Dear Librarian,

In 1999 I discovered a way to get people back in the habit of reading books. I’ve always encouraged my staff to read, so you can imagine my reaction when one of my employees, a stay-at-home mom, told me, "Suzanne, I cook, I clean, I take care of my kids, my husband and I work part-time for you. I can't find the time to shave my legs and you want me to read a book??

Enjoy an excerpt from my book, Muffins & Mayhem

She had a good point. So the next morning in my daily email to staff, I included a couple of pages from the book Tuesdays with Morrie. Just a quick 5-minute read. The next day I included a bit more and by the fourth day, the no-time-to-shave-her-legs mom emailed: "Suzanne, I'm embarrassed to admit it but I’ve been sneaking over to my computer late at night to see if you sent tomorrow's email early—because I’m hooked
on the book!?

I realized I’d stumbled on a fun and easy way for busy people to get back into reading. As one reader described it, "It’s like a little piece of fine chocolate." Today more than 330,000 library patrons start their morning with a book excerpt in their email.

Today we offer a variety of reader advisory services all designed to run autonomously, while still offering a high degree of customization.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com

LIBRARY SERVICES

New Book Alerts - automatically sends your patrons alerts about your new books, videos and music.

Online Book Clubs - sample books in your email. The only services that lets you read 2-3 chapters from recently published books.

Teen Book Club - a special online book club for teens, with a daily introduction from teen readers.

BookNews - 21 monthly pre-made newsletters, custom newsletters, pathfinders, design templates and social networking. (This website was created using one of the pathfinders in BookNews.)

Library WishList - need more volunteers and donations? Our WishList program can help you.

Library Tabs for Facebook - display your book clubs, BookNews, New Book Alerts and widgets on your Facebook pages. Content dynamically updates each day.

Book Club Marketing - an entire website full of promotional ideas.

Reader Comments - see what new people are saying about their Online Book Clubs.

Featuring your library's newest books,
videos and music. Up-to-date
and accessible everywhere.

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21 prepared newsletters, plus custom newsletters for your own content: events, new arrivals, DVDs, staff picks and more.

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Five minutes doesn’t sound like much,
but it’s the secret to getting people
in the habit of reading.