Custom Author WooCommerce Theme
Signed copies, ebook downloads and preorders sold by the author
Readers who want a signed copy will happily pay more for it and wait an extra week, which makes the author's own store the best place to sell a book that also sits on every retailer's shelf. Foxco designs a custom author WooCommerce theme that sells signed and personalized copies with an inscription field at checkout, ebooks delivered as downloads, series bundles and preorders for the next release, while buy links to the big retailers stay on every book page for readers who prefer them. Workshop and launch event tickets sell from the same site. It runs on a WordPress site you own through Stripe or PayPal and the theme is $999 installed and configured, built by a team that has worked with more than 500 clients.
Signed copies sold from your own shelf.
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Built for Authors
- 01Signed copies with an inscription field
- 02Ebook downloads sold direct
- 03Series bundles and reading order
- 04Preorders for the next release
- 05Retailer buy links on every book
- 06Launch and workshop event tickets
What's included for $999
$999 Installed and configured
- Custom WooCommerce theme built for your author
- Installed on your hosting with WooCommerce set up
- Set up with your logo, colors and products or services
- Shop, cart and checkout configured
- Mobile-first pages that load fast
- A walkthrough so your team can edit it
Author theme questions
Do you use an author template?
No. The theme is designed around your books and built with your brand, your series and the formats you sell.
How long before I can sell signed copies?
The theme is ready in 7-10 days once we have your logo, author photo, covers and book details. Rush jobs ahead of a launch depend on bandwidth.
Can I sell ebooks and audiobooks directly?
Ebooks sell as downloadable files, which WooCommerce handles out of the box. Smaller audiobook files work the same way; delivery through a dedicated audiobook service is a custom project.
Can readers preorder?
Yes. A preorder can be set up as a product that ships on release day, with a note in the order confirmation. Charging cards only on release day needs a paid preorders extension, set up as a custom project.
That reader willing to wait a week for your signature is your best customer and the site should feel like a small bookstore you run yourself, warm and personal, with every title within reach.
Copies with your name in them
Signed and personalized editions sit on each book page next to the retailer links. Readers choose signed or personalized, type the name for the inscription and pick shipping. Orders arrive with the inscription text printed clearly, so you can sit down once a week with a stack of books and a good pen and sign the whole batch.
Formats and bundles
Ebooks sell as downloads delivered the moment payment clears, while a series bundle packages books one through three at a better price for new readers. Preorders for the next book can open the day you announce it. Foxco sets each format up as a variation, so one book page handles hardcover, paperback and ebook without three separate listings.
Events and the rest of the shelf
Launch parties, writing workshops and library talks sell tickets or take free RSVPs with a capacity limit. Bookmarks, art prints and tote bags can fill out the shop for readers who want a little more. Hosting and paid extensions are billed by their providers and the store grows with every book you publish.
Readers buying straight from the author.
Let's get to work.
Contact us for a free consult and analysis.
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