Bookshop.org

I found out this week that all of my novels are now available on Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon that has raised over 45 million bucks for independent bookstores over the past six years. I'm all for selling my work wherever I can, and that includes Amazon. But I'm not a big fan of monopolies, so giving my readers another viable option to buy books is always a good idea.

There are a couple of ways you can support your local bookstore with Bookshop. First, you can search for a participating bookstore, order your book through them, and Bookshop acts as the distributor / online retailer. But the bookstore earns the full profit off your purchase. The second option is to make your purchase directly through Bookshop with 10% of the profits going into a pool that is then distributed to indie bookstores all over the country. Pretty nifty, eh?

Something else I like: signing up for an affiliate account earns me an additional 10% on every book I sell through a Bookshop link. For example, the Chronicles of AGROTHARN. Instead of making only $3 on a $4.99 purchase, I'll make $3.50. Yahoo!

So, if you're interested in buying books without supporting a megacorporation, give Bookshop a try.