Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Author Taylor Stevens Tells Us How to Keep Our Favorite Authors and Books on the Shelves



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  1. I try to do all three of those things!

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  2. As bloggers, we are in a much better position to do these things. It's probably part of our mission to encourage our readers to go the extra step and not only talk about it but also write and post a review.

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  3. I do those things too and I also recommend my favorites to my book club. If they do select one of them, there's a few more sales.

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  4. I don't know about where the 2 of you live, but I have the advantage of being in an area (Northern California) that has a ton of local authors. I am able to attend a bunch of ongoing author events and not only talk up the authors on my blog and to my friends, but also keep in direct contact with the authors themselves. When I get pieces of news, I can shout it out on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook, as well as the blog itself. I feel very fortunate.

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    1. I'm in the Chicago suburbs. Lots of book events here too. Later this month my town is having a Bookfest - a lot of local authors will be attending. And every summer the Tribune sponsors Printers Row LitFest, a huge event.

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  5. Speaking of events and such, we have a new independent bookstore in town (we live in Los Gatos, adjacent to San Jose). The owners do not have book experience and have asked me to help them with picking books and with setting up author events. I'm sure you will understand how exciting this is to be so directly involved in getting the word out about the bookstore. Everybody in town, and the surrounding area, is thrilled to have a new bookstore in the area. And, after just 2 weeks, they are doing really well.

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  6. Yes! As an author and a reader, I do all three!

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  7. Always good to get an author's perspective.

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  8. I love how open Taylor is about the industry in her emails. And her life, really.

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  9. I agree. It's amazing how much "inside" info she passes on.

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