A certain online retailer wraps up their sale today, and this seems like a good time to talk about how you can support Plenty Downtown Bookshop shopping online or when you listen to audiobooks. I'm talking about two amazing companies: Bookshop.org and Libro.fm.
Bookshop.org provides an online storefront for over 2,000 independent bookstores, including Plenty Downtown Bookshop. When you choose Plenty as your store, every purchase you make sends us part of the proceeds. And I'm not talking about your typical affiliate links of 1-3% if you're lucky. No, we're talking 30% of each purchase is sent to Plenty, allowing your money to stay in the community even while shopping online, or allowing you to support our mission from afar.
That's amazing and a massive boon to independent bookshops nationwide. (And in the future, they'll be offering ebooks too! What??)
Likewise, if audiobooks are more your thing, Libro.fm passes on 20-30% of individual audiobook purchases to the independent bookshop of your choosing. So when you create your free acount and select Plenty Downtown Bookshop, you're helping to further our goals of promoting literacy and book culture. They also pass on 30% of your first month's membership fee if you choose to subscribe.
If you use other monthly subscription services for audiobooks, the structure will look rather similar. Only Libro.fm is friendlier to authors, publishers, independent bookshops, and the industry in general.
So if you prefer to shop from the comfort of your home, or you're a long-distance supporter of Plenty Downtown Bookshop, you can still support our non-profit mission. For that, we say thank you!
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