Authors

Congratulations

You have finished and published a book – no small feat – now you want to get it into bookstores. There are a lot of guides out there on how to market yourself, but they may not tell you how inundated independent book shops are with self-published and mainstream author requests.

We have created protocols to help eliminate the magnitude of emails we see regarding authors getting in our store.

Here is a guide to help you determine if reaching out is the right method:

  1. No walk-ins accepted
  2. No sales calls
  3. Do not mail or bring a copy of your book
  4. If you fail to follow our protocols we will not respond
  5. We are a small store, our inventory dollars are precious. Unless your book will resonate with our community or tourist base, we will not consider your book.

Requirements:

  1. Is the book about Estes Park or Rocky Mountain National Park? 
  2. Are you an Estes Park Author (6 months or more)?
  3. Are you a Colorado Author (live in state 6 months or more of the year)? 
  4. Is your book readily available? Amazon is a competitor – we do not order from the company. 
  5. Is your book available for the industry standard 40% discount or better? (under 40% discounts will not be considered)

Please answer the above in your query.

Submission Protocol:

Please consider our bookstore like we are a publisher. What makes your book worth our attention?

Include:

  1. All elements of a query letter, as you would send to a traditional publisher.
  2. Plan ahead – reach out to us 3 to 4 months before your book is available.
  3. We do not respond to inquiries if we are not interested – do not send multiple emails.
  4. We will respond within 7 days if we are interested in carrying your book(s).
  5. We may not respond if you reach out between May and September (it is our busiest season). 

WE DO NOT CARRY CREATESPACE or INGRAM SPARK TITLES (WITHOUT A 40% DISCOUNT), SO IF YOUR BOOK FITS THIS CATEGORY, IT DOES NO GOOD TO SEND US ANYTHING.

WE DO NOT ORDER FROM AMAZON – THEY ARE A COMPETITOR.

Please use the following email to send us a query:  [email protected]