At Vervante, we’re dedicated to making the process of creating, selling and shipping your books and products as easy as possible. Today we’re pulling back the curtain to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the process works.
Sales Orders
To start the process, an order is placed. We accept orders from ANY shopping cart, retail channels such as Amazon, or distribution in excel or a csv file. You can also log into your Author Account and manually place an order via your Vervante Author Dashboard. Details about processing orders from your shopping cart can be found HERE.
Printing, Processing and Fulfillment
Next, the book is either printed on demand, or pulled from stock we are storing for you in our warehouse. Here’s how that works:
Printing on demand is when we print only the amount ordered, at the time we receive the order. For books or products printed on demand, you pay only the cost of printing plus postage for shipping.
Bulk orders can be printed and stored in our secure warehouse, ready to be pulled and drop-shipped when you need them. If we print books or products in bulk, hold them, and then drop ship on demand there are small order and pick fees. These are to cover the cost of the shipping package/box and the labor to pull the item from inventory.
For products printed or produced for inventory, including items you supply to us to ship, we have an online inventory reporting system. We keep track of your inventory and the online reporting is updated in real time and your inventory is decremented in real time as orders are shipped. You can set reorder levels for each item so you will be automatically notified when your inventory reaches a specific level.
Amazon Marketplace: If your book or product is listed and sold via Amazon, they take a 15% discount plus $1.80 per transaction fee for each sale. Amazon pays Vervante for transactions and we post the Amazon credits to your Vervante Author account weekly. You set the retail price for the book in Amazon Marketplace and customers pay for the shipping.
Shipping
Once we receive and process your order, it will be shipped according to the method you or your customer have indicated. We charge postage based on weight and destination. We do not have a flat shipping fee and we do not inflate the postage rates.
We ship anywhere in the world using USPS and UPS services and keep you up-to-date on its status. Here's how it works:
Orders are completed and prepped for shipping, the package is scanned, and shipping labels are applied.
Products are mailed according to your preferred shipping method.
Shipping confirmation emails are sent to recipients with tracking information.
Order information such as status and tracking numbers are posted to your account online.
We hope this brief overview of the journey your books and products take from shopping carts to satisfied customers was enlightening. If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to our publishing pros by email or phone. We're here to help!
We're constantly amazed by the clever, unique, brilliant and beautiful books and products our customers create. Today we’d like to introduce you to Mediocrity Escapologist Kesha Brown at Uncommon Chick Media. A "planner addict" from the time she was a teenager, Kesha finally found the perfect planner - by creating her own! Learn about her journey, the tips she shares for other entrepreneurs considering adding planners to their business model, and see how she uses video in a creative way to share and promote her planner with her audience.
The story behind Kesha's Unstoppable Planner
Q. What inspired you to create this planner?
I have been a planner addict since I was in high school and, through the years, have tried almost every planner on the market. However, I simply was not finding exactly what I wanted. So one day, I decided to create my own planner. The first versions were printable planners that I shared with my tribe. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive! Then, I kept being asked to create a physical version of the planner. That process of finding a vendor who could economically produce my vision was a headache until I found Vervante! Now, I am happy to say that I use my very own planner every day and am ecstatic to be able to share it with others as well!
Q. What advice would you give for others creating a planner (or any other type of product)?
First, know your WHY for creating it. It will make it that much easier as you’re going through the process, which may not be easy or quick!
Secondly, decide exactly what you want so that you can articulate your idea to whomever will be designing your product for you.
Last but not least, create a marketing plan early (for online and offline marketing). Know who your ideal customer is and share early and often. Even share as you’re going through the process of designing your product to spark interest and keep people abreast of what you have coming out. Besides, people love a ‘behind the scenes’ view
Q. What do you love about your planner?
I love that it’s my OWN creation come to life! In it, not only do I get to remind myself of my life’s vision and mission daily but I also have used the Vision pages as mini-vision boards that I review every day to help visualize my goals and keep them top of mind. In addition, although the planner was created based on my personal planning and goal achievement philosophy, it’s still flexible enough for others to take it and make it their own so that they too can be Unstoppable!
About the "Unstoppable Planner"
For the woman with BIG dreams and an UNSTOPPABLE mindset.
This is your time to create the life you know you deserve.
This is your time to you focus on what makes YOU happy and stop doing what everyone else expects you to do.
This is your time to stop "shoulding" all over yourself and escape the status quo to be the unstoppable chick you truly are!
More than just a place to write down a simple list of to-dos, the Unstoppable Planner helps you plan, organize and master your life, while keeping your vision, mission, daily success habits, and mindset at the forefront of your day.
Features:
7 x 9 in colorful planner with white spiral binding
184 beautiful, full-color pages
12 full-color tab pages that you can use for whatever your heart’s desire!
Space to add ideas and inspirations and monthly reflections
Bucket list page
Monthly and weekly inspirational quotes
Monthly layouts for big-picture planning
Weekly layouts with space for your top 3 tasks each day (to focus only on the most important items first) along with your other daily tasks, weekly goals, and a weekly meter to indicate how your week went
2 Sticker pages to adorn your planner with flair
Corner pocket on the back inside cover to house stickers, photos, or other items
The Unstoppable Planner is your new partner to help you focus on what matters most and create more fulfillment, freedom, and magic in your life!
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250-word overview of your product
URL link for the landing or sales page for the product
High-res image(s) of the product and/or author
Your creativity inspires us and your success deserves to be shared!
If you’re looking for a way to make it easier for your readers to find and buy your book – or any product you create with us – the Vervante Bookstore has exactly what you’re looking for.
The Bookstore is a free online storefront solution we offer exclusively to Vervante customers. It allows you to direct customers from your website or social media to a page in the Bookstore that showcases your books and products and manages credit card transactions, fulfillment and distribution.
Here are a few highlights of what the Vervante Bookstore provides
Author Bio Page: Similar to Amazon’s author bio pages, connect with your customers by sharing your story.
Peek Inside: Just like Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature, customers can see a sample of your book’s interior.
Easy Sales Solution: You don’t need to set up complicated shopping carts or sales pages, we handle that for you.
Database Growth: You have full access to your customer’s data.
Higher Profits: You set the retail price for your product and pay us a simple 10% per transaction fee. The buyer selects and pays for the shipping and postage.
Full Access: You can login to your Bookstore account at any time to view activity, and we send monthly statements to always keep you in the loop.
Book Launch / Pre-Order Support: You can also use the Bookstore for pre-orders. Shipping estimates can be changed to show pre-order status and expected ship dates.
To list your book or product in the Vervante Bookstore
Log in to your Vervante author account on our website, then navigate to the Vervante Bookstore page under the Services Menu. On that page you will see information about pricing and sales, a calculator to help determine your royalties, and directions for submitting your books or products to be listed in the Bookstore.
Once your listing is ready, each product will have a unique URL that you can use to direct online traffic to the sales page. If you would like to revise the product descriptions or your author page, please send your requests with the final, approved content to our customer support team.
You can then promote your products from online locations such as your website, social media, blog, etc., using a link back to your unique Bookstore page. Your customers can then purchase from that page.
No matter if you're new to online sales or looking to add another distribution channel to your current sales strategies, the Vervante Bookstore provides an easy, effective and streamlined way to connect with your customers and get your books and products where they need to be.
Sales Orders
The story behind Kesha's Unstoppable Planner
For the woman with BIG dreams and an UNSTOPPABLE mindset.
If you’re looking for a way to make it easier for your readers to find and buy your book – or any product you create with us – the Vervante Bookstore has exactly what you’re looking for.