Some authors are killing it with direct sales (we’ll report more on this soon!) but if you aren’t ready to jump into that deep end, and just want a simple way to provide signed paperbacks to readers… we wanted to share Alessandra Torre’s method.

Twice a year, Alessandra opens up a book order form that allows readers to purchase signed paperbacks directly from her. She used to have a shop on her website, but needed to find an easier solution – one that would sync with her PayPal Shipping platform and provide a professional and easy website for readers to use. She also didn’t want to have a year-round shop open, she only wanted to provide books when she was in a position to fill the orders.

This video gives you a tour of her book order solution, how it seamlessly ties into label printing, and how you can create your own – and be taking signed paperback orders within the hour!

Helpful links:

PayPal: www.paypal.com

JotForm: www.jotform.com

We hope this helps!

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