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Book tour
Type of promotional campaign / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A book tour is a promotion for a newly published book in which the author tours a region to do bookselling, present to the media, and meet the people who would read the book. Three objectives of any presentation on a book tour are to entertain the audience, serve the interest of whichever institution is hosting the presentation, and to sell books in person at the presentation.[1] Authors have a range of opinions about the effectiveness of book tours.[2][3]
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Higher profile writers sometimes do tours with an escort to help them manage interaction with the audience during presentations.[4]
Book tours have become less common since the 2008 Great Recession.[5]