Next three days' section of the to-to list

Wednesday & Yesterday
- Begin Drakeathon formatting
- Final Read on Butterflies & Submit
- 3WW
- Description: M (2)
- Post Rix fic
- 15 minute ficlet


Friday, Saturday
- 4/1 project
- Post Rix fic
- Finish Husbands & Wives 1, work on 2
- edit Magic Happens for submission
- 15 minute ficlet
- Work on Drakeathon Formatting (add Chapter headers)
- Post Eseme's Guest Posts

as time permits
- Reiassn Exodus work
- Post Descriptions: K/L
- Chapter 4 edits
- Submit Magic Happens
- Ginger story

Getting Your Self Published Book in a Library Part Three: Ebooks in Libraries

This is the fourth in a series of posts by Eseme. The Intro; Part One, Part Two

Getting Your Self Published Book in a Library Part Three
Ebooks in Libraries

So, the first two parts of this series focused on getting a physical copy of your book into a library. It's not as easy as I'd like or as you'd like. But it is possible. The library I work at has had me add one self-published book in the adult section, with another on my desk. I have also added a couple of children's books and a few CDs from local bands.

But the best way to get a physical copy of your book into a library is to buy one and give it away. We've got ebooks though – they cost less, and libraries are lending them.

Yes. Libraries have ebooks. Many people still don't know this, but we do. Heck, it recently made the New York Times (when Harper Collins announced it would only allow libraries to lend out an ebook twenty-six times before the library has to buy a new copy). But people still may not know that their local library (even ones in small towns) have ebooks.
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Getting Your Self Published Book in a Library Part Four - Author Events at Libraries

This is the fifth in a series of posts by Eseme. The Intro; Part One, Part Two, Part Three

Getting Your Self Published Book in a Library Part Four
Author Events at Libraries

Welcome back. The past three posts have focused on getting your book into a library, be it a physical copy or an electronic one. It's not easy. The response will vary widely from library to library. This is really unfortunate, as it means that one indie author may get her book into three libraries and another with a book that is just as cool gets her book into zero libraries. Library policies can and do change, but they do so slowly. They may seem draconian from the outside, which is why I'm writing this series of guest posts. Knowledge is power, and understanding how things work can help you as an author.
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