How not to promote your crappy self-published book, part II
I just received the following email:
My name is Sterling Nixon. I recently published a book entitled The Sea Kings of Rome: Champions of the Naumachia through Black Rose Writing (ISBN 978-0-9825823-2-9). The novel is appropriate for individuals 13 and up, and yet complex enough to thrill adult readers. It is as historically accurate as it is exciting.
Publishing a book is a new experience for me and I am constantly searching for ways to increase my local exposure. I know how influential library selections can be and I am hoping that The Sea Kings of Rome: Champions of the Naumachia is something that you will consider stocking in your library (It is available for sale on the Barnes and Noble website). I am also interested in setting up a local Q&A at the library-if that is possible.
The Sea Kings of Rome chronicles the lives of two famous gladiators and their difficult choices between good and evil. My book reflects the moral and ethical struggles we all encounter in life. The Sea Kings of Rome is a story of redemption and culminates in the Roman Coliseum with an account of the only gladiatorial battle ever recorded.Thank you for your time. Please feel free to contact me with any questions..
You just can’t make this stuff up. I’m guessing that wherever my new buddy Sterling found me, it wasn’t from this blog… 
Maybe it was at “the library.” You know the one, The Library. Or maybe Benito Lombardi told him.
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Tamara:
You should totally reply. Nothing too scathing, but along the lines of:
Dear Sterling,
Thank you, but “Benito” already sent me a note. I’ll consider it for my nonexistent library.
Yours,
7 January 2010, 1:35 pmXXX