Sunday, February 5, 2023

Securing Book Sales Beyond Bookstores

 

 

Your book sales may come mainly through bookstores, libraries, and your website - but it doesn’t have to be this way. You can find lots of sales beyond those traditional means. Consider these 11 paths for selling more books:

  1. National Retail Federation

www.nrf.com 

As the world’s top retail trade association, it represents more than 1.6 million retail companies in America. To sell to department stores, discounters, catalogs, indie stores, chains, drug stores, grocery stores, and specialty shops -- and others -- explore this organization.

2.                  All Book Fairs

www.allbookfairs.com 

This organization arranges author visits to over 100 schools in the CT, NY, NJ area. There are other such groups that help fundraise with book fairs.

3.                  Event Network Inc.

www.eventnetwork.com 

It operates gift shops at museums, zoos, gardens, science centers, aquariums, and cultural spots. 

4.                  Gift Shows

www.greatrep.com/tradeshows.aspx 

Looking to crack the gift market? Attend shows and reach out to them. You can learn something about the gift market from GiftwareNews.com and giftsanddec.com. Some major giftshop chains include Pottery Barn; Yankee Candle; Hallmark; Spencer Gifts; Things Remembered, FTD,  LLC Paper Source; and Rally House.

5.                  Fundraising

Could your book be used as a part of a fundraiser for a group looking for good freemiums? Try these:  


www.Fundraising.com

www.AFPnet.org

www.USAfundraising.com 

 

6.                  Direct Sales

If you want to reach businesses that manufacture and distribute goods and services directly to consumers, try The Direct Selling Association www.dsa.org

 

7.                  Professional and Industry Trade Associations

You will find information about thousands of national trade associations, professional societies, and labor unions -- as well as thousands of executives -- by consulting these sites:

 

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States 

www.Columbiabooks.com


Encyclopedia of Associations

www.Gale.com 

Association of Executives

www.AssociationExecs.com


8.                Catalogs

National Mail Order Association

www.NMOA.com

            www.Catalogs.com

            National Directory of Catalogs

www.nmoa.org/catalog/mailorderdir.htm

 

9.                  TV Shopping

 

Home Shopping Network

www.HSN.com

 

QVC

www.QVC.com

 

Shop HQ

www.shophq.com

10.              Military Market

To sell to the military -- veterans, leadership, current enlisters, and their families -- you may want to keep up with trends and news. Read these publications: 

 

ArmyTimes

www.ArmyTimes.com

 

NavyTimes

www.NavyTimes.com

 

Air Force Times

www.AirForceTimes.com

 

Marine Corps Times

www.MarineCorpsTimes.com

 

Books are bought through various distribution channels, including these: 

 

PMG International-Military Book Buyer www.pmg-intl.com

Hudson News Group Military Book Buyer www.hudsongroup.com

Harrisburg News Military Book Buyer www.harrisburgnewsco.com

 

11.            Direct Mail

Many companies sell mailing lists, both for hard copy mailings and bulk e-mail outreach. A few such companies that sell the data are:

 

InfoUSA www.InfoUSA.com

USA Data www.USAData.com

National Mail Order Association www.nmoa.org

 

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“Classic - a book which people praise and don't read.”

--Mark Twain

 “One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.”

--Carl Sagan

 “I wouldn't be a songwriter if it wasn't for books that I loved as a kid. I think that when you can escape into a book it trains your imagination to think big and to think that more can exist than what you see.’

--Taylor Swift

 “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

--Mortimer J. Adler

 “People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.”

--Malcolm X



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