Writer with her own store
M. Sol Pérez, the bohemian writer who sells her own books
M. Sol Pérez presented herself on her website as «the bohemian writer»: she traveled through Spain selling her books in person and telling her story. Her three titles: «Profundo», based on a real event; «Tú y la lección de la vida», three manuals in one; and «Cuentos Increíbles», for children from 1 to 101 years old.
She needed her own place to sell them without depending on anyone, to let a stranger start reading before buying, and to notify her readers of each signing and each presentation.
- 3 books for sale, each with its own page
- 2 events in Dénia on the schedule: a signing and a launch
- Sector Literature and independent publishing
- Product Her books, with direct sale on the website
- Public Adult and children readers
- Website language Spanish
What M. Sol Pérez's website included
- Own store: The three books with their price, cart, and checkout, without going through intermediaries.
- Free fragments: Excerpts from chapters 5, 12, and 31 of «Profundo», in an expandable section on the cover itself.
- Books by age: A filter to choose between children's, adults', or all ages.
- Events agenda: Each signing and each presentation with its page, like the signing and launch of the e-book «Profundo» in Dénia, in January 2023.
- News by email: A form to sign up for the author's news.
The design
Cream and soft yellow, a coral for details and an almost black for text, with serif titles: a warm website, of paper and ink, like a small bookstore.
- #F3F3EB cream
- #FFDD99 soft yellow
- #FF7266 coral
- #C8D5DC grayish blue
- #131313 almost black
Typography: Georgia in titles and Poppins in text
Websites for writers, from Dénia
Her two events in January 2023 were held at Micelium, the coworking space in the center of Dénia, whose website I also made. From here I make websites for writers, artists, and creators who want to sell their work and have their own list of readers.
The starting point
A writer who sold her books in person, traveling through Spain, without her own online store or a way to notify her readers of a signing or a launch. And the underlying problem of any author without a major publisher behind them: convincing a stranger to dedicate an entire book to them.
The solution
A website with its own store where the first chapters are read for free on the same page —whoever starts usually continues—, each book has its page with front cover, back cover, and direct purchase, and a schedule announces signings and presentations.
How it was done
- We publish the first chapters as free content, expandable from the page itself.
- Page per book, with synopsis, front cover, and back cover.
- Direct sale with online payment, without intermediaries.
- Event schedule for signings and presentations.
- Personal blog and subscription to the author's news.
How it turned out
The author sold from her own digital home, without intermediaries, and could summon her readers to the next presentation.
Project type: Online book store · new design
Technology: WordPress · WooCommerce · Elementor · first chapters free · event schedule
Web: The project is no longer online.
