A website for independent bookshops.
An independent bookshop website should communicate your selection, atmosphere and practical visiting information. Readers need to understand how to ask about a title, discover events and contact the shop without assuming a static catalogue shows live stock.
Make a brief for your business ↓What does a visitor need to know?
A reader wants to know where the shop is, what kinds of books it specialises in and how to check availability or ask about an order.
What to put on your website.
Describe genuine subject interests, ordering services and the types of stock usually carried.
Publish current opening hours, accessibility details and the preferred availability enquiry route.
Explain events and external ordering links clearly, with dates maintained by the business.
A starting point for your design.
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Evidence worth gathering.
Use real shop and shelf photographs that accurately reflect the browsing experience.
Feature staff recommendations as opinions and use book-cover imagery only with an appropriate basis.
Show verified event details and authorised author or publisher material with the required credits.
Make your website brief.
Use this checklist and the questions below to get your information together. Download a copy to keep or share with whoever builds your website.
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Your business.
Your own website.
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