Jenny Greenleaf has four books available — but driving around the country, holding book signings for each one isn’t an option. Instead, she’s holding a virtual book signing on Facebook.

How? Each book has its own custom bookplate designed and signed by Jennifer Greenleaf. All customers have to do is forward their receipt to Jennifer once the purchase has been made, and then they will receive their signed bookplate. The email you need to use in order to receive your custom bookplate is jgbooksigning@aol.com.

She agreed to answer a few questions for us about how her virtual book signing is working.

How did you get the idea of a virtual book signing?

I had heard of another author doing one years ago, but their name escapes me.  I remember participating and thinking it was a great way to allow people from all over the place to attend (even if it wasn’t face to face) the event.

Can you describe how you’re conducting your virtual book signing?

Each time someone purchases one of my books, they forward their receipt to jgbooksigning@aol.com.  From there, I’ll forward them a custom book plate.  Each book has its own one-of-a-kind plate, so customers who buy more than one title will receive bookplates that are different from each other.

What kind of response have you had to the event?

It’s been interesting!  There are a handful of people who aren’t attending because they still think they have to go somewhere to participate, and there are others who are wishing it could be on Skype.  I”m considering that for future events because, to be honest, that thought hadn’t crossed my mind until it was brought to my attention the other day.

What books are you making available through your book signing?

The Future of Book Signings

I’ve seen a lot of authors looking for alternatives to the traditional book signing lately. Between the fact that publishers aren’t offering much help in that department and the ever widening geographic area many authors are dealing with these days, it’s tough to plan a big publicity tour. I think that Jenny’s approach is just the beginning as writers look for new ways to connect with their readers online.

You can learn more about Jenny at her blog.