Have you ever arrived at a book festival or speaking engagement without enough (or even any) books to sell? It happens. I\u2019ve had some close calls when shipping books to an individual for a conference or to the event location. In one case, the books were there, only no one could find them. In another, the individual forgot to bring them from her home to the event. In both cases, I did get my books in time.<\/p>\n
I know authors who have counted on their publishers or printers to ship books to them or to another destination and someone dropped the ball. The books did not arrive in time.<\/p>\n
Here are some things to consider when you need to order books from your publisher or printer:<\/p>\n
The most important message in this guide is to plan in advance, think ahead, do not procrastinate\u2014place the order in plenty of time in case of problems with lost or damaged packages.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll find this and many other tips, ideas, information and resources in my books, \u201cPublish Your Book,\u201d \u201cPromote Your Book\u201d and \u201cTalk Up Your Book.\u201d These three books are available at Amazon.com in print, Kindle and audio as well as at most other online and downtown bookstores. Or order them here: http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a><\/p>\n If you love a mystery, especially one with cats, check out my Klepto Cat Mystery novels. \u201cCatnapped,\u201d \u201cCat-Eye Witness\u201d and \u201cSleight of Paw,\u201d all by me, Patricia Fry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever arrived at a book festival or speaking engagement without enough (or even any) books to sell? It happens. I\u2019ve had some close calls when shipping books to an individual for a conference or to the event location. In one case, the books were there, only no one could find them. In another, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[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