Author Jo Furniss worked with her publisher, Lake Union Publishing, on the book cover for her bestselling, critically acclaimed debut novel All the Little Children . She collaborated on the design, providing information on colors, images, and details...

Just like bookstores, public libraries generally acquire their print book inventory through the major book distributors such as Ingram and Baker & Taylor, using an online ordering system. Audiobooks are also acquired through these distributors, or through...

When the collection development staff at a public library considers adding a book to their collection, several criteria are assessed, says library Executive Director Sarah Moore. First and foremost, a book must have some independent reviews from major...

Independent book stores believe in hand-selling books. The big chain stores don’t always have knowledgeable staff. The big box stores place the books on shelving with little thought to staging and no thought to selling. The big chains are unlikely to...

Being a successful author these days requires more than just writing & selling books. In this session, best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink shares the top six steps for achieving goals and finding success as an author. Learn strategies to increase...

Do you outline? R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author with over 350 million books sold, tells us that he knows everyone dislikes outlining… including him... but he does it anyway because it makes him a better and more prolific writer....

Children's author Anna Perera offers her advice on setting up writing workshops at local schools and libraries. She volunteers her time, creative writing expertise, and subject matter expertise in exchange for publicity and potential book sales. ...

Do you outline? R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author with over 350 million books sold, tells us that he knows everyone dislikes outlining… including him... but he does it anyway because it makes him a better and more prolific writer....

Children's author Anna Perera offers her advice on setting up writing workshops at local schools and libraries. She volunteers her time, creative writing expertise, and subject matter expertise in exchange for publicity and potential book sales. ...

While many just write query letters, there's a whole other option that very few know about called the proposal package. Learn how Derek created a proposal package that got his book into a bidding war between Penguin, Random House, and Holt/Macmillan...