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)
- 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)