Authors – Use Your Local Libraries for Marketing

Here the possibilities are endless. If you choose to get a Library of Congress number, which I strongly suggest, then you will have some amazing opportunities to get your book out to the public. You only need to contact them, I suggest stopping in and introducing yourself. Ask them if they would be interested in having your book or books in the library. I have never had anyone say no, they love local authors.

After the librarian read my book/s I was asked to be a part of a book signing/selling event with other local authors during a town festival, and then they asked me to give a talk on a subject of my choosing. It became a domino effect just because I reached out to them. So don’t be shy. You’d be surprised what opportunities develop from your library.

Another way to get your book out in libraries is to have a family member or a friend, who lives in another area or state, go to their local library and request your book/s. The library will in turn purchase your book wholesale, which is a sale for you, and then add it to their catalogue. It may seem like a small or impossible way to get a readership, but these small steps lead to bigger and better things.