Frequently Asked Questions

 ALCs

You suggested we register with PLR and ACLS. Can you explain what these organizations do and how we benefit from this?  

Amazon 

 Do you set up the Amazon page? 

 

 

Availability of titles 

Why does Amazon say my book is out of stock?    

 

 

 Book description 

At which age group will you be aiming my children's book?  

 

Book Shops 

Do you have  a list of bookshops we can contact directly?  

 

Buying the books

Does the link from the Bridge House and the Bridgetown Café website to Amazon just go to Amazon UK?

  Contracts

Should I have a contract? 

Distribution 

Is my book available through Gardner’s? 

 

Do you distribute the media kit to any booksellers?

 

 

Editorial process  

Is there any wiggle room in the schedule supplied with my contract? 

Pre-launch

How do our ‘launch team’ read the book pre-launch? Will we get an online version we can share via email?   

What is the media kit? 

 

Reviews 

How do we ensure we’re not cross-contaminating review lists with you? 

 

If people write a review, where do they publish them? 

 

I see from the list that some reviewers require galleys. Does this apply to picture books? Will we have any to send out?

 

Royalties

Why doesn’t my book generate the same amount of income for every sale?

Submissions

What is the lead time on submissions?