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The Polka Dot Banner is an authors' gathering place where you'll meet today's up and coming authors. You'll find everything you want to know at a glance, all in one place. It's as easy as one, two, three...win! Not sure what to do? Just follow the easy steps explained below. SEARCH: You can search by cover, browse authors and topics, or using the advance search, find a good mystery, the latest romance, or your favorite non-fiction topic. Book store owners, teachers, and librarians can search for speakers. Our authors profiles show if they are available for signings, workshops, and readings. Or, if you know the name of the author you are looking for, you can search for that as well. CONNECT: When you find what you're looking for, click the author's book cover image or name to go to their profile. There you will find expanded descriptions of their books, links to their websites, testimonials and awards, photos, and more. Want to ask a question? Leave a comment? Or learn more? Click on the author's "Profile Book" tab to leave comments, or check on their "Contact Me" tab for a direct email link and other contact information. (Authors are updating all the time, so check back often to learn more.) BUY: When you find a great book you just got to have, Buy it! Using the author's "Buy Now" tab, you'll find direct links to Amazon.com for their lead title, along with links to your other favorite online shops such as Barnes & Noble, Booksamillion, and Borders. There's often a link to Book Sense too so your can support your favorite neighborhood, independent book store. After you've read the book, stop back again and let the author know what you thought! WIN: At the Polka Dot Banner, we love to encourage readers to stop by, so from those who are registered as "Book Friends" we offer give-aways and prizes. Will it be you? To be eligible to win, just register as a PDB Book Friend. (It's free!) Book friends can post in our forum, see hidden tabs and forum posts, and are automatically entered for chances to win prizes or gifts. (Offer void where prohibited. You must have a valid email registered to win.) Contact: info@saloff.com 
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Along with our book reviews we offer affordable services to meet the needs of our authors in the growing book publishing industry. Our service packages are budget friendly, effective, and will assist the author in showcasing their book to the reading audience.
The annual literary awards honor writers who self-publish or have their books published by a small press or independent book publisher.
Watch quality video trailers of books that communicate the ambiance of the publication and help you make literary choices.
Inside Scoop Live is the leader in providing a vehicle for the author to talk to the reading audience and the audience to hear what the author has to say. Join in and listen to the most fascinating discussions with "cream-of-crop" writers about current and social issues, finances, self-improvement, romance, mortality and much more.
Cool Stories for Cool Kids! Kids can listen to stories, read by Meme, on their computer or download mp3 files.
Reader Views Kids provides book reviews, by kids, for kids. This site is geared toward children's books and majority of the reviews are by children. 
Authors Access is a joint project with Loving Healing Press. Each week we bring insightful interviews from people around the world who can help you get your work published, and if already published, noticed. The show is podcast on Authors View Radio. 
Each month Reader Views, in partnership with publishers and authors, are having a book giveaway.
