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BookStand vs Amazon

Amazon is a channel. BookStand is your store.

You don't own the customer

They remember the blue button. Not you. On BookStand the thank-you and access flow are yours.

Fees + account risk

Referral fees and suspension anxiety are features of their platform, not bugs. Your stand doesn't get 'reviewed' into oblivion overnight.

Used books are a different gauntlet

Seller central complexity for condition and shipping. BookStand: grade, list, ship or meetup.

Digital file leakage culture

We bias to signed reader delivery so your ebook isn't a Telegram pack by dinner.

Side by side

FeatureBookStandAmazon
Own storefrontyou.bookstand.appAmazon page
Customer relationshipYoursAmazon's
Account suspension riskNone of that gameReal
Used + digital togetherOne catalogSplit systems
Local meetupYesNo
Start costFreeFees on sale

The verdict

Keep Amazon as a channel if it prints money. Don't let it be your only bookstore. Open a stand you control.

01

Claim you.bookstand.app

Free. No card. This is the URL you put in bio, board, and WhatsApp.

02

List books

ISBN search for print. Upload digital files. Grade used copies.

03

Take money. Deliver.

Stripe for paid checkout. Reader link for files. Ship or meetup for print.

Pricing

Free forever · Pro $9/mo · Max $19/mo

Core stand is free: catalog, digital sales, secure reader, used listings. Pro unlocks custom domain + website. Max for presses and busy shops. Full pricing.

Open your stand

Free core · Pro $9 · Max $19. Your stand. Your margin.

Free core · no card · you.bookstand.app