“This is revolutionary: new online bookshop unites indies to rival Amazon,”
“Thanks to Bookshop, there is no reason to buy books on Amazon anymore.”
Welcome to Bookshop!
Bookshop.org is an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
We believe that bookshops are essential to a healthy culture. They are where authors
can connect with readers, where we discover new writers, where children get hooked on
the thrill of reading that can last a lifetime. They are also anchors for our high streets
and communities -- owned, staffed, run and full of real people who have a genuine love
of books and reading.
As more and more people buy their books online, we wanted to create an easy,
convenient way for you to get your books and support independent bookshops at the
same time. If you want to choose a specific bookshop to support, choose them from our map
and they’ll receive 30% of the cover price (or almost all of the profit) on your orders
for a year. Otherwise, 10% of the cover price of your order will contribute to an earnings
pool that will be evenly distributed among participating independent bookshops each
month. Either way, your order is sent straight to your address, and all in-stock items
arrive in 2-3 days.
We also support anyone who advocates for books through our
affiliate programme, which pays a 10% commission on every sale,
and gives a matching 10% to independent bookshops. If you are an author, a website or magazine, a bookclub, an organisation
that wants to recommend books, or even just a book-lover with an Instagram feed, you
can sign up to be an affiliate, start your own shop, and be rewarded for your book
recommendations.
By design, we give away the vast majority of our profit to bookshops, publications,
authors and the many others who make up the thriving, inspirational culture around
books and reading.
Ultimately, we hope readers visit and enjoy independent bookshops whenever they can
and that Bookshop.org makes it easy for readers to support the indies we all love, even
when they can’t. Independent bookshops deserve a larger share of the online
book-buying market. We hope that Bookshop.org can help strengthen the fragile
ecosystem around bookselling and keep local bookshops an integral part of our culture
and communities.
Bookshop is a B-Corp - a corporation dedicated to the public good.
Do you have questions? Read the FAQ or please Contact Us.
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