IndieCommerce

ABA member stores that are not currently part of the IndieCommerce program can apply from now through February 29, 2016, for a chance to win one free year of IndieCommerce.

The latest IndieCommunication newsletter for IndieCommerce stores includes information about linking to regional holiday catalogs, Q&A webinars, and one-on-one sessions at Winter Institute 2016.

The November 18 edition of IndieCommunication provides information on live IndieCommerce training at the upcoming Winter Institute, “almost live” training available at a bookseller’s desk, and a reminder about the Advanced Search feature now on store sites.

The IndieCommerce training webinar scheduled for November 18 has been cancelled; however, bookseller input is sought on future dates.

The IndieCommunication newsletter of October 28 features a link to register for the latest training webinar, a reminder about uploading holiday catalogs, and news about the return of the advanced search function.

Following the completion of the Drupal 7 upgrade in July, the IndieCommerce team has been busy on a number of improvements, large and small, to the platform. Here’s a look at what has been done over the past few months and what’s upcoming for October and November.

Registration is now open for the next IndieCommerce webinar, Order Processing, Part 2. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and is limited to the first 30 booksellers to register.

The latest edition of IndieCommunication features tips on color coding events calendars and highlighting the ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog on IndieCommerce sites, as well as information about registration for the next training webinar.

Here, ABA CEO Oren Teicher shares some of the backstory about the creation of the association’s e-commerce service for indie bookstores, now known as IndieCommerce.
 

Registration for the first of two IndieCommerce webinars on order processing opened on Wednesday, September 30. Attendance at the October 7 webinar is limited to the first 30 registrants.

The September 23 edition of IndieCommunication includes information about signup for the second IndieCommerce webinar, the announcement of a new Variable Price feature, and a reminder about fraudulent orders.

The September 16 edition of the IndieCommunication newsletter provided sign-up information for the first IndieCommerce training webinar and a link to four new training videos.

The September 9 edition of IndieCommunication provides details about new staff training options; features recently added to the Drupal platform; Authorize.net security updates; and maintenance to the IndieCommerce platform.

With a simple-to-embed video player, booksellers can feature livestream coverage of author events from the 15th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on their store websites.

The August 24 edition of the IndieCommunication newsletter provides information on recent work to stabilize the IndieCommerce platform, the launch of new features, upcoming training videos and webinars, and changes to the store location display and to security.