Comikaze Expo Presents Pre-Release Party For Victoria Foyts Groundbreaking YA Novel, Save the Pearls Part One REVEALING EDEN

Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) October 21, 2011

Comikaze Expo, the largest multimedia pop culture, comic book, horror, anime and gaming convention in California, aka the Los Angeles Comic-Con, has announced that it will host an early book release party and signing for author/actress Victoria Foyts groundbreaking YA novel, Save the Pearls Part One REVEALING EDEN. This premiere appearance includes a slate of fun activities and is just one of many exclusive events that Comikaze has lined up for this one-of-a-kind expo taking place on November 5-6, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Foyts participation at Comikaze will feature elements of the books creative and ingenious marketing campaign, which includes a social networking site, SavethePearls.com, for dating and mating, where users can submit videos, read blogs posts from the protagonist and watch cutting-edge teasers for the book. The Save the Pearls booth at Comikaze will include face makeup for fans and readers to participate in making video profiles to be included in this cutting-edge campaign, along with contests to win free books, posters and more.

We're thrilled to be a part of helping to promote literary history," says Comikaze CEO, Regina Carpinelli. "All the best movies and franchises start off as great novels, and Victoria Foyt's new novel is definitely poised to be one of the greats."

In Save the Pearls Part One REVEALING EDEN, which is being published by Sand Dollar Press, Foyt examines the themes of beauty, racism and the deteriorating environment in an entertaining fantasy/sci-fi plot with a romantic love story at its core. This release marks Foyts second YA novel. Foyt said of her new book: I set out to write a futuristic beauty and the beast story and ended up tapping into deep-seated fears and fantasies of my own. I believe the themes of racism and beauty, while seemingly harsh, are universal and hopefully, enlightening.

Foyts first young adult novel, The Virtual Life of Lexie Diamond, garnered rave reviews and was recommended by the Center for Childrens Books. In addition, it earned a five-star, must-read rating from TeansReadToo.com. The success of this coming-of-age, mystery young adult novel inspired Foyt to write the Save the Pearls series. Foyts career also includes co-writing several critically acclaimed feature films, Going Shopping (2005), D

Twitter Tool, CheapTweet, Helps Students and Parents Save Money When Going Back-to-School

Austin, TX (PRWEB) August 10, 2009

CheapTweet, a Twitter-based deals search engine, is busy gearing up for the upcoming back-to-school season. Today marks one month out from the beginning of the school year and now is the time when parents are planning back-to-school budgets and searching for ways to get the best bang for their buck.

Compared to years past, consumers are faced with countless e-commerce channels when shopping for everything from backpacks and school supplies to classroom textbooks. At the same time, consumers are also tightening budgets as found in a recent Deloitte & Touche LLP survey. This year, sixty-four percent of consumers plan to spend less on back-to-school items; therefore, parents and students are turning to CheapTweet to cut through the clutter and find the most valuable back-to-school deals available online.

"CheapTweet's service is extremely helpful for consumers looking to save money shopping online and at local stores. A recent 'back-to-school' search on their site listed a variety of links to coupons and savings including an offer for $ 10 backpacks at The Children's Place & Target," said Gina Traversi, a CheapTweet user based in North Carolina. "In an economy where every penny counts, CheapTweet provides a wonderful service to help moms like me save money for back-to-school."

CheapTweet scans Twitter for the best deals, coupons and sales that people are tweeting about. Deals are then rated by users and delivered via the Internet and Twitter, so shoppers are able to find the best deals catered to their needs. With big brands signing up to partner with CheapTweet, like Overstock.com and PerpetualKid.com, CheapTweet has established itself as a leader in the increasing phenomenon of consumers using Twitter as a money-saving tool.

"CheapTweet's unique approach of harnessing the conversation on Twitter means we find the great deals people are talking about," said Hayes Davis, Co-Founder of CheapTweet. "Regardless of the economy, kids still have to go back to school and it's a significant cost and effort for parents. CheapTweet helps stretch their dollars further in a budget conscious time."

About CheapTweet

CheapTweet (http://www.CheapTweet.com) is a deals search engine that, to date, has aggregated more than 1,000,000 of the best deals on Twitter. Driven by the philosophy of "Unique. Social. Deals.", CheapTweet is a community where users vote on and find one-of-a-kind deals. CheapTweet is operated by Appozite (http://www.Appozite.com), an Austin, Texas-based startup developing social e-commerce software to connect unique and interesting retailers with customers. In addition to CheapTweet, Appozite also runs TweetReach.

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