Category Archives: Distribution

Working with Book Distributors

Working with a distributor gives you the advantage of having your book accessible to multiple stores across the country. The costs incurred are worthwhile in the long run. Authors who are traditionally published have an advantage in that the publisher already has connections with book distributors to get books into stores. Self-published authors, however, will…

Please Carry My Book – Honest it’s Amazing!

Your book is published, the boxes have been delivered and it looks great! Now what? Well if you are a self-published author, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you. It’s up to you to market and sell your book. While you may have some supporters who go to bat for you by in…

Book Distribution – Ten Rules for Dealing with Wholesalers and Distributors

First we need to define the difference. While there are some blends, basically a wholesaler, like Ingram or B&T is an order taking warehouse and fulfillment operation. They do no sales. They get around 55% discount and pass 40% to their retail customers. A distributor is a different animal.