Hey you booksellers and librarians who are twittering, you can win a chance to be published in the first official Twitter book coming from It Books in Fall 2009! Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 characters or less will bring together the most poetic, funny and entertaining tweets from the land of Twitter. And It Books wants you to be part of it! How do you enter?
1) Visit www.Twitter.com/YourItList to start following It Books on Twitter.
2) Email your favorite tweet to ItBooks AT harpercollins DOT com. Please include your name and your bookstore or library's name and address for verification.
3) Entries must be received by April 30th, 2009!
4) Those selected will appear in Twitter Wit this October (with your Twitter user name).
What to say when you twitter? How do you sum up working with books in fewer than 140 characters? Here are a few we've liked...
"Author afraid of reading in public. Now locked in the bathroom."
"Booksellers aren't mind readers. 'That book about that family with the blue cover' doesn't help me help you."
"Fifth customer this week came in asking about "fiction novels." I'm going back to bed."
"Overheard: 'I like to give books for presents. They are so easy to wrap.'"
Not sure what to say on Twitter? Click here for an easy guide on how to set up an account for your bookstore or library -- it's the perfect way to spread the word about news and events and to keep your community informed!
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