The past 2 days’ experiences have confirmed that it is important to carry a copy of my book with me at ALL times.
Last Friday night I had dinner with a Dutch couple who are good friends of mine. During dinner, the husband suggested his wife to purchase a copy of my book for her dad. Before she could give an answer, I swiftly (shall we say, at ightning speed) pulled out a copy of my book from my backpack. And voila – one copy of my book was sold on the spot!
Yesterday, at dim-sum with a group of friends, everyone at the table had bought a copy of my book already except the boyfriend of my friend. And after hearing me talking about the book for a while (I think for over an hour), he said “Perhaps I should purchase a copy and read it instead of hearing it. Too bad you don’t have a copy with you :>” Before he finished his sentence, I put a copy of my book in his hand. Well – One more copy was sold on the spot.