For booksellers
Wholesale & consignment Wholesale
Independent bookstores can stock Curated Word titles on consignment — order the copies you want at trade pricing, sell them at your own pace, and report your sales each month. You only settle for what sells.
We supply independent bookshops directly. Order at trade pricing, deal with us rather than a distributor, and talk to a person who knows the list.
How it works
- Apply for a wholesale account below. We review every application.
- Once approved, sign in to your portal and place a consignment order. You'll see a live shipping quote before you submit; we print and ship the copies to you.
- Sell the books in your store. Each month, report what sold through your portal (a zero-sales month is one click) and settle your balance online.
- Sold out of a title? When you report a sale, we'll prompt you to restock it in a couple of clicks.
Consignment terms
- Trade pricing per title; you pay Curated Word its share only once a copy sells.
- We retain title to the stock until it's sold — there's no upfront purchase.
- Monthly sales reporting is required while you hold consignment stock.
- A modest cap on copies-on-hand keeps everyone's inventory healthy; we can raise it as our relationship grows.
- Every settled sale comes with a tax invoice you can download from your portal.
How it works
- Tell us about your shop using the form below.
- We'll come back to you with trade terms — discount, quantities and how you'd like to be invoiced.
- Once that's agreed, order directly from us whenever you need stock.
Buying direct
- You buy from us, not through a distributor or an aggregator.
- Terms are ours to set and yours to negotiate — there's no third party.
- Some of our titles are also carried in Curated Word's own bookshop channel. If you already have an account there, you can order those through it instead.