Inventory Manager keeps track of the physical copies you send out to bookstores, shops and events: what you sent, what it cost you, what you'll be paid, and whether you've been paid yet. It also shows the stock you're holding yourself.
Before you start
Shipments are made of books from your Book Library, so add your titles there first. If a book's formats are set up in Book Library, only those physical formats are offered when you log a shipment.
Set up and log your first shipment
- In the left sidebar, click Inventory Manager.
- Click Locations. Type a store, shop or event name into Add a location… and click Add. Add as many as you need, then click Done.
- Click + New Shipment.
- Choose the Location and the Shipped Date.
- Under Books, choose a book and its format, then enter Qty, Cost/copy (what each copy cost you) and Payout/copy (what the location will pay you per copy). Click + Add another book for more titles.
- Optionally enter a Shipping cost and Tax, and tick the boxes to add them to the shipment's cost.
- Leave Paid unticked if you haven't been paid yet.
- Click Add Shipment.
When you get paid
Click the Unpaid badge on the shipment so it changes to Paid. The payout is added to Sales Tracker as a Physical Store sale, so you don't need to log it there yourself.
What you'll see
The shipments table shows each shipment's Location, Shipped date, Books, Units, Cost, Payout and Paid status, newest first. Below it, On Hand lists the copies you're holding yourself.
Use the book filter, the Pen name filter (shown when you have two or more pen names) and the All time, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and This year buttons to narrow the list.
Tip: click How do I use this tool? under the page title for a guided tour with example data.