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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Years ago we had someone take issue with the selling of books during an author visit. The solution at the time now seems cumbersome and I would like to propose a change. Before I get ahead of myself I was hoping to gather information
on how other libraries are handling this.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the questions I have are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you allow authors to sell books onsite, and if so who provides/sells the books? (Does the library provide the books to sell and keep any profit? Do you use your Friends group to sell or invite a local bookstore to sell onsite? Do you
ask the author sell their own books onsite with no interaction from the library/FOTL group/bookstore?)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you treat self-published authors differently? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is this something in a policy, or just the way things are done?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for any and all ideas and advice!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Megan Buck<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dickinson County Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Iron Mountain, MI 49801<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(906) 774-1218<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dcl-lib.org">www.dcl-lib.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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