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I remember reading somewhere before (I think on this forum) how you should donate some copies of your books to libraries. While I understand this if you have other books under your name (people will want to see and purchase other stuff you write), I don’t see how this works if you have only 1 title under your belt.
For instance, when I order a book on a subject, I first check the library, and for those titles which are not at the local libraries I will then often order them from Amazon. In this case, it seems detrimental for a SINGLE writer stock the shelves. Would your sales not drop, instead of increase?
I also suspect, just because you donate a book to a library doesn’t mean it will even get shelved. Papers have to be processed, and the government has to pay a fee to allow public access to the book.
For instance, when I order a book on a subject, I first check the library, and for those titles which are not at the local libraries I will then often order them from Amazon. In this case, it seems detrimental for a SINGLE writer stock the shelves. Would your sales not drop, instead of increase?
I also suspect, just because you donate a book to a library doesn’t mean it will even get shelved. Papers have to be processed, and the government has to pay a fee to allow public access to the book.