2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of reader development

Table of Contents

1. Objectives of reader development
2. Reading promotions
3. Genre
4. Literacy initiatives
5. Reader-centred stock selection
   1. Resources
   2. Additional resources
   3. Library catalogues
   4. Bibliographies
   5. Review journals
   6. Publishers' lists
   7. Pre-publication lists
   8. Specialist suppliers
   9. Showroom and bookshop visits
   10. Trade publications

Showroom and bookshop visits

Visits to showrooms and bookshops offer the opportunity to browse through the books. The downsides are that the range is limited to what is available in stock and that it takes considerable time and travel to select from a wide range of stock effectively and efficiently.

Let's take a look at Trade publications...