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

1. In the left sidebar, click **Inventory Manager**.
2. 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**.
3. Click **+ New Shipment**.
4. Choose the **Location** and the **Shipped Date**.
5. 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.
6. Optionally enter a **Shipping cost** and **Tax**, and tick the boxes to add them to the shipment's cost.
7. Leave **Paid** unticked if you haven't been paid yet.
8. 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.