Independent bookstores sell online easily, creatively, and affordably with IndieCommerce, ABA’s e-commerce program. The culmination of years of experience, IndieCommerce offers solutions tailored to meet the unique concerns of indie bookstores. For current and new customers, IndieCommerce helps bookstores achieve online sales and realize marketing opportunities via a customizable, all-in-one package.
And, since December 2010, ABA member stores with IndieCommerce websites are firmly in the digital game, with the ability to sell Google eBooks™ online.
Visit IndieCommerce.com to learn more.
For current IndieCommerce stores, IndieCommerce.com provides an array of resources to help booksellers market, sell, and answer questions about e-books. (An IndieCommerce user name and password is needed to access e-book marketing materials.)
IndieCommerce available to any ABA member bookstore—whether brick and mortar or online only—looking to sell books, e-books, and other merchandise online, and to become part of IndieCommerce network of independent bookstores online (including for sales from readers visiting IndieBound.org).
For one monthly fee IndieCommerce will provide:
- Hosting for your site
- A title database of more than 5 million books
- Google Editions and Ingram e-books
- Completely customizable look and feel
- Intuitive book search and shopping cart capabilities
- Search-engine optimized URLs
- Synchronized in-store inventory
- An unlimited number of content pages
Plus many more essential features, regular updates, and experience and dedicated customer service.
Future IndieCommerce Users: Visit the FAQs and Features pages to learn more, then sign up or contact us for more information. Explore IndieCommerce sites here.
Current IndieCommerce Users: Log in to this site with your IndieCommerce administration account to access support, user discussions, marketing materials and more.
Template Letter to Potential Affiliates — Here's a sample letter you can adapt and send to authors and organizations to ask them to consider adding an independent bookselling link to their websites.