We appreciate your interest in placing your book in our bookstore. We support award-winning, local, and rising authors. Purchasing is based on various factors, including accommodation in our limited space. Factors include genre, customer interest, budget, publisher (Ingram) or self-published (on demand, limited stock, consigned), and price (negotiated). If you have a national publisher, we request a Media Copy for review. It’s helpful if you have a social media reputation or connection with one of the NE FL neighborhoods, which helps us to build community as we grow. If we decide we cannot carry your book, please know we respect your talents and hard work.

• No books on consignment
• Do not leave a book at the store unless it’s a free (see Book Donation)

Your books:

• Should be discounted at our regular rate with Ingram (Ingram Spark as a paperback distributor) or another approved distributor
• Must have a visible ISBN, as well as, the book title and author name on the spine
• At an author event or BookTalk, books will be sold at the designator distributor price, unless other arrangements are confirmed
• Are assigned a designated genre and may be seasonally highlighted and placed on our shelves at our discretion; BookTalks may include writing classes by an author
  Submit your request to us by email to info@HappyMediumBooksCafe.com
  
  • Subject line: Local Author Request
  • Name, phone, email
  • Title and author, ISBN, genre, short summary, publication date
  • Indicate your interest in a BookTalk or Book Signing.

We’ll get right back to you. Thank you!

We appreciate your interest in placing your artwork in our bookstore. We support award-winning, local, and rising artists in many mediums. Art is coordinated by the Jacksonville Artists Guild (JAG) or by the bookstore owner. Our display wall offers limited space, so we request you email us:

• Subject line: Local Artist Request
• Name, phone, email
• Photo of the work
• Title, medium, size, price (QR code, if you wish)

Our contract states we are not responsible for damage to your artwork in the bookstore. Also, we require you to sign in/sign out each piece for our files. Buying a piece is between the purchaser and JAG, unless otherwise detailed. When your transaction is completed, you must email the bookstore a confirmation of sale before we allow the purchaser to sign out the piece on your behalf or come to complete the sale in-house yourself. We do not take a percentage of any artwork sales currently. If accepted, we do ask for a high-res photo of each piece and a personal photo for social media posting. If we decide we cannot accept your artwork, please know we respect you as an artist and value your hard work. Thank you!

We encourage events at the bookstore. If you have an interest in our location, please call to make an appointment for a special meeting or event with Dana Shutters at info@HappyMediumBooksCafe.com to chat about the possibilities.