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Do many collectors get books signed? Instore signings are great (though we don't have too many where I live); I'm always too afraid to post a book through the mail for fear of not getting it back, so I usually send book plates to stick in the books.

Wondering how others go about getting books signed, who's your favourite, and/or how big are your signed book collections?

Books are too expensive to ship and there's NO in-store signings where I live so I always make custom made bookplates. Of course, one exception is when I sent a Clifford book for Norman Bridwell to sign, but that wasn't overly expensive.

I've only sent one book through the mail to get signed. It was a small paperback copy of Bridge to Terrabithia. Got it back signed about 2 months later with no damage to the book. I get a few signings around where I live. In person I have met Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson author) and Robert Kurkela (Poet).

Tabby wrote:Books are too expensive to ship and there's NO in-store signings where I live so I always make custom made bookplates.

Books ARE expensive to send (let alone the potential non-return factor). As for no in-store signings, I have phoned/emailed book stores where I know there is a signing going on and asked them if they would kindly have a book signed for me. Haven't been turned down yet .

goswannies wrote:

Tabby wrote:Books are too expensive to ship and there's NO in-store signings where I live so I always make custom made bookplates.

Books ARE expensive to send (let alone the potential non-return factor). As for no in-store signings, I have phoned/emailed book stores where I know there is a signing going on and asked them if they would kindly have a book signed for me. Haven't been turned down yet .

Yeah I do that to! I've only done it twice but its better than not getting the autograph at all! I have done it for Ridley Pearson and the Diary of a Wimpy kid cast + author signing.

I've made a lot if book plates over recent years. I once contacted Ed Greenwood (Forgotten Realms) asking if he'd sign book plates for each of the books I had of his (appologizing that there would be about 18 of them). Not only did he not mind, on EACH AND EVERY bookplate he wrote a lengthy summary on his thoughts about that specific book! Plus the signature! Great author and wonderful man! Two other authors I've emailed to ask if they'd sign a book plate, both replied saying no, they'd just send out a signed copy if the book instead. Very nice of them. Terry Brooks, Tomothy Zahn & RA Salvatore all didn't mind signing a bunch of book plates either. Wonderful authors all!

I mostly write to children's authors. So far I have:

Caroline B. Cooney
Emily Arnold McCully
Eric Carle
Jan Brett
Jean Marzollo (wrote the I SPY books)
Jean Van Leeuwen
Jim Murphy
Judy Blume
Katherine Paterson
Laura Numeroff (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie)
Lois Duncan
Lois Ruby
Louis Sachar
Marissa Moss
Maurice Sendak
Molly Bang
Nancy Osa
Norman Bridwell
Peg Kehret
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
R.L. Stine
Robin Cruise
Walter Dean Myers
Lois Lowry

Tabby wrote:I mostly write to children's authors. So far I have:

Caroline B. Cooney
Emily Arnold McCully
Eric Carle
Jan Brett
Jean Marzollo (wrote the I SPY books)
Jean Van Leeuwen
Jim Murphy
Judy Blume
Katherine Paterson
Laura Numeroff (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie)
Lois Duncan
Lois Ruby
Louis Sachar
Marissa Moss
Maurice Sendak
Molly Bang
Nancy Osa
Norman Bridwell
Peg Kehret
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
R.L. Stine
Robin Cruise
Walter Dean Myers
Lois Lowry

Can you like PM me the address for Laura Numeroff?? I fricken love those books with a passion!!

Got two books signed in-person on Saturday. Jim McCann and George O'Connor.

I only have one book signed which was in person and is miley cyrus. i was just wondering out of curiosity what is a book plate?