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So, Day One of the London Book Fair is over. All I had to do was stand up and occasionally hold a conversation and yet it seemed strangely exhausting. It's probably the contrast with my usual day of sitting down and occasionally pushing a button. Lots of interesting people have come by our tiny stand (which is in the IPG section of the floor). We've also had visits from a couple of our authors (I'm not contrasting that with 'interesting people', merely getting specific). Paula Brackston (pictured with Anna) has even gone to the extent of offering to fetch coffee when we needed it. We also had a chat to the people of CompletelyNovel about what it is they do. I think I'm going to find out more but you can go and explore their site for yourself right now. There are books to read for free online - or you can buy a printed copy. You can likewise find an online home for your writing and have help self-publishing it and selling it through the site. And there's a community aspect with reviews and discussions and virtual book clubs and blogs. Plus, what imaginative new venture would be complete without a collection of three-minute video book reviews complete with 'helpful' advice (I use those quotes advisedly)? I think the video book reviews are really a Machiavellian ploy to make Anna Lewis and her accomplices there seem likable. And it's working.