# What happened to the Books by Members Section? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 4, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-books-by-members-section/673073 "2013-11-04T17:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-books-by-members-section/673073/1 "2013-11-04T17:00:24Z")
I’ve been away for a while. Didn’t we used to have a section where members who had books to promote could post? Anyway, my book is finally done and I’d like to share it but I want to be a good little soldier and do it in the right way. Thanks, Leslie ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-books-by-members-section/673073/2 "2013-11-04T17:14:03Z")
You may be thinking of our [Marketplace](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=35) forum. The forum is open to paying members. Since it appears you are in that category, you are allowed start a thread there. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-books-by-members-section/673073/3 "2013-11-04T18:01:49Z")
We also allow people to post about artistic endeavors in Cafe Society, with prior mod permission. (That would be me, **Marley23** , **EllenCherry** , and **Gukumatz**.)