I watched the demise of Lauriat's books and all their derivatives, Paperback booksmiths and Waldenbooks plus scads of smaller independent stores including romance and
mystery specific stores.
Not exact matches
According to MSPA Americas (formerly the
Mystery Shopping Providers Association), mystery shoppers go to specific stores, pose as customers and then complete question
Mystery Shopping Providers Association),
mystery shoppers go to specific stores, pose as customers and then complete question
mystery shoppers go to
specific stores, pose as customers and then complete questionnaires.
Six months later here is what we have: Look For The Hook (my wife's self help book) and Treachery In Turtle Bay (my
mystery) are available on Amazon, On Barnes & Noble internet site, In Barnes & Noble
Stores (via Ingram \ Lightning Source POD through CreateSpace In hundreds of other Book
Stores (again via Ingram \ Lightning Source POD through CreateSpace) In Libraries via Baker & Taylor by way of CreateSpace Direct POD In a Global E-Store provided by CreateSpace (where by the way the royalty is higher than any other channel except direct sales) And, if you love the book and want a signed copy, it is available directly from the Author Page on the
specific book's internet site www.lookforthehook.com, www.treacheryinturtlebay.com).
Newsletters are a good vehicle to alert customers about author readings and signings and other
store events and to highlight recommended books in various categories, like general fiction or
specific genres (
mystery, romance, cooking, kids, etc..)