SELLING YOUR BOOK
Sell any book from novel to photobook that you have made with burble in our book shop.
We manage the admin, print and
logistics and keep more money with
the author.
The straightforward process is
outlined below.
MAKE A BOOK
From novel to photobook, craft your book and have it printed.
Click here for more information
on self publishing or photo books.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE A BOOK
LIST IT IN OUR BOOK SHOP
Complete the simple documentation below.
Once your book is listed,
it will appear in our book shop
with it's own preview page
When completing our documentation you'll describe your book for
customers and help them find their
way to it.
Write a short and engaging description of your book. You might also want to introduce yourself and the reasons behind the work.
Next tick some genre boxes and add a few carefully chosen keywords in the field provided. These will help the right customers find your book.
Using the artwork or manuscript from when you printed your book, we'll add a preview of the first few pages to help customers decide yours is the book for them.
PRICING YOUR BOOK
YOUR SELLING PRICE
Decide on your Selling Price (also known as your list price).
This is the cost of printing one book plus the profit you choose to add.
OUR FEES
We charge a fee of 31% of the profit figure. This fee is only charged if a book is sold.
No sale, no fee.
EXAMPLE (incl VAT)
Selling price | R199 |
Less cost to print one book | -R99 |
Profit | R100 |
Less fee (31% of profit) | -R31 |
Your portion | R69 |
This example is for illustration, prices will vary.
PAYMENT
Each month we count your sales and pay you the profit less fees and printing costs.
Payment is by EFT into the bank account details you entered when completing our documentation.
You are responsible for any income tax that needs to be paid on these funds.
PROMOTE YOUR BOOK
TELLING
PEOPLE
While your work could be discovered on our shelves, it really helps if you tell a few people. What your book is about. Why you wrote it. Even who you think might enjoy it.
CREATE SOME
INTEREST
Mention your book on Facebook or Twitter. Tackle weightier subjects with a Linked-In article. Show visually powerful work on Instagram or Pinterest. Include the link to your book's preview page.
A LINK TO YOUR
PREVIEW PAGE
We'll give you a link (a web address) to your book's preview page in the book shop. Share it with people so that they can quickly check out your book, and if they like what they see, check out with a purchase.
FULFILLMENT
ONCE A CUTOMER HITS
"CHECK OUT",
WE RUN WITH IT.
From order to delivery and
everything in between,
we have your book covered.
EDITIONS
If you update your book in any way it
becomes a new edition and you will
need to give us updated material!
Until you do, we will keep printing the
one we have on record to fulfill any orders received!