How much you need e-commerce depends on the size of your business (book trade business with booksellers and wholesalers, not direct business). The important factors are the number of transactions which are suitable for e-commerce and the amount of investment you are prepared to make.
Step 1: To decide your need for e-commerce take a look at the following table which shows the number of transactions (e.g. order lines or invoice lines) processed in your business in a full year, broken down into months and working days (assuming a 6 day week).
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Order Lines/Invoice Lines |
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Per year |
Per month |
Per day |
Need |
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500 |
41.66 |
1.60 |
None |
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1,000 |
83.33 |
3.20 |
Low |
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5,000 |
416.66 |
16.02 |
Low |
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20,000 |
1666.66 |
64.10 |
Medium |
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100,000 |
8333.33 |
320.51 |
Medium |
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500,000 |
41666.66 |
1602.56 |
High |
Decide whether your need for e-commerce is low, medium or high.
Step 2: Now consider your business turnover which comes from the book trade rather than other markets.
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£50,000 to £200,000 |
Level 1 |
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£200,000 to £500,000 |
Level 2 |
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Over £500,000 |
Level 3 |
Step 3: By now you will have decided your need for e-commerce as low, medium or high and your turnover level 1, 2 or 3. Use this information in the table below to click on the e-commerce code, which will be used to recommend the choice of services appropriate for your business.
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Business Level |
Low |
Med |
High |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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There are two results pages, divided into codes: h to j, k to n.
