2006-06-27 15:03:50 · 9 answers · asked by Gar 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This is NOT a self-published book. I have no agent and the small publishing house that published the book doesn't have the resources to promote it and set up signings, etc.
2006-06-27 16:52:26 · update #1
You need to go to the managers of your local Borders and Barnes & Nobles bookstores and speak with them about your book. I travel, and on many occassions to one of these bookstores have found myself amid a showcase of a local writer, with a reception and question and answers session. So seek out how to do this and then invite a group of guests that will buy your book and maybe a couple of local bookclubs to get the word out and open people up to discussing your book.
2006-06-27 15:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by M360 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been published by a traditional publisher then there is no reason why they wouldn't be set up to have your books stocked. Traditional publishers have distributors, no matter how small they are. It sounds like this is a vanity, POD or self-publishing company, in which case, you'll have to do consignments. If you paid ANYTHING at all to get your book published, it is self-published.
Most bookstores will take books on consignment. Go and talk to the managers of these stores and ask them. Then arrange to drop off 5 copies or so of your title. This means you'll have to order some stock yourself. Usually you get a decent discount from your publisher.
But consignments are a headache. You, the author, have to keep track of stock, phone regularly to inquire about sales and you have to keep a large supply of books (100 of each title) on hand. You have to send out invoices when there are sales; you won't get paid for leaving books behind. Often there is a time limit on consignment spots.
You can get your books listed online through Amazon but you'll be set up as the vendor handling all sales and spending money on postage and shipping. It sounds like you would have done better off paying for a package through http://www.trafford.com/5901 than using the company you chose.
Last tip: Arrange for book signings in your local bookstores. They'll be sure to take some of your books afterward.
Live and learn, that's what I say!
2006-06-27 19:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl Kaye Tardif 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go in and give them a few copies! Are you crazy? Do you have any idea what it takes to get a book in those stores? Do you have a publisher and manager? That is their job to do that and get you dates to go places for book signings.
I had a friend that wrote a book. She paid for the printing, the proofreading, the paper, the whole damn thing. Then she would go to small book stores and tell them she would donate the books if she could have a book signing in their store. She would sit and talk to people and then move on. Ten years later she still has a warehouse full of books that never sold.
If you have the pros to help you, they will tell you if the book is worth your time.
2006-06-27 16:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's very hard to get the big chains to carry your book if you're not working through an agent, but you can always try going to independent bookstores and seeing if they will carry your book for you - many will probably say no, but you may be able to schedule a book signing or two, and if they are interested in the book, they may carry it.
This is especially true for "local" books (things only of interest to people in your immediate geographic area) that they know people won't getting elsewhere.
2006-06-29 06:48:35 · answer #4 · answered by theycallmewendy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're not talking "self-published" or "table-top" publishing here, are we?
If your book was good enough for a publisher, that firm should be promoting your book, not you (unless your publisher has asked you to attend book signings). Ask the publisher why B&N and other bookstores aren't carrying it.
2006-06-27 15:19:18 · answer #5 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Through the Eyes of a Cajun is a wholesome tale of a little Cajun girl named Linder May Landry, and her coming-of-age story while living on the Louisiana Bayou all the while focusing on the trials and tribulations of poverty, prejudice, and living off the land
2015-06-16 12:32:36 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have people handling that sort of thing man. Good luck with it.
2006-06-27 15:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by suzanne y 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your agent should be handling things like that.
If you don't have one, I suggest you do.
2006-06-27 15:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try www.publishamerica.com/
2006-06-27 15:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by catluvr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋