Helping Authors Get Their Books Into the Hands of More Readers
Author Book Shipments is a team dedicated to supporting authors and their readers through an ethical, transparent, and reliable book-delivery process.
You may have arrived on this page because you received an email explaining that an author, organization, colleague, or friend would like to purchase a book for you. We understand that an offer involving a book purchase and reimbursement may naturally raise questions. This page explains who we are, why you received the invitation, and how the process works.
FAQS
Who Is Author Book Shipments?
Author Book Shipments helps authors coordinate the delivery of books to readers during major book launches.
We are part of the same family of companies as Brand Builders Group and Mission Driven Press.
Brand Builders Group is a personal-brand strategy firm that helps mission-driven messengers clarify their message, expand their reach, and share their expertise with more people.
Mission Driven Press is a hybrid publishing company distributed by Simon & Schuster. It helps authors publish books through traditional retail channels while maintaining professional editorial standards and retaining greater control and ownership of their intellectual property.
Through the work of these organizations, our team supports many authors (from many different publishers of all types) as they prepare for and execute major book launches.
Additionally, we strive to support all types of retail book stores in an effort to celebrate literacy and in the advancement of continuing books in general as an important form of media in society.
Why Did I Receive an Email?
During a book launch, authors often partner with organizations, companies, community leaders, clients, or other supporters who want to help introduce the book to more readers.
In some cases, one of those supporters may offer to purchase books for members of their community.
That is likely why you received an invitation.
The person or organization identified in your email has chosen to make the book available to you and cover its cost through the reimbursement process described in that message.
Why Am I Being Asked to Order the Book?
Books distributed through Author Book Shipments are ordered through established retail booksellers.
This allows the book to be processed and delivered through the same trusted retail systems and shipping and supply chains that readers already use. It also supports booksellers, publishers, authors, and the broader publishing industry.
After placing your order, you will be asked to submit your order information through a private confirmation form. Our team will use that information to verify the purchase and facilitate the reimbursement described in your email.
Your email contains the specific book, purchase link, reimbursement amount, instructions, and deadline associated with your invitation.
Is This Offer Legitimate?
Yes. Author Book Shipments regularly helps authors and their partners coordinate book purchases, purchase verification, reader communication, and reimbursements during book launches. We work with well-known authors as well as first-time authors and we are publisher agnostic meaning we support books from any and all publishers and not just Mission Driven Press.
Our role is simply to help make sure the process is completed accurately, reliably, and transparently for everyone involved.
We will never ask you to purchase a different product. We will NEVER ask you to send money directly to our team, or provide sensitive banking information as part of this process.
Please follow only the purchase and confirmation instructions provided in the email you received.
How is My Information Used?
Your information has not been sold to Author Book Shipments.
It was provided by the person or organization identified in your email for the limited purpose of communicating with you about the book being offered and facilitating the related reimbursement.
Your contact information will not be used for unrelated marketing or sold to another organization.
The purchase information you submit will be used to verify your qualifying order and process the reimbursement associated with the offer.
You also will not receive any additional emails or notifications from us outside of those related to a specific book that is being made available to you by a friend or organization that you should hopefully recognize.
What Should I Do Next?
Please return to the email you received and follow the three steps provided:
1. Purchase the designated book through the provided retail link.
2. Submit your order number through the private confirmation form.
3. Allow our team up to 48 hours to verify your information and initiate the reimbursement described in your email.
Each invitation is available for a limited period, so please pay close attention to the exact deadline included in your message.
Still Have Questions?
We want you to feel completely comfortable before participating. As a reminder, we will NEVER ask you to send money directly to our team, or provide sensitive banking information as part of this process. Again, it is an additional reason why we work through traditional retail bookstores that you should already trust.
If you still have questions, please just reply to the email you received, and a member of our team will be happy to answer questions about the book, the reimbursement process, or why the invitation was sent to you!
We are grateful for the opportunity to support authors, their partners, retail bookstores, publishers and the readers like you they are all working hard to serve!
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