Deltina Hay’s Survival Guide is a highly recommended read

April 20, 2010

Neal Shaffer,  recently wrote a wonderful review of the book by Dalton Publishing owner Deltina Hay, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization Summary.

Shaffer recommends this book as one of the top 15 reads of 2009.  He then goes on to give an in depth review of the book, adding his “top ten takeaways” detailing his favorite components of the book which include the chapters on Podcasting, Facebook and MySpace, Wordpress settings, and blog optimization.

“As you can see, this is a very practical and hands-on book for both the techie as well as the not-so-techie.  If you are looking for a results-oriented read on what you need to be doing to your optimize your web presence for web 2.0, you have found your book.  Needless to say a highly recommended read!”

You can read an excerpt of A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization on Scribd.

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Dalton shares books online starting with Scribd

March 17, 2010

Dalton Publishing’s commitment to getting their authors the best exposure on the Web shows through once more with their launch into the world of online document sharing communities. Social publishing companies such as Scribd and Docstoc make written works available online, mobile devices and e-readers. With filters, tagging, and images, it’s easy to browse a variety of categories or to pinpoint exactly what you’re looking for.

Scribd is a social publishing company, allowing you to see the latest reviews or join conversations on your favorite works. Docstoc serves as a repository of legal, business, financial, technical, and educational documents.

These sites are a welcome addition to the Web 2.0 arena for publishers, as they offer a great way to highlight and sell print books, feature and sell e-books on the spot, as well being a convenient outlet for advanced reviews.

Dalton has published excerpts of all its back titles to Scribd, complete with direct links to many different outlets for purchasing the books. The hope is to get the word out about all of Dalton’s talented authors and their remarkable work in yet another viral market in the Social Web. Dalton plans to do the same in DocStoc and other reputable sites as they emerge.

Next on the social document sharing agenda for Dalton is to directly sell e-book versions of all its titles as they become available in the next couple months. Sites like Scribd and DocStoc offer generous royalties on e-books, and that is refreshing news for struggling small presses. Dalton looks forward to a very prosperous relationship with these services.

Social document sharing sites have something more to offer publishers: A way to easily publish galleys to attract advance reviewers for upcoming titles. Dalton Publishing has placed an excerpt of the advanced review copy of Owen Egerton’s much awaited new novel, The Book of Harold, on Scribd. Potential reviewers are invited to get a sneak peek of the galley and to contact the publisher if they wish to receive the full galley as a PDF or as a regular galley. This is a huge step in the interest of green publishing!

Please take a look at all of Dalton’s excerpts and let us know if you would like to review Owen’s new book. We will keep you posted as we create our presence on other document sharing sites in the future.

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Gary Kent’s Shadows and Light gets rave reviews

March 15, 2010

Dalton Publishing author, stuntman, actor and director, Gary Kent has much planned for his book Shadows and Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood.

Kent was interviewed by Anthony Nicolette for his Toronto-based podcast, Canadianferox.com. The show, which highlights and reviews independent, sci-fi, and horror films, was aired Tuesday, 23 February 2010, and spotlights Kent’s 40+ years of working in Hollywood.

Gutmunchers.com, a popular online movie podcast reviewing the best in horror, sci-fi, and cult films, will air Kent’s interview with John Shatzer in mid-March.

Of special note, Kent will be appearing as a special guest star at the brand new Grave Robber’s Ball movie convention in Canton Ohio, August 2010.  This highly anticipated convention will feature screenings, movie memorabilia, and an homage to Kent’s recently released memoir.

Rave reviews for Shadows and Light were recently received from the show-biz sci-fi/horror website, Kitley’s Krypt:

“While a lot of biographies that I read are usually informative, I have never read one that was as entertaining as this one. Not only did Kent’s stories have me on the floor laughing, but his way of telling them is priceless. His book shows us what true pioneers these independent filmmakers really were.”

“Like the movies that he worked on, they just don’t make them like Gary Kent anymore!”

Watch for another glowing review of Shadows and Light by book reviewer Laura Wagner in the March edition of the classic movie magazine, Classic Images.

You can read an excerpt of Gary Kent’s Shadows and Light on Scribd.

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Bookvisions Blogger “Highly Recommends” Social Media Survival Guide

July 24, 2009

Self-proclaimed “social media dummy,” Linda of Bookvisions calls Deltina Hay’s A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization “interesting and informative” in a recent review. She praises the accompanying resource CD for its detailed forms and charts, and additional reading and resources lists. Linda notes that the book is “written textbook style - only better - because it never gets boring!”

A blogger and new social media user, Linda “highly recommend[s] this book to anyone who is interested in the internet.”

Read the review here…

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Reader Views Reviewer Places Stricken on Must-Have List

July 22, 2009

Carol Hoyer, PhD, a professor of psychology and reviewer at Reader Views, describes Spike Gillespie and Katherine Tanney’s collection Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief as “an excellent book that can and should be kept on our bookshelves and read frequently.”  Hoyer exults in the authenticity of the experiences of loss related in the work, and finds them both “inspiring and encouraging.”  For Hoyer, the words of each contributor come across sincerely and compassionately, and have a profound impact on the reader as an individual.

All in all, Hoyer says, “this is a book I have put on my students’ ‘must have list.’”

Read the full review here…

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