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“Turn shelf space into profit—while discovering tomorrow’s authors today.”

Books on Shelves (BOS) is an on-demand marketing platform that connects

independent authors with real bookstore shelves—while delivering immediate profit and fresh discovery opportunities for booksellers.

We see your store as more than a retail space.

To us, it is a book gallery.

Through the BOS Future Words and BOS Encore Series promotions, you can showcase carefully selected new titles in-store—creating instant cash flow while building a community of emerging voices.

Bring Discovery Back to Your Shelves.

Discover the next best-selling author—right in your own store.

• Choose 10 or 20 books (cartons of 10)
• All books supplied at no cost.
• Titles curated from quality independent authors.
• Professionally printed in Christchurch.
• You choose the titles—always.

A Commercial Model That Works Immediately

• BOS prints and delivers all books free of charge.
• You receive a non-refundable $15 per book-shelf rental payment on delivery.
• You retain 100% of sales revenue, less the author royalty (capped at $12 per book)

How the Model Works.

Once a title is matched to your store:

• BOS handles printing and distribution to your store.
• BOS pays you a shelf-rental fee upfront-$15/book
• BOS supports in-store promotion under Future Words or Encore Series.
• BOS promotes your store and the author through the catalogue and social channels with Indie    Books NZ.
• Other booksellers are notified, building wider momentum.

More Than Margin—A Better Model

• BOS is designed to do more than sell books. It creates a shared discovery ecosystem:
• Authors gain real visibility
• Booksellers become curators of new voices.
• Multiple authors in-store build momentum together.

While traditional bookstore margins are often below 5%, BOS delivers margins of up to 80% on participating titles.

Why Join BOS

1. Immediate, risk-free revenue.
2. No capital outlay.
3. Fresh, curated content for your shelves.
4. Increased foot traffic and customer engagement.
5. Participation in a growing national—and future international—network.

Join the Programme.

Registration is free.

Join the BOS, and we will introduce you to a new, low-effort, high-return revenue stream into your store—while helping the next generation of authors be discovered.

This is something we are very proud of.

Questions? -Please refer to our FAQ section in the drop-down menu.