But with our small press book what we did was become active with independent
bookstore owners and managers of chains around us.
Bookstores are businesses; it is the prerogative of
bookstore owners and managers as to what books to order and display on their shelves.
Not exact matches
Before your book can be displayed on
bookstore shelves, your book's title has to «sell» the
bookstore owners,
managers,
and category buyers who will order your book from the publisher in order to display it in their stores.
The awards are administered by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), with help from over 150 book publishing professionals including librarians,
bookstore owners, reviewers, designers, publicity
managers,
and editors.