Direct Sales for Business Books

Sell your book direct from your own website, keep two and a half to three times the per-copy profit, and own the customer relationship Amazon would otherwise take from you.

Powered by Print Trail, the Quartz Press sister service built for business authors who want their book to work harder.

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The problem with selling only through Amazon

Amazon is the biggest single retailer for business books, and every Quartz Press author sells there. But Amazon-only has three expensive downsides most authors never notice until it is too late:

Thin margins. After Amazon's cut, printing, and fees, your per-copy profit on a paperback is typically a few pounds or dollars at most.
No customer relationship. The reader is Amazon's customer, not yours. You never see their email address, their name, or any way to follow up.
No promo flexibility. Sending a signed copy to a warm lead, a bulk stack to a conference, or a pre-release to a reviewer becomes an awkward Amazon workaround every time.

Direct sales fix all three.

What Print Trail does for Quartz Press authors

Print Trail lets you sell your book direct to your customers through your own online store. When an order comes in, Print Trail takes care of printing, packing, and shipping automatically — you never touch a book, a box, or a courier label.

Higher profit per sale

Two and a half to three times the per-copy profit of an Amazon sale. The same book, the same reader, much more in your pocket.

Customer ownership

Every buyer is yours, not Amazon's. Their email joins your list, their details are available for follow-up, and the book becomes a proper funnel into your business.

Direct fulfilment

Print Trail handles fulfilment, so your orders ship without you lifting a finger. Your website takes the order, the book turns up at the reader's door.

Promo copies made easy

Send a signed copy to a warm lead in two clicks. No Amazon ordering workaround, no out-of-pocket shipping costs.

Bulk event orders

Speaking at a conference? Bulk-ship a stack of books to the venue, invoice the organiser, and skip the hassle of carrying boxes through airports.

Premium bundles

Bundle the book with a course, a consultation, or a signed hardcover and sell it at a premium price that Amazon would never allow.

Why direct sales matter for business authors

A business book is almost never about the royalty cheque. It is about the clients, speaking gigs, partnerships, and authority it generates. That math only works if you know who is reading the book. Amazon will not tell you. Print Trail will.

Every Quartz Press author is set up with both Amazon and direct sales. Amazon reaches the readers who would never visit your website; Print Trail converts the readers who do into real leads, real customers, and real revenue.