> ## Documentation Index
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# Products

> Manages everything for sale in the shop.

## 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)

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## Next steps

[**Product Detail & Campaigns**](/shop/product-detail-and-campaigns)