Shelf-Made Stories
Shelf-Made Stories
Podcast Description
Hear how people are turning bookish passions into thriving businesses on Shelf-Made Stories.Listen each week to hear from people behind bookstores, book buses, book trucks, subscription box curators, and paid book clubs. We're talking to the trailblazers turning pages into profits and stories into thriving communities. From cozy corner shops to wheels-on-fire bookmobiles, we uncover the tales behind the shelves (and steering wheels!).Whether you're a book lover, an aspiring entrepreneur, or just here for a good story, expect laughs, bibliophile tips, and a whole lot of bookish banter.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on diverse topics related to the book industry, including innovative business models like subscription book clubs, mobile bookstores, and bookish content creation. Specific episodes cover how a bookstagrammer turned her passion into a profitable community-focused venture, the challenges of running an indie bookstore that thrives on community engagement, and how individuals can monetize their personal book collections through platforms like PangoBooks.
Hear how people are turning bookish passions into thriving businesses on Shelf Made Stories.
Listen each week to hear from people behind bookstores, book buses, book trucks, subscription box curators, and paid book clubs. We’re talking to the trailblazers turning pages into profits and stories into thriving communities.
From cozy corner shops to wheels-on-fire bookmobiles, we uncover the tales behind the shelves (and steering wheels!).
Whether you’re a book lover, an aspiring entrepreneur, or just here for a good story, expect laughs, bibliophile tips, and a whole lot of bookish banter.
This week’s guest is literally tearing books apart… and people love her for it.
What started as a casual scroll through BookTok turned into a side hustle-turned-small business for Valerie Brand, all centered around rebinding books into one-of-a-kind, stunning keepsakes.
She’s crafted custom covers for fantasy favorites, sentimental heirlooms, and even indie author giveaways—all while holding down a 9-to-5.
In this episode, we chat about:
- How a viral video changed everything
- Bookish burnout, and how she’s still keeping the fun alive
- Her advice for anyone trying to grow a creative business online
- What really goes into crafting a custom book cover (hint: it’s not just glue and glitter)
Whether you’re a fantasy fan, small business dreamer, or just love hearing how someone makes it doing something they love, you’re going to want to tune in.
And yes, we do talk about ACOTAR.
Visit her website: www.valbinds.com
Get social with Val:
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valbinds
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valbinds
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/valeriebrand
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