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"Retail Return Insurance"
Retail Return Insurance  $799.00   
Retail Return Insurance is one of the most beneficial services you can purchase to encourage retailers to buy your book. Not only will they be more likely to stock your book in their store, but they will be more willing to set up book signings and speaking engagements, which also require ordering books. When a retailer searches for your book in their system, they’ll find it listed as a returnable item, which is a 100% guarantee that they can recover their purchase costs if your book doesn’t sell. Retailers are much more likely to take a chance on an unknown author or title if the book has Retail Return Insurance, and some chains even have a policy against ordering non-returnable titles. Reap the huge benefit and advantage this insurance provides.

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Retail Return Insurance is a one-year insurance agreement that allows your book to be returned by retailers. But don't worry about losing royalties; returned books will not affect your royalty payment in the slightest. Your book will be listed as returnable by Ingram, the largest wholesale distributor in the world. You’ll receive a copy of your book’s listing in Ingram’s database, ipage®, as a personal confirmation that your book is indeed a returnable title.

Depending on when you purchase the service in regards to the status of your book, your book will be returnable through Ingram within two to seven weeks. It then takes additional time to circulate the returnable status through the distribution channel. It can take about 30 to 60 days for your book's returnable status to update within retailers’ systems, depending on each individual store. You will have the option to renew your insurance before the year of coverage is complete.