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Author Topic: Starting and running a Convention  (Read 14842 times)

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Jonathon

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Starting and running a Convention
« on: August 08, 2011, 02:17:05 PM »

Several convention questions:

How does one go about setting up a writers' convention?
 
How many people typically show up for a book reading/signing at book stores and how many books get sold?

I would assume the numbers are greater for readings/signings and book sales at a convention.  What numbers are we looking at here?
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Re: Starting and running a Convention
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2011, 08:06:07 PM »

Having worked in a mall environment (before social networking was popular) I witnessed several book signings.  The attendance was usually dependent on several things: author popularity, advertising by the store or author, genre, etc.  Now-a-days I suspect some good networking would improve the odds.  Most of the authors were local and first time novelists.  Some shoppers might be drawn in out of curiosity, but most were too busy looking for pajamas for aunt Jane.

The exceptions were pop-artists and sports celebs.  When Buffalo Bills QB Jim Kelly came out with a book about his son's illness, thousands of fans flooded the mall (not so much for the book, per se, but to see the once great legend).

I would tend to bet that a better route might be via author website and networking.  I probably have purchased more Kindle books from leads found in this forum (or related blogs) than any other source.

Just my two-cents, Jon.

Good luck.

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Re: Starting and running a Convention
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 02:39:39 AM »

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