Who this is for
Readers completing a purchase.Overview
A three-step (or two-step for digital-only) flow optimized for book sales.Steps
Step 1 — Information
- Name and email
- Either continue as guest (physical orders only) or sign in / create an account
- For digital products, sign-in is required (so digital downloads attach to a buyer account)
- Signed-in buyers get email and saved addresses prefilled from their account
- “Edit contact” option to override prefills
Step 2 — Shipping (physical orders only; skipped for digital-only)
- Shipping address with Google Places autocomplete
- Real-time shipping rate options as cards (carrier, service, price)
- Includes USPS Media Mail rate when eligible (book-only orders shipped within the US)
- Selected rate is locked in and capped at checkout for the author when buying the label later
Step 3 — Payment
- Card payment via Stripe
- Automatic tax calculation when enabled
- Final review of order
Age verification gate
- Triggered when the cart contains content rated T, M, or A and the signed-in buyer has not yet declared their age
- Modal collects birth year; under-13 requires parent email
- Once verified, the gate doesn’t reappear
Ebook info interstitial
- When the cart contains an ebook or audiobook, an optional interstitial explains the Camp Fire e-reader before proceeding
- Helps reduce “what do I do with this EPUB file?” support questions
- Buyer can skip directly to checkout
On payment success
- Buyer redirected to the Order Confirmation page
- Cart cookie cleared
- Saved addresses pushed back to the buyer’s account for next time