Bookshops

I took me a ridiculously long time to summon the courage to brave the independent bookshops to ask if they would consider stocking my book. I struck lucky right away with my first visit to Queen’s Park Books in Salusbury Road – Lisa behind the counter is an Aussie and she leapt on my book like a long lost friend and ordered three copies. The next visit was not quite so productive but while I was on my way home and partly patting myself on the back it occurred to me that at a 75%/35% split I would be getting back less than I paid for them. Fortunately that misconception lasted only 24 hours till I went back to be reassured it was 75% to me and 35% to the shop. (And they had already sold one copy.) So did I feel a right idiot or what?

Queen’s Park Books, Salusbury Road NW6

In an attempt to look vaguely professional I compiled a press release containing my contact details, a rough idea of the nature of the book and its potential readership, and a few bits and pieces about me. The result for anyone who is interested ended up looking like this:  Press release 2