Released on = May 6, 2007, 7:27 pm

Press Release Author = Xlibris Corporation

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Xlibris CEO and founder John Feldcamp attends the first ever
Rockaway Music and Arts Council Literary Festival.

Press Release Body = May 3, 2007 - Xlibris CEO and founder John Feldcamp attends the
first ever Rockaway Music and Arts Council Literary Festival.

The RMAC in association with Borders presented the first Literary Arts Festival on
the scenic Rockaway peninsula on Sunday, April 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
festival featured authors and screenwriters from the greater metropolitan area and
beyond. Highlights included a series of authors' panel discussions and a
screenwriting symposium that explored the issues and possibilities of the written
word in the 21st century. The event took place in historic Fort Tilden, a now
decommissioned U.S. Army post that is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area
and home to many cultural and community activities.

Published authors, literary agents, bookstore owners, Writer's Digest, editors and
self-publishing giants Xlibris were all present at the event. In all, more than 30
authors and screenwriters participated in discussions ranging from the macabre to
the mundane, including suspense and historical fiction, women in literature,
children's tales, cooking, and health-related issues.

Xlibris CEO and founder John Feldcamp predicted that self-publishing will eventually
support the lion's share of content. "Publishing has been an arcane specialist skill
under the control of a guild of people that are unique and different from anyone
else. Those skills have been so complicated they haven't been accessible to normal
human beings." He believes that new technology in the industry has made publishing
more affordable and accessible to writers. Feldcamp was one of the panel members for
the discussion about \"New Paradigms in the Publishing Industry\" and is an ardent
supporter of placing the power to publish in author's hands.

Xlibris also provided three publishing packages as prizes to participating schools
to enable them to publish a book of their choice using the latest print-on-demand
technology.

The Rockaway Music and Arts Council plans to make the event an annual attraction
which will only get stronger over time.

For more information about Xlibris and their range of publishing, marketing and
editorial services, call their 24-hour customer service hotline at 1-888-795-4274
ext 7111 or e-mail pressrelease@xlibris.com. You can also visit their website at
www.xlibris.com

The Literary Arts Festival was made possible by the Gateway National Recreation
Area, with the generous participation of the Rockaway Artists Alliance and the
Rockaway Theatre Company. For more information, contact the Rockaway Music and Arts
Council at P.O. Box 0171, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693; call 718-474-6760; or go to
www.RockawayMusicAndArts.org.



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