AALBC.com
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| Web address |
aalbc |
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| Slogan | Celebrating Our Literary Legacy |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | AALBC.com |
| Created by | Troy D Johnson |
| Launched | March 2, 1998 |
Alexa rank | 303,323 (as of March 2012)[1] |
| Current status | Online |
Founder Troy Johnson in the AALBC.com office in Harlem.
AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club, is a web site dedicated to books and film by and about African-Americans and people of African descent.[2][3] AALBC.com publishes book and film reviews, author profiles, resources for writers and related articles. Launched in 1998, AALBC was founded by Troy Johnson.[4][5] It targets primarily a middle-aged African-American female demographic.[6] It previously sold books through the Amazon.com affiliate program, and then started to operate its own warehousing and distribution program.[7]
See also
- African american literature
- List of African-American writers
- African American portal
References
- ↑ "aalbc.com Site Info". Alexa Internet, Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "MAKING BOOKS; Book Clubs With a Mission", New York Times, January 11, 2001.
- ↑ "Love letters in the 'Mail' slot; Rudolph gets reindeer revenge", USA Today, December 23, 1998.
- ↑ "WEB SITES", Miami Herald, March 28, 1999.
- ↑ "On-Line Book Clubs: Everything but Food", New York Times, March 18, 1999.
- ↑ "Buyers Aware: Inside the Black Book Market", Publishers Weekly, December 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Selling Urban Fiction", Publishers Weekly, January 23, 2006.
External links
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