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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, in case there are folks who don't know, you can always request that your library purchase a particular book that they don't already have.  That's a great way to drive attention to an author (even a--gasp!--z-list author like someone mentioned above).

I did this recently with a fairly new cookbook author whose book was getting a bunch of attention in social media circles, but my major regional library system (Prince George's County) didn't have the book.  I requested it, they ordered it, it showed up about a month later, and then it was checked out twice in a row before I could get my hands on it![/quote]

+1, a better post directly to an author would be to let the author know you're requesting that your local library get their book! You can also add the library right in the post for visibility.

Authors love libraries but your post could come off as a little questionable. I wouldn't have posted in the way you did but I'm pretty careful about how I present myself online. [/quote]

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