Getting Started with Shop & Payouts

CabinsPress is your merchant of record for direct sales: you list products, readers buy on your Author Site, and CabinsPress handles sales tax, checkout, and payout reporting. This section covers setup through fulfillment.

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Step 1 — Understand how selling works

CabinsPress collects payment as merchant of record, remits sales tax where required, and pays you out via Stripe Connect after you connect a payout method. → Merchant of Record & Sales Tax

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Step 2 — Connect payouts and open the shop

Connect Stripe before enabling ecommerce on your website. Then use the shop dashboard to see orders and revenue at a glance. → Payouts & Stripe Connect · Shop Overview Dashboard

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Step 3 — List products

Create book-linked products (paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook) or merch. Set variants, pricing, inventory, and preorder dates. → Products · Product Detail & Campaigns

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Step 4 — Fulfill orders

When orders come in, pack and ship physical books, deliver digital files, and handle returns or refunds within your SLA. → Order Management · Order Detail & Fulfillment

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Optional tools

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Enable the shop on your site from Website / Shop / Blog Toggles.

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Next steps

• Merchant of Record & Sales Tax
• Payouts & Stripe Connect