Keeping independent stores independent online

About IndieCommerce™

IndieCommerce is the American Booksellers Association’s e-commerce product for independent bookstores. It has been designed to ensure that the unique and special characteristics of your storefront location are mirrored on your website.

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).

Based on the open-source platform Drupal, these sites are practical, intuitive, and adaptable. You don’t have to devote the time or worry to maintaining a rich, reliable, and sophisticated e-commerce site. The culmination of years of experience with indies, ABA’s IndieCommerce is more robust and customizable than other e-commerce products, allowing your store to be as independent online as it is on Main Street.

For one monthly fee IndieCommerce will provide:

 

  • Hosting for your site
  • A title database of more than 5 million print books
  • Ability to purchase Google eBooks directly on your site
  • 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, marketing materials and more.