Available · Purchasing
Manage bookstore orders and reorders
Reorders without scattered notes or forgotten titles
Create supplier draft orders, send by email or CSV, build proposals from inventory and receive goods into stock. Arianna+ availability is part of the purchasing flow.
Available from Essentials · smart replenishment and Arianna+ from Pro
Why it matters for your bookstore
- Supplier orders with lines linked to the catalog
- Clear states from draft to sent
- Send by email or CSV export
- Draft from low-stock titles
- Receiving that updates on-hand stock
Supplier order cycle
01
Create the draft
Manual or from low-stock alerts.
02
Add lines
Catalog titles, quantities, and supplier.
03
Send the order
Email or CSV to distributor/publisher.
04
Wait for goods
Keep the order in sent status.
05
Receive in inventory
Confirm quantities and update on-hand.
Efficiency
From threshold to draft
Start from under-stock titles and generate a draft PO without starting over.
Less Monday morning back-office time.
Operations
Pragmatic send
Email or CSV to the distributor — no single EDI lock-in.
Fits suppliers with different processes.
Accuracy
Receive in inventory
Confirm arrived quantities and update stock through the inventory flow.
Ordered vs received gaps stay visible.
What’s included today
Draft PO
Structured order before send.
Catalog lines
No titles disconnected from the catalog.
Email send
Send the order to the supplier.
CSV export
Practical format for spreadsheet workflows.
Low-stock draft
Operational suggestion from inventory thresholds.
Receive via inventory
Goods-in that moves stock.
Order states
Draft → sent → received (including partial).
Arianna+ availability
Check supplier availability using the bookstore's own credentials.
How it connects
Orders start from catalog, inventory health and Arianna+ availability, then close in inventory. A replenishment proposal can become a draft PO directly.
Example scenario
Monday you draft from under-threshold titles, review, send to the distributor, and Friday receive goods updating on-hand stock.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I order via Arianna+?
- Yes. From Pro, configure the bookstore credentials and check Arianna+ availability in the purchasing flow. Email and CSV remain available.
- Does receiving update stock?
- Yes, through the inventory flow.
- Can I start from low stock?
- Yes — you can generate a draft from under-threshold titles.
- From which plan?
- From Essentials (partial).
Put Booklane to work in your bookstore
Start a free trial and set up catalog and counter. Coming-soon modules stay labelled as such — no claims beyond the real product.