Chapters Indigo Local Store Marketing Service

The Chapters Indigo Marketing Service is perfect for Canadian* authors who want to equip themselves with the tools necessary to create buzz in their community and build the foundation of their marketing efforts locally.**

The promotional items, books and companion marketing guide included in this service are designed to help you devise a marketing plan and attract new readers. The companion marketing guide outlines how to use the included tools to:

  • Build and manage accounts across social media platforms
  • Win fans, followers, likes and more online
  • Coordinate your marketing efforts
  • Schedule book signings and events
  • And more!

In addition to the marketing tools included in this service, we’ve partnered with Chapters Indigo, Canada’s largest book retailer, to give your book a chance for potential in-store stocking. Once your book is available for purchase, we will send a custom designed sell sheet, a one-page document that provides all the details about your book, to Chapters Indigo for stocking consideration. Regardless of their decision about carrying your book in their stores, your book will be available in the Chapters.Indigo.ca online bookstore as well as other key online book retailers.

What you get:

  • Chapters Indigo Review: Chapters Indigo will consider your book for potential in-store placement.
  • Custom Sell Sheet: We’ll custom design a concise, one-page document that provides all the details about your book for Chapters Indigo’s review. View Sample Sell Sheet »
  • 4 Online Banners: We’ll design four custom online banners for use on your Facebook page, website, emails and other online platforms. View Sample Online Ads »
  • 25 BookStub™ Cards: These small, plastic cards feature the cover of your book along with instructions and a code for one free download of your e-book. Learn more about BookStub™ Cards »
  • 100 Piece Promotional Materials: These custom designed materials will include 100 business cards, 100 bookmarks and 100 postcards. Learn more about Promotional Materials »
  • 5 Softcover Books: Copies of your softcover book can be strategically distributed to complement your marketing plan.
  • Companion Marketing Guide: This helpful PDF offers tips to help you create an integrated marketing plan using all the promotional items above.

More About | Chapters Indigo

Dedicated to telling stories and creating experiences, Chapters Indigo continues to enrich the lives of its customers with books, e-books, specialty toys, gifts and lifestyle enhancing products that offer quality, beauty and timeless design at its 212 stores nationwide and online at Chapters.Indigo.ca. Books remain at the core of Chapters Indigo’s business as Canada’s largest purveyor of ideas and inspiration.

Please Note:

*This service is exclusively available to Canadian authors.

**Book must have the Bookseller’s Return Program to qualify for this service.