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That way, the consumer in the area who's a potential book buyer might hear the author's or book's name from several places at once – newspaper, interview with author, radio spot. Traditional book publishers create sales momentum at the book launch with both author appearances and publicity during a book tour.

Marketing, publicity plans and social proof are important here, too. As above, your marketing and publicity plans are important here, too.

Show you can promote the event to your friends, fans and followers. Do you have an author newsletter? Tons of local social media followers? Good relations with local press? A snail mail postcard list? A publicist? Are you willing to exploit all of those for the sake of getting people to your bookstore reading or signing? Demonstrate you're willing and capable of promoting your own event as much – or more – than the store will.

If you can prove from previous experience you can get people to come, your chances will be better.

Local is good. Remember, to draw an in-person crowd, you need to have a local fans/friends/relatives following (or loved ones willing to travel) or a book of local interest.If you are using Amazon reader comments as "social proof," make sure you strip away the source. This is poor publishing etiquette and should be avoided. Understand the competitive book publishing marketplace. DO NOT mention or send links to Amazon or any other bookseller.Give the B&N the "social proof" that will help them decide to sell your book. Essentially you're saying, "Don't go by me - listen to what others are saying." Social proof can be blurbs from established writers, positive snippets of book reviews (digital, print or broadcast) or even reader comments (see caution, below.).If you have a marketing or publicity plan, share it. Let the buyers know about any of your marketing efforts. Make them understand you are a partner in this endeavor and are working towards book sales and media attention.Learn about promoting local books at Barnes & Noble, below. So, promotion can start where that information is likely to resonate.

Even if they can be enjoyed broadly (like a novel), books tied to a specific area generally start out stronger in that region. If the book is of "local interest," make sure to let them know. Self-published books of local interest generally do better.List where you regularly contribute and/or have appeared. How are you working to keep your book and yourself in front of people? Blog, radio, Twitter followers, speaking on your subject expertise – your media platform is important to those who want to sell your book. Let them know about your author platform.If you want your book to hold its own in that arena, you'd do well to make sure the buyers reviewing it see you understand the demands of the print reader marketplace and that you show yourself as a worthy pro. Remember traditional publishers do a lot of manuscript vetting and book design packages. Make sure your book looks good with a professional-looking cover and interior layout design and is well edited. Yes, this is self-publishing 101 but it is possible to not do those things and still move some e-book copies.