BookExpo America is hosting its first webinar on December 7 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST. Facebook: Driving Traffic with Tips, Tactics and & Applications for Publishers and Authors will address ways publishers can connect with readers. Social networking expert Mari Smith, who coauthored Facebook Marketing an Hour a Day (Wiley), and publishing vet Cindy Ratzlaff, coauthor of Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-Up Woman's Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve (Harlequin) will be the webinar’s speakers, with book industry consultant Sally Dedecker moderating.

The webinar is the first of several BEA is presenting. Book Industry Study Group is a partner for the event, and it is sponsored by Combined Book Exhibit. Registration, which costs $25, is available at http://www.prolibraries.com/bea/.