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Getting Your Self-Published Book Into Bookstores And Libraries With Debbie Young


OLD POST ALERT! This is an older post and although you might find some useful tips, any technical or publishing information is likely to be out of date. Please click on Start Here on the menu bar above to find links to my most useful articles, videos and podcast. Thanks and happy writing! – Joanna PennMany authors want to get their self-published books into physical bookstores and libraries as well as being allowed into literary organizations. In today's interview, I talk to Debbie Young about how this can be done.
In the introduction, I talk about speaking on the Shetland Islands, my article on the rollercoaster of being a writer, and that One Day in New York is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Kobo and iBooks.
This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.
Kobo’s financial support pays for the hosting and transcription, and if you enjoy the show, you can now support my time on Patreon. Thank you for your support!
Debbie Young writes short stories and flash fiction, as well as non-fiction on various topics. She is also the Commissioning editor for SelfPublishingAdvice.org, the blog for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
She's also the co-author of Opening up to Indie Authors: A guide for bookstores, libraries, reviews, literary event organizers and self-publishing authors – which we're talking about today.
You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the interview on YouTube here or read the notes and links below.

*  How Debbie got started in journalism and PR and then working for a children's reading charity. She ‘fell into' self-publishing by writing a book on marketing for Silverwood Books, a partnership publisher.


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