Book Distribution
Commission free, Storage free and Stress free
Now that your book is published the hard work begins!
Your book has probably already received much interest and enthusiasm among family and friends - the next step is to sell it to the rest of the world.
Promoting your book will require hard work and inspiration which will hopefully result in demand. Once people have heard about your book, they need to be able to purchase it quickly and easily.
The cornerstone of the complete YPS Publishing package is our Book Distribution System. We have been an established book distributor for nearly twenty years, handling the lists of many mainstream publishers.
Lately it has become apparent that Independent publishers, from around the globe, are looking to place their titles with a company offering a proven track record of international distribution. YPS has recently accepted new titles with bases in Cyprus, Morocco, Denmark and the USA, and a genuine cosmopolitan feel to the YPS portfolio is beginning to emerge.
With this in mind, and in an effort to further promote the national and international appeal of YPS Distribution Services. YPS launched a commission free contract.
Download A New Guide to Self Publishing from YPS Publishing (1.1 Mb) helpful notes and practical advice. Both have self published with YPS, although their books are very different, the promotion and marketing principles are the same.
Commission free, Storage free and Stress free
With our extensive contacts and accounts in the book trade, we are able to offer independent publishers and small press publishing houses the same book distribution benefits as the larger organisations.
These include:
- receiving orders from customers
- invoicing and order fulfilment
- payment processing
- stock storage and control
- sales and financial reporting
YPS is that vital link in the chain from your book to the market
Many bookshops, particularly major bookshop chains, are reluctant to deal with small publishers. They place orders with wholesalers rather than ordering direct.
YPS have accounts with the book wholesalers and bookshops. Every day we process and supply orders to UK bookshops (including Waterstone’s), wholesalers, libraries and library suppliers.
Although bookstores are essential, we recommend direct selling whenever possible.
Why sell direct?
Booksellers expect a discount when placing orders. The minimum discount is around 35% for wholesalers and Amazon 60%. You will have to pay for the freight/postage. This will not leave you with much to pay all the other costs, never mind make a profit!
Selling direct, on the other hand, means you do not have to give a discount, and you can charge the purchaser for packing and postage.
Sell direct, online, with the YPD Bookshop – open 24 hours a day!
YPD-books.com specialises in selling books directly from independent authors and small publishers. You can display your book in our online bookshop, where it can be ordered online. We will take care of the paperwork and all the hassles of distribution. If you have a website, you can link directly to your listing on the bookshop to make use of the YPD-books shopping cart and fulfilment service.
Benefits of selling direct online with YPD-books.com:
The online bookshop allows your customers to purchase your books directly from YPS, at any time, day or night.
- YPS speedily fulfil these orders
- Postage is paid by your customer
- You can easily link to our online bookshop from your own website
- YPS will hold stocks of your book for immediate despatch from our warehouse
- You will avoid having to pay the 35%-60% booksellers' discounts
Amazon Marketplace
As you have an ISBN you are automatically listed on Amazon. However this does not mean Amazon will hold stocks of your book. Initially they are likely to indicate an order lead time of 4 to 6 weeks! When they receive an order, they will order copies from you, expecting their 60% discount. The long delivery time usually deters sales, and if you have to give 60% discount it is unlikely you will make a profit on Amazon sales.
The YPS Amazon Marketplace Account provides a cost effective alternative. The YPS have an Amazon Marketplace Bookshop and will be listed as an alternative supplier, with a delivery time of 2 days. Amazon will forward the order to us.
They will take 17.5% commission, but this is better than 60%!.
How York Publishing Services can work for you
Our system is easy and straightforward. YPS would hold stock of your book in our warehouse in York; we would receive orders by mail, email, fax or phone, then speedily process and supply them.
At the end of each month we would send you the revenue from sales.
What will it cost?
For the full distribution service and for a listing on YPD-books.com:
- Fixed charge: £200 per title for 6 months, additional titles are £100
- Commission: 0% of sales.
- Postage: postage would be charged at cost on trade orders. Postage on orders placed online would be paid by the customers.
- Packing: Free
- Storage: We store 500 books free of charge, for larger stock holdings the current fee is £8.00 per month
- Contract Renewal: £100 for second period of 6 months, £50 for the third an subsequent periods thereafter
- VAT: All prices quoted exclude VAT
Termination of this contract is upon written notice from the publisher that the title is to be withdrawn from sale, or that the title has sold out and is unlikely to be commissioned a reprint by the publisher.
And Finally....
YPS- Publishing will make every effort to generate sales for your book. It must, however, be recognised that the book trade is flooded with new titles, and it is especially difficult for new authors to break into the market. That said, it has been done before! Whilst luck and a good, well produced book certainly play a part, promotion and marketing is also essential. We can, however, make no claims about the number of copies you will sell.