Let Me Help Sell Your Book
My online bookstore Renaissance Reads carries books from independent authors only.
I am are looking to serve this population of authors by taking care of fulfillment for authors.
After you hit "I want this" you will be directed to fill out the application.
Renaissance Reads
Experience the literary adventure of a lifetime at our 1940’s Harlem Renaissance-themed indie bookstore, where you can book a blind date with a genre-wrapped surprise and immerse yourself in the magic of storytelling by talented indie authors.
Our mission at Renaissance Reads is to provide a platform for independent authors and offer a diverse selection of literature, author-themed merchandise, and writing resources to our readers and customers while supporting small and independent creatives.
Coming November 2023 we will be launching Renaissance Reads Literary Magazine! Go here to learn more.
With over a million self-published authors in the United States and millions more internationally, we want to make sure that these authors and their families have a chance to be seen and their messages within their books to be heard. That is why we have created a seamless process to help them sell their books and connect with their readers!
Here are the genres we stock
- Anthology
- Architecture
- Art
- Biography and Autobiography
- Business and Economics
- Comics and Graphic novels
- Cooking
- Coloring Books
- Computers
- Crafts and Hobbies
- Design
- Drama
- Education
- Family and Relationships
- Fantasy
- Fiction
- Games and Activities
- Gardening
- Health and Fitness
- History
- House and Home
- Horror
- Humor
- Journals
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Juvenile Fiction
- Language disciplines
- Law
- Literary collections
- Literary criticism
- Memoir
- Nature
- Body Mind and Spirit
- Performing Arts
- Pets
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Plays
- Poetry
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Reference
- Religion
- Science
- Self-help
- Social science
- Spiritual
- Sports and recreation
- Study aids
- Technology and Engineering
- Thriller
- True Crime
- Travel
- Urban Fiction
- Urban Nonfiction
- Young adult fiction
- Young adult nonfiction
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why do Indie Authors Distribute With Renaissance Reads
Your Book is Included in Our Blind Date With a Book Program - The independent authors whose books we ship are included in our popular "Blind Date With A Book" Program. Our readers pick a book from their favorite category and we ship them your book and request that if they loved their date that they leave you a review and order another book. We've had a lot of success with program and look forward to offering our readers a wider selection of books.
We Vet Our Books Based On Their Professional Design - It's a fact that readers judge books by their cover. It's also really difficult to sell books where the genre isn't easy to identify by looking at the cover. It's ALSO unfair to set books that aren't as professionally designed next to books where the author clearly invested in their book cover.
Because we have a promise to our readers of shelving quality self-published books, it's not personal if your application gets declined. We have to uphold our promise. Curious if your cover would pass or not, check out some of the books that we already shelf and then apply. (Check out some of the books we've stocked here for reference).
Our Readers Support Small Businesses - When a reader purchases a book from us they not only support a small business but they support an indie author! It's a double whammy and they enjoy it. You are in the right place to have your book sold. You are in the right place to receive a return on your investment in yourself and your community. Request an application today.
2. What's the Process?
Step 1. Show interest by clicking on apply here up above
Step. 2. If approved ship us up to 10 copies of your book/s and we'll make it available for order
Step 3. New order is made on our site
Step 4. We send you the order and 60% of the net sale
Step 5. We ship the book and you gain a new reader!
Step 6. Repeat Steps 3 through 5.
Step 7. We win together!
Sounds like a plan? Please apply and tell an author friend!
3. How will I know when my book is sold?
We send out author statements to authors quarterly. On the statement you will see how many of your books we still have in stock and how much money we owe you. At that time you able to request payment if any books have been sold.
4. Where do you ship from?
Florida, USA
5. Do you ship internationally?
No, not at this moment
6. Do you accept books from authors internationally?
Yes, we have books from authors in the UK and Canada.
7. Are you only online?
As of Aug. 22, 2023, yes. However we're working hard behind the scene to get our ducks in a row to open a Bookmobile. Stay tuned for more information on that.