You Are Invited To Participate in
Authors' Coalition's Tote Program
Tote bags are long lasting, cross-promotional tools. That means that YOUR
name, book title and the URL of your choice will go out wherever participating
authors choose to distribute the bags, not just in the cities where you are
promoting.
All participating authors will have their name, their book title and their
website printed on the totes, alongside the Author's Coalition's logo, which
will be kept relatively small and will give crediblity to the authors
participating for it will show they are members of a professional writers
organization. There will be up to ten authors featured in this way on the
bags. Printing will be in one color, royal blue.
The bags can be distributed at fairs, library reading events, and other
literary occasions. The cost of 1000 bags for 10 participants (100 bags per
person) will be $225.00 per participant. (Participants may choose to have the
100 bags shipped to them for their own events or to have them distributed to the
readers at the LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books. Or they may choose to have a
portion shipped and let us distribute the other portion.)
The price includes
the art work
the printing on canvas totes (see
picture)
shipping and handling to each individual.
If we get more participants we can order higher quantities for a lower
price, possibly print on both sides. This will be first come, first served. We
will carry over those we can't accommodate to a second bag printing if the
numbers warrant it.
Also, we are going to have a stuffing program. Anyone can supply from 25 to
100 items for stuffing in the bags for a charge of $25. We will accept
only promo items or books. No fliers, bookmarks or business cards.
If you are interested, please send your checks to:
Christine
Alexanians (e-mail for address)
Christine is a trusted Authors' Coalition
member, memoirist and poet.
The checks will not be cashed until we receive enough commitments to make
cover the costs of this promotion. Checks will be returned or destroyed if there
are not enough participants. There will be no refunds if it becomes a
"go." Deadline for orders is March 5, 2008.
Attached is a picture of a sample tote. Ours will have blue handles to
match the Authors' Coalition colors.