I did my first formal book signings this week. Bill & Jenny, the new owners of Page 2 Books in Burien were kind enough to invite me for a formal book signing and set up a little booth and table space in their new store which has a great, brightly-lit corner location.
Through the time I was at the store, it was great chatting with the customers who drifted in and fun to sign books for everyone who bought a copy.
Buoyed by the event, I later decided to make an impromptu visit to Parkplace Books in Kirkland and University Book Store in Bellevue. At both book stores, most people I spoke with ended up buying the book and I did another flurry of signings for families and kids. We sold out most of the stock at hand in both stores.
Lessons learnt: 1. Book signings are fun; 2. People love connecting with Authors; 3. Sometimes its just a matter of getting people to pick up your book for them to decide they like it enough to want to buy it...
Time to line up a few more signing events...
Buoyed by the event, I later decided to make an impromptu visit to Parkplace Books in Kirkland and University Book Store in Bellevue. At both book stores, most people I spoke with ended up buying the book and I did another flurry of signings for families and kids. We sold out most of the stock at hand in both stores.
Lessons learnt: 1. Book signings are fun; 2. People love connecting with Authors; 3. Sometimes its just a matter of getting people to pick up your book for them to decide they like it enough to want to buy it...
Time to line up a few more signing events...
Book signing at Page 2 Books, Burien, WA
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