Author Tara Lazar tackles the tricky subject of requests for book donations to worthy causes on her blog, Writing for Kids (While Raising Them).I think many folks don’t understand that authors don’t get an endless supply of their own book for free. In the comments, there is a lively discussion about free books being seen as advertising, and if that money could be better spent elsewhere. The most helpful comment, in my opinion, was one in which someone had bought bookmarks and distributed them to schools and libraries –with an uptick in sales every time she sent out a batch. …

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