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I thought of this after reading the thread below, started by cmhbob:
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?319740-Just-One-Book
My new book isn't strictly YA but it would work for teens as well as adults (Story Prompts That Work). In this case, I could also see it working for English teachers.
So... for YA books and those that would work for that age group, what about looking up poor schools around the country that are in need of books, and offering them free copies?
If you offered it to individual teachers, you could also request an honest Amazon review in exchange for a print copy.
Otherwise, I'd think getting your books into school libraries or etc. could provide decent returns on its own that would definitely be worth the author's cost of a book or two.
I've felt a bit cheated and annoyed when I've given out free copies and not gotten the promised review in return. But providing books to poor teenagers would make me feel good even if I didn't get more reviews or sales for it. So to me, this one would be a win, regardless.
I am not sure quite how to go about it, though.
So, I thought I'd start this thread for people to post appropriate places to send their books, and perhaps any results as well. I'll try to find some and post them here.
Anyone interested?
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?319740-Just-One-Book
My new book isn't strictly YA but it would work for teens as well as adults (Story Prompts That Work). In this case, I could also see it working for English teachers.
So... for YA books and those that would work for that age group, what about looking up poor schools around the country that are in need of books, and offering them free copies?
If you offered it to individual teachers, you could also request an honest Amazon review in exchange for a print copy.
Otherwise, I'd think getting your books into school libraries or etc. could provide decent returns on its own that would definitely be worth the author's cost of a book or two.
I've felt a bit cheated and annoyed when I've given out free copies and not gotten the promised review in return. But providing books to poor teenagers would make me feel good even if I didn't get more reviews or sales for it. So to me, this one would be a win, regardless.
I am not sure quite how to go about it, though.
So, I thought I'd start this thread for people to post appropriate places to send their books, and perhaps any results as well. I'll try to find some and post them here.
Anyone interested?
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