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Book / 23.11.2020

A Queensland-based library supplier, emailed an order for a library in the Northern Territory. Suppliers don’t mention libraries with their orders, but I worked out the library because the librarian told me she had ordered the book via that supplier. I listed 4 Northern Territory libraries.

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Book / 30.10.2020

In planning library sales in the absence of Victoria, I completely overlooked South Australia. I compiled a list of 25 public libraries in the State and today one of them ordered the book from my website. PS 10.11.20 A second library emailed an order. I had been told by a number of librarians that my book needed to be on a monthly new book list circulated to the State’s libraries by the Adelaide based library supplier, so yesterday, I duly submitted the details.

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Book / 28.08.2020

I delivered two books to one of my retail outlets on the mountain. Bookshop sales have been less affected by the pandemic than sales to libraries, although the lock-down in Queensland didn’t help. Thankfully I had an excellent Christmas. Libraries usually order just one copy, whereas bookshops order multiple copies.

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Book / 12.08.2020

Today, I dispatched the last of a small flurry of orders from libraries I have received in the past month, after not contacting them for the three months since the end of March. I am prevented from approaching libraries in Victoria because of its second wave of infections, but the Northern Territory and Western Australia should be open for business.

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Book / 09.07.2020

I delivered another 3 books to Canungra Books & Art at a time when retail sales have been few and far between. At the end of June, the main bookshop on the mountain also received an order from the local Federal MP. Meanwhile, around the same time, I received an order out of the blue from a library supplier. Early this month I contacted Libraries ACT, who ordered a copy via the same supplier, which I dispatched yesterday.

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Book / 31.05.2020

I received an order for three books from my latest outlet. They are destined to be presented as gifts by the local Federal MP, Scott Buchholz,  in support of local authors.  I have not been in touch with any library since the end of March.

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Book / 13.05.2020

After a false start due to amended hours caused by the pandemic, I visited Canungra Books and Art, having left a message on the owner’s phone about my book in pre-covid days. The shop bought two books.

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Book / 08.04.2020

Today, I posted another book to James Bennett, exactly a week after I fulfilled their previous order. Libraries are now closed because of the pandemic, but for James Bennett it seems like business as usual. True, an order takes time to work its way from the library to the library supplier. I am aware of a number of orders pending, but the suppliers never specify which library placed the order with them. Not only do I appreciate the sale of yet another book, I welcome the opportunity to exit the house and buy the packaging from the post office and return with the parcel for them to post.

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Book / 21.02.2020

The book sold well over Christmas. I promoted it in our local papers as ‘A unique and beautiful present from Tamborine Mountain’. The expected lull has been in part stemmed by sales to libraries in New South Wales. Most seem willing to order the book. I am currently working my way through councils in Sydney. My campaign had to be suspended because of the bush fires. Today I posted two parcels, one with two books for The Book House in Noosaville, the other, with five books for James Bennett in Sydney.

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Book / 15.12.2019

The book has been available on my website for several weeks, but at present paypal will only allow me to sell the book in Australia, so I am herewith uploading a somewhat belated launch post.  My web developer is yet to confirm if and how the restriction can be overcome.