Corporate Bookstores vs Privately Owned Bookstores

Tried to get my books into Barnes and Nobles yesterday, but I found out that if your books are POD published, like both of mine are, then B&N won't put them on their shelves. That's because B&N only takes books that aren't paid for yet. As in the publisher sends them books directly, and when a buyer buys them, that's when the publisher gets paid. POD books are only printed after they've been paid for, thus the Print On Demand classification.

So what to do then? Visit privately owned bookstores, of course. I happen to know of some, but the owners don't usually work on Sunday, so I'll try to get a hold of them this week. Hopefully, they won't mind buying a couple or three of each of my published books, and stocking them on their shelves, and then, once they sell them, they order three or four more. And so on.

I believe that the covers alone might stir some interest and prompt some sales. At least for Killer of Killers. And the subject matter of The Vase should spark some interest and prompt some sales, too. I mean a lot of people are interested in Israel and the happenings over there. So I think once the owner is convinced to stock the books, things will get rolling for both books.

But the catch is, will the owners stock them? I'll find out as soon as I talk to my local privately owned bookstore owner. But I can't do that until Tuesday. So Tuesday will be a big day for me, and I'll post on Wednesday just how that went.