Author Signing Celebrations
A Better Today Books & Boutique’s Author Signing Celebration is a special event where readers have the opportunity to meet an author and get their purchased book signed.
Requested items from the author:
Your Book
To be eligible to have an Author Signing Celebration at A Better Today Books & Boutique, authors must provide the store with a complimentary copy of the book. The words “Complimentary for A Better Today Books & Boutique” should be written on the inside cover of the book, along with the date, the genre, the price, and a signature. All Books must be approved by our store.
If our bookstore considers a topic to be too controversial or inappropriate, the book may not be approved for a hosted event or placement on our shelves.
Our Community Building a community is important to our bookstore and we want it to be important to each author that we celebrate and whose book we place in our store. Thus, for consideration of having an Author Signing Celebration, we highly recommend that you attend at least 1 of our community events before a scheduled Author Signing Celebration and at least 1 event per season thereafter.
Our Community Building a community is important to our bookstore and we want it to be important to each author that we celebrate and whose book we place in our store. Thus, for consideration of having an Author Signing Celebration, we highly recommend that you attend at least 1 of our community events before a scheduled Author Signing Celebration and at least 1 event per season thereafter.
Author Signing Celebrations includes:
* One hour and thirty minutes of celebration time* A Better Today Books & Boutique staff host* Up to 16 seated guests; with a maximum of 20 in attendance* Event posting on our website and social media page * A flyer displayed in-store
The Traditional Author Signing Celebration
Example schedule:
Music and Mingle - 15 minutesAuthor Speech and Reading - 20 minutesQ & A and Activity - 20 minutes Book Signing and Photos - 35 minutes
The Mix & Mingle Author Signing Celebration
Example schedule:
Music and mingle - 35 minutes
Author speech, Reading, & Guests Cheers - 15 minutes
Book Signing, Dancing, and Photos - 40 minutes
Décor and Food
Up to 6 outside balloons can be brought in.
Balloons cannot cover in-store items. Décor items cannot be placed on the walls or furniture.
Water, cupcakes, and fruit are the allowed food and drink items.
Book Sales
Authors should bring at least 25 copies of the books to be sold to A Better Today Books & Boutique at least 48 hours in advance of the event. Authors should sign books after it is purchased through A Better Today Books & Boutique in-store.
Upon approval of an Author Signing Celebration by our staff, additional information for proper preparation will be emailed to each author.
Recommendations for Author Signing Celebration consideration:
1. Follow us on our Instagram and Facebook social media platforms @abettertodaybookstore
2. Engage with our social media posts through likes, comments, and shares.
3. Attend at least one of our events before the proposed date of your Author Signing Celebration and plan to attend one event per season thereafter.
1. Follow us on our Instagram and Facebook social media platforms @abettertodaybookstore
2. Engage with our social media posts through likes, comments, and shares.
3. Attend at least one of our events before the proposed date of your Author Signing Celebration and plan to attend one event per season thereafter.
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