Thursday, April 18, 2013

Preparing for My Next Barnes and Noble Signing



Okay, so my last signing didn't go as well as I would have liked. Store traffic was down, and no one seemed interested in visiting our table. I have another signing coming up this Saturday, April 20th at the Manchester, NH Barnes and Noble from 2-4. I've come up with a few ideas to make Saturday's signing go better.

#1. I ordered limited edition print books of A Hero Rising to give away to the first four people that come to my table. These books are not available as print books anywhere since it's a novella, so that should attract a few people.

#2. I'm giving away stickers with the best part of each of my book covers on it along with my website. Everyone likes stickers, right? I got these at Zazzle dot com for only $4.50 a sheet. I'm going to have the manager announce that anyone that comes to my table is eligible for a few free stickers.



#3. I'm bringing my mailing list. Anyone who signs up will get a free ebook. Hopefully, even if I don't sell a lot on Saturday, I'll get a few emails to add to my ever-growing list.

What I don't want is to sit there looking bored for two hours with no one to talk to. At the last signing I had Jus with me, but this one I'm all alone. Wish me luck!  I'll keep you updated and let you know how Saturday goes!





3 comments:

Cherie Reich said...

Stickers are awesome! Interesting to note, besides keychains, I used to collect stickers.

I hope the signing goes well. Free swag is always good. :)

Amy Jarecki said...

Having a print book is great. I always stand and say hi to everyone that walks past, and hand them a book mark. Some people will stop and talk even if they don't buy a book.

Good luck!

Christine Rains said...

Great ideas! Good luck. :)