Showing posts with label email. Show all posts
Showing posts with label email. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Let Publishers Help You Unshelve Your Books - Bookcation Edition

 


I opened this email today from Simon & Schuster. It's a cute idea that you can definitely use to help promote your backlist titles. You can save it or repeat it in the summer just by switching the text around. You can use any fiction or non-fiction in your collection. I think that using travel books would be fun. 

This is a great display theme because it can be adapted to any part of a collection that could use a boost in attention. That also makes it easy to fill while it's up. This is a huge benefit to anyone who has smaller book displays or leaves them up for several weeks. It also means that anyone can help add books when needed. 

Make notes when a publisher email sparks an idea and use it to promote your collection. 



Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Book Display Basics - Get Inspiration from Marketing Emails

One thing I always suggest is that you pay attention to the many marketing emails that you receive from publishers and other mailing lists. They often create lists with clever names that you can borrow. Just create a list or display with titles from your existing collection. Alter the title as you need to depending upon your library’s needs. They can be used to just spark inspiration. I will list some recent examples I have received below.

From A Love So True:
15 Sad Romance Novels That Hit You Right in the Feels
8 Books Like ACOTAR to Keep Your Fantasies Going
Swoon-Worthy Books Like 'Persuasion' by Jane Austen
8 Romance Novels Like 'The Mummy'
11 Sexy and Spooky Romance Novels

From Brodart Books:
Mouthwatering Morsels (a collection of cookbooks)

From Fierce Reads:
Meet the Best of Booktok
The Perfect End of Summer Reads

From The Portalist:
13 Gripping Sci-Fi Books Like 'Black Mirror'
The Most Explosive Space Battles in Science Fiction Books
Genre-Bending Horror Books Like Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires
8 Cozy Fantasy Titles Like Bookshops & Bonedust
13 Powerful Standalone Sci-Fi Books

From The Line Up:
Sci-Fi Horror Books to Fill You With Futuristic Dread
What Book Recommendations Would These Iconic Horror Movie Villains Offer?
The Next True Crime Book You Should Read Based on Your Zodiac Sign
These 11 Books Deliver Chillingly True Ghost Stories

From Off the Shelf:
8 Literary Must-Reads with a Hint of Mystery
10 Historical Fiction Mysteries Ideal for Winter
8 Sinister Stories Featuring Secret Societies

 

I hope these give you some inspiration and help you with coming up with titles for your lists and displays.



  

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