The book shop POS that brings your store and books to life
Turn the page on time-consuming business practices and speed-read your way to faster sales, easy inventory management, and detailed customizable reports.
$999 $139 or per month*
Accurately display book titles 43% quicker for stocktakes with Epos Now's wireless scanner.
Save 4 hours per month during sales with the Epos Now Payments integration.
Add the Loyalzoo integration and see an average 13% increase in revenue.
The complete bookstore point of sale package
Choose the bookstore POS solution that gives you the tools to run a thriving multichannel business.
- Sell online and open up a worldwide customer base with built-in ecommerce functionality
- Accept all types of payments, and process transactions quickly and securely
- Organise items by author, genre, and cover type with our leading product matrix
- Access sales reports to keep track of the most popular titles
- Build a custom loyalty programme to reward your most avid fans
- Offer flexibility with simple refunds and exchanges
POS system, metal cash till, and thermal printer included - everything you need to do business.
The bookstore POS that offers speed, simplicity, and savings
Sell online and reach readers around the world
Creating an online bookstore makes it easier for readers to find the titles they're looking for. With our suite of online integrations, you can connect your website directly to your bookstore EPOS system.
- Create your own online bookstore store
- Drive more sales and seamlessly manage your online and offline operations from one central platform
- Manage online and in-store purchases together in your Epos Now back office
- Offer Click & Collect services for added safety and convenience
A simpler way to manage inventory
Discover an easier way to manage thousands of items.
- Our in-built product matrix lets bookstore owners categories titles by author, genre, and cover type
- Automate purchase orders so you never run out of your best-selling books
- Take stock in minutes, not hours
Add a personal touch to your service and build loyalty
Bookstore cater to diverse audiences with a range of tastes and interests. This means it's important to get to know your customers - and loyalty and rewards programmes are a great way of achieving exactly that.
- Capture customer data at the point of sale - either online or in-store
- Built a relationship with your customers through targeted email campaigns with Mailchimp
- Create your very own loyalty scheme to reward your biggest fans and drive more repeat business
- Offer your customers loyalty cards and store credit
- Quickly implement promotions on the latest releases
Find winning products with intuitive reports and insights
The literary industry is constantly evolving. Use our advanced sales reports to see which titles and genres are popular, so you can forecast and run promotions with greater accuracy.
- Use real-time sales and customer trends reporting to learn more about your business and its customers
- Access valuable insights from any location and device
- Use integrated accountancy apps like Quickbooks and Sage to take control of your finances and reporting
Enjoy complete payment flexibility
Keep checkout payments quick and painless with Epos Now Payments.
All card networks charge different transaction fees. As well as integrating with every major payment provider, we make it easier than ever to accept all card types with our straightforward processing rates. Enjoy a fixed rate on Visa and Mastercard**, with no extra charges on contactless or eWallets like Google Pay and Apple Pay.
With our surcharge feature, you can pass on the cost of card charges, saving you money!
Access 24/7 award-winning support team
Epos Now offers round-the-clock, personalised support.
Get in touch today to access to find out more about our award-winning training and onboarding.
Frequently asked questions
If you'd like to know anything else about how Epos Now can help your business, request a callback, or read our frequently asked questions.
- What is the best POS system for a bookstore?
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Bookstores need a point of sale system that not only takes and tracks payments but makes all aspects of trade easier and helps them stay competitive in their market.
To begin with, all the best POS systems are cloud-based. Systems that use a cloud are more secure, and protect business data including inventory, customer records, and sales reports the event of hardware failure. Furthermore, managers can access, monitor and manage their business remotely, providing an easy way to keep an eye on trade, even when you have to go off-site!
The best bookstore POS systems should be packed with features for easy product management, so you can update prices, run promotions, and view reports on products, staff and inventory that help you make better decisions for your business.
Inventory is particularly important for bookstores. If a customer requests a title, you'll want to be able to check its availability as quickly as possible, which a good POS allows you to do! Search features, detailed inventory records and easy purchase orders are therefore essential for a bookstore POS.
With Epos Now POS integrations, retailers can also adapt their system, finding bespoke solutions to the difficulties each store faces. Apps such as Mailchimp help you reach new customers (and stay in touch with them), while Loyalzoo and in-house loyalty apps help you keep the ones you already have. Epos Now has also partnered with accounting software providers such as Quickbooks making it easy to export all financial data and stay on top of taxes.
- What POS integrations should a bookstore use?
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Bookstores typically require three key integrations in order to remain competitive.
First, they can partner with an ecommerce platform like Shopify to offer online sales and build a worldwide customer base that helps boost sales and offer customers more options.
Next, bookstores are in a competitive industry, so connecting with customers before they come in the door can help ensure they think of your store first. Marketing options such as Mailchimp can help keep your customers closer.
Finally, accounting programs like Sage or Xero can integrate with your Epos Now POS and make managing your finances much easier, allowing you to focus on your books and customers.
- Does Epos Now let you set up surcharging?
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Yes! Our surcharge feature is your ticket to saving big by offsetting card charges.
It’s easy to set up in your Epos Now Back Office and sync across your point of sale system and card machines - all you need is to be signed up to Epos Now Payments.
Then, with each sale, a receipt will print with the surcharge value shown, and you'll even spot the surcharge value in your Back Office reports.
Learn more about surcharging in our handy blog.