The Fascination

What is the fascination with meeting an author?

For fans, a book signing event is most often the best means of meeting their favorite author, celebrity, sports hero, rock star or television personality. A signing event gives you the opportunity of face-to-face and one-on-one time to connect with a celebrated individual. With your favorite film and television stars, it sure beats standing behind a barricade at a premiere (the opportunity for which is usually limited to New York, LA or Toronto) in hopes of catching a brief glimpse and if you’re very lucky, a hurried signature. And for your favorite rock legends, an increasing number of who release memoirs each year, it definitely beats shelling out upwards of $1,500 to spend 5 minutes on a pre-concert meet-and-greet, getting a handshake and a photo.

In short, book signings are the most cost effective way of meeting these people, and doing so in an environment that allows you guaranteed one-on-one time. For your favorite authors, book signings are not only the most effective means of making a connection; they are usually the only way. Book signings are a great opportunity to personally connect with your favorite author or celebrity, tell them why you love their work, and get a personalized autograph. The author may also add a short message to the reader, called a dedication.

Book signing events are also a gold mine for collectors and dealers. Getting the author’s signature augments the value of a book for collectors who are looking to increase the value of their personal library, resell the book later, or both. Why both? Because usually the author will sign more than one copy for event attendees, as well as sign additional copies for the hosting venue for future sale. For dealers, an author’s signature without a dedication is typically more valuable; notable exceptions of course are when the book is dedicated to another person of renown.

Increasingly, many authors spend a great deal of time touring and signing their book. Both the author and the hosting venue benefit from the sale of books as well as from the word-of-mouth attention to both the book and the venue that follows an event. These events add momentum to book sales and increase the presence of the hosting venue (usually a bookstore).

Dear Friend,

There are thousands of signing events planned in the near future. Now you can find them all in one place, consolidated, so you don’t have waste your valuable time jumping around from site to site looking, in many cases finding information that is not reliable and not accurate. Welcome to Book Signing Central [Total Access]. With your membership, you’ll get book signing event information from across the United States, automatic email notification alerts, interactive maps and a personal calendar to organize your events, downloadable bonus eBooks, chances to win signed books in our members-only contests, and most importantly, the most reliable information found anywhere. We spend hundreds of hours to research, organize, and publicize all the events on our website, so you don’t have to waste your valuable time. We post every day, every hour, and even every minute… giving you loads of content so you don’t feel you are wasting your money. And here’s the best part. We’re going to let you in on a little secret: even if your favorite author is not currently coming to a signing location near you, with the author’s events schedule at your fingertips, you can still contact the hosting venue and get a signed book. They are almost always more than happy to make the sale and ship your signed book to you!

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What people are saying:

“I attended the Jeff Bridges CD signing event, and if it wasn’t for this web site, I would have never known about it. The information provided on the web site gave me enough to know where the location was and what time it started. I attended the event without any issues and had a great time there as well. Thank you for everything. If it wasn’t for this web site, it would have never happened. Thanks again!”

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I have been wanting to go to a Stephen King book signing for the last few years. Now thanks to your website I will be able to keep track of his future signings and hopefully attend. Yes, I have not been able to find a website like yours by searching google — although I am sure they exist, they have just been harder to locate. The email registration was straight forward so that I didn’t have to bother looking through your site’s search engine to find it, very nicely done. -Josh Southerland

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With all the information right at your fingertips, searchable within the site by name, state and area of interest, you’ll not only have access to events happening right in your town, but those within your region. For business travelers, it’s a great resource for planning to add an event that coincides with your traveling schedule. Even if you cannot attend a specific event, you’ll have all the information you need to contact the venue and get a signed book set aside and mailed to you.

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Members-only contests give you the exclusive opportunity of winning books signed by your favorite authors and celebrities. And the BCS Insider Report gives you expert advice on how to optimize your book signing experience, with tips on everything from what to look for when making your book purchase to ensure you are getting a pristine copy, to getting the most out of your time with the author.

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Automatic emails not only make it easier for you to know when your favorite authors are going on a book signing tour; they’re also a great means of finding out information on ones you might not have thought of.

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Featured Events Coming JANUARY 2012

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