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Browse independent bookstores by location, inventory pathway, event activity and more. The directory is designed to help authors learn how a store works before making contact.
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What the labels mean
Buying pathways, not guarantees
The inventory fields describe what could be verified publicly about how a bookstore acquires books. A store may use more than one pathway. “Unknown” means no reliable public evidence was found, not that the store does not use that method.
Browse the full directory →IngramOrders through Ingram's distribution system.
AmazonUses Amazon as a wholesale or inventory source.
DirectBuys directly from an author or publisher.
ConsignmentStocks books while the author retains ownership until sale.
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