5 Copies
$65
Wholesale investment
Suggested retail value:
$99.95
Potential gross return:
$34.95
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Becoming Hand-Signed Copies for Independent Bookstores
South Carolina • 1990s Nostalgia • Slow-Burn • College Romance • Found Family
Some people change you the moment you meet them.
Shelby Marsh has spent eighteen years becoming exactly who her mother wanted her to be.
College is her first real chance to decide who she wants to become.
Tanner Cole has built his life around discipline, certainty, and a future he cannot afford to lose.
The connection between them is immediate and terrifying in completely different ways.
Walking away should be easy. It isn’t.
Releases September 18, 2026
About the Book
A story readers remember long after the last page.
Set at Harlow University in South Carolina during the fall of 1996, Becoming follows two students discovering first love while learning who they are apart from everyone else's expectations.
Setting
South Carolina • Fall 1996
Genre
Slow-burn contemporary college romance
Readers Will Love
Found family, emotional intimacy, sharp banter, first love
Point of View
Dual POV
Why It Works for Booksellers
Offer readers something they can't get through IngramSpark.
Standard unsigned copies of Becoming will be available through Ingram using your normal bookstore ordering workflow. This private page is for booksellers interested in offering something more distinctive: hand-signed copies available directly from A.J. Beckett.
Direct wholesale copies are $13 each. Using the $19.99 standard paperback retail price as a benchmark, that leaves a potential gross return of $6.99 per copy before shipping and other store expenses.
Every direct wholesale copy is personally hand-signed by A.J. Beckett at no additional wholesale charge. Each copy also includes a custom Harlow University bookmark and sticker while supplies last.
Wholesale Cost
$13.00
Per paperback copy
Retail Benchmark
$19.99
Standard paperback retail price
Potential Gross Return
$6.99
Per copy before store expenses
Added Value
Hand-Signed
Included at no additional cost
Reader preference:
More than 80% of direct paperback customers have selected the signed edition
over the standard unsigned copy.
Wholesale Pricing
Every bundle is priced at $13 per paperback copy. Hand-signing is included at no additional cost.
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Working directly with the author.
Many of the booksellers receiving this page have connected with A.J. Beckett through Instagram, local events, or direct outreach.
Every order is fulfilled directly by the author, with responsive communication before and after release and hand-signed copies included at no additional wholesale cost.
10 Copies
$130
Wholesale investment
Suggested retail value:
$199.90
Potential gross return:
$69.90
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$195
Wholesale investment
Suggested retail value:
$299.85
Potential gross return:
$104.85
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Order 15 Copies20 Copies
$260
Wholesale investment
Suggested retail value:
$399.80
Potential gross return:
$139.80
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