There's a little over a MONTH left until the Book Fair... are you ready?

Time is ticking on and there's lots to prepare for the Oxford Indie Book Fair.

Here's a checklist of some of the things you should be doing right now to make sure you're ready for the big day. The sooner you get these done, the less stress you're going to have as time moves along.

• Edit your exhibitor profile.
  Take a look at the EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY. Is your name still only a one-liner in the "Also Exhibiting" section at the bottom of the page?
  If it is then you need to fill in your profile now. You're missing out on free publicity with links to your website, or book and social media. See below for more details.
• Start letting people know you'll be at the book fair
  You should be posting on your social media AT LEAST once a week now. Let everyone know you'll be there, what you'll be selling. Why not post about your preparations, show off the boxes of books ready to sell, the new posters you've got, how excited you are to meet the visitors.
  We're preparing a media pack at the EXHIBITOR CENTRE for you to download with pre-made social media adverts, flyers etc. Check out some pre-made social media graphics now.
  
• Plan your table.
  You'll know what the dimensions of your table are, so why not plan how you're going to use that space now so that you can set up perfectly, and quickly when you arrive. So much less stress. Take a photo of it on your phone for reference - share it on social media!
  Don't forget to put a covering over the table to make it look nice - remember, this year the tables are 3 or 4 smaller tables pushed together. NOT trestle tables.
• Book some additional advertising
  Were going to be running videos on large screens all day long. If you'd like your book or business to be shown on the big screens then visit the ADVERTISING PAGE which will appear shortly to book your  advert. Watch out for an annoumcement.
  
• Read the exhibitor info!
  Everything you need to know about the day and for preparation can be found on the EXHIBITOR CENTRE. Please read it as there are some VERY important rules on there. Come back to it from time to time to look for new information.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow us on Twitter at: @oxindiebookfair
Post your books to the feed and tag us, don't forget to include links to BUY it. Send us your photos of your table prep, what special things are you going to be doing on the day?
We've put a coupe of social media graphics on teh exhibitor centre for you to download and get started.

EDITING YOUR EXHIBITOR PROFILE
It's easy to do. Just follow the instructions HERE. You should already have your login information. If you don't have your password or have forgotten it then see THIS GUIDE on how to recover it.
Remember to read the instructions about your profile photo - a lot of people havent emailed theirs in yet. It won't appear unless you follow the guidelines correctly. We've already had to reject a couple that didn't conform.
If your profile won't save, check for ERRORS at the top of the page after you press save, it appears instantly on the website once you save.

SHOWREEL ADVERTISING
For full details, visit the ADVERTISING page. We're able to take your book cover or graphic to add to the showreel. We'll also add a little text if you like, or for something a little bit special, we can do a simple animated segment or use your own animation. Bookings for advertising will close two weeks before the show.

ANY QUESTIONS?
Check the FOR EXHIBITORS section first. We've compiled a set of instructions, videos and FAQs. If you can't find the answer there then get in touch at this email address.

Good luck!

The Oxford Indie Book Fair Team