MONTHLY MEETING: How to work with your local independent bookstore

HOW TO WORK WITH YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE with Madeline Smoot, BookPeople's children's book buyer

Getting your book published is just the first step. Now you've got to get it in the hands of readers. Of course, there's Amazon, the chains, and libraries, but don't overlook your greatest allies:

Local Independent Bookstores!

Join Madeline as she shows you how to build and maximize your relationships with independent booksellers both locally and across the nation by:

• Pulling back the curtain on book buying
• Discussing how to approach book buyers and event coordinators
• Maximizing sales when doing in store events

Indie booksellers love books and love talking about them. Let's make sure the next book they talk about is yours!

Madeline Smoot is the BookKids Buying Director and runs the Subscriptions and Schools program at BookPeople, Texas's largest independent bookstore. Before that she was the publisher at CBAY Books, a small traditional press specializing in middle grade and YA fantasy and science fiction.

The meeting starts at 10am. However, if you cannot make it in person due to distance or health, we will do our best to stream it live on Zoom. Please register to get the zoom link in your My Events section of your SCBWI account. This meeting is open (and free!) to both paid Members and Registered Users. If you have questions during the presentation, please put them in the Zoom chat.

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