MANKATO, MN, October 23, 2010 (Press-News.org) Capstone, the leading publisher of children's books and digital products and services, has launched Capstone Connect, the official corporate blog designed to provide an inside look at children's publishing and a forum for readers to share what's on their mind. Hosted at http://connect.capstonepub.com, Capstone Connect features daily posts from different perspectives within the company: nonfiction on Mondays; early learning on Tuesdays; digital on Wednesdays; corporate on Thursdays; and fiction on Fridays.
To celebrate the new blog, Capstone is sponsoring a contest asking readers to share their favorite experience with Capstone books. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 Capstone gift certificate. The contest will run Nov. 1, 2010 through Nov. 14, 2010, on the Capstone Connect blog. More contest details will be available on the blog Nov. 1, Capstone Connect's official hosting day of the "Nonfiction Monday" roundup which unites bloggers across the kidlitosphere who write about children's nonfiction books.
Visit Capstone Connect at http://connect.capstonepub.com.
About Capstone
Capstone is the leading publisher of children's books and digital products and services, offering everything from nonfiction, fiction, and picture books to interactive books, audio books, and literacy programs. Imprints and divisions include Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books, Red Brick Learning, Capstone Digital, and Heinemann-Raintree. Visit us at http://www.CapstonePub.com. Connect with us at http://Connect.CapstonePub.com.
Capstone Launches Blog, Sponsors Contest for Readers
Capstone has launched Capstone Connect, the official corporate blog designed to provide an inside look at children's publishing and a forum for readers to share what's on their mind.
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