I’m excited by these numbers. They’re great numbers for the world of publishing for libraries. They also confirm that you don’t publish for the library market for the money
Using the Internet as a Reference Tool (nine years of sales) – 2850 copies
Using MS Outlook (seven years of sales) – 1100 copies
Directory of Mgt Software for Public Access Computers (seven years of sales) – 630 copies
XHTML & CSS Essentials (five years of sales) – 980 copies
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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