All Self-Published or soon to be published. I have been selling books since 1992. My children's bookstore is now open in Philadelphia - Color Book Gallery, so, definitely get in touch with me about placing your book in my store and coming for an author visit.
However, every author should go to our national conference - BookExpo America. May 25-27, 2010 at Jacob Javit Center, NY, NY. It is a must to get yourself in front of booksellers from around the country. If you are a children's author, you need to get permission use the list of children's book sellers from the Association of Booksellers for Children or other sources that have booksellers broken down by our specialty. Then mail, contact, send post cards, email, send samples, bookmarks, etc. If you go to BEA, bring material and pass it out as you bump into the many booksellers in the exhibit hall aisles, workshops, etc. If you can't make the national event, every region has an event. You can find info on the national trade association website. - American Bookseller Association
This year for the first time they have added a day long conference - just for you - the self-published. It is Monday May 24th. I give a workshop for authors covering all of the same information and more - but it is not online yet. Hopefully, this bit of information will get you going. You have to think beyond your home town or I would never know about your book! Otherwise, you need to be at every event you can, get written up in publications and blogs (especially Publishers Weekly), get interviewed, etc, For booksellers, we need to have access to your book. That does not mean through Amazon or your self-publishing company, it means through the wholesaler/distributors. If you are distributing your book yourself, we need low minimums and returnable terms or preferably consignments.
Good luck!
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