What if you gifted your books to the library? Did you try that?
Put a dedication in them 'donated to the .... library' by the author'edmjill said:Should have mentioned that! Yes, I gave a few copies to a few of the librarians, but they kept them for personal use and did not enter them into the catalogue...
Yup. Libraries, including university libraries, are very "customer-service" oriented these days. If there's demand for something, they'll get it. Also, most university libraries have an established mechanism -- an online form, a liaison -- for faculty to request particular books be added to the collection.AndreSanThomas said:Stop handing out copies to the students. Tell them to request the book from the school library. If 250 people had requested your book from them, I can't believe they wouldn't have gotten a copy or two by now.
I think this is the issue.AndreSanThomas said:Stop handing out copies to the students. Tell them to request the book from the school library. If 250 people had requested your book from them, I can't believe they wouldn't have gotten a copy or two by now.