According to the ALA Materials Survey published in March 2015, the most popular categories in public libraries were Children’s picture books, general fiction, mystery/thrillers, cookbooks and memoir/bio. The complete list is here.

Libraries are a commonly neglected target in the marketing of self-published books. Publishing expert Amy Collins explains why this might be a big mistake.

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