Want to sell your
Book on the Hive?
We love supporting local authors and bookish creators…
And we’d love to make your passion project available to the world! We offer an author-friendly approach to selling your ebook, paperback or hardcover book to the South African market, without the massive expensive of huge print-runs with the risk of low sales. Selling eBooks and consignment products on the Local Book Hive is done at no cost to the author.
Our Print-on-Demand service is perfect for self-published authors, and we’d love to chat with you about how we can make it work for you!
Why choose the Local Book Hive?
A local platform for local authors
Readers who want to support local authors are often overwhelmed with how to find them. We’re giving them a single platform where they can support multiple authors with a single shipping fee.
Easy print-on-demand system
When you list your books with TLBH we make all the arrangements with our printers to have your titles listed to be printed on demand when orders are received. That means less admin for you, and less upfront cost.
Clear sales reporting and quick turnarounds on payments
The industry standards of receiving your royalties in 3-12 months is a thing of the past with TLBH. Receive your payments within one calendar month of the sale, with clear monthly reporting on how your sales fared. Additionally, our partnership with the SA Indie Author Association creates an unprecendented realm of accountability, giving you the assurance that you’ll receive your money when we said you would.
Our partnership with SAIAA means you can use the Local Book Hive with confidence!
We’ve teamed up with the SA Indie Authors Association, giving them absolute transparancy on our sales and payout reporting so that you can rest peacefully, knowing that your hard-earned commission from sales will be paid when you expect them.