Conversation: Kathleen McMillan, email & phone.
The emails have been flying today! You might say, “Of course,” but there was quite a gap before, during, and after Christmas when Kathleen and I hardly talked or emailed at all. But we’re into production mode for the iPhone app, booking mode for schools and fairs, and we’re constantly updating the website and promo tools. Here’s a new video we just posted on YouTube:
Conversation: Carley at BookManager, phone & email.
I have placed books in several stores, some of which have an online catalogue. Every so often I browse the catalogue to look for our books, but they never show up. Today I looked at Monkeyshines and Owl’s Nest Books in Calgary, and Book & Brier Patch in Regina, but none of them listed the book(s) I placed there.
Suddenly it dawned on me that they all had something in common: a BookManager link! Hmmm. So I clicked on the link, browsed the site a bit, then picked up the phone. Carley was most helpful. TitleLink is a free service. PubStock is a comprehensive service requiring a yearly fee, but considering that some of the bookstores we’re in are either on this list or use BookManager for most of their ordering (i.e. McNally Robinson in Saskatoon), and that there are lots more stores to approach on BookManager’s list, this service will be MORE than worthwhile. A gold mine, perhaps? I hope so. Certainly BookManager blends the best of all worlds: the local bookstore and online ordering. Love it. Eager to get listed!
Conversation: Lynette Mattke of PicPocket Books. We now have a personalized agreement, ready for Kathleen to sign.
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