What is selling well in the young adult & middle grade market?
Graphic novels
What do you do to get the young readers into the store? and what do you do to get them to buy once they are in the store?
I create activities that relate to their lives for instance, using music to relate to poetry.
What challenges are you facing within the industry, and how do you deal with them?
I have to be more creative.
What makes you continue to wake up in the morning and come to your job with a smile on your face?
RealEyes Bookstore
Charlotte Literary Festival
www.RealEyesBookstore.com
Graphic novels
What do you do to get the young readers into the store? and what do you do to get them to buy once they are in the store?
I create activities that relate to their lives for instance, using music to relate to poetry.
What challenges are you facing within the industry, and how do you deal with them?
I have to be more creative.
What makes you continue to wake up in the morning and come to your job with a smile on your face?
All the thank you letters I receive everyday. They remind me that it's worth it and that I'm doing the right thing.
Darren "Jaz" VincentRealEyes Bookstore
Charlotte Literary Festival
www.RealEyesBookstore.com
Jeff,
Thanks for commenting on my Books for Boys site. Since I grew up as a reluctant reader, and now write for children who face this problem, I'd be interested in being interviewed for your blog some day.
Many thanks,
Max Elliot Anderson
http://booksandboys.blogspot.com
Posted by: Max Elliot Anderson | September 08, 2009 at 02:21 PM