Booking Authors: Advice from the Pros

\”In 1993 Baker & Taylor issued a 79-page directory listing 140 libraries across the country that were \”ready, willing, and able to host author readings and events.\” In distributing copies of Authors in Libraries: A Guide for Publishers to some 200 members of the Publishers Publicity Association (PPA), B&T sought to encourage publishers to book more of their authors in libraries as part of publicity tours. Despite the excitement that the directory generated among publishers and library programmers, B&T\’s promised updates never materialized, and now, almost ten years later, many of the misperceptions that publishers and librarians have long held about each other still exist—at least when it comes to working together to set up author events.\” (from Library Journal)

February 15, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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