How would you like bookstores to sell your books?

**"Denyse O'Leary" o*@sympatico.ca**

I am am member of GWA and garden writer who was off the list for a
while, now writing an article for Canadian Bookseller Magazine on how to
sell gardening books better. I should probably see if ABA's Booksense is
interested too, but first things first.

I would appreciate opinions on any of the following topics.

1. As a writer of gardening books, what do you think is the most
effective strategy for selling your books?

2. Is there anything that you wish booksellers would do that they are
NOT presently doing?

3. Is there anything you wish they would QUIT doing that they are
presently doing?

4. What do you think the current gardening book buyer is most sensitive
to? Price? Current information? Help for new home? Gift potential?
Other?

5. If you have an idea for a gardening book that you are sure that the
gardening public would be interested in, feel free to explain. One
complaint I have been hearing is that there is not nearly enough unique
material out there --- too much packaged stuff. Do you agree?

I hope you can find the time to respond to my query. While it is a bit
of your valuable time from a busy day, please consider that you are
helping your bookseller business partner understand better how to sell
your books. (P/S/ American books are widely sold in Canada.)

Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you. My deadline is October
5, 2002.

Denyse

--
My book, Faith@Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the 21st Century (J.
Gordon Shillingford Publishing, Winnipeg, 2001 US$14.95, CDN $19.95),
won the Canadian Christian Writing Award for 2002, in the church
leadership/philosophy/sociology category. For more information, go to my
site, www.denyseoleary.com. To order, call Hull's Bookstores, 1 800
461-1365

Denyse O'Leary
14 Latimer Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5N 2L8
Tel: 416 485-2392/Fax: 416 485-9665
oleary@sympatico.ca
www.denyseoleary.com

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