How to Sell Your Book to Libraries
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Many of the more than 100,000 public, university and specialty libraries throughout the United States have been forced to scale down their budgets and have to use creative means to update their book collections. They even take advantage of online bargains through Amazon.com, eBay and discount book sites.
Imagine, you sold your $10 book at 50% discount to only 10% of these libraries, you will earn more than $50,000. But how can you tap into the lucrative library market?
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Create a Library-Quality Book
Librarians read reviews — at least those in Library Journal and Kirkus. It is not easy to get your book reviewed in these journals; however, it is possible.
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Librarians prefer hardcover books and soft cover perfect-bound books with the title printed on the spine. The cover on a perfect-bound book must be sturdy. Librarians particularly like reference books. If you are writing or compiling such a book, be sure to include an index, a bibliography and/or a resource list.
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Books destined for library use need a Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication block or, for a self-published book, Publishers Cataloguing-in-Publication block and / or a listing with Bowker wordwide.
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A key on the upper left back cover should indicating the type of book this is and the topic: reference/book publishing, writing/reference, history, autobiography, parenting, etc.
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Sell Books Directly to Libraries
To find their addresses, use Gale’s Directory of Libraries or Online Library Directory
You cam also buy mailing lists from Library Marketing List. You can get listings for 25,000 university libraries or 18,000 public libraries, or 400 listings for community college libraries.
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Send a press release to the contact name via e-mail or snail mail. Describe your book and the binding and list any amenities such as index, color photos, resource list and/or bibliography. Be sure to include all your ordering information in detail.
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The best time to approach libraries might be in December and June as this is when they typically do their buying. You may want to offer libraries a discount to entice them to purchase your book.
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