How To Sell Your Self-Published Book in Brick & Mortar Bookstores
[Our own Jason Boog (Guatemala 2000-02) had an article yesterday in his wonderful GalleyCat site on selling in bookstores. It comes from the American Bookseller Association. I’m reprinting it here.] The American Booksellers Association has posted a very useful article explaining how self-published authors can sell their books at a few independent bookstores around the country. We’ve posted links to those helpful resources below, but you should read the whole article. If your bookstore has an option for self-published authors, share a link in the comments section-we will update our article with more resources. Watermark Books and Cafe owner Sarah Bagby explained how self-published writers can add books at her Wichita, Kansas bookstore. “No questions asked, we’ll take five copies of a book on consignment,” said Bagby. The terms are 60/40, and the store keeps the books on the shelves for 90 days. “If they sell, we’ll get back to the author . . .
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Often an independent will accept a 50/50 split.