About : infoshopkeeper

Infoshopkeeper : integrated point-of-sale and inventory management for (radical) booksellers

Initially developed for use at Red Emma's, a radical bookstore and fair trade coffeehouse in Baltimore, Infoshopkeeper is (as far as I know) the only free software solution for retail booksellers, and a pretty decent general purpose point of sale application as well. In theory, you don't even need to be an anti-capitalist managing the contradictions inherent in keeping radical community spaces solvent and sustainable in order to find it useful, although this hasn't been tested yet....

• Features
• Downloading and Installation
• Development
• Requirements
• Screenshots
• Questions
• Support

Features

• Cross-platform (runs anywhere python and wxpython runs)
• Robust database inventory and transaction recording with your choice of rdbms backend
• Automated isbn-based lookup of books
• Web-based inventory management and report generation

Downloads

At the moment, the best way to get an up-to-date version of the software is through cvs. Detailed installation instructions are available here.

Development

See the project home page on codecoop.org

Requirements

• Python (>= 2.3)
• Mysql, Postgresql, or Sqllite
• SQLobject
• CherryPy (>=2.1)
• WxPython
• Cheetah Template Engine

Screenshots - Click for Full Size Version

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Questions?

email john -at- manifestor.org

Support

If you really find this software useful(for example if you would have paid thousands of dollars for something equivalent), consider donating some money to Red Emma's via PayPal:

If you're interested in custom features, help with installation, or support, please drop a line to the infoshopkeeper-devel mailing list.