Comments on: The Proper Care and Feeding of Booksellers (and How It Can Work for You) http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Cookie Theory: Author’s Secret Weapon or Crummy Mess? « pixie stix kids pix http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19432 The Cookie Theory: Author’s Secret Weapon or Crummy Mess? « pixie stix kids pix Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:26:55 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19432 [...] In a recent guest column entitled The Proper Care and Feeding of Booksellers, and How It Can Work for You, blogger Bookseller Chick put out a call for authors to dispense cookies liberally when visiting bookstores. The theory here is that a bookseller will form a favorable opinion of the visiting author, and will recommend that author’s book next time they have an opportunity. [...] [...] In a recent guest column entitled The Proper Care and Feeding of Booksellers, and How It Can Work for You, blogger Bookseller Chick put out a call for authors to dispense cookies liberally when visiting bookstores. The theory here is that a bookseller will form a favorable opinion of the visiting author, and will recommend that author’s book next time they have an opportunity. [...]

]]> By: Em http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19196 Em Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:32:12 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19196 I have been a bookseller for years and I love meeting authors. A word of advice to authors - if you're nice to booksellers, they will push your books even if they haven't yet read them and they probably will start reading your books if they haven't already. I have met so many wonderful authors and subsequently bought their books because I wanted to support them. On the flip side, I hate it when authors don't respect us "lowly" booksellers! I certainly don't mind telling customers that bestselling author so-and-so was quite rude when they visited our store. So thanks for your support of booksellers! :-) I have been a bookseller for years and I love meeting authors. A word of advice to authors – if you’re nice to booksellers, they will push your books even if they haven’t yet read them and they probably will start reading your books if they haven’t already. I have met so many wonderful authors and subsequently bought their books because I wanted to support them. On the flip side, I hate it when authors don’t respect us “lowly” booksellers! I certainly don’t mind telling customers that bestselling author so-and-so was quite rude when they visited our store. So thanks for your support of booksellers! :-)

]]> By: Sandra Cormier http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19133 Sandra Cormier Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:20:05 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19133 This is valuable information! My first book will be in print this fall, and I absolutely love our local new/used bookstore and the ladies who run it. I've been trying to think of a way to approach them with my book, and cookies are an excellent way to start. This is valuable information! My first book will be in print this fall, and I absolutely love our local new/used bookstore and the ladies who run it. I’ve been trying to think of a way to approach them with my book, and cookies are an excellent way to start.

]]> By: B http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19111 B Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:32:54 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19111 Do you mean 'I met the author' rather than 'I might the author'? I hope so. I think so, anyway. Also, these cookies must be 100% vegeterian/gluten free to cover your bases? Do you mean ‘I met the author’ rather than ‘I might the author’? I hope so. I think so, anyway.

Also, these cookies must be 100% vegeterian/gluten free to cover your bases?

]]> By: Ray-Anne http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19079 Ray-Anne Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:39:28 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19079 We do not have 'cookies' here in the UK in the same way - to most people here a cookie is a piece of tracking software loaded onto your pc, and is to be avoided - but mini chocolate bars, home made muffins for the staff kitchen, and mini donutes from the supermarket are always welcome. And you are absolutely right. A smile does go a long way. We do not have ‘cookies’ here in the UK in the same way – to most people here a cookie is a piece of tracking software loaded onto your pc, and is to be avoided – but mini chocolate bars, home made muffins for the staff kitchen, and mini donutes from the supermarket are always welcome. And you are absolutely right. A smile does go a long way.

]]> By: Ciar Cullen http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19075 Ciar Cullen Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:28:29 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19075 Do you accept special delivery by a hunky UPS guy? Do you accept special delivery by a hunky UPS guy?

]]> By: thebooklass http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19074 thebooklass Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:28:50 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19074 I also think I meant to put tales. :mrgreen: I also think I meant to put tales. :mrgreen:

]]> By: thebooklass http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19073 thebooklass Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:27:12 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19073 So far the closest thing I got was I need the book about fairy tails. Don't know the title nor the author, but I know it's big and red. At least, they knew fairy tails were involved. So far the closest thing I got was I need the book about fairy tails. Don’t know the title nor the author, but I know it’s big and red. At least, they knew fairy tails were involved.

]]> By: Shelly @ Bewitched http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19072 Shelly @ Bewitched Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:16:52 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19072 *raises hand* Fellow bookseller here and you are sooooo right about the cookie! And if cookies aren't readily available then a smile is a great substitute. Our store is in the boonies and we don't get much author traffic, but I love meeting them when they do come in and you're right, I have a verrrrry long memory. And my favorite start to a conversation is..."I don't know the name of the author and I forget the title of the book, but I think it's red and has something to do with time...." *raises hand* Fellow bookseller here and you are sooooo right about the cookie! And if cookies aren’t readily available then a smile is a great substitute.

Our store is in the boonies and we don’t get much author traffic, but I love meeting them when they do come in and you’re right, I have a verrrrry long memory.

And my favorite start to a conversation is…”I don’t know the name of the author and I forget the title of the book, but I think it’s red and has something to do with time….”

]]> By: Robyn http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-19069 Robyn Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/07/30/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-booksellers-and-how-it-can-work-for-you/#comment-19069 You get me, you really get me. If I had a cookie for every time someone asked me, "Do you have that book?" "Which book?" "<i>That</i> book. You know, with the purple cover." You get me, you really get me. If I had a cookie for every time someone asked me, “Do you have that book?”

“Which book?”

“That book. You know, with the purple cover.”

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