Case study · Studio project

Our Trail Devotions

A series site and store: two books, a free sample, and web editions that follow a family from phone to tablet.

Type
Studio project
Status
Live site and store

The problem

A book needs an address before it has a release. The page has to say what the book is and who it’s for, and give readers one way to hear when it’s ready, all in the time it takes to glance at a phone.

Our Trail Devotions is a Lovanium Press book, written by Eric.

The Our Trail home page: the series title above the two books, each with a Paperback on Amazon button and a web edition price.
The title, the promise, and the art, with nothing in the way.

What we built

  • The promise, first. What the book is and who it’s for, said in one line.
  • Art with a source. A public-domain engraving from Picturesque America (1872), credited on the page.
  • A store that stays out of the way. Web editions with Stripe checkout, sign-in by emailed link, gifts, and a paperback code. No passwords to forget.
  • Notes that follow the family. Names, notes and Trail Log entries are saved to the reader’s account and kept in step on every device, online or off.

Status

Live site. Our Trail Devotions and Our Trail Field Guide, Year One, are out in paperback and on the web. Visit site

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A book, a course, a product: if people should be able to buy it and use it on their phones, tell me what you’re making.