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? If, yes, proceed. If, no, thank you for your interest; however, we are a very small store and must choose our inventory wisely based on our shelf space.
  2. Are you an Estes Park Author (you must live here 8 months of the year)? If, yes keep reading.
  3. Are you a Colorado Author (you must live in state 8 months of the year)? If, yes continue.
  4. Is your book readily available? We accept books available on Ingram at 40% or better discount. We accept books provided by mainstream publishers. We do not accept books available through Amazon.
  5. Is your book available for the industry standard 40% discount or better?

If you answered yes to the above requirements please proceed.

Submission Protocol:

If you answered yes to the above requirements, you may reach out via email.

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 will not respond if you reach out between May and September.

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 form below to send your query. Thank You.