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Originally Posted by Fbone
Absolutely. It's an uphill battle. In the larger cities with generous acquisition budgets you may find the self published added very soon but for the rest of America it may not happen.
You're right, librarian have to meet certain patron's expectations with limited funding or those patrons may never utilize the library ever again.
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Actually, it's easier to get into smaller libraries. They are more open to donations, for certain, and depending on their various programs more open to self-published books/ebooks. But it really depends on who you talk to and their individual needs/tastes at a particular branch. Shoot, it can really depend on whether or not their acquisitions librarian likes YOUR particular genre. I've had my books purchased lock/stock/series--but not the UF. The regular mysteries are an easier sell to libraries, which is odd considering the popularity of UF. Sometimes you can tell how a library will react by looking to see how many of what genre they carry...
That's just my experience though. Your mileage may vary.