Discover Which Libraries Have Your Book

Do you know how many of your books are available in libraries? Because libraries tend to order through distributors and wholesalers, it can be difficult to know how many library sales you have made and which libraries have your books.

WorldCat lists the collections of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide, and it's useful for estimating how many libraries have purchased your book and finding out which libraries have the book. Enter your book title in the search field at WorldCat to get a list of participating libraries that have the book.

The WorldCat results page is arranged by physical location, sorting the results by the libraries nearest to you. If you have a lot of listings, you may need to enter several different states in the "enter location information" field in order to see all of your listings.

Because not all libraries participate in the WorldCat database, the information on your library book sales will not be complete. Approximately 75 percent of U.S. public libraries catalog their books on WorldCat, and it varies by state, with all libraries in some states participating.

WorldCat also offers some social features. Users can create lists of books, write book reviews, and assign keyword tags to books. You can add keyword tags to your book, to make it easier for others to find. Reader reviews from Amazon.com appear on the review page, but you can enter other reviews on that page, or invite someone else to write a review there.

Comments

[Sheilah Vance]

Very helpful information. I will check it out. Sheilah Vance, www.riseabove.typepad.com

[Elysabeth]

Was interesting - I found a couple of errors and not sure how my book ended in libraries in the midwest but I'm happy for it (I'm thinking a reviewer put the books there but I can't remember where he is from). I'll have to keep an eye on it for future books. Thanks for posting - E :)

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