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  • Started by Jenny Steffan
    ...pe of investment, it is easy to establish credit with suppliers. This means that you'll be able to order more products at lower prices than most retailers that don't have credit establ...
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  • Started by R.E. Donald
    Last reply by Kate Raphael
    ...ay around. Here are my first three novels, and I'm working on a fourth. Ebook editions are available through most ebook retailers, and print editions through most online retailers, but I'll use Amazon links.  ...
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  • ...ches and other person-to-person sales.  People seem to like hard cover books at book signings and such. I don't mind that hefty 55% discount for retailers, if that encourages them to c...

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  • Brooke Warner commented on her article Distribution 101
    ...itional distribution. They take a commission in exchange for actively selling their publisher-clients' books to retailers. Ingram Wholesale is fulfillment to bookstores and other retailers. They sell everything from Bi...
  • ...returnable. It's just less frequent and there's no up front buys from retailers because it's just a digital f...tential success. Publishers don't typically want to push back against retailers because saying you want a sma...
  • ...on & Schuster came up with the idea, but the returns system has been around since the Great Depression to keep the industry afloat by giving retailers credit and to help keep books...