How To Get Your Book Into Libraries And Bookstores With Mark Leslie Lefebvre

We are writers, but we are readers first! Many of us grew up in the corners of libraries and still spend our money on books from bookstores, but did you know that it is possible to get your books into libraries and bookstores as an independent author? Mark Leslie Lefebvre gives some tips in today's interview.

21:00 - Interview starts with Mark

In the introduction, I give an update about my thoughts in coronavirus lockdown here in the UK, and I refer to Mary Oliver's poem Wild Geese [Brain Pickings], a quote from Tolkien seen on the canal towpath (my Instagram), and That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief [HBR], plus Indie Authors and Coronavirus resources updated every day by the Alliance of Independent Authors; and ACX gives an extra 5% royalty for the next 3 months [ACX blog].

Today's show is sponsored by IngramSpark, who I use to print and distribute my print-on-demand books to 39,000 retailers including independent bookstores, schools and universities, libraries and more. It's your content – do more with it through IngramSpark.com

Mark Leslie Lefebvre writes horror travel books and nonfiction for writers. He's a podcaster at Stark Reflections on writing and publishing, a professional speaker, and a publishing consultant at Draft2Digital.com. His latest non-fiction book is An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores.

Why now is a good time for indie authors to be approaching libraries
How Overdrive has recently changed in a way that’s advantageous to indies
How the digital and print library ecosystem works
The difference between the one-to-one and the cost-per-checkout model
Tips on earning from the public lending rights system in Commonwealth countries
The bookstore business model and why discounts are necessary
Book formats that are popular in bookstores and libraries – here's how to do large print
The abundance mindset of offering your books in multiple formats

You can find Mark Leslie Lefebvre at MarkLeslie.ca and on Twitter @MarkLeslie

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