Just in case it still isn't clear, Small Press Authors would love to come to your local chain bookstore to do signings but Chain Bookstores SUCH AS Barnes & Nobles and quite a few others won't purchase POD published books which is the publishing choice for most small presses due to the fact that it's the most economical choice. AND large chain bookstores won't allow ANY author to bring in books to sell on consignment which is the only way to get around the bookstore not ordering books ahead of time for a signing.
There's an even bigger trap waiting at Christian Bookstores. 99% of them are affiliated and will only bring your book in if it's published by an affiliated publisher who writes for a very restrictive denominational market. It's the first question I'm asked when I call these stores to see about a signing. And so much for explaining. As soon as they find out my publisher isn't a fee paying CBA member, they hang up.
So just know that for most small pubbed authors, book signings at chain bookstores aren't a thing of the past. They never were and never will be. *sigh*
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