notes from the book expo america 2006

so, darkpony and i attended the book expo america this past weekend to try to promote our 4n publishing children's books, including the adorable lola & fred, which is available here. anyway, here is what we learned:

• when you are sharing shelf space with the feminist press among others, the feminist press is most likely going to be the most aggressive in talking to passersby and prevent anyone else from talking to said passersby.
• in regards to children's books, elephants are hot, hot, hot. they are the new pigs or penguins.
• when you see a pirate on the escalator who looks exactly like johnny depp in the pirates of the caribbean, most people assume it is not johnny depp because they wonder why he would go to such lengths to promote the new film at the book expo america of all places. in my eyes, it was johnny depp, and he fooled everyone into thinking what they were thinking, and he got a big paycheck for it. pretty sneaky, sis!
• people really are just big freeloaders looking for freebies they can then sell on ebay and elsewhere.
• if you have a self-published book called the art of table dancing: escapades of an irreverent woman, it probably wasn't worth all of the money you spent for your own booth and the leis you were trying to give away.
• finally, if you attend a publishing dance party, make sure that the drinks are free and that there is not a cash bar.