Book Festival

[bluntsword]

San Antonio has a big book festival in April.

I'm contemplating being an exhibitor (self pubbed books can't be submitted to the festival).

What have been your best experiences at comic cons, book fairs, etc at vendor booths?

I'm planning on handing out bookmarks with my website on it, signing up for my email list to get a free ebook. Etc et infinity.

What are your thoughts?

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I have no clue. Good luck with all of your ventures. :)

[bluntsword]

I have no clue. Good luck with all of your ventures. :)

Thanks for the well wishing Boe!

[bluntsword]

DOUBLE POST

Got a swanky banner done up.

I'm pumped!

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[yuyu!]

That looks awesome! :-) I wish I was closer to San Antonio, so I could attend! >B(

[bluntsword]

RMRK road trip? It could be epic! Just grab all your dallas frands and come on!

[yuyu!]

but then we'll spread our dallas ebola

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I wish I could come but I live in Washington. That's like... 2 million miles away.

[bluntsword]

I wish I could come but I live in Washington. That's like... 2 million miles away.

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The earth is flat. FACT
All our maps are fake to cover this up. FACT
Texas is below Mexico. FACT
Washington is 2 Million miles from Texas because Washington is above Vancouver Egypt. FACT

Check your facts before spreading misogynist lies like that, your triggering me. :\

[yuyu!]

boe is so cis

[Irock]

I'll come if you drive me there from Nashville

[Sophist]

Good luck, my friend.

If I were you, I'd have copies of your book to sell for interested passerbys!

[bluntsword]

Good luck, my friend.

If I were you, I'd have copies of your book to sell for interested passerbys!

This is certainly my plan. Though I don't plan to sell enough to make a down payment on a Kia, I would like to sell a few. That'd be really cool.

[Sophist]

Don't be concerned with selling a lot of books, be concerned with getting it into the hands of the people through whatever means is necessary (and also unobtrusive)

[bluntsword]

So, like, you discourage throwing them at passersby?

[Sophist]

Actually that would not be a bad idea to give them away

Just don't stand out in the open like someone trying to sell you a toy helicopter at the mall does

[bluntsword]

Thoughts?

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looks nice

[yuyu!]

Love it! Good luck, friend!

[bluntsword]

Resurrection!

Long story short: I went to the book festival, it rained, talked to a ton of people and...

SOLD EVERY COPY OF EVERY BOOK I BROUGHT WITH ME!

Excuse me while I happy dance.

Had a blast!

Here's some pics:
My booth


My competitors, I mean neighbors


Good times!

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That's awesome. :D
You also had a good times, so double awesome. ::DD

[bluntsword]

Thanks Boe. I did have a good time. I'm extroverted to a fault.

Side note: I am not richer for the experience. Between the booth cost, book printing and the stuff to put in my booth, I'm in the hole.

But again, fun was had and I'd do again in a heartbeat.

[PhoenixFire]

That's awesome! So proud of you for doing it I would have been so nervous about it myself. Glad you had a good experience, and I would say contrary to what you  said, I think you most certainly are richer for the experience, albeit monetarily. The experience alone has great value!

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I laughed.

Writing book three to my series has been a lot of fun!

Dragon riding dwarves. Goblin invasions. Elves in civil... http://fb.me/4uh8dSwIO

My first thought was that you had dragons that rode dwarves.