May 2 will be BIG for AuthorU members and AuthorU … all day long, it’s AuthorU Day at the Colorado Blvd. Barnes & Noble bookstore. Author signings throughout the day. We will have two tables for signings—two authors at each table and signing times will be 90 minute slots. Only 20 authors will have the opportunity to be featured. This means that it’s an Early Bird grabber.
There are 5 strings attached with this free event to be selected to participate:
- You must (or your publisher) be a paid-up member of AuthorU.
- You must (or your publisher) be there in person—you are strongly encouraged to not be a swooper (only there for 90 minutes) … wander the store and give coupons to anyone you see, encouraging them to give it to the cashier at checkout. It doesn’t cost them anything and B&N will make a donation to support and recognize authors.
- Your book(s) MUST be available through a distributor—B&N only works this way.
- You will actively promote the event to one and all via your contacts and social media platforms—bodies and sales will count.
- You will give out the coupons that B&N supplies to us to any and all you can get them to within the store—it doesn’t matter if customers buy your book, another AuthorU member’s, or any title within the store … we get credit for it.
If you are interested in being featured (we will be doing a press release on this), contact Judith Briles (Judith@Briles.com) with your name, title, © year, ISBN, price, category and one line describing the book. Please put in the subject line: May book event.
Join Local Bestselling and Award-Winning AuthorYOU Members at Barnes & Noble-Colorado Blvd.
AuthorYOU authors will be celebrated and featured at the June Barnes and Noble Bookfair to sign, sell books, and support the Colorado Author’s Hall of Fame. Barnes & Noble has been a generous supporter of Colorado Authors and the AuthorYOU community.
This is an event where any books and other store merchandise purchased by visitors to the store on Saturday will generate a donation to support the Colorado Author’s Hall of Fame, which will provide funds to support the Aspiring Authors Scholarships that will be awarded in September to residents of Colorado aged 16 and beyond.
The book signing event will feature fiction and nonfiction authors of all genres: adult, YA, juvenile, and children’s books.
If you want to be considered as a participant, you need to:
- Be a current paid-up member of AuthorYOU.org.
- Have your books available on the Ingram catalog.
- Had your book professionally edited.
- Cross market all participants books – your opening encourages visitors to our tables to meet and get other authors’ books.
- You commit a minimum of two hours to the event.
- You encourage everyone in your “circles” to come to the store. Over the phone. In-Person. Through your email. And via your social media portals.
- BN is supporting you and your book … you support BN as well, encourage book buyers to come to the store on June 18th.
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You commit a minimum of two hours to the event and be there in person.
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Cross market all participants books that are represented on our tables.
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You will encourage visitors to meet the other authors and get their books as well.
- Beginning 3 days before the actual event, post out to your contacts and social media to come to BN, support YOU, and of course, meet other awesome authors.
Our events are the most successful for authors who engage visitors. Stand and greet.
Participation space is limited … it’s a first come first serve. Interested? Contact Bobby Crew at Bobby@AuthorYou.org.
In your subject line, put JUNE BN
Cost to participate: $15
Usually, it’s a first-come, first-served. There are a limited number of spots available.
For more information about the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame and the Aspiring Authors Scholarships, visit www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org
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