Attention Booksellers and Publishers: A Directory of All 76 Picks to Date

Many booksellers have written to say they like to review past 76 fliers for books they may have missed and for ideas for reading groups. Also, they report that past fliers are a good resource for beefing up backlist, and even for going around and stickering past picks.

The word from publishers is similar in a way. Reminders to marketing staff and reps about past 76 picks provide a way to increase backlist sales. Publishers may also want to go back and prepare reading group guides, if you haven't already. It's also as simple as wanting to include past 76 news on an author's new book fact sheet and in catalog copy.

So, a reminder: At BookWeb.org, there's a continuously updated Excel spreadsheet of all 76 picks, as well as the individual 76s with bookseller blurbs. Go to http://www.bookweb.org/booksense/seventysix/1474.html.

Thanks,

Carl