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Managing stock

Stock is per book, in the same Books editor where you set a physical price. Leave the stock field blank for unlimited — most authors do this unless they're selling something genuinely limited, like a signed run. Once a number is set, it counts down automatically and safely as orders come in (two buyers checking out at the same moment can never both take the last copy). If it hits zero, the physical buy button disappears until you raise the number again — the ebook, if you sell one, is completely unaffected. To restock, just edit the number back up. To remove the cap entirely, clear the field back to blank.

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