Congratulations, you’re published! But how can you get your books on shelves where people can see them?

Maybe you lucked out and got published with a house that has a distributor agreement; but that’s not going to get you in all stores or libraries, especially if the person in charge of ordering doesn’t know you exist. They don’t order three copies of everything, after all — or even just one. So is it worth it to talk to stores and libraries?

The short version is, yes, it is. The worst they can do is say no.

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