Can a childrens book writer pursue catalog sales?
KREMER: No publisher I know sells to more than a few catalogs, yet there are hundreds out there, including at least thirty or forty that sell children’s items. Help your publisher discover these outlets. Compile a list of relevant catalogs and give it to the person who handles special sales at your house. OLSWANGER: Where can children’s book authors get lists of catalogs? KREMER: Children’s book authors can subscribe to Special Sales Update (my new newsletter that features contacts for catalog sales, premium users, and specialty retailers), or they can check any directory of catalogs, such as the following: • The Catalog of Catalogs. 14,000 consumer catalogs arranged by subject. The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs. Email: books@li.com. Lists 7,300 catalogs but does not indicate which ones carry books. Catalog Sales Directory. Email: info@bookmarket.com. Features more than 500 catalogs known to carry books. National Directory of Catalogs. Email: info@oxbridge.com. Lists 9,000 mailorder
