INVENTORY CONSIDERATION

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As you can imagine, bookstores are inundated every day with requests to purchase books for their inventory, many titles by unknown or lesser-known authors.

In recent years, the self-publishing movement has given writers an opportunity to share their work beyond traditional publishing methods. In many ways, it’s an exciting time because now anyone can publish anything. 

Unfortunately, now anyone can publish anything.

We at The Gilded Page aim to support and contribute to the literary landscape of our community and the Tampa Bay area. We believe many unknown and lesser-known authors are producing quality work, and these works deserve to be read. We look forward to supporting authors at all levels by offering quality books for our customers to discover. But we can’t possibly stock everything. To help us determine which books deserve a spot in our limited shelf space, we’ve established some basic criteria:
 

We currently do not offer consignment agreements, except on an extremely limited basis (for quality books we have a high degree of confidence will be successful in our store). It is imperative that your book be available through a major distributor, such as Ingram, for industry-standard terms.

Due to high demand for author events in our store, with limited time and resources to accommodate every request, we are unable to offer events to authors with limited track records. Should we decide to stock your book, and reader feedback is positive, you may be invited to participate in an author event in our store in the future. For now, please wait for an invitation to do an event here.

Unfortunately, we cannot respond to every submission. You will hear from us only if we choose to carry your work. Thank you for understanding.

Sincere congratulations on finishing your book! Thank you for letting us know about it. Whether or not we choose to stock your work, we wish you all the best on your writing journey.

CLICK HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR BOOK & WHY WE SHOULD STOCK IT.