Are you a bookseller?

Important News about BookHound and Lion OS

BookHound 6 is not compatible with the Mac Lion operating system. Please read our FAQ for important information about all of your BookHound options.


Demo Website for Booksellers

You can demo many of the features that are deployed on our client sites by clicking the demo website below. The screenshot on the right is of our administration tools dashboard. Click it for a screenshot tour of our admin tools. You can e-mail us if you would like a walk through of the tools in real time.



What We Do
Bibliopolis provides complete e-commerce website development, technical support, and hosting as well as database services for the used, out-of-print and antiquarian bookseller. All of our sites are built with your entire Internet presence in mind. We work hard to generate new customers from search engines such as Google and we help you to build repeat business with tools such as weekly e-mail updates informing customers of new inventory in their categories of interest. In short, our mission at Bibliopolis is to help independent booksellers establish, maintain, and grow their Internet presence with easy-to-use products and services that can evolve when the market demands it.

Who We Are
Bibliopolis is comprised of 3 principals with a combined book industry experience of over 40 years as well as over 30 years of professional technology consulting. Alan Green worked with William Stout Architectural Books before creating BookHound. Luke Lozier was a buyer and manager at Green Apple Books in San Francisco before setting up their e-commerce website. Mat Jones has been our primary engineer since 2001 and has tailored many technologies to the needs of booksellers. We are available to consult with you on any facet of your business.

What You Get

Top Notch Customer Service

The most important thing that you get is us. We take pride in our customer service and support and are confident that your experience creating a web presence will be illuminating and fun. You also get:

Website Hosting and Management

All the disk space, bandwidth and expertise you need to develop and maintain a robust, up-to-date and successful e-commerce presence on the Internet.

Security Monitoring

Click for company profile

We regularly scan our servers and keep all software up to date to make sure your customers and your data are safe. Sensitive transactions are SSL/TLS encrypted.

Search Engine Optimization

We optimize your website (and re-optimize when necessary) for Google and other search engines including the use of data feeds directly to these services.

Administration Tools

We provide you with easy-to-use web-based administration tools for uploading your inventory and creating and editing content on your site.

Emergency Technical Support

Access to our technical support staff is available via e-mail and telephone during normal business hours Monday through Friday. We are available to all of our website clients via pager after hours, 365 days a year.

E-Mail Services

We provide you with all the e-mail addresses that you need to support your operation. Spam filtering and webmail are also available.


Costs

Website Hosting Fees

  • up to 10,000 Books $115.00
  • up to 20,000 Books $150.00
  • up to 40,000 Books $175.00
  • up to 80,000 Books $200.00
* over 80,000 Books negotiable

Website Design and Development

Bibliopolis prides itself in being able to keep your setup costs affordable. We can work within our templated framework to build a personalized and even custom website for a very competitive cost. If you have a third party designer, we can work with them as well. Please have them be in touch with us for guidelines before they begin working on the site design. Set up fees can range from $1000 to $5000 for a typical installation.

What Else Should You Know?

Multilingual and International Websites

We've been hard at work on several new international and multi-lingual websites including members of ILAB from France, England, Canada and Australia. 

Small Press Websites

Bibliopolis doesn't only work with bookstores. We are proud to maintain and support websites for independent publishers and small presses.


Saint Joseph's University Press
Morning Light Press
AST Press