feedSigning Stock
So last night. I'm signing stock. And the woman there who runs the book section of a my local Hastings is putting the "autographed copy" sticker in the upper right hand corner of the book. over much of the "g" in the title, You Are a Dog. I consider telling her not to do that. Or telling her that most of the bookstores are putting their stickers in the lower left quadrant, on the car, maybe. But I don't tell her this because I'm also thinking that of all the things on my book cover, perhaps this "g" the the least important in selling the book. True, the title is likely important enough to put it on the cover, but more important, probably, is the picture of that dog. Would you look at that dog? And furthermore, the sticker that reads "autographed copy" is probably important enough to put on the cover just about anywhere. At another local bookstore in town (the independent Auntie's Bookstore) I've signed over 350 books. And they've sold every last one of them. And more. And every bookseller I've talked to tells me that signed copies sell better than unsigned copies. And I look at the book with the (very small) sticker covering the "g" and I wonder, "is there really any doubt that it says You Are a Dog?" and there isn't really any doubt. And a lot of folks in Spokane are going to recognize the book regardless of whether they see the "g" or not. Many of them will even recognize my name. Tonight my reading of You Are a Dog begins on the local public radio affiliate, kpbx.org. Anybody who cares to listen can do so. That's going to be interesting. I wonder how many people actually listen to that show. I've already heard several people mention it to me, before it's even begun. Good, fun news. I have an interview in a half hour with Jack Roberts. I'd better go make some coffee.
