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	Book Signing Kit
		Book signings and other book events are a great way to sell books and garner attention for your book.
		Book signings, when done properly, can generate immediate sales and they often pay for themselves.
		Ten full-color posters and 30 full-color flyers can generate the initial publicity that is needed to ensure your book signing event is as successful as possible.
	www.authorhouse.com /GetPublished/BookSigningKit.asp (176 words)

	Book signing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Book signing is the affixing of a signature to the title page or flyleaf of a book by its author.
		A book signing is an event, usually at a bookstore or library where an author sits and signs books for a period of time.
		Book signing is popular because an author's signature increases the value of books for collectors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_signing (298 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Book Drop
		In the morning Sheehan signed copies of her new book, being published this week, for an even smaller crowd.
		Cindy sitting at the book table between signings, rather than while someone was at the table.
		During that time, he said, people were coming in to have their books signed in small groups of a few at a time.
	www.snopes.com /photos/politics/sheehan.asp (687 words)

	40+ Ways to Make Your Next Book Signing an Event!
		Book stores often have their own book marks and are reluctant to have you give yours out if they think their customer is going to you direct.
		Give them a special invitation to attend your book signing and if you are in town to do a keynote or seminar, invite them to attend at no charge.
		I have saved several book signings from disaster by always having an extra box of books in the trunk of my car in case their book order didn't arrive in time or they forgot to order.
	www.writing-world.com /promotion/james.shtml (3572 words)

	2007 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books - Book Signing
		All Festival of Books authors are asked to remain after their event(s) for at least one hour to sign copies of their books at official Festival book-signing areas.
		The books of each Festival author signing in the Los Angeles Times Signing Areas are available for sale at the signing areas, and you may purchase these books while in line to get your books signed.
		An additional sign on that lettered booth will indicate the names of the authors from each panel who are signing their books.
	www.latimes.com /extras/festivalofbooks/booksigning.html (363 words)

	BookSigningTips from Larry James
		Book stores often have their own bookmarks and are reluctant to have you give yours out if they think their customer is going to you direct.
		Another book store owner came and was so impressd by the book and the event that she asked the author and illustrator to appear at her store.
		Talk to the community relations person and request a brief meeting with their employees prior to the signing to very quickly give an overview of your book so they can be aware and help sell it when people ask for that kind of book.
	www.celebratelove.com /booksigningtips.htm (5150 words)

	VirtualBookSigning.net
		Virtual Book Signing™ provides the excitement of attending a booksigning, without having to leave your home.
		“Traditionally, book signings mean leaving home and then waiting in line in order to meet an author for a few seconds to get a book signed,” says Weinberg.
		Sign up to be invited to future LIVE and Lincoln in Artifacts events (opens a mail window, just click send)
	www.virtualbooksigning.net (752 words)

	Book signing, "Kansas Murals: A Traveler's Guide" \| lawrence.com
		Theirs is the first and only book devoted exclusively to Kansas murals—a striking visual travelogue that offers a new perspective on the state’s culture and history.
		The book also provides regional locator maps for travelers and a list of all 600-plus murals with their locations.
		A unique resource that attests to the rich diversity of the mural tradition, this book is an open invitation to visit the open-air museum of Kansas murals and appreciate the stories they tell and their place in public life.
	www.lawrence.com /events/2006/sep/21/16073 (692 words)

	MCM-Nashville will Host a Book Signing for Well Known Author, Joe Vickers, at the Tennessee State Fair
		The book focuses on some of the old traditions and strongly held beliefs that have been handed down from generation to generation.
		In this interesting new book one can explore some of the peculiar superstitions and old wives tales that are strangely indigenous to the Old South.
		The book's author, Joe Vickers, was born in Friendship, Tennessee, and grew up in the city that many regard as the heart and soul of the South, Memphis.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/9/prweb432188.htm (601 words)

	Chris Lear Book Signing
		So when I heard that Chris was doing a book signing in NYC, I thought it would give me a chance to finally meet him, as well as to see Tim who I hadn't seen in 4 years.
		If this book was ever made into a movie, I can see one of the most important scenes so vividly: Lear meets Wetmore in his hotel room in California to discuss his idea of writing a non-fiction running book.
		Lear's book reminded me that there is more to developing an athlete than his fitness and that with time, Webb would no doubt improve in more ways than one.
	www.armorytrack.com /out05/chris_Lear.htm (1420 words)

	Clintons cancel DNC book signing - The Boston Globe
		In fact, Clinton will not be signing copies of his memoir in the Boston area during the convention, according to a spokesman for his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf.
		Rodham Clinton signed copies of her autobiography in Bunch of Grapes Bookstore at the end of her tour and afterward vacationed in Edgartown, Bick said, adding he would not be surprised if something similar happened with Bill Clinton's book tour after the Democratic convention.
		At Amazon.com, the book is already selling seven times as many preorders as Rodham Clinton's autobiography, said Kristin Mariani, spokeswoman for Amazon.com.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/06/15/clintons_cancel_dnc_book_signing (759 words)

	Book signing schedule announced for home football Saturdays — News, Events, and Sports — CSB/SJU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		His book is a collection of his homilies, which inspired and transformed the members of his parish community.
		The book is a series of more than 50 paintings and watercolors that retrace the steps of pilgrims on their way to Rome to pay tribute to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
		McCutcheon is a 1974 graduate of SJU and an award-winning songwriter, storyteller and folksinger.
	www.csbsju.edu /news/2006/08/booksigning.htm (872 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Thatcher: 'I'm fighting fit'
		She sat at a desk, occasionally sipping water, and rewarding each of the 300 or so people who had waited for up to an hour to get their book signed with a broad smile.
		Those who had turned up to get their book signed were first handed a piece of paper setting out the terms of the appearance.
		Shoppers paid for the book, were handed a receipt and shown the way to the back of the queue, which soon reached the top floor of the shop.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/1909151.stm (649 words)

	Book-Signing Party Suggestions
		My book was dedicated to a friend so he and his family came and we celebrated him and the book.
		She gave a brief reading from the book and the store sold the books -- it was a great way for her to partner with the store and bring a lot of potential customers there.
		I'm sure that friends who are supportive enough to talk you into a book signing party would be more than happy to invest a few dollars in an autographed copy from their friend.
	www.speakernetnews.com /post/booksignparty.html (2143 words)

	MacDevCenter.com -- Virtual Book Signings
		Instead, it is an online event where fans can have their The Best of the Joy of Tech books signed and customized by us, in cases where we cannot make it physically to the fans.
		Their book becomes a memento of a pleasantly geeky experience that they can share at the watercooler, on their blog, or in their favorite forums.
		We set up a table as if we were at a real book signing, with the camera positioned where fans would be standing as if they were in front of our table ready to get their book signed.
	www.macdevcenter.com /pub/a/mac/2004/04/13/virtualbooksigning.html (1871 words)

	Fiction Factor - 40 Ways to Make Your Next Book Signing an EVENT!
		Book stores often have their own book marks and are reluctant to have you give yours out if they think their customer is going to you direct.
		I no longer will do book signings at stores who are not willing to send news releases about my book signing.
		Have them sign a "guest book" or "free drawing" card with their name, and complete mailing address (e-mail address, too) to qualify.
	www.fictionfactor.com /guests/booksigning.html (3115 words)

	The book signing event of Chike Momah's - The Shining Ones
		Professor Chinua Achebe was at the Launching and book signing of "The shining ones," the Umuahia school days of Obinna Okoye written by Chike Momah.
		On an occasion such as a book presentation most invited guests quickly forget not to talk for too long, but by the time Professor Achebe read his opening remarks the audience tasted another dimension in public speaking.
		The book written by Chike now serves as a memory bank for posterity to draw from.
	www.africanevents.com /BookSigning-TheShiningOnes.htm (2245 words)

	The Seattle Times: Books: Fans say Clinton worth the wait
		Former President Bill Clinton listens to a member of the crowd yesterday while signing copies of "My Life" at Costco in Issaquah.
		True to form, Clinton was an hour late arriving at a book-signing event at the Costco wholesale warehouse in Issaquah, where more than 1,500 people turned out to have him autograph their copies of the new book.
		Moments later, the woman could still be heard hooting as she walked through the cavernous store.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/books/2001969657_newclinton01m.html (766 words)

	Silver and Gold Productions Presents - Colleen Redman - Book Signing and Tour
		Following some local coverage about the book in the Floyd Press and a first book signing at the Harvest Moon, I headed for my home town in Hull, Massachusetts, to visit my family and to make the book available there, where many of the stories had taken place.
		I didn’t think it was appropriate to hawk a book about my brother’s deaths at my class reunion, but I told a handful of old friends/classmates about them, which was part of what led to the traffic on my mother’s front porch.
		When the first article about the book came out in the Floyd Press with my picture and a headline claiming “Author to Sign Book,” I felt like a teenager in my first training bra that the whole town knew I was wearing.
	www.silverandgold.swva.net /booksigning.htm (861 words)

	Book Signing Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Here are pictures that were taken at the book signing hosted by Huddleston Floral in Fayetteville on November 16.
		I had a difficult time believing I had actually written a book, but here's the proof.
		When she read my manuscript for the book, she badgered me until I had added 15,000 more words.
	quicksitebuilder.cnet.com /joanlewis/books/id1.html (316 words)

	Dr. Forbes book signing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bruce Forbes, department chair and professor of religious studies at Morningside College, and co-editor of the book "Rapture, Revelation, and The End Times: Exploring the Left Behind Series," will hold a book signing at Barnes and Noble Booksellers at the Southern Hills Mall on Saturday, August 7, from 1:30 p.m.
		"The book is written for general audiences and discusses a variety of viewpoints that people have about the series," Forbes said.
		Forbes co-edited the book with Jeanne Halgren Kilde, visiting assistant professor of religious studies at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. Forbes also wrote the first chapter of the book, released in June 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan.
	www.morningside.edu /morningside/news/Dr.Forbesbooksigning_000.htm (292 words)

	The Joy of Book Signings
		But there are a great many misconceptions about the nature of book signings, and herein I hope to deal with those misconceptions and to expand upon them.
		If you pick a passage from your book with adult language and/or content, not only will people in the store be aware of you and your book, but perhaps you will even catch the attention of passersby with small children.
		But this was before the Harry Potter books became the phenomenon they are today, and so only a couple of dozen people came for the signing.
	www.absolutewrite.com /fun/joy_of_book_signings.htm (887 words)

	Author Events at The Booksmith - San Francisco and the internet's leading independent bookstore and the coolest store ...
		He is the author of a two-volume history of folk-rock, as well as two earlier books on little known legends of rock ‘n roll.
		Peter Cowie’s much-anticipated new book, "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever," is an insightful portrait of the actress, the myth, and the legend.
		From the “acid tests” of the mid-‘60s, to the “wall of sound” PA setup in the’70s, up to their exceptional later touring systems in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the Grateful Dead were always on the cutting edge of technological innovation and experimentation.
	www.booksmith.com /events.html (2251 words)

	Icke Book Signing Canceled After Threats By Canadian Censorship Groups
		Book retailing giant Chapters has cancelled a planned book signing event with British author David Icke, a New Age writer who offers a number of conspiracy theories, scheduled for Saturday, March 11 at its Robson Street store in Vancouver.
		The book signing came under severe attack from a number of groups opposed to Icke and free speech, including the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith and its Victoria, B.C. operative Harry Abrams.
		He feared that we'd be unable to run a safe book signing event.
	www.rense.com /politics6/cancens.htm (442 words)

	Deadspin Field Trip: Rodman's Book Signing - Deadspin
		The book, I Should Be Dead By Now, is published by Champaign, Ill.'s own Sports Publishing LLC, and that's our neck of the woods, so we felt like we owed it to them to go.
		Rodman is so desperate to have his picture taken that he actually looked directly at us and mouthed "you got a good shot?" even though all we had was a little digital camera that we still haven't quite figured out how to work correctly.
		As you can tell from this photo, the "signing" had far more photographers than it did screaming fans.
	www.deadspin.com /sports/nba/deadspin-field-trip-rodmans-book-signing-136572.php (1329 words)

	Author Resources Book Marketing: Tips For Book Signing
		As a book signing road warrior (45 stores in six months) and your fellow author, I would like to offer you a few fresh ideas to help get your campaign off the ground.
		There are three things I recommend getting before you start your book signing adventures: a Book Signing Kit and the Booksellers Return Program from AuthorHouse and a few books to help you hone your interpersonal skills (useful when dealing with store managers and the media).
		With over 50 book signings under her wing, Wolfe continues to fly through her book promotion adventure.
	www.authorhouse.com /AuthorResources/BookMarketing/BookSigningTips.asp (719 words)

	First Book Signing for "Nana" at Barnes & Noble Bellingham 5/15/2007
		Another read the book as her mother lay dying and she said the book comforted her.
		I am so thankful to have been invited, so appreciative to everyone who came to the signing, so honored to have had the opportunity to speak with three gifted authors and to look forward to reading their books in the next few weeks.
		I know my book is not the next million-copy bestseller but I want to get the story out there, to share it with everyone.
	www.nanagillisbook.com /booksigning (1231 words)

	Deadspin Party Crash: Bill Simmons' NYC Book Signing - Deadspin
		We arrived at 5:45, 45 minutes before the signing was supposed to start, and the line was already wrapped around the bar (which was entirely unequipped to handle that many people, by the way).
		Well, now our book was signed, we'd all traded heterosexual man hugs and ass grabs, and we were all done.
		But ESPN had sold out all their books and weren't letting anyone in to talk to Bill unless they had a book.
	www.deadspin.com /sports/espn/deadspin-party-crash-bill-simmons-nyc-book-signing-127992.php (852 words)

	2000 Nebula Awards(R) Book Signings
		More than 70 science fiction and fantasy authors will be signing books at a huge event that SFWA is holding in conjunction with its 2000 Nebula Awards
		All SFWAns with books of any kind will be welcome (not only novels, but stories in anthologies, non-fiction books, etc), as well as folk with stories in currently published magazines.
		The SciFi Channel will be at the signing, and we're going to pull out all the stops and get as much media publicity as we can.
	www.sfwa.org /awards/2000/signings.htm (423 words)

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