What Is A Direct Sales Fair?
Think of this as a virtual flea market or craft fair booth. Readers will peruse your wares and decide if they'd like to click through to purchase items from your direct sales store! (This can be Shopify, Woo-Commerce, PayHip, StoryOrigin, Ko-Fi, GumRoad, Etsy, or any direct sales platform!)
This is a low-cost event and will be shared with tens of thousands of newsletter subscribers and social media followers!
We will group authors by genre in order to get the most targeted readers possible. No guarantees are made on the number of sales you will gain. The simpler your checkout process is, the more likely your items will gain sales.
What Is Required Of Me?
First, fill out this form with your information and submit your payment. Once the promotion is live you must share it with your social media and/or newsletter followers and reply to the live email with proof of this share. The more you share, the more visitors we gain, which leads to more sales!
How Much Is It To Join & What Can I Sell?
The base price to list an item is $10 then $5 for each additional item. You may submit up to 10 items to the fair. We ask that at least one of these be a book. You can also sell merch like t-shirts, mugs, art prints, stickers, plushies, bookmarks, and more!
• 1 Item - $10
• 2 Items - $15
• 3 Items - $20
• 4 Items - $25
• 5 Items - $30
• 6 Items - $35
• 7 Items - $40
• 8 Items - $45
• 9 Items - $50
• 10 Items - $55
What Can't I Sell?
Items should be publicly accessible for purchase without the need for a subscription or special membership. We ask that no items with uncensored nudity or suggestive imagery be submitted as we would like this to be an event for all ages. This includes adult merchandise like sex toys a gag gifts. If in doubt, feel free to message or email me to discuss.
Where Will This Event Be Hosted?
The fair will be hosted on CLCannon.net, which had over 11 million hits in 2025 and hosts several contests every month for readers to enjoy!
When Will This Event Go Live?
This fair will start on July 1st, 2026. This date is subject to change if we don't have enough signups by June 25th.
Please note, you will not get another email until that date. The instructions will be mailed to you that morning and will have the link and graphics to share. The promotion will last for 60 days.
How Do I Keep Up With Everything/Who Do I Contact?
