What: IndieBookMan Radio Show #14: Distribution!
When: Wednesday, May 19th 8PM
Where: http://umbrellaradio.org
Who: Anyone who is interested in writing, reading or publishing indie books
NOTE: This is an online broadcast… you don’t even have to leave your house! Just tune in at http://umbrellaradio.org, relax and listen…
HOW do I get my book into bookstores? How do I get the big-box chain stores to notice my book? How to I get the attention of the hip indie book stores across the nation?
You want to know how? Here is how: Distribution. A funny little word that means so much in the publishing industry, and is so often misunderstood.
Well, we’re going to clear up a lot of the mystery behind distribution on The IndieBookMan this week. Our guest is Davida Breier. Davida knows more than anyone I know about how distribution works, why you would or would not want to mess with it, and how you can make it work for you.
We will be talking about:
- What you would need to do to line up major distribution
- Is distribution right for you and your book?
- How to get by if you decide to forgo formal distribution channels
- And SO MUCH MORE!
So if you have ever wondered how all of this “Getting my book in bookstores” business works – and if you have a book you’d better be wondering about that – than this is exactly the show for you.
Davida Breier is the Manager for Hopkins Fulfillment Services (HFS), the distribution division at Johns Hopkins University Press. She’s worked for National Book Network (NBN), where she was the Marketing Director and oversaw NBN Fusion, a digital publishing and distribution initiative. Prior to that, she was the Sales and Marketing Director for Biblio Distribution, managing over 500 independent presses. She is also a board member for the non-profit publisher, No Voice Unheard and is a contributing writer and photographer for their new book Ninety-Five: Meeting America’s Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs.
Davida has been involved in small press since 1994 and has published 70 zines with two more planned for this summer.
You really really don’t want to miss this show.
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The IndieBookMan Radio Show covers all aspects of literature, writing, books and indie publishing in the Baltimore region and far beyond.
If you are interested in literature, books, writing or publishing, if you know you have a book inside of you and want to find out how to get it out into the world and into the hands of readers, then The IndieBookMan Radio Show is just what you need.
Hosted by AuthorsBookshop.com founder Brad Grochowski (a.k.a. the IndieBookMan) each show features an author, publisher or mover-and-shaker in the indie book world. We explore their history, walk through the steps they took to success, and find out a bit about their project.
Join us May 19th at 8:00 PM est at http://umbrellaradio.org for the live broadcast, listen to the archive at http://indiebookman.com or subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/ibm_podcast
