The Surprising Fate of Traditionally Published Books: Are They Really Making It to Bookstores and Libraries?
I wrote this article 16 years ago and it’s more relevant today than ever.
Marketing to Bookstores – Still a Waste of Time?
Also see:
Marketing to Libraries – A Waste of Time?
You should also also know that some retailers and even libraries refuse to buy books from specific publishers. Bookstores don’t like Amazon KDP books because they view Amazon as their largest competitor (because they are). Also, since Amazon KDP will publish pretty much anything and everything, the quality of all of their books is suspect. Many bookstores and libraries, naturally, avoid books published by other author meat markets as well. See:
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