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  <title>Comments for A History of Blog Book Tours</title>
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    <published>2007-09-04T14:00:18Z</published>
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    <title>A History of Blog Book Tours</title>
    <summary>I&apos;d intended to post a correction to this NY Times story&apos;s recounting of the history of blog book tours, but was pleased to see that...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<p>I'd intended to post a correction to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/fashion/02blog.html?ref=style">this NY Times story's recounting</a> of the history of blog book tours, but was pleased to see that my friend, and intermittent blogger, Jason Kottke has <a href="http://www.kottke.org/07/09/virtual-book-tours-the-origins-of">already done the legwork</a>.</p>

<p>For my part, here's <a href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/2002/04/knauss.html">Greg Knauss' post on my blog</a> from his seminal tour for <em><a href="http://www.sonewpublishing.com/stacks/knauss/">Rainy Day Fun And Games For Toddler And Total Bastard</a></em>. (Which book I still heartily recommend, by the way.)</p>

<p>And then two years later, I hosted Danyel Smith for a <a href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/2004/04/um-hello.html">quick</a> <a href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/2004/04/brooklyn-pretty.html">stop</a> as she promoted <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1400046440/2020-20/">More Like Wrestling</a></em>. Since then, Danyel's gone on to <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a8912.asp">return as Editor in Chief</a> of <a href="http://www.vibe.com/">Vibe</a>. Sure, it's a role she's uniquely qualified for, but I like to think that having a brief stopover at my blog on her book tour was really what sealed the deal.</p>]]>
      
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