Bookshop Secrets – shannonmeyerkort.com

Secret Life of a Bookseller – Frequently Asked Questions

Some answers to the most commonly asked questions we hear as booksellers.

Secret Life of an Author Bookseller: Why Bookshops Are More Expensive

For most authors, books sold at high discount to retail chains, department stores and heavily discounted online stores means their royalty rate will drop, often by 50%.

Secret Life of an Author Bookseller (Part 2): What I have learned from the publishing reps

While it would be awesome for authors if all publishing house reps could sell every book to every bookshop, it’s simply not going to be possible. Logistics are against us. There’s not enough time nor space on the shelves.

Secret Life of an Author Bookseller, Part 1 – How does your book end up on the shelf?

Whoever coined the phrase ‘available at good bookshops everywhere’ is doing good bookshops a disservice, because even the biggest and best bookshop cannot possibly stock 10,000 new titles every year.