My Book Showroom
Written Guides

Step-by-Step Tutorials

Detailed written walkthroughs for every feature — from first install to advanced Publisher workflows. Follow along with the built-in tutorial catalog.

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Section 1 — No License Key Required

All guides in this section work with a plain plugin install. No account, registration, or license key is required.

Guide 01

Quick Start: Install, Activate, and Explore

Activate My Book Showroom, load the tutorial catalog, and take a tour of your dashboard — no license key needed.

Guide 02

Add Your First Book

Create a book record from scratch — title, cover, blurb, author, formats, and buy links — then publish it to your showroom.

Guide 03

Series, Collections, and Universes

Group books into a numbered series, organize related titles into collections, and understand when Universes apply.

Guide 04

Buy Links and Retailer Setup

Add retailer URLs for every edition of a book, configure the buy button label, and understand how format rows control what readers see.

Guide 05

Appearance: Colors, Layouts, and Dark Mode

Set your showroom color palette, adjust card spacing, choose a display layout, and control dark mode behavior.

Guide 06

ISBN Bulk Lookup: Google Books and Open Library

Import book metadata automatically by entering or scanning an ISBN — no Amazon account needed.

Guide 07

Import Your Back Catalog from CSV

Bulk-import your entire back catalog from a spreadsheet using the guided CSV import wizard.

Guide 08

Your Front-End Showroom

Understand the shortcode, archive page, and single-book page — and customize what visitors see.

Guide 24

Tutorial Data: Install, Reinstall, and Remove

Load the built-in sample catalog to explore every feature — then refresh or remove it in one click. Your real books and settings are never touched.

Guide 25

Using the My Book Showroom Blocks

Add My Book Showroom blocks in the WordPress block editor — featured books, catalogs, new releases, directories, and more — then tune each one from the sidebar settings panel.

Guide 26

Genre, Tags, and Discovery

Assign genres and tags to your books, then let readers browse your catalog by genre and tag through automatic archive pages, the genre cloud, and term-list blocks.

Guide 27

Reader Platform Links: Goodreads, StoryGraph, BookBub

Add Goodreads, StoryGraph, and BookBub links to a book so readers can shelve, follow, and track it — separate from your retailer buy buttons.

Guide 28

Migrating from Another Book Plugin

Move your books across from MyBookTable, Novelist, WP Books Gallery, and other WordPress book plugins — either with a one-click importer or a guided field-mapping screen.

Section 3 — PRO License Required

PRO features require an active PRO license. See pricing →

Guide 10

PRO Layouts and Display Modes

Switch to PRO-exclusive card, shelf, and spotlight layouts and configure advanced display settings.

Guide 11

Audio Samples and Video Trailers

Attach audio preview clips and embed or upload spinning video trailers to your book pages.

Guide 12

Endorsements, Awards, and Accolades

Add reader blurbs, industry awards, and bestseller badges — and control how they display.

Guide 13

BISAC, Thema, and BIC Classification

Tag books with professional industry classification codes for export, discoverability, and retailer feeds.

Guide 14

Pre-Order and Coming Soon Books

Set a release date, display a Coming Soon badge, add a pre-order link, and manage your pre-release pipeline.

Guide 15

ARC Management: Sending Review Copies

Create an ARC campaign, send reviewer invites via Mailpit/SMTP, and track review receipt rates.

Guide 16

Amazon PA-API Integration

Connect your Amazon PA-API credentials to import books by ASIN and sync live prices and ratings.

Guide 17

Custom CSS and Advanced Styling

Override theme styles with scoped custom CSS for pixel-perfect control of your showroom.

Guide 18

ONIX Export

Export your catalog in ONIX 3.0 format for distribution to retailers, libraries, and metadata aggregators.

Guide 29

Migrate a Full Catalog Between Sites

Export your entire catalog — every book plus all its media — as one ZIP archive, then import it on another site to reproduce your library exactly.

Guide 30

Book Club Resources: Discussion Guides, Questions & Downloads

Give reading groups everything they need on the book page — a discussion guide, a numbered question list, and downloadable files such as a printable PDF.

Guide 31

ARC Reader Signup & Newsletter (ESP) Integration

Let readers apply to be ARC reviewers from your book page, connect your email platform (Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Sendy and more), and collect signups with spam protection built in.

Guide 32

WooCommerce Integration

Sell your books directly through WooCommerce. Flip a per-book toggle and My Book Showroom creates a linked product and adds an add-to-cart button to the book page.

Guide 33

Book Bible Export

Generate a comprehensive, print-ready XLSX workbook for any book — publication data, marketing copy, classification codes, contributors, formats, and production notes in one file.

Ready to get started?

Install the plugin and follow Guide 01 — no license key needed.

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