IndieCommerce

Issue #5 of the IndieCommunication newsletter includes information about new themes and the March 1 deadline to implement the Authorize.net CIM gateway, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about the upgrade and migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.

One e-book promotion was recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page, in the category of gardening.

Among the news and reminders this week are details of two promotions for Valentine’s Day.

As the IndieCommerce team begins to transition participating stores’ sites to the Drupal 7 platform, booksellers can keep up on all upgrade details by visiting the newly unveiled IndieCommerce informational site.

Seven e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include football, debut titles, mind and body health, dessert cookbooks, and Black History Month.

The focus of the IndieCommerce session scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Friday, January 24, has changed. The IndieCommerce team will now review action items relating to the platform upgrade to Drupal 7 and provide answers to frequently asked questions, instead of focusing on general best practices.

Last Thursday, Kobo announced a price drop that went into effect immediately on all on-hand inventory of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB Kobo Arcs. The special pricing is in effect until supplies run out.

Preparations for the IndieCommerce upgrade to Drupal 7 might affect the functions of some store sites, including authorize.net accounts and store themes. As the upgrade progresses, it is increasingly important that members are informed of new action items and changes to the interface.

Booksellers can now order Kobo accessories quickly and easily on Kobo.com. Options include covers and cases for Kobo devices in a variety of colors and styles.

Seven e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include health and body, notable authors, gardening, cooking, and steals and deals.

As the upgrade to Drupal 7 gets underway, IndieCommerce stores are urged to update their contact information to ensure they will receive targeted upgrade-specific communications that will keep them informed about each step of the process.

Four e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include digital originals, middle grade and teen deals, and year-end specials.

Stores that participated in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Kobo Arc promotion must report units sold by this Friday, December 20, via the Kobo Reporting Tool.

ABA has negotiated a special rate available to all member stores currently using PayPal as well as businesses that sign up now.

Kobo has launched a Daily Deal campaign that offers customers a deep discount on a new title each day. Since the link to the Daily Deal will remain the same every day, there’s not a lot of work involved for booksellers.