A shipment is one batch of physical books you sent to a location. It can include several books and formats.

## Log a shipment

1. In the left sidebar, click **Inventory Manager**.
2. Click **+ New Shipment**. If the button is greyed out, add a location first (see below).
3. Choose the **Location** and the **Shipped Date**.
4. If you use pen names, check the **Pen name**. Sales from this shipment are filed under it when it is marked paid.
5. Under **Books**, for each title:
   1. Choose the book from your Book Library.
   2. Choose the format, such as Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket or Limited Edition. If you've set up formats or your own editions for the book in Book Library, only those are listed.
   3. Enter **Qty**, **Cost/copy** and **Payout/copy**.
6. Click **+ Add another book** for each extra title or format. Use the trash icon to remove a line (a shipment always needs at least one).
7. Optionally fill in the costs section (see below).
8. Tick **Paid** only if you've already been paid. Ticking it adds the sale to Sales Tracker, so don't also log it there.
9. Add any **Notes**, then click **Add Shipment**.

eBooks can't be added to a shipment, because a shipment is for physical copies.

## Shipping and tax

- **Shipping cost** is what it cost to get the books to the location: postage, courier or freight.
- **Tax** is sales tax or VAT you paid on the shipment.

Each has a tick box, **Add shipping to this shipment's cost** and **Add tax to this shipment's cost**. When ticked, the amount is included in the shipment's **Total cost**. When unticked, it is recorded but shown as "not included". The summary at the bottom shows **Cost of books**, any shipping and tax, and the **Total cost**.

## Where these costs show up

In the table, the **Cost** column shows the total cost and notes any shipping or tax. In Book Library, a book's costs can include the copies sent in shipments, plus its share of any shipping and tax you added to them. There's a tick box there to leave them out if you already entered those printing costs yourself.

## Edit or delete a shipment

Click the pencil icon on a shipment to change it, then click **Save Shipment**. Click the trash icon to delete it. A message with **Undo** appears after either change.

Amounts in Inventory Manager are shown in US dollars.