Local Businesses Support Local Indie Authors

Did you know that various businesses about town carry my books? Sure you can have them ordered into a big-box chain bookstore [Barnes and Nobel] or buy them online [Amazon] or even direct from me. BUT...

If you're out and about you can pick one up at an indie bookstore, a coffee shop or even a shipping store (for that last minute gift). In so doing you not only get an enjoyable read and support a local author, you are also supporting a local business (because they take a cut, too).

New locations are being added over time, meanwhile here's where you can find not only my books, but other local indie authors, too:

PAPER TIGER COFFEE ROASTERS, 703 North Grand Boulevard, Vancouver, Wash., is the newest business to carry my work. They're a small local roaster, a coffee shop, an art gallery, a restaurant and they have a variety of entertainment events that include open mic author nights.

They have a few local authors represented in their small retail display which also includes hand made gifts and other treasures. Plus they have a rack of loaner books and Wi-Fi.

INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE BOOKS, 7732 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver, Wash., carries a wide array of books by local indie authors even though they specialized in used Sci-Fi reading materials. They are hosting the BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for my upcoming release The Amish vs. The Zombies on June 21. [Mark your calendars and watch for details.]

JACOBSON'S BOOKS & MORE, 211 E Main St., Downtown Hillsboro, Ore. also stocks local indie books and probably has the widest selection. If you're in the Portland area this is your best bet for indie books, games, toys and other gifts.

Located in Old Town Hillsboro along with many other delightful small businesses (a hobby store, several great restaurants, a music store, an old fashioned soda fountain, a theater, and more) it is well worth the trip. I'm scheduled to walk with their float in the city's 4th of July Parade and will be doing a signing at the store in late July. [Watch for details and plan to come out.]

SALMON CREEK SHIPPING, 14300 NE 20th Ave., D-102, Vancouver, Wash., has been carrying my books the longest. I am the only author they carry. Maybe because we've been customers (our mailbox is) there for a long time, too. They have locally made fudge and a variety of handmade gifts for sale as well as secure mailboxes for business or personal use, shipping/packing services and supplies, FedEx, USPS, DHL, stamps, stationary, greeting cards, fax and copy services and more!