Islands and Ink Book Fair

So my husband and I headed West early Saturday morning for the Islands and Ink Book Fair at the Gananoque Curling Club. We missed a turn off so arrived later than planned but still with half an hour to set up my table. I had decided on a minimal display this time, as I went full bore at the last two conventions I attended - with fancy little blackboards and stacks of books on my table.

I’m quite happy with how it all looked and I made quite a few sales, so I’m thrilled.

I had decided to discount my prices as well, and to have a deal for buying more than one book. In fact, I bundled my backlist series’ together for $25 for a 3 book series, and $30 for a 4 book series. I’m going to keep doing this, as it makes it a lot easier to offload subsequent books in a series. I also had my individual backlist books at $10 each. My two latest releases, A Flash of Golden Fire and A Hellish Thing, were $20 each or both for $30 and everyone chose the duo. I’ll be keeping this price listing at Can*Con in October. Although I won’t have a sales table in the vendor room, I will have books and bundles on site for the asking.

It’s so difficult for an inaugural event in terms of attendance, and we were all hoping for a more substantial turnout. But the people who did come to my table were lovely and enthusiastic, and I had a great time.

Thanks so much to Mary Holmes and her amazing team for a wonderful event!