafBookGr / Greenleaf Book Group, distributor
@Hadrien / Hadrien Gardeur, Feedbooks
@HBFenn / HB Fenn and Company, distributor
@IntlPubMkt / International Publishers Marketing, distributor
@ipublishcentral / iPublish Central
@keith_shay / Keith Shay, Ware-Pak, warehousing & fulfillment
@kkurtz / Kevin Kurtz, sales rep for publishers
@liza / Liza Daly, Threepress Consulting
@mesjak / John Mesjak, sales rep for independent publisher
@MyIdentifiers / U.S. ISBN Agency (Bowker)
@podiobooks / Podiobooks.com
@RaincoastBooks / Raincoast Books, distributor
@ScrollMotion / ScrollMotion
@stanza_reader / Stanza, e-book reader for iPhone
@suzannecollier / Suzanne Collier, book career consultant
@trkravtin / Teresa Rolfe Kravtin, independent publisher sales rep

Author & Publisher Services (63)

@1106Design / Michele DeFilippo, 1106 Design
@authortech / Thomas Umstattd Jr., Author Tech Tips
@beingwicked / Being Wicked, design studio
@BelieversPress / Believers Press
@bookcovers / Hayes Design & Editorial Service
@bookeditorLM / Laurel Marshfield, ghostwriter & developmental editor
@booker2 / Richard Hicken, BPS Books
@bradUK / Brad Scott, Brambletye Publishing
@brianoleary / Brian O’Leary, principal at Magellan Media Consulting Partners
@carteredit / Kathy Carter, non-fiction editor
@chameleon_net / ChameleonNet, web development for publishers
@ChameleonRoss / Ross Miles, ChameleonNet
@clarepainter / Clare Painter, digital rights consultant
@cosproductions / COS Productions, book trailers
@cpdavey / Christopher Davey, copyeditor
@cpickett / Cheryl Pickett, publishing coach
@dervish7 / Steven Seighman, book designer
@dmargulis / Dick Margulis, editor, typographer
@dwilk / David Wilk, book packager and marketer
@ebrenner / Erin Brenner, copyeditor
@electricbook / Electric Book Works
@EssentialWorks / Essential Works
@FernReiss / Fern Reiss, PublishingGame.com
@Georgetownbooks / Georgetown Booklab
@gkliewer / Gary Kliewer, Confluence Book Services
@Greg_Freed / Greg Freed, editor & writing coach
@HelpMePublish / Tamara Dever, book designer & publishing consultant
@imaginestudios / Kristen Eckstein, book coach
@indexperts / Wendy Allex, indexer
@jacquilofthouse / Jacqui Lofthouse, writing coach
@jane_mackay / Jane Mackay, copyeditor
@janetgoldstein / Janet Goldstein, publishing consultant
@Jan_Marshall / Jan Marshall, book designer
@JamesALamb / James Lamb, indexer
@jeffbarry / Jeff Barry, Soro Design
@jennifertribe / Jennifer Tribe, non-fiction publishing consultant
@JFBookman / Joel Friedlander, book designer
@jigsawindexing / Jenny Halteman, indexer
@jtallent / Joshua Tallent, Kindle Formatting
@KOKEdit / Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, copyeditor
@LisaJJackson / Lisa Jackson, editor
@ljndawson / LJN Dawson, LJNDawson.com
@markcoker / Mark Coker, Smashwords
@mattmcclay / Matt McClay, book designer
@margaretbinns / Margaret Binns, indexer
@martyhalpern / Marty Halpern, editor and book packager
@MichelVrana / Michel Vrana, book designer
@MikeShatzkin / Mike Shatzkin, The Idea Logical Company
@miriamberkley / Miriam Berkley, author photographer
@mtodeditor / Mary Tod, copyeditor, proofreader
@nivermoore / Heather Moore Niver, editor & proofreader
@PaulaGrunseit / Paula Grunseit, editor
@peggyrichardson / Peggy Richardson, publishing consultant
@pilarw / Pilar Wyman, indexer
@publishingcoach / Diane Eble, publishing coach
@Rogercparker / Roger C. Parker, book coach
@RossSlater / Ross Slater, non-fiction publishing consultant
@ryanindexing / Sheila M Ryan, indexer
@scriptawords / Marg Gilks, book editor
@serpentstailpr / Rebecca Gray, Serpent’s Tail
@slipdown / Walt Shiel, author services
@stacylwhitman / Stacy L. Whitman, children’s & YA editor
@StephenTiano / Stephen Tiano, book designer
@suecampbell54 / Sue Campbell, book designer
@suecollier / Sue Collier, book coach and self-publishing consultant
@thecadencegrp / The Cadence Group, book packagers
@VictoriaMixon / Victoria Mixon, editor
@WIndexing / Jan Wright, indexer
@wisekaren / Karen Wise. copyeditor
@wordywoman / Shelley Lieber, publishing consultant
@writersinthesky / Yvonne Perry, Writers in the Sky
@WriteSyntax / Cori Padgett, ghostwriter
@xNEUROSPASTA / Lindsey J. Testolin, book trailer producer

Book Publicity & Marketing Services (60)

@aboutyourbook / Renee Giroux, Stimulating Conversation
@AdrienneBiggs / Adrienne Biggs, Biggs Publicity & Events
@authorfriendly / David Berndt, publicist
@AuthorsOnTheWeb / Authors on the Web
@BackwordBooks / Backword Books
@BarbaraHenricks / Barbara Henricks, Cave Henricks Communications
@blueslipper / Sarah Shealy, children’s book publicist
@bookfan / Kae Tienstra, KT Public Relations
@Bookgal / Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts Inc.
@BookMarketer / Dana Lynn Smith, non-fiction book marketer
@BrandYou / Cindy Ratzlaff, Brand New Brand You
@CaveHenricks / Cave Henricks Communications
@CraneCreekPR / Stephen Crane, CraneCreek Communications
@DanielDecker / Daniel Decker, Higher Level Group Inc.
@DBerthiaume / Denise Berthiaume, Verso Advertising
@ddisney / Dennis Disney, D-Squared Entertainment
@debbieharry / Debbie Koenig, copywriter & marketing consultant
@dsloanandco / Deborah Sloan, Deborah Sloan and Company
@eegreene / Ellen Greene, library marketing consultant
@ellengm / Ellen Graf-Martin, Graf-Martin Communications
@fivebyfivepr / Five by Five PR, author publicity
@FrugalBookPromo / Carolyn Howard-Johnson
@HCSBspeak / HarperCollins Speakers Bureau
@JoanneMcCall / Joanne McCall, Joanne McCall Media Group
@JohnKremer / John Kremer, book marketer
@JulieSchoerke / Julie Schoerke, JKSCommunications
@KBStrauss / Karen Strauss, Strauss Consultants
@KelleyandHall / Kelly and Hall, book publicity
@KSBPromotions / Kate Bandos, KSB Promotions
@lisadubbels / Lisa Dubbels, publicist
@LisaEkus / Lisa Ekus-Saffer, The Lisa Ekus Group
@luxlotus / Lauren Cerand, publicist
@lyncadence / Lyn Cadence, Cadence PR
@LyndaOConnor / Lynda O’Connor, O’Connor Communications
@MarshaFriedman/ Marsha Friedman, EMSI Public Relations
@MillerMosaicLLC / Yael K. Miller, Miller Mosaic
@MZPR / Meryl Zegarek, Meryl Zegarek Public Relations
@nettiehartsock / Nettie Hartsock, The Hartsock Agency
@OnlinePublicist / Lisa Roe, publicist
@Open_Book / Alistair Spalding, children’s book publicist
@PaulaatAME / Paula Krapf, Author Marketing Experts Inc.
@pauletteensign / Paulette Ensign
@phenixandphenix / Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
@pigtailpr / Kim Bouchard, Pigtail Public Relations
@rebecaseitzGRPR / Rebeca DeBoard Seitz, Glass Road Public Relations
@ritabarrycorke / Rita Barry-Corke, RBC COmmunications
@russmarshalek / Russ Marshalek, book publicity
@sandydiaz / Sandy Diaz, Smith Publicity
@SandyDunwoody / Sandy Dunwoody, book publicist
@saraschneider / Sara Schneider, Cave Henricks Communications
@shelhorowitz / Shel Horowitz, publishing consultant
@SixEstate / Six Estate Communications
@skyeblue / Skye Wentworth, Skye Wentworth Public Relations
@StandardBookVid / Tim McDonough, Standard Book Videos
@suegreenbergpr / Susannah Greenberg, Suannah Greenberg Public Relations
@thewriterslife / Dorothy Thompson, Pump Up Your Book Promotion
@TynishaThompson / Tynisha Thompson, book marketer
@wendylgardner / Wendy Gardner, Gardner Publicity
@writebrain / Denise Dorman, WriteBrain Media
@ZimblerMiller / Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Miller Mosaic

Book Printers & Paper Suppliers (7)

@blurbinc / Blurb
@copresco / Steve Johnson, Copresco
@kimcoprinting / KIMCO On Demand Printers
@lightningsource / Lightning Source
@morrissprint / Morriss Printing
@permanentpaper / Melissa Klug, Permanence Matters
@ThomsonShore / Thomson-Shore

Subsidy Publishers (8)

@BookPros / BookPros
@BrownBooks / Brown Books Publishing Group
@cosimobooks / Cosimo
@OutskirtsPress / Outskirts Press
@SilverWoodBooks / Helen Hart, SilverWood Books
@terrywhalin / Terry Whalin, Intermedia Publishing Group
@WheatmarkBooks / Wheatmark Books
@WheatmarkSusan / designer at Wheatmark Books

Book Reviewers (95)

@afewminutes / Michael, A Few Minutes with Michael
@allaboutromance / All About Romance
@audiobookdj / Susan Dunman, Audiobook DJ
@AurealisXpress / AurealisXpress
@Austenprose / Laurel Ann Nattress, Austenprose
@bbricke / Breia Brickey, Literaturely Speaking
@Belletrista / Belletrista
@BergersBookRev / Alice Berger, Bergers Book Reviews
@BethFishReads / Beth Fish, Beth Fish Reads
@bizbookreview / Mitch Joel
@bkfaerie / Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie
@bnreviewer / Bill Tipper, The Barnes & Noble Review
@bookbrothel / The Book Brothel
@book_blog / Debra Hamel, Book Blog
@bookchook / Susan Stephenson, Book Chook
@BookingIt / Laura de Leon, I’m Booking It
@BookPage / BookPage.com
@bookpleasures / Norm Goldman, Book Pleasures
@bookreviewers / Jamie Ratliff, Book Reviews Weekly
@bookroomreviews / Tracy Kokemuller, Book Room Reviews
@Bookworm71 / Marci, Travels of a Bookworm
@BookZone / Darren Hartwell, The Book Zone for Boys
@cafeofdreams / April, Cafe of Dreams
@CanadianAuthors / Lynn Bornath, Canadian Books & Authors
@CheriePie / Cherie B., CheriePie’s Books
@cherryblossommj / MJ, Creative Madness
@Chrisbookarama / Chris, book-a-rama
@cindyloveofbook / Cindy, Cindy’s Love of Books
@condalmo / M., Condalmo
@David_Heb / David Hebblethwaite, Follow the Thread
@djmont / David J. Montgomery
@drmabuse / Edward Champion
@EstefanieL / Estefanie Larranaga, Night Time Romance Reviews
@fiddler_crab / Fiddler Crab Review
@FLWbooks / Flashlight Worthy books
@galleysmith / Michelle, GalleySmith
@genrelibrarian / Diana Tixier Herald, Genrefluent
@GenreReviewer / Genre Reviewer
@globebooks / Global & Mail’s book website
@hefollowedme / Mel, He Followed Me Home
@hollowaymcc / Holloway McCandless, Litagogo
@HulaMonkey / The Book Trib
@iambrimful / Janelle, Brimful Curiosities
@ijustfinished / I Just Finished
@imlostinbooks / Rebecca T., Lost in Books
@janeciab / Jane Ciabattari, President of National Book Critics Circle
@janiceharayda / Janice Harayda
@jenforbus / Jen Forbus, Jen’s Book Thoughts
@jennsbookshelf / Jennifer Lawrence, Jenn’s Bookshelf
@josephsreviews / Joseph Arellano, Joseph’s Reviews
@justonemorebook / Andrea Ross, Just One More Book
@kaysbookshelf / Kay, Kay’s Bookshelf
@KrisLovesBooks / Kris, The Cajun Book Lady
@LATimesbooks / LA Times Books
@LesaHolstine / Lesa Holstine, Lisa’s Book Critiques
@LaurenElkin / Lauren Elkin, Maitresse
@LiteraryMinded / Angela Meyer, Literary Minded
@LitHousewife / Jennifer, The Literate Housewife
@LitLesbian / Literally Lesbian
@lizzieskurnick / Lizzie Skurnick
@LJBookReview / Library Journal
@mathitak / Mark Athitakis, American Fiction Notes
@mawbooks / Natasha, Maw Books
@mlberry / Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle
@minibookexpo / MiniBookExpo
@mommymystic / Lisa Erickson, Mommy Mystic
@msbookish / Belle Wong, Ms. Bookish
@myfriendamy / Amy, My Friend Amy
@MysteryBooksEd / Edie Dykeman, BellaOnline
@npbooks / National Post Books
@nytimesbooks / New York Times Books
@pamnation / Pam T., Good Books for Kids
@paperhaus / Carolyn Kellogg, LA Times
@readysteadybook / ReadySteadyBook
@rebeccacoffey / Rebecca Coffey, I Read and Liked
@reviewromance / Keira, Love Romance Passion
@roncharles / Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World
@ruthdfw / Ruth Ferguson, Buzz ‘Bout Books
@sandiek1 / Sandie Kirkland, Booksie’s Blog
@sfsignal / John DeNardo, SF Signal
@SJKessel / Chele Castleman, Through a Child’s Eye
@skrishna / Swapna Krishna, S. Krishna’s Books
@SmartBitches / Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
@StackedBlog / Christina Oppold, Stacked
@stevecunningham / Steve Cunningham, ReadItFor.Me
@TelegraphBooks / Telegraph Books
@temppatt / Tempestt
@TezMillerOz / Tez Miller, Tez Says
@tometraveller / The Tome Traveller
@TooFondOfBooks / Dawn, She Is Too Fond of Books
@trishheylady / Trish, Hey Lady! Watcha Readin’?
@Veronicatx / Veronica Huerta, Strictly Reviews
@vesselproject / Vessel Project
@WayneHurlbert / Wayne Hurlbert
@writeforareader / Shelly Burns, Write for a Reader


Bloggers on Books & Publishing (26)

@abcarticulate / Articulate
@authorsnow / Authors Now!
@bencrowder / Ben Crowder
@books / book news
@bookoven / The Book Oven
@bookpatrol / Michael Lieberman, Book Patrol
@booksquare / Kassia Krozser, Booksquare
@booktwits / booktwits
@somisguided / Monique Trottier, So Misguided
@brownbookshelf / The Brown Bookshelf
@DonaldLHughes / Donald L.  Hughes, Christian Writing Today
@indieauthor / April Hamilton, Indie Author & Publetariat
@JaneFriedman / Jane Friedman, Writer’s Digest community
@karentempler / Karen Templer
@KatMeyer / Kat Meyer, The Bookish Dilletante
@kirkbiglione / Kirk Biglione, Medialoper
@MaudNewton / Maud Newton, MaudNewton.com
@mdash / Mark Bertils, Index // mb
@mkindness / Michael Kindness, Books on the Nightstand
@Omnivoracious / Omnivoracious, Amazon’s book blog
@personanondata / Michael Cairns, PersonaNonData
@publishingtalk / PublishingTalk
@pubperspectives / Publishing Pespectives
@Readingtub / Terry Doherty, The Reading Tub
@RonHogan / Ron Hogan, Beatrice
@sarahw / Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
@selfpubreview / Henry Baum, Self-Publishing Review

Book Discussion 2.0 (17)

@AuthorPodcasts / Authors on Tour Live
@bookies / bookies Twitter discussion group
@bookclubchat / Twitter book club
@booklounge / Booklounge
@bookmadam / Julie Wilson
@CBCBooks / CBC’s online Book Club
@ChristFocus / Christ Focus online book club
@goodreads / Goodreads
@hotreads / She Loves Hot Reads
@librarythingtim / Tim Spalding, founder of LibraryThing.com
@LitChat / LitChart, Twitter book discussion
@mysterybooksca / MysteryBooks.ca
@ReadItForward / Read It Forward, Random House
@redroomdotcom / Red Room
@seenreading / Julie Wilson, Seen Reading
@Suvudu / Suvudu
@theBookRabbit / BookRabbit

With the launch of a new website called Authonomy, HarperCollins UK is calling on the power of the crowd.

At Authonomy, authors can submit excerpts from their fiction or non-fiction manuscript. These excerpts are then reviewed and ranked by…well, by anyone who wants to take the time to read them. The idea is to get the public searching for and identifying the next great thing.

Once a month, the 5 books with the highest rankings are forwarded to an editorial review board at HarperColllins.

The concept works for everyone:

• HarperCollins gets free help going through its slush pile — a short list without the work
• Authors get a chance to submit their work without an agent and have a fair shot at being considered
• Armchair reviewers get a chance to offer their opinion and potential bragging rights if they help uncover the next bestseller

Authors, if you’re looking for a publishing deal, the site is worth a look.

Extending its dominion yet again, Amazon has acquired Shelfari, a social networking site for booklovers that allows readers to display a virtual bookshelf and share reviews. The announcement came through the Shelfari blog last week.

Earlier in the year, Amazon had chipped in $1 million in funding for the growing site.

The acquisition presents some interesting conflicts for Amazon. Just one month ago, the e-tail giant acquired AbeBooks, a online dealer in used, rare, and out-of-print books. AbeBooks — and now Amazon — is a 40% stakeholder in LibraryThing, a bitter Shelfari rival.

Will Amazon try to buy up the remainder of LibraryThing and merge it with Shelfari? Given the public animosity between the two sites, the more likely course may be for Amazon to divest itself of its LibraryThing holdings.

Whichever way it goes, authors who haven’t been using social networking sites like Shelfari to build word of mouth for their books online should get started. With further integration between Shelfari and Amazon in the cards, more online reviews could easily equal more sales.

Continuing its quest for world dominance, Amazon today announced in a press release that it has inked a deal to acquire AbeBooks, an online book retailer based in British Columbia.

AbeBooks deals primarily in used, rare, and out-of-print books, and most of its 110 million listings are from independent booksellers. AbeBooks will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity and will maintain all of its websites.

A search of the AbeBooks website reveals no mention of the news.

No purchase price has yet been revealed and the deal is still subject to regulatory approval.

What’s your take on the acquisition?

Spencer Johnson will soon have a new book on the market. The mega-bestselling author of Who Moved My Cheese? and The Present is set to publish a new title called Peaks and Valleys: Getting What You Need in Both Good and Bad Times.

World rights have already been sold and the English-language version will be published simultaneously in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia, though no release date has been announced.

Who Moved My Cheese? has sold over 21 million copies since its release 10 years ago. Some interesting facts about Spencer Johnson and his publishing success, from his website:

• Amazon says that in its first 10 years of operation, Who Moved My Cheese? was its #1 selling title
• Who Moved My Cheese? is China’s all-time best selling translated work (2 million+ copies sold)
• In Japan, Who Moved My Cheese? is the #1 bestselling book of all time by a non-Japanese author (4.5 milion+ copies sold)

What do you think is the secret to the phenomenal success of this mouse-y parable on change?