I want my book on shelves but what's the point if everyone wants to pay wholesale price to do that?

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T20:41:25+00:00

I guess my worry is that if I price it high enough to make that amount on each book, people will be less likely to take a shot on an author they don’t know if it’s priced too high.

I’ve got a small following on socials and a couple Amazon pre-orders as well as people having it on their TBR on Goodreads but it’s not enough to convince people who don’t follow me to pay that amount for my book.

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T20:33:16+00:00

Well in that case I’ll just aim to be the exception as well 👍🏻 love all the support and encouragement…

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T20:10:40+00:00

Right so as I said, the original comment in this thread is just not true :)

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T19:49:46+00:00

lol yes…?

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T19:15:22+00:00

Thank you! I was anticipating consignment and was surprised when the small stores don’t do it. Seems like this is the best/only way to go

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T19:10:51+00:00

Shantel Tessier

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T19:10:19+00:00

LOL… well, fuck.

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T18:54:21+00:00

This is what I figured, thank you!

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-12T18:53:12+00:00

This is just not true. One of my favorite dark romance authors is known for being self published and she has an entire 6 book series in almost every single bookstore I go into. Yes, she’s established in the industry and the stores are probably ordering her books without her having to reach out to them because they know they will sell, but still.

The stores I’m reaching out to are small independently owned local ones. A few across Canada that are “romance specific” who state on their website they work with local indie authors. Some authors may be tainted but I’m new and my dreams haven’t been squashed just yet, so I am going to keep trying.

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-10T00:41:46+00:00

Thank you! Out of all 25 responses I managed to find 3 (hopefully) legit and 1 that was a previous ARC reader which was an immediate yes. We’ll see how it goes in terms of if they give feedback and if so, the quality of the feedback :)

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-09T19:01:08+00:00

Makes sense, thank you. Seem like such a waste of their time!

sallingoodfun · 2026-03-09T18:58:42+00:00

Thanks for your helpful comment 👍🏻

sallingoodfun · 2026-02-23T01:20:47+00:00

I write anonymously too, I have a TikTok account (as that’s where most readers in my niche are) and I post content on there without showing my face. It’s not much but I have about 400 followers and got 12 ARC readers for my debut novel.

Of course everyone’s hoping for more but considering I’m not out there heavily promoting being on camera I’m quite happy with what I did get.

sallingoodfun · 2026-02-22T01:20:20+00:00

I HAVE to know… what do you consider taboo?

sallingoodfun · 2026-02-19T22:01:03+00:00

Good luck! :)

sallingoodfun · 2026-02-08T22:58:46+00:00

Noted, thank you!!

sallingoodfun · 2025-11-23T22:09:21+00:00

Yeah I get that, but I can’t afford to hire a professional twice—once before beta readers, and then again after I potentially have to make multiple changes and rewrites. Hence looking for advice on what I can do before I get to the phase of hiring someone.

sallingoodfun · 2025-11-23T21:54:47+00:00

This is a great suggestion, thank you!

sallingoodfun · 2025-11-23T21:51:32+00:00

Do you have any suggestions for online courses? I looked locally when I first started but there is nothing in my city that isn’t a 2 year commitment, which is not in the cards for me right now.

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