OtherShelf

For independent authors

Your book belongs
on another shelf.

OtherShelf is an online bookshop exclusively for independently published books. Your work won’t be a category here — it will be the whole bookshop.

Help stock the first shelf

What we have in mind

A better place to be discovered.

OtherShelf is still taking shape. These are the ideas guiding us, rather than promises carved in stone.

Online and independent-only

Every book on OtherShelf will be independently published and available to buy online.

Printed to order

Books will be printed and fulfilled through print-on-demand, so authors won’t need to supply boxes of stock.

Keep selling everywhere

OtherShelf won’t ask for exclusivity. Authors can keep selling on Amazon, their own website and through other retailers.

No upfront listing fee planned

We’re working towards a model that keeps the barrier to joining the catalogue low.

Reader-focused discovery

Shelves, collections and discovery designed to help the right reader find your book.

UK launch initially

We’re starting in the UK and learning carefully before expanding further.

The first shelf

Help us stock it.

When a reader orders, the book will be printed and fulfilled through print-on-demand. You won’t need to send us stock or stop selling anywhere else.

Keep your books on Amazon, your own website and with other retailers. OtherShelf is an additional place for readers to find you, not an exclusive arrangement.

Author interest

Tell us about your books.

This should take about five minutes. We only ask for what helps us understand the potential founding catalogue.

Start with the basics

About your books

Current formats (optional)
Where do you sell now? (optional)

Where readers can find you

A place on the first shelf

Would you be interested in being considered as a founding OtherShelf author?
What matters most to you in an indie marketplace? Select any.