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Harvest can load data from any bookselling website
Our custom-built data import system can load your listings automatically from your website. Our system will load all the item listing pages on your site one-by-one and extract the information directly from them. We can do this for any bookselling website, including those built using services such as Wix or Squarespace.
In addition, we have direct integrations for the following website builders and platforms:
- Shopify
- Bibliopolis
- WordPress / WooCommerce
- Creative Computing
- ChrisLands
- HESCOM-Software
For more details please see our Harvest technical documentation.
Want to add a multi-dealer website or an auction house to viaLibri?
Our Harvest service is only for sites run by individual book sellers. If you are run a multi-dealer website or an auction house then please contact us to talk about listing your items on viaLibri.
Let Libribot sell your books
When you upload new items to your website they will quickly be put in front of collectors, librarians, dealers, and other bibliophiles interested in exactly what you have to offer.
Our Libribot service matches books daily against over 190,000 active wants, sets of search criteria that have been saved by over 6,500 of our registered users. Links to any matching items are immediately emailed to the user.
Items on Harvest websites are given preferential treatment by Libribot, so that notifications are sent immediately to all viaLibri users, no matter what subscription level they have signed up for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a website to sign up?
Yes, you do need to have your own bookselling website up and running before you sign up with us. It doesn’t matter what software you use to create it as our Harvest system can import data from any bookselling website.
Harvest is only suitable for single-dealer websites. If you run a multi-dealer website or an auction house then please contact us to talk about listing your items on viaLibri.
How do I get started?
Just have your website URL ready and sign up for a Harvest subscription. We’ll guide you through the process of connecting your site to viaLibri.
How do you get data from my website?
Our Harvest system uses a variety of different methods, depending on the software used to create your website. We have direct integrations for Shopify, Bibliopolis, ChrisLands, WordPress / WooCommerce and others. If none of our direct integrations will work then we can “scrape” your website: our system will load all the item listing pages on your site one-by-one and extract the information directly from them. We can do this for any bookselling website, including those built using services such as Wix or Squarespace.
You can find further details in our Harvest technical documentation.
How often is my inventory updated on viaLibri?
Data is synchronised automatically every four hours, so any changes you make on your website will quickly be reflected in viaLibri search results.
How long does setup take?
This depends on the method we use to extract data from your website. For some websites we can set things up within a couple of hours, for others there may be a wait of a couple of working days.
How much does it cost?
A Harvest subscription costs $25/month for up to 10,000 items, then $5/month per additional 10,000 items. If you pay annually then you get 2 months free, so it’s $250 per year for 10,000 items. You can cancel your subscription at any time and receive a full refund for the unused portion of your subscription term.
What else is included in the subscription price?
All our Harvest subscribers can register for free for our Virtual Showcase book fairs, a saving of $75 per event. You will also be able to easily copy items from your website inventory into your showcase booth.
You will also get all the benefits that are included in the Standard level of viaLibri Premium Services, including having 100 of your wants searched every day by Libribot.
What happens to my listings if I cancel?
You can cancel your subscription at any time and receive a full refund for the unused portion of your subscription term. Once you’ve done this your items will be removed from our search database within 24 hours.
Are my books already on viaLibri?
viaLibri searches for books that are listed for sale on more than thirty-five multi-dealer websites world-wide. (For example: AbeBooks, Amazon, Biblio, eBay, ABAA.org, ZVAB etc. A full list can be found on our Advanced Search page). If your books are already being sold on one or more of these sites then they will be included automatically in our search results.
Many dealers decide to sign up for Harvest as well as listing on these other sites, as they value the direct connection that comes from a buyer shopping through their own website. There is also no commission to pay on items that sell through Harvest links. The $25 per month subscription is all you will pay.
Are Harvest websites included in search results on the ILAB/LILA website?
Yes, if you are a member of a bookselling association that is affiliated with the ILAB/LILA (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) your “Direct From Seller” links will also be included in results in searches on the ILAB/LILA website.
Still have questions?
You can find detailed technical information on how to connect various different types of sites to Harvest in our technical documentation. If you have any further questions about connecting your website to viaLibri please contact us.
Sign up for Harvest
Get started by signing up for a Harvest subscription at just $25/month.