Designing Your Book Store Homepage for Maximum Engagement

Publishing Panel: Crafting an Engaging and Personalized Bookstore Homepage with the Home Page Designer

Introduction

You have the ability to create an engaging and personalized homepage for your e-book store with the Home Page Designer. You can display featured books, featured subjects, featured authors, trend books, new releases, bundles, recommended books, and more using a variety of choices. You can optimize your homepage design by following the instructions in this guide as you go through each choice.

Selection of the Section

Search
You may add a search bar to your homepage using the search option, allowing visitors to perform direct searches for particular books or subjects.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The search section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Featured Books
Display a number of featured books on your homepage to attract readers and highlight particular works.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The featured books section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Featured Subjects
To direct viewers to particular genres or themes of interest, highlight featured subjects or categories.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The featured subjects section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Featured Author
Promote well-known writers and author profiles on your homepage to attract readers and increase sales of their books.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The featured authors section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Trend Books
Displaying books that are currently trending or in great demand can attract users with their popular selections.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The trend books section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

New Releases
To keep readers updated about the newest additions to your library, highlight recently released books.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The New Releases section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Bundle
Promote book collections or bundles by providing users with curated or discounted groups of relevant books.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The bundle section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Recommended Books
Provide personalized recommendations to users based on their browsing history, preferences, or other relevant factors.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The Recommended Books section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Selected List
Showcase a collection of books that you have carefully chosen or organized based on a particular theme or subject.

1. Click on the "Add to List" option. The Selected List section will be added to the drag-and-drop area.
2. Click on the "Open Preview" button to view a preview of the selected section on the homepage.

Drag-and-Drop Section

This section allows you to drag and organize items based on your preferences on the home page. Additionally, by clicking on each item, the corresponding settings for displaying them on the main page will be shown on the right side.

Search
1. Click on the Search item in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. Choose a background image for the search section.
3. Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Featured Books
1. Click on the Featured author item in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. Add Book 1 as the primary book, followed by Book 2, Book 3, and up to Book 7.
3. Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Featured subject
1. Click on the Featured author item in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. Click on the search box in subject 1, and then enter the name of the desired subject and select it from the search results. This subject will be shown with the corresponding background color.
3. Click on the search box in subject 2, and then enter the name of the desired subject and select it from the search results. This subject will be shown with the corresponding background color.
4. Repeat the same steps up to Subject 6.
5. Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Featured author
1. Click on the Featured author item in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. Select an author who has more than two published books.
3. Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Trend Books
In this section, no further settings are required.

New Releases
In this section, no further settings are required.

Bundle
1. Click on the Bundle in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. Select a bundle that has more than four published books.
3. Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Recommended Books
In this section, no further settings are required. This Item shows some books that are recommended for the logged-in user.

Selected list
1. Click on the Selected list item in the drag-and-drop area. The relevant settings section will be displayed on the right side for showing them on the main page.
2. From the drop-down type menu Choose the tag, vendor, or subject
3. In the related form, select an item that has more than six published item

Save
Click on the Save button to finalize and apply the changes to your homepage design.

Undo
Undo any changes made in the Home Page Designer to revert back to the previous design.

FAQ(s) 

1. What can I do with the Home Page Designer?
The Home Page Designer allows you to personalize your e-book store's homepage by selecting and arranging various sections to engage visitors.

2. Can I customize the appearance of these sections?
Yes, by clicking each section in the Drag-and-Drop area, you can modify its settings on the right side, such as choosing background images, selecting primary books, or subjects, or choosing an author.
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