"Their system is robust and intuitive and the staff are very helpful. Anything you need to enhance your operation, they take care of efficiently and cost-effectively."
- Steven Schuyler, Bookseller

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/or 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.

What You Get

The most important thing that you get is us. We pride ourselves 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.

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.

Security Monitoring

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. Our servers are in compliance with PCI Standards.

Emergency Technical Support

Access to our technical support staff is available via e-mail and telephone from 10:00 to 4:00 PDT 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.

What It Costs

Up to 10,000 Book Listings: $115.00 monthly
Up to 20,000 Book Listings: $150.00 monthly
Up to 40,000 Book Listings: $175.00 monthly
Up to 80,000 Book Listings: $200.00 monthly

Open Source Technology

The acronym LAMP refers to a group of open-source software used to run dynamic Web sites and servers.

Linux, the operating system
Apache, the Web server
MySQL, the database server
Perl, the programming language

Our servers run on Linux and we use Apache and Interchange to serve our sites. Transactions are saved and backed up in a MySQL database which logs customer, inventory, sales, invoice and other tables of useful information to process the order.

Sensitive transactions are SSL- encrypted and credit card information is directly emailed to you (PGP- encrypted) to process using current means.

Database Services

We offer complete data conversion and customization. We know that switching critical applications can be stressful. We pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellent customer service and support.

Consulting

Bibliopolis is comprised of 3 principals with a combined book industry experience of over 25 years as well as over 20 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.