Add books without rebuilding the website.

1. Photograph the book

Take clear photos of the actual copy: front cover, spine, title page, any damage, inscriptions, maps, plates or special details.

• Use natural light if possible.
• Take multiple photos where condition matters.
• Upload them together from the private admin page.

2. Add the listing

Go to /admin, log in, then fill in the title, price, condition, category, stock and photos. The site saves the listing into data/books.json and updates the public catalogue automatically.

Use the details box for edition notes, binding, defects, inscriptions, maps, plates and anything a collector would want before buying.

3. Take payment

The basket now creates a Stripe Checkout session from the live server.

• Leave payment link blank for normal Stripe Checkout through the basket.
• Add a payment link only if one specific book needs to bypass the basket.
• Stripe collects card payment, customer email and UK delivery address.

4. Mark sold books

Because most books are single copies, stock needs to stay accurate.

• Successful Stripe webhook payments reduce stock automatically.
• Set stock to 0 in admin to show a book as sold.
• Untick visible in admin to hide it from the shop completely.