Being it my first time attend to Book Expo America this year, I wanted to be prepared. I wanted to make the most out of it and do it right, especially since it’ll only happen for me once in awhile in this lifetime.
So how does one get ready for BEA? You need to know things. In fact, it’d be awesome if you know all the things. With that in mind, I scoured through the many tips and advice for Book Expo America that exists on the internet- at least seventy or so of them. And if you’re a newbie just like me, I’ve linked them all up for you. Here’s the ultimate resource where you can find many, many links to posts that will help you rock BEA!
General Tips for BEA
- First Time to BEA? @ Book Expo America
- BEA Tips Part 1 @ Here There Be Books
- BEA Tips Part 2 @ Here There Be Books
- Book Expo America Tips @ Nose Graze
- BOOK EXPO AMERICA (BEA) TIPS @ Hollywood The Write Way
- 13 Tips for Book Expo America Attendees @ From Left To Write
- Nicole & Emma’s Five Tips for Book Expo America (BEA) @ The Book Bandit
- So You’re Going to BEA For the First Time? @ The Book Addict’s Guide
- Get Your Book Addiction On (BEA Advice for Newbies) @ KBG Babbles
- Tips for BEA (Especially if you’ve never attended before!) @ WhoRU
- BEA Tips and Tricks! @ Katie’s Book Blog
- Gabrielle’s 5 BEA Tips for 2014 @ The Irish Banana
- Bevy BEA tips @ The Bevy Bibliotheque
- WLS Takes BEA @ Words Like Silver
- BEA 2015 Tips & Tricks @ Fiction Fare
For A Fabulous Book Expo America Experience
- Ten Tips To Make the Most of Your Experience @ Inspiring Insomnia
- How to Own the Hell Out of Book Expo America @ Nose Graze
Things To Know
- (Hopefully) Everything You Need to Know about Book Expo America (BEA) @ Farrah Penn
- 5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My First BEA @ Publishing Trendsetter
- Some BEA Tips & Hints I Wish I Knew Beforehand @ Effortlessly Reading
- What to Remember at BEA @ Words Like Silver
- 10 Rookie Mistakes @ The Irish Banana
- What No One Tells You About BEA @ Bookish Antics
Lessons Learned
- Things I’m Glad I Did & Things I Learned @ Nose Graze
- What I Learned My First Year at BEA @ My Thoughts Literally
- What I Did Right at BEA @ Reading With ABC
BEA Guides
- BEA 101 @ Reading With ABC
- Adventures of a First Time BEA Attendee: A Mildly Helpful Guide to BookExpo America
- So You’re Going to BEA (A Handy Guide) @ Gossamer Obsessions
- BEA Survival Guide! @ First Novels Club
- All you need to know + more! Part 1 @ La Femme Readers
- All you need to know + more! Part 2 @ La Femme Readers
Pinterest Boards
BEA Tips & Tricks @ The Irish Banana
- As A Matter of FAQ
- Take It On The Floor
- Make The Most of It
- The Art of the Business Card
- Bring It On … Or Not
- Power Up!
- Totes, Y’all!
- Schedule Mania
BEA2U @ Bewitched Bookworms
- General Tips about Networking at BEA Blogger Con and BEA
- Scheduling your visit at BEA!
- Signing Lines, Galley Drops, Meeting Bloggers and more!
Shae Lit’s BEA Tips
- Getting Your Badge, Accommodations, Airfare, and Roommates
- BEA Etiquette
- BEA Packing
- NYC and Sightseeing
- Battling BEA Overload
BEA Prepared @ Krista’s Dust Jacket
Phases of BEA: Before, During, After
Nicole’s Novel Reads
The Turning Pages
Others
- What to bring & what to leave: A BEA Packing Tips Post @ Here There Be Books
- Hotels, Shipping Books, and the Conference Itself @ Reader Of Fictions
- Those Exclusive Book Expo America Publisher Parties @ Nose Graze
- DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to #BEA15: Booksellers’ Best of NYC
- After BEA @ Shae Lit
So You Want To Go BEA? Series @ Read. Sleep. Repeat.
Of course, you don’t have to check out every single post on here like a certain mad woman *points to self* but instead select what kind of info you’re looking for or are interested in reading. Also, if you have written a BEA Tips post, do tweet me a link @staybookish so I can add it on here! To my fellow BEA noobs, let’s make our first time amazing, yes? ;)
11 Responses
Wow this is an EPIC list of posts!! :D
That’s exactly what I did my first year—I researched EVERYTHING. I think it’s super helpful to do that. :) You’re going to have an awesome time, Hazel!
You are amazing for making this! It will be my first year at BEA as well, so I’ve been doing the same sorts of Internet searches. Your list is WAY more extensive than mine was though, thanks for sharing!
Awesome, I’ve always wanted to go! Have fun and take lots of pics! :)
Thank you for sharing all these posts! I do have a bit of reading ahead of me now! *crackes knuckles* *grabs cuppa hot cocoa* *starts clicking*
Aah, this is such a brilliant idea, Hazel, and I hope it really preps you for what will hopefully be a truly wonderful expo- so exciting, it being your first! I’m from Australia and haven’t yet made it to a BEA, though I really, really want to one of these years (I’ll have to plan a whole trip around it, I think), but I’ll be sure to come back to this post whenever I do end up going, because there are so many amazing resources here, and it’s so good to know what to expect, pack and understand what to plan for. So fantastic job, doing this! I hope you’ll post a BEA recap, so we can see how it all went?
Nice to meet you, too! Xx
Fantastic collection of links! Thank you for posting and good luck speaking at BEA. Maybe I’ll see you there. It will be my first time attending.
Thank you for all these tips. Hope I can experience BEA someday.