How Can We Support Books?

 

Each of us can support books by:

* Buying them

* Reading them

* Gifting them

* Loaning them to others

* Borrowing them from the library

* Posting book reviews on amazon, goodreads, bn.com

* Speaking out against them being banned

* Talking to others about them

* Posting on social media platforms about books

* Podcasting, blogging, or video-channeling about books

* Choosing a book over other content forms, including TV, movies, blogs, newspapers, etc.

* Forming or participating in a book club

* Donating books, time, or money to the library

* Volunteering at a literacy program

* Defending free speech publicly

* Voting for ballot initiatives that support the book world

* Encouraging others to read more books, especially children

* Opening a bookstore

* Working at a bookstore. library, or publisher

* Voting to support your town’s requested library budget

* Supporting politicians who support the public arts

* Support bookstore crowdfunding efforts

* Attend events involving books or authors, from book fairs and writer conferences to bookstore signings and authors speaking at libraries, schools, and elsewhere

* Buy and wear bookstore merch

* Buy gift certificates from bookstores 

* Buy books from Bookshop.org and indie bookstores

* Follow bookstores, authors, and publishers on social media 

* Visit author- and book-themed museums

* Give recognition to books and authors who did well in book award and contest competitions 

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.