7 Reasons Why It's Hard to Get Your Book Into Bookstores

It is HARD to get your book into bookstores for a number of reasons, and this week Jess is here to walk you through some of them:

1. Bookstores Prioritize Large Publishers

2. Distribution Barriers

3. Limited Shelf Space and High Competition

4. Return Policies and Financial Risk

5. Lack of Marketing and Brand Recognition

6. Difficulty Meeting Wholesale Pricing

7. Local and Regional Bias

Listen now to further understand the complexities of these challenges, and learn how a boutique publisher like Soul Speak Press works with its authors to navigate the retail system.

This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.

Learn more about Jessica's first book: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six

Learn more about the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies. If you're interested in hearing interviews with our Soul Speak Press authors, check out the Deserts to Mountaintops Podcast.