{"id":871,"date":"2020-12-14T02:14:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/?p=871"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:33:17","slug":"etsy-and-me-and-coffee-makes-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/2020\/12\/14\/etsy-and-me-and-coffee-makes-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Etsy and Me, and Coffee* Makes Three!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Normalnoident\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16887 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.starrigger.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Chaos-1-4-Tor-hc-spines-standing-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos 1-4 Tor hardcovers\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normalnoident\">Back in the day, I used to sell autographed copies of my books from my website, by way of a simple pricelist page that could be printed and mailed to me. I didn&#8217;t sell a <em>lot<\/em>, but it helped me connect with some readers. Then the web got more complicated, and sales tax got more complicated, and I gave up on that model. Now, I\u2019m selling autographed books through Etsy! Yes, that place you go to (statistically more likely if you are female) to buy crafts and things. It turns out you can sell books there, too, and a number of authors and booksellers do just that. Now I am, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normalnoident\">Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve got in my <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/StarRigger-Etsy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StarRiggerBooks<\/a> store so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/902120190\/autographed-set-of-the-chaos-chronicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chaos Chronicles<\/a>, complete set to date, in matching Starstream trade paperback editions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/904396560\/autographed-chaos-chronicles-books-1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chaos Chronicles<\/a>, Books 1-4 in the original Tor first edition hardcovers.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/916204635\/autographed-hardcovers-the-reefs-of-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Reefs of Time \/ Crucible of Time<\/a> in matched Starstream hardcovers.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/916188727\/autographed-copy-of-eternitys-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eternity\u2019s End<\/a>, in handsome new Starstream trade paperback edition.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/903695478\/the-infinity-link-autographed-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Infinity Link<\/a>, in the original Bluejay first edition hardcover.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/917632599\/dragon-rigger-autographed-first-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon Rigger<\/a>, in the original Tor first edition hardcover.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normalnoident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/903703142\/battlestar-galactica-autographed-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battlestar Galactica<\/a>: the Miniseries novelization, in Tor hardcover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Normalnoident\">All autographed and personalized as requested. Great gift ideas, right? Come and be my customer! Or share it with a book-loving friend!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normalnoident\">*You didn\u2019t think I could build an Etsy store without the help of coffee, did you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normalnoident\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the day, I used to sell autographed copies of my books from my website, by way of a simple pricelist page that could be printed and mailed to me. I didn&#8217;t sell a lot, but it helped me connect with some readers. 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