The integration platform for independent bookstores.
Bookhead exists to bridge the fragmented pieces of your bookstore's tech stack, making your existing tools work better together.
These integrations aren't features on the side. They are the platform. Here's what that means →
The Connector For Your Bookstore
We're not here to replace the systems you already use and love. We're here to be the missing link that makes them all work together seamlessly. Think of Bookhead as the universal translator for your bookstore's technology. Let your systems talk.
Bookstore inventory
The Foundation
Your bookstore's inventory system is the heart of your operations. Bookhead enhances it by connecting your in-store inventory to every place you sell books online, like Shopify, Squarespace, and Biblio.
IBID
Bookhead automatically turns your IBID inventory into products on your Shopify or Squarespace website.
Booklog
We're working directly with Booklog to provide seamless inventory sync to your online sales channels.
iMRCHNT
Bookhead integrates directly with iMRCHNT for automatic inventory sync to your online sales channels.
Basil
We've built the integration. Basil supports inventory file exports, and Bookhead is ready to sync your inventory.
Square
Bookhead syncs your Square inventory straight to your online store, with covers and bibliographic data added automatically.
Clover
Clover inventory sync is on the way. Let us know you want it and we'll keep you posted.
Using different bookstore software?
The more bookstores who ask their software provider about a Bookhead integration, the faster we can make it happen. Most bookstore systems can export inventory data. We're ready for it.
Build your own
BetaYou don't have to wait for us to build an integration. Control your bookstore's data yourself. The Data Platform API gives you read access to your catalog, inventory, orders, book lists, and reviews as clean JSON.
You hold the API key: scope it to exactly what you choose to share, and revoke it anytime. These are the same APIs our own apps run on, including Bookhead on Canva. Read access is live today, with write access on the roadmap.
Sales channels
Where Your Inventory Goes
You decide where your books show up. Your in-store inventory stays in sync across the online sales channels you've chosen, no re-keying required.
Shopify
Your on-hand inventory appears as products on your Shopify store, with covers and book details added automatically.
Squarespace
List your in-store books on your Squarespace site, kept in sync as your inventory changes.
Biblio
List your used and rare titles on Biblio straight from the inventory you already keep.
Alibris
Reach Alibris shoppers with listings drawn from your existing inventory.
eBay
Put your books in front of eBay buyers without re-keying a single title.
Wix
Wix support is landing soon. Your inventory will appear on your Wix site, with covers and bibliographic data filled in for you.
Data and marketing
Richer Data, Wider Reach
Pull in clean bibliographic data, order from your suppliers, and turn your inventory into signage, spreadsheets, and newsletters, all from the tools you already use.
Ingram
Bibliographic metadata and special order catalog access, so your listings arrive with clean covers, descriptions, and details.
Google Sheets
Export your inventory and lists to Google Sheets to sort, share, and report however you like.
Bookhead on Canva
Design shelf talkers, signage, and social posts in Canva, built from your own inventory and staff picks.
Adobe InDesign
Design shelf talkers, signage, and catalogs in Adobe InDesign, built from your own inventory and staff picks. InDesign support is on the way.
Mailchimp
Send newsletters powered by your inventory and staff picks. Mailchimp support is on the way.
Constant Contact
Reach your customers through Constant Contact, built from the books and lists you already manage. Coming soon.
Not yet integrated
Wishlist
Platforms we'd love to work with more closely. These aren't integrations yet.
Bookshop.org & Libro.fm
Bookshop.org and Libro.fm give you access to vast catalogs and spread your reach across the world. Bookhead helps your website be unique by showcasing your store's inventory.
Together, you get the best of both worlds: the broad reach of affiliate programs for books you don't stock, and your curated inventory for books you do. Your customers discover you have that rare book they've been looking for, while also supporting your store through affiliate commissions.
The collaboration:
Let Bookshop.org and Libro.fm handle the millions of titles you don't stock. Use Bookhead to sync your on-hand inventory onto your website. We're planning to support ebooks and audiobooks from these platforms, too.
Coming soonIndieCommerce
IndieCommerce created something valuable for the bookselling community. We see an opportunity to build on that foundation by making an integration that adds even more value to what IndieCommerce already does well.
We have a way to manage staff picks and book lists in Bookhead so you can manually upload them in bulk to IndieCommerce. We'd love to build a certified Bookhead integration that takes it a step further, giving IndieCommerce users access to third-party plugins like Mailchimp, social media, online sales channels, and event marketing.
The opportunity:
A Bookhead integration could unlock new tools for IndieCommerce users while still using their platform.
Using IndieCommerce?
Let them know you want a Bookhead integration. The more bookstores that ask, the more likely this collaboration becomes reality.
Why Collaboration?
The bookstore tech landscape is fragmented enough. Every new "versus" comparison just adds to the noise. What if instead of competing, we all focused on making booksellers' lives easier?
Bookhead's vision is simple: connect the systems you already use so they work better together. We're not trying to own your entire tech stack. We're simply trying to be the universal connector that makes all the pieces work together, nicely.
When your inventory system talks to your website, when your inventory syncs to every channel you sell on, when your website connects to your marketing tools, when your existing tools work together...that's where it's at. We can help you stop spending time wrangling technology and start focusing on what you do best: connecting readers with books.
For technology partners
Built to Connect, Not to Compete
If you make software for booksellers, whether inventory, e-commerce, or data, Bookhead is designed to work with you.
We're the neutral layer between the tools a store has chosen. The bookseller decides where their data goes, which makes your product more valuable to a shared customer, not less.
We integrate with what you already export. Want a cleaner or certified integration? Let's build it.
Let's Work Together
If you're using any of these platforms and have interest in more integrations, we want to hear from you. If you work at bookstore technology company and you're curious about collaboration, let's talk.
The future of bookstore technology isn't about one platform to rule them all. It's about all platforms working together to best serve booksellers.
