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Avid Romance readers have a new indulgence -- the "Borders True Romance" video blog, a new community where readers can chat about their favorite Romance books, engage with bestselling authors and genre experts and enjoy unique content and promotional giveaways. Debuting at http://bordersblog.com/trueromance/, the blog is hosted by Sue Grimshaw, Borders' Romance buyer along with Romance mavens, Sarah of TrashyBooks.com and Jane of Dearauthor.com.

Visitors to the blog will find a veritable treasure chest of content including guest posts by bestselling Romance authors. Each week, various authors engage with readers, delving into characters and the "backstories" behind their books, giving fans unique access into their worlds. For example, fans of the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning can currently find a discussion of her new book, "Dreamfever." She is among an all-star list of author-contributors -- including Leslie Parrish, author of "Pitch Black," Brenda Novak, author of "The Perfect Liar," Linda Howard, author of "Burn," and Julia Quinn, author of "What Happens in London" -- who have already engaged with readers on the blog. Other highlights include a guest chat with Jade Lee speaking with Grimshaw in a Borders store about her new book, "Getting Physical," part of the Harlequin Blaze series and an interview with Nalini Singh, known for her Psy Changeling series and her new Guild Hunters series.

Readers will also enjoy giveaways by authors and publishers in addition to the great conversation and colorful commentary on the blog. On Saturday, Aug. 29, visitors to the site can learn more about bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire and the continuation of her Bullet Catcher series -- and enter to win a copy of her latest release, "Hunt Her Down."

The "Borders True Romance" video blog is an extension of the highly popular "Borders True Romance" exclusive and original BordersMedia(R) video program, also hosted by Grimshaw and viewable at http://www.bordersmedia.com/trueromance.

Source: Borders

Largest Author Focused Online Directory Provides Innovative Marketing Platform for All Authors

FiledBy, Inc. today announced the Beta launch of filedbyauthor at http://www.filedby.com. The site is the first large-scale author-centric promotional platform to provide every author that has been published in the U.S. or Canada a free, hosted, ecommerce enabled web page ready to be claimed and enhanced. With more than 1.8 million pre-assembled author web pages and over 7 million book titles, filedbyauthor is the most complete site for finding and engaging with authors and their work.

"All authors, regardless of publishing category are encouraged to visit the site, claim their page, make corrections, and enrich them in a variety of ways," says Founder, President & C.E.O. Peter Clifton.

Any published author or co-author can easily and immediately update their author page which is linked to individual work pages. In addition to the free level, FiledBy announced two new membership levels designed to make additional web marketing tools available at low cost. These additional levels include blog tools, additional linking and media postings, event listings, online press kits and banner customization.

And, any reader can join the filedbyauthor community and start connecting with authors. Readers can fill in their own pages, collect favorite authors and books, write reviews, rate works and authors, and comment through wall postings.

"We hope to level the web marketing playing field for all authors, eliminate some of the challenges authors face when designing their online presence, and help every author become more easily discoverable through a highly optimized site," added Clifton.

SOURCE FiledBy, Inc.