Setup: This is the fastest way to get started. If you're new to selling online, or in a rush to launch today, we recommendt his to get started; you can always switch to a deeper integration (below) at any time in future.
Purchase page: Customers buy your audiobook on your Shopify website.
[Once we complete the custom Awesound–Shopify integration] The email customers receive from you, plus the page customers see on your website immediately after payment, will contain a special "Listen now" magic link (to listen on Awesound).
Listeners do not need to check for any other email from Awesound.
Payments: You charge the customer on your website, and later you pay Awesound a small "distribution fee".
Advantages: This is an attractive choice for you if you want to control every part of the branded checkout prior to payment, or if you want to make sure folks can buy your audiobook alongside other products… e.g., if you're selling a bundle, or if you need to offer "add to cart" without sending your customers to an external website (awesound.com).
Setup: This requires some manual setup up front. If you're confident you need to charge customers on your website, proceed with the below steps.
Invite shopify@awesound.com as a collaborator to your store.
Awesound will build a free custom app for your website.
Once complete, we'll make a test purchase on your website to ensure all is working well.
Total setup time is typically 1-5 days.
Get started
Email shopify@awesound.com when you're ready to get started.
Include in your email:
URL of your website.
URL of the audio product on your website, if you have already set that up.
URL of the audio product on Awesound, if you have already set that up.
Depending on your Shopify setup, we may need you to issue a collaborator code in order for Awesound to request collaborator access. If this applies to you, include this code in your email to shopify@awesound.com
If you have not spoken with Awesound staff before, also include a few sentences about yourself: What have you sold online before? What are your estimated audiobook sales? (Because there is some manual work involved in this set up, we want to make sure we only partner with serious entrepreneurs who are likely to succeed!)
Historical note: Our old integration depended on webhooks, and required listeners to check for a separate email from Awesound. We've upgraded the Awesound<>Shopify integration so this is no longer necessary, in favor of custom apps instead. This means customers only need the email from your website, without the need for an extra email from Awesound 😃.