I need advice about Walmart. - The Book Marketing Network2024-03-29T11:38:31Zhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/forum/topics/523145:Topic:98886?commentId=523145%3AComment%3A101122&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI had a similar situation wit…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2008-06-19:523145:Comment:1011222008-06-19T10:35:16.398ZDennis AuBuchonhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/character
I had a similar situation with an online shopping channel. They had a form to complete and part of it required getting input from my publisher as I did not print the books myself. One of the pieces of information they asked was how many books could be supplied on a monthly basis. My publisher responded quickly on how many they could print and supply each month. Check to see if they have such a form and contact your publisher if they would be open to completing it and committing to the…
I had a similar situation with an online shopping channel. They had a form to complete and part of it required getting input from my publisher as I did not print the books myself. One of the pieces of information they asked was how many books could be supplied on a monthly basis. My publisher responded quickly on how many they could print and supply each month. Check to see if they have such a form and contact your publisher if they would be open to completing it and committing to the quantities they could furnish. This may open the door more easily to solve your problem. The shopping channel did not choose to purchase my book but it was not because of the book but they discontinued selling books as books were not a high seller activity for the program. They indicated it had nothing to do with the quality of my book and left it open to purchase in the future if they again started to sell books.<br />
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Hope this helps. I worked at Wal-Mart for 10 y…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2008-06-08:523145:Comment:991192008-06-08T16:15:31.242ZJo Fulkersonhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/TheWriter
I worked at Wal-Mart for 10 years. When I self-published my first book, I had visions of getting it into Wal-Mart of course. My manager said I could do it by becoming a vendor which, at the time, I thought was probably a lot of hassle for just one book. (I was just starting my venture into the published book world and probably could have worked something out had I given it more thought.) My thought for you is: Can you buy books from your publisher at wholesale to stock your Wal-Mart store…
I worked at Wal-Mart for 10 years. When I self-published my first book, I had visions of getting it into Wal-Mart of course. My manager said I could do it by becoming a vendor which, at the time, I thought was probably a lot of hassle for just one book. (I was just starting my venture into the published book world and probably could have worked something out had I given it more thought.) My thought for you is: Can you buy books from your publisher at wholesale to stock your Wal-Mart store yourself, re-ordering from BookSurge as needed? That would seem to be a solution maybe. Another problem I had with selling to Wal-Mart was that even at wholesale, my book would cost me more than Wal-Mart would sell it for, so I wouldn't make anything at all. Hope some of this helps or gives you food for thought at least.