Written by Danielle

Three of the largest websites focusing on black literature have established a joint venture to offer comprehensive online promotion services to authors and small presses.

AALBC.com, Cushcity.com, and Mosaicbooks.com, which have a combined thirty plus years of online presence and over 4,000,000 site visits a month, will initially offer a simultaneous featured placement on their homepages. The next phase will include e-blasts and other marketing efforts for authors and small publishing houses.

"This effort brings unprecedented exposure to millions of African-American book readers worldwide," says Troy Johnson, founder of AALBC.com "I am pleased to work with Cushcity and MosaicBooks to bring African-American authors and consumers together."

Johnson founded AALBC.com in 1988 in Harlem, N.Y. It's recognized as the largest website dedicated to promoting books by and about African Americans.

Willie and Gwen Richardson of Houston, TX founded Cushcity.com in 1998. It's the world's largest African-American Internet retailer with over 20,000 products online.

MosaicBooks.com, founded by Ron Kavanaugh of the Bronx, NY, in 1996, was the first site created to showcase African-American literature. It recently celebrated its 10th anniversary online.

For more information regarding the joint online marketing effort contact Ron Kavanaugh at (718) 530-9132.