Author Jacqueline Carey came to my home office yesterday to sign hundreds of copies of her new books, Naamah’s Kiss and Santa Olivia, to be sent to people all over the world.
It was the sixth or seventh time we’ve conducted an online signing together.
What is an online signing, you ask?
It’s simple. For the author it is like any number of drop-by bookstore signings they may do while on tour.
For fans, however, it is an opportunity they wouldn’t otherwise have.
I began The Signed Page almost ten years ago to bridge a gap that exists between the touring author and the fan who is unable to attend a bookstore event. In my youth I was that fan. I grew up near the base of Mt. St. Helens, far from any city an author might tour through and getting a signed book from a favorite writer was like pulling teeth. When I could get a signed copy it left my wallet coughing moths.
Once I moved to Seattle and was knee-deep in writers, I saw an opportunity for fans all over the world who had been like me. I devoted The Signed Page to bringing signed and personalized books to those fans who are unable to meet with their favorite touring writers. An author can only visit so many cities per book release, leaving many fans worldwide unable to attain a reasonably-priced signed or personalized copy of their favorite author’s new book for their collection.
I can’t count the thousands of books I have shipped all over the world—purchased at cover price.
And in the almost ten years I’ve been doing this, I’ve never really showed the steps I go through for the writers who sign books for their fans. So I photo documented the process with Jacqueline Carey and her newest books!
Packing 500+ lbs. of books up three flights of stairs is fun!
Continue on to see another 15 pictures with captions of the steps I go through getting signed books to those who love them!
