[Publib] re: local authors

[Robert Balliot]

Although people are unwilling to part with cash - the booksales could be
aggregated
in an affiliate site for local authors - such as Amazon.  That way, they can
use their
preferred method of payment.

I think lots of people like to support local authors.  I am impressed with
anyone who
has enough to say to create a book!

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com



On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Sara Weissman
<Sara.Weissman at mainlib.org>wrote:

> >>Our library would like to host an event at which local authors can bring
> their books to promote and sell. [...] Has anyone done something like this
> before?
>
> Morris County Authors' Day was last September, as the official launch of
> our
> Morris Authors' Collection   http://www.mclib.info/mac.html
> (Note..slide show)
>
> We began with a 50-min presentation by a local publisher ..vigorous
> discussion
> ensued. Then flipped the room into a bookfair for 38 local authors. (We
> just
> announced the event and took any/all who were interested until reached room
> capacity. We did have to turn away authors from other counties.)
>      The authors enjoyed it mightily [talking with one another, sharing
> tips, etc.] but
> the public attendance/sales were extremely poor (despite good advance PR).
>  We
> think we'll do this again next year.
>
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