Building a Community of Readers

Many hours of preparation have been devoted to creating a warm and inviting atmosphere; outreach and marketing efforts have been made; stacks of books are waiting to be purchased by attendees. After weeks or months of preparation to make an event a success for both the visiting author and the store,...

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Published inPoets & writers Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 99 - 103
Main Author Han, Jimin
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Poets & Writers, Incorporated 01.09.2024
Subjects
Collaboration
Community
Independent bookstores
Marketing
Net losses
Readers
Writers
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Many hours of preparation have been devoted to creating a warm and inviting atmosphere; outreach and marketing efforts have been made; stacks of books are waiting to be purchased by attendees. After weeks or months of preparation to make an event a success for both the visiting author and the store, all too often booksellers see an author make missteps that can cost the store, literally-and that can damage their relationship, making it much less likely they'll be invited back to read again. [...]most are put in a position where they are... setting up their [own] events." Bookie's, an indie bookstore on Chicago's South Side, has posted a sign that is a public service for all those in their community; as of March 2024 it read: "To keep Bookie's here we need to sell 2,485 books a month."
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ISSN:0891-6136