I belong to two writer’s groups. Both often represent their authors at conventions, conferences and fairs. I love to walk by and see my friends books on the table. However, that’s not the case with many other authors in the groups. Their books can’t be represented at these venues because they’re e-published only. And I will soon be one of these authors.
I know that one day I will come out in print, but the excitement of my first book makes me want to get it out there. And a convention or fair that has thousands of people walking by is a frustrating thing to be barred from.
So, I was wondering if there were any post cards, coverflats, promo-anything out there that could represent my book on such occasions. I’d like to have a code printed on the promo-item that could be bought and redeemed for my specific book. But, I couldn’t find any info about something like that in cyberspace. So I emailed my publisher about it, and boy, am I glad I did. She was interested, too.
We’ll have to wait and see if this works. There will have to be trial cases and such to see if it’s worth it. But if it does I’ll be thrilled, and I hope my other e-pubbed colleagues can join in on the events table, too!
Shelley Martin Fiction 
You can probably have post cards or flyers printed out with a q-code square thingie (sorry, don’t remember the technical term) but it can be coded to be scanned by a smart phone and then when scanned it could take the person directly to the website that sells the ebook, then, BAM! A person can buy it right there. For example, if I scanned it with my phone, I could have it sent to my iBooks or Kindle app. Genius! 🙂
That’s a great idea, Monica! I’m going to mention that to my publisher. Thanks 😀
Hi Shelley! Glad we met at BookWormBags! I do all my own covers, post cards, book marks and any of those can include a QR code for your website. I don’t charge a lot to create these if you’re interested!