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That's where independent book sellers come in-they "handsell" your book!
Archive 2010-05-01 Shirley Damsgaard 2010
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That's where independent book sellers come in-they "handsell" your book!
And a good time was had by all... Shirley Damsgaard 2010
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I will admit that Syrah sales are mostly “handsell,” but I do find that when customers get a chance to try them, they look for more.
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Meeting booksellers will help them remember your books, and help them handsell your titles to folks looking for your genre.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Guest Blogger JA Konrath: How Do I Self-Promote? 2009
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Not only do we handsell books, we can tailor the reading experience to you and your tastes.
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I still believe good staff can handsell a product regardless of what its called.
What's In a Name? If It's Blaufrankisch, More Than You Think 2009
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The majority of this co-op advertising is given to titles that already have a decent amount of visibility through word of mouth and have become known sellers or bestsellers, but also may involve special displays for some new books that publishers believe may do well or that booksellers like and will handsell.
[Guest Post] Part 1: A Manifesto of Imaginative Literature by Justin Allen 2010
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They are much more likely to handsell a book they know about, written by an author they met (who was nice, of course, and in my case, I hope, funny, since my book is supposed to be).
For authors on book tour, one event per city or many? « The Book Publicity Blog 2009
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The bookstore people will remember you - and hopefully continue to handsell your books - long after you've gone.
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Not only did she bring copies of her own poetry collections to handsell at the reading, she asked China a question at the reading that went something like I read Perdido Street Station and hated it.
Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2010
reesetee commented on the word handsell
In bookselling (and other sales), selling a title "by hand"; that is, individually, one-on-one, by speaking directly with a customer, rather than having a customer pull a product (in this case, a book) from a shelf.
October 23, 2007
morganscorpion commented on the word handsell
"And fiercely drawing forth his blade, doth sweare,
That who so hardie hand on her doth lay,
It dearely shall aby, and death for handsell pay."
Spenser's Faerie Queene, Book 6 Canto XI
Relevant? I don't know, but the meaning given above does seem to fit the context, the "her" in this verse referring to a woman who is in danger of being sold as a slave. The "his" is her captor who doesn't want to sell her.
February 6, 2009