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Who this is for

Authors listing books and merch for sale.

Overview

Manages everything for sale in the shop.

Product kinds

  • Book-linked products — paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook tied to a book in the library
  • Merch products — swag, bundles, anything not tied to a specific book

Each product has

  • Title and description
  • Cover image and gallery (multiple images)
  • One or more variants (see below)
  • Status: Draft (hidden), Active (visible in shop), Archived (hidden but preserved)
  • Campaign presets (UTM tracking — see below)
Variants capture format/edition/option differences within a product:
  • Variant types: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook, Custom (for merch)
  • Per-variant attributes:
    • Name (e.g., “Signed Hardcover”, “First Edition Paperback”)
    • Description (rich text)
    • SKU and ISBN
    • Price and compare-at price (for sale-pricing display)
    • Physical variants: weight (grams), package dimensions (mm), inventory count
    • Digital variants: required EPUB or document upload; no inventory or weight
    • Cover image and gallery

Inventory

  • Optional inventory tracking with an integer count per variant
  • Decremented automatically on payment (or POS payment intent creation)
  • Restocked automatically on full physical refund

Preorder

  • Products can be marked as preorder with a fulfillment date
  • Fulfillment SLA enforcement skips preorders until the release date
  • Library and Camp Fire show preorder state (cover dimmed, “Pre-ordered” label, no download until release)

Next steps

Product Detail & Campaigns