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Originally Posted by Fbone
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.
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Mine and the Houston Library I asked said, 'You can submit a request and it will be considered." But when you ask if they would shelf a donation, the answer is the same--"If it is donated, we will consider it for our collection, but there is no guarantee it will be shelved."
That's librarian speak for "we really don't want it."
That said, my local library did buy 3 of my paperbacks and smaller, country libraries will often accept donations and shelf them. You can get a different answer every single place. They do have limited budgets and some are happier to see authors than others!