How to Get a Bookstore Involved With IndieBound

Do you have a brick and mortar bookstore and want not only to increase your sales, but also help become a a positive impact on the environment and your community? One of the best methods of accomplishing these goals is by joining IndieBound. IndieBound is a vast network of independent brick and mortar bookstores which are dedicated to bringing you all of your favorite reading materials in the most community- and environmentally-friendly manner possible.

1. First: Sign up for an account on IndieBound.com

   Registering a store with IndieBound is a simple, two-step process, and can be done in mere minutes. The first step you take is joining the site itself as a user. This form, which is found at www.indiebound.org/join, is extremely short and simple, requiring only a username, email address and password for successful completion. Upon joining, you receive a welcome email which gives you information on how you can make the most of your IndieBound membership.

2. Second: Register a real world store and have it added to their searchable database

   After you have completed the registration, you are immediately able to sign onto the site under the username and password you specified during the signup process. Adding your favorite store to the site's list of independent booksellers is easy, which you would begin by navigating to their “Add a Store” page. This page, found at www.indiebound.org/stores/add, requires a much larger amount of information than the initial signup. This includes the name, phone number and address of the store, website and social media information and store hours. Upon verification by the site's admins that the store does indeed have a real world location, and is independently owned and operated, it is added to their searchable database within 48 hours.