Why should you offer your book through AuthorsBookshop.com?
Because we are the best place in the world for independent books!
How can we say that? Well, there are a lot of reasons. Mostly, because we are here specifically for independent and self-published authors. And because it is our mission to serve you, you can feel confident that we will do it best. Sure, you can - and should - offer your books elsewhere online. They will carry your books despite the fact that you are independent. But we want to carry them because they are independent!
Besides:
-AuthorsBookshop.com shoppers visit us to buy independent books! There is no need to convince them that it's a great idea to buy independent. They already know - that's why they are here.
-You keep far more money than you do with sales through traditional channels. Distributors, chain stores, the big online booksellers, even consignment shops typically keep 50%-60% of your cover price. That's right - they get a larger piece of your cover price for selling your book than you do for writing it in the first place! We just cannot understand how that is fair. So Authors' Bookshop keeps four bucks per book. That's it. And because we let you set the selling price of your book you could even offer it for less, sell more books and boost your overall income.
- We will help you market your book! We will offer you opportunities to have your books presented at expos and book fairs at AuthorsBookshop.com booths, as well as retail spaces that agree to shelve Authors' Bookshop books! We are adding more opportunities as well, as the site develops.
-We will listen to you. Want to change your price? Update your information? Add a new review? Your Account Management Page will let you do that quickly and easily, and the changes appear instantly.
-We are developing a community. We won't just put your book on a website - we want to know you. We want to help you connect with other authors and publishers as well as customers. Through our Forum and Resource Center we will help you stay up-to-date with what is going on in the world of independent publishing.
-We won't push you around. We are here to help you sell books, not rake in huge profits. You set your book price. Your book goes online as soon as we get it. You are in control of your book.
-We won't send your books back to you because they haven't sold. Ever. As long as you want your book to be available, it will remain in our store.
- We are not exclusive. You can sell your books anywhere else you want.
- Your setup costs are nominal: It's free to register as a bookseller, then just $20 to register a book forever.
