selling e-books

Hi to all zenners. I am trying to set up my store to sell e-books but having real trouble. Are they virtual products or downloads? I have my products set up in the catalog and they look ok. For example i have product 'book A' in catalog and the corresponding file 'book A.pdf' in upload folder. when i try to set up attributes things get messed up in catalog. First the products name gets changed to include .pdf. Second it shows price as 'starting from £? when the price should BE £?. Third i get the message under the image saying download (with radio button instead of dropdown box) adobe pdf. Then i get a box showing 'add to cart' only on first product with 1 already in box which when clicked adds another making 2 of the same product. I also seem to have lost the 'add to cart' box for the other products. Help!!!:frusty:

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Hi to all zenners. I am trying to set up my store to sell e-books but having real trouble. Are they virtual products or downloads? I have my products set up in the catalog and they look ok. For example i have product 'book A' in catalog and the corresponding file 'book A.pdf' in upload folder. when i try to set up attributes things get messed up in catalog. First the products name gets changed to include .pdf. Second it shows price as 'starting from £? when the price should BE £?. Third i get the message under the image saying download (with radio button instead of dropdown box) adobe pdf. Then i get a box showing 'add to cart' only on first product with 1 already in box which when clicked adds another making 2 of the same product. I also seem to have lost the 'add to cart' box for the other products. Help!!!:frusty:
Might be simpler to add pdf/pdfs to zipfiles...

Hi to all zenners. Further to my message of 19 Feb re: selling ebooks; i have managed to set up the attributes properly (i think). Thanks to Misty for making me re-think filenames. However my 'add to cart' boxes are still missing. Can anyone help with that? :unsure:
Oldie, not so Newbie now, Lee.

My crystal ball not working today.. how about posting url of
your site so can view setup..
:wink:

Hi to Misty and others. Re:lost 'add to cart' boxes. My site is www. p e n s a r o.com/store. Hope this helps.:mellow: Lee.

Via admin, then configuration, then my store, then
store status.. what settings have you there?

Hi to Misty and everyone. Re:lost 'add to cart' boxes. Config>my store> status = 0, normal store. i have tried settings 1 and 2 and then get a box saying 'contact us'. This has really got me puzzled. :dontgetit. Lee.

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Hi to Misty and everyone. Re:lost 'add to cart' boxes. Config>my store> status = 0, normal store. i have tried settings 1 and 2 and then get a box saying 'contact us'. This has really got me puzzled. . Lee.
Have you entered stock quantities for your products?

i have 'check stock level' set at true. Not sure what to set the rest at. As the products are pdf files the stock levels should be endless, shouldn't they? Lee:dontgetit

As the products are pdf files the stock levels should be endless
Yes, we know that BUT zencart does not..you MUST enter
stock figure when entering products...try entering 100 or 1000
in one product...unless you have no stock, then enter 0

Re;stock levels. i have 'stock levels' - true, 'subtract stock' - true, 'stock re-order level -1000. no 'add to cart' box yet.:frusty:

Via admin, go to screen where you entered products and
their details etc...HOW many have you entered as in stock?

to Misty, i have just checked the quantity and put them all to 1000 and still no change. out of time now. i will try again tomorrow. thanks for help so far. Lee. still:dontgetit

In your admin panel:

ADMIN>>>CONFIGURATION>>>PRODUCT LISTING

Find these two settings and alter them to suit your needs:

Display Product Add to Cart Button (0=off; 1=on; 2=on with Qty Box per Product)

Hi to Misty. i have tried all three settings and still no 'add to cart' box. i am getting to the point where i feel like going right back to the beginning and starting all over again.:frusty::frusty::frusty:

Sorry, cannot advise further...maybe another zencart
forum member can...

OK thanks for your help so far. i think i will have to start a new topic focussing on lost 'add to cart' box. Lee. :(

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OK thanks for your help so far. i think i will have to start a new topic focussing on lost 'add to cart' box. Lee.
BEFORE starting new topic, check that one does not already
exist for your problem re add to cart missing button..
i.e.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=site%3Azen-cart.com+add+to+cart+button+missing&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Could you peek in the settings for Catalog ... Product Type ... and see if you have Add to Cart set to Y on your product type?

NOTE: make sure on Configuration ... Store Status ... that you have set that back to the default setting for Normal Store:

Store Status
What is your Store Status
0= Normal Store
1= Showcase no prices
2= Showcase with prices

My apologies to Ajeh. In my frustration i posted a new question in general questions - 'lost add to cart box' before i saw your message or Misty's. I reached the point you suggested before reading your message. My store is set to 0 = normal store. I thought ebooks (pdf's) were document products and had that set for yes - add to cart. Products - general was set to No but has been amended. The add to cart box reappeared. However when clicked i get the message ''On the option for :download You picked an invalid selection;PDF. I don't know why. Furthermore i still don't have a 'back' button or 'continue' button. Should i continue with this thread or the other?:blush: