THIS IS THE COMMENT I LEFT ON HER SITE: I will join the rant for a moment. I’m a retired teacher. I still sub in several schools. If you’re a teacher in Alabama, or you have a child in Alabama, you know how important Accelerated Reader books are.
My goal is to have my books on their list. (They don’t accept Indie author’s books.) Most parents will not buy your book if it’s not an Accelerated Reader book. The students get points for reading AC books. Most librarians keep up with their points and the students are rewarded each time they meet so many points. In our area, one librarian has a huge party at the end of the year. It’s a wonderful program to encourage students to read.
My books would sell like hot cakes if they were on the AC list. Librarians in schools and the city librarians in the surrounding areas are willing to carry my books. When schools have their book fairs, they’re willing to add my books to the fair. Still, most parents will not buy the book if it’s not on the AC list.
I have donated and some librarians have bought my books for students to read. The students often tell me they wished my books were on the list.
This is another area I’m hoping changes in the near future.
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August 13, 2015 at 9:19 pm
THIS IS THE COMMENT I LEFT ON HER SITE: I will join the rant for a moment. I’m a retired teacher. I still sub in several schools. If you’re a teacher in Alabama, or you have a child in Alabama, you know how important Accelerated Reader books are.
My goal is to have my books on their list. (They don’t accept Indie author’s books.) Most parents will not buy your book if it’s not an Accelerated Reader book. The students get points for reading AC books. Most librarians keep up with their points and the students are rewarded each time they meet so many points. In our area, one librarian has a huge party at the end of the year. It’s a wonderful program to encourage students to read.
My books would sell like hot cakes if they were on the AC list. Librarians in schools and the city librarians in the surrounding areas are willing to carry my books. When schools have their book fairs, they’re willing to add my books to the fair. Still, most parents will not buy the book if it’s not on the AC list.
I have donated and some librarians have bought my books for students to read. The students often tell me they wished my books were on the list.
This is another area I’m hoping changes in the near future.
August 13, 2015 at 11:50 pm
Thank you Susan, this is a right-on article, and every word rings true.