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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
The biggest reason indies aren't in libraries are: Librarians. They do their research--for any book that goes into my local library, one or another librarian checks several review sources, mainly Library Journal (indies can be reviewed by LJ or will be soon). Once librarians determine that Smashwords means self-published many of them will avoid the books. My library has a standing policy to not stock self-published titles even if donated. They are not unique in this.
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This is true. Librarians have very limited funds and are forced to make difficult decisions on what materials to purchase. My librarian, when asked about self/indie authors, said if their books have an ISBN and are available from B&T, they can be purchased upon request.