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Black Authors Network Radio
Q: What is BAN Radio and what are some of its roles in the publishing
industry?
The Black Authors
Network (BAN) is dedicated to providing information to help black business
owners and authors gain access to today's consumers and to helping promote the
growth of black businesses and literature. The Black Authors Network, is here to
bring people together, to create a dialog, and share valuable resources. Our
goal is to be the most informative networking group, serving the unique needs of
authors, businesses, organizations, and concerned parents who wish to improve
literacy and strengthen the new literary community. We represent publishing
houses, independently published authors, event planners, publicity
representatives and most of all the readers of quality literature in our pursuit
of excellence!
The concept for the BAN Network came after an interview with literary legend,
Pat G'Orge Walker. She explained the necessity of the Black literary community
pulling together and supporting each other and our genres. We decided at that
time we would encourage, inspire, and empower our members, as they strive to
fulfill their dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, published authors,
and community leaders. To accomplish our goals we create virtual events and
promotions, local networking opportunities, provide professional web development
and form strategic alliances with book lovers, authors, social network partners,
and business owners around the world. On BAN Radio we promote quality literature
period. We welcome books from all genres and authors of any race, nationality,
culture or stage in publishing.
Join us as we capitalize on these brilliant opportunities and successfully
address the challenges we face as a progressive, pro-active people. If you would
like to be a guest on the
BAN radio show,
you will be joining a family of people dedicated to the advancement of
literature and the improvement of literacy within our communities.
Reserve your slot here today. Email the BAN Radio Show Producer,
Ella Curry, here.
Q: How does the host
of BAN Radio Show fit into the
publishing industry?
Ella Curry is the president and CEO of EDC Creations Media Group. She brings more than 20 years of PR and marketing experience to clients in film, music, publishing and corporate event planning. Her expertise as well as her love for all things literary, dynamic contacts, and collaborative approach with clients have earned her a reputation as a respected leader in the publishing industry.
She has interviewed community leaders and celebrities such as: The View's Emmy® award-winning co-host, comedienne/actress Sherri Shepherd, Byron Pitts Emmy® award-winning journalist for 60 Minutes and chief national correspondent for CBS Evening News, American film director
of Secret Life of Bees, Gina Prince-Bythewood, literary legend Dr. Maya Angelou, along with award-winning actors and actresses
such as Hill Harper, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Dakota Fanning, Tristan Wilds, and International motivational speaker Lisa Nichols of the
Secret DVD and author of No Matter What.
Ella has interviewed MochaMoms® and other community leaders along with bestselling authors Terrie M. Williams, Sue Monk Kidd, Farrah Gray, Breena Clarke, Carleen Brice, Nathan McCall, Mary B. Morrison, Francis Ray, Walter Mosley, John Kremer, Lutishia Lovely and Donna Hill.
Celebrated publishers Vickie Stringer, Azarel Smallwood and Brian Hollygrove are just a few of the publishing leaders to grace the show. World famous musician Russel Blake is among the many artists to grace BAN. We were proud to accept the 2009 award for the Best BlogTalk Radio Show presented by Tifany Jones, founder of the Black Book Club Rock Awards.
Ella Curry is the host and producer of the Black Authors Network Radio Show; sponsored by EDC Creations Media Group. Ella has enjoyed an extensive tenure in media promotions and book publicity. She started out as a corporate event planner and website developer; later becoming a buyer for the legendary Karibu Book Store chain. Her career now includes services such as blog tour coordinator, book coach, video journalist and literary publicist.
Currently Ella Curry is the publisher of Black Pearls Magazine, a professional blogger and literary reporter on
www.edcmagazine.blogspot.com
where she publishes her popular Intimate Conversation Interviews with today's hottest authors, business owners and community leaders. In the Spring of 2010, Ella will release her first book on how to effectively market and promote your book with social media while on a budget.
Who are Black Pearls and BAN Radio Fans?
Based on a survey we sent out January 19, 2009 to our email database of
133,000+ subscribers, we found out the following information about our readers.
They were surveyed on the use of BAN Radio and the online version of Black
Pearls Magazine. These numbers are based on 82% of the 133, 000 EDC
Creations subscribers participating in the survey.
This also survey includes Black Pearls Magazine's 38,000 subscribers.
Reading and Shopping Habits of Subscribers
52%--Wanted more diverse races and topics on the BAN Radio show
64%--Have Twitter accounts
74%--Have Facebook accounts
90%--Have MySpace accounts
86%--Have more than 4 Ning memberships
77%--Prefer YouTube as video provider
74%--Purchase books online
68%--Spent 5 hours or more social networking a day
91%--Read the Black Pearls Magazine digital excerpts
49%--Prefer online media versus printed media
51%--Still buy newspapers, magazines and CDs
67%--Our fans stay online 5-7 hours per day
54%--Check their email at least 5 times per day
70%--Prefer subscriptions to their inbox versus chatting on BTR
61%--Prefer live readings over reading pdf excerpts
49%--Download favorites BAN Radio shows to CD and share
72%--Download BAN Radio shows to personal listening devices
53%--Tell at least 5 people about the BAN Radio shows
49%--Add the BAN Radio widget player to their own sites
27%--Hate auto-responders and email forwards
Age of Subscribers (Our shows are not PG rated)
9%----19-29 years old
29%---30-39 years old
39%---40-49 years old
14%---50-59 years old
9%-----60-79 years old
Gender
and Sexual Preference
27%----Male
73%----Female
33%----Alternate Lifestyle
65%----Heterosexual
2%-----Bisexual
Race or Cultural Identity of Subscribers
89%----US readers and fans
11%----International readers and fans
51%----African American
24%----Caucasian
2%------Middle Eastern
1%------Asian
9%------Latin
13%-----Bi-racial
Education of Subscribers
17%-----High School Grad Only
10%-----Some College
53%-----College Grad
20%-----Advanced Degree
Annual Income of Subscribers (only 72% answered)
4%----20k
9%----40k
51%---60k
20%---80k
10%---100k+
Attitudes, Values and Lifestyles
67%-----Books bought per month 6+
59%-----Purchased books after listening to our BAN Radio show
33%-----Gave books featured on the show as gifts
42%-----Joined book clubs online
71%-----Favorite genre, Fiction
27%-----Favorite genre, Motivational
55%-----Favorite genre, Adult Content
83%-----Shop online weekly
94%-----Employed
53%---- Entrepreneurs
16%-----Homemaker
71%-----Spend $200.00 or more monthly for online entertainment
64%-----Married over 5 years
47%-----Single, but without children
63%-----Committed relationship
58%-----Teenage children in the home
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