Where are some of the most unusual places you\u2019ve signed books? That was the topic in one of my discussion groups yesterday. Because this is a group of cat writers, some of us reported that we have signed at pet stores, veterinarian\u2019s offices, feed stores and the like. Some of us have signed at cat shows and dog shows. One author signed at a doggy daycare facility. Another author signed her book about a purple teddy bear at a \u201cpurple lavender festival\u201d and had great success. One even signed books at a circus. Another participant reported that they knew an author who set up a little table at a busy gas station and signed books for customers there.<\/p>\n
Have you signed books at an unusual location? Have you even considered some of the opportunities for authors with books to sell? In these highly competitive times, it is important that we become majorly creative about book promotion. They say that more books are sold outside of bookstores than in them, these days. And part of that is because people are out pitching books at gas stations, in Costco, at wine festivals and flea markets, in toy stores, boutiques, yard sales (I’m not kidding!), nurseries, schools, sports events, kitchen stores, barbecue stores, hog barbecue contests, air shows\u2014get the idea? I even suggest to authors with books related to vintage cars or car mechanics to offer their books for sale at auto parts stores! <\/p>\n
My friend who wrote a quirky novel called Thrift Me Deadly<\/em>, could do a signing My chiropractor told me yesterday about being stuck in traffic at a standstill for two hours recently. Can you just imagine sitting on the tailgate of your SUV signing your humor book for bored, grid-locked motorists?<\/p>\n Even novels can be promoted in unusual places based on the theme of the story. One set in the old west or the new west can be promoted at rodeos, horse shows, organized group horseback rides, forest service, pack stations, museums, feed stores and other places where folks who like or live the life of a cowboy hang out.<\/p>\n A chic lit novel might have an audience at boutiques, gift shops, clothing stores, the accessories counter in department stores, etc.<\/p>\n What are some of the most unusual places you have signed books or you can imagine signing your particular book? Leave a comment here.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> Where are some of the most unusual places you\u2019ve signed books? That was the topic in one of my discussion groups yesterday. Because this is a group of cat writers, some of us reported that we have signed at pet stores, veterinarian\u2019s offices, feed stores and the like. Some of us have signed at cat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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