AALBC.com

AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club, is a website dedicated to books and film by and about African Americans and people of African descent, with content also aimed at African-American bookstores.^[1][2] AALBC.com publishes book and film reviews, author profiles, resources for writers and related articles. Launched in 1998, AALBC was founded by Troy Johnson.^[3][4] It targets primarily a middle-aged African-American female demographic.^[5] AALBC previously sold books through the Amazon.com affiliate program, and then started to operate its own warehousing and distribution program.^[6]

AALBC.com

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Available in	English
Owner	AALBC.com
Created by	Troy D. Johnson
URL	aalbc.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Optional
Launched	March 2, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-02)
Current status	Online

See also

• African-American literature
• List of African-American writers

• United States portal

References

1. Martin Arnold, "MAKING BOOKS; Book Clubs With a Mission", The New York Times, January 11, 2001.
2. "Love letters in the 'Mail' slot; Rudolph gets reindeer revenge", USA Today, December 23, 1998.
3. "WEB SITES", Miami Herald, March 28, 1999.
4. Pamela Licalzi O'Connell, "On-Line Book Clubs: Everything but Food", The New York Times, March 18, 1999.
5. Felicia Pride, "Buyers Aware: Inside the Black Book Market", Publishers Weekly, December 7, 2007.
6. Calvin Reid, "Selling Urban Fiction", Publishers Weekly, January 23, 2006.

External links

• Official website
• Appearances by Troy Johnson on C-SPAN