{"id":9451,"date":"2023-06-23T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9451"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:10:09","password":"","slug":"alpha-bookstore-integration","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/alpha-bookstore-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"ALPHA Bookstore-Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ALPHA Bookstore is one of the largest Christian bookstore chains in Germany and works with almost all Christian publishers such as Brunnen, Kawohl, Francke, Gerth Medien, SCM H\u00e4nssler, Adonia, Bibellesebund, Oncken or the German Bible Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most important at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ALPHA Bookstore-Integration allows you to display a <strong>Bookstore<\/strong> in the Discover section of your ChurchTools App. With the Bookstore, people in your church can order books, calendars, CDs and more directly from ALPHA Bookstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15059\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082.png 1007w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/share_9129958049428022082-360x240.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, you have the option of storing an <strong>ALPHA Partnerlink ID<\/strong> in ChurchTools. With this, your church receives a <strong>commission of 10%<\/strong> for every purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, by storing the ID, those responsible for the &#8220;book table&#8221; in your church have the opportunity to select a <strong>personal display in the Bookstore<\/strong> for your church, i.e. practically a digital book table. They can design this display themselves with up to 10 titles and, for example, offer matching books for the current sermon series. For this purpose, we have written <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/16-alpha-bookstore-display\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9450\">instructions<\/a> in which we explain step by step how to set up your individual Bookstore in the ChurchTools app via an ALPHA user account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">As long as you do not enter a Partnerlink ID, the current product recommendations from ALPHA Bookstore will be displayed at this point.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is how it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(1) Display ALPHA Bookstore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <em>Admin Settings<\/em> under <em>Integrations<\/em> &gt; <em>ALPHA Bookstore<\/em> you can choose whether the Bookstore should be displayed in your ChurchTools App or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(2) Store ALPHA <strong>Partnerlink<\/strong> ID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the ALPHA Bookstore is displayed in your app, you can enter your church&#8217;s ALPHA Partnerlink ID here in order to receive a 10% commission for every purchase made via the ChurchTools App and to enable individual display in the Bookstore. If your church doesn&#8217;t have an Partnerlink ID yet, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/16-apply-for-alpha-partnerlink-id\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9452\">here<\/a> on how to apply for one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">The Partnerlink ID should be applied for by the person responsible for it. If this is not you, please give this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/16-apply-for-alpha-partnerlink-id\/\">https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/16-apply-for-alpha-partnerlink-id\/<\/a> to a responsible person who should also be able to process the display.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/alpha-bookstore-display\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9450\">ALPHA Bookstore display<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/alpha-bookstore-en\/16-apply-for-alpha-partnerlink-id\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9452\">Apply for ALPHA Partnerlink-ID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ALPHA Bookstore is one of the largest Christian bookstore chains in Germany and works with almost all Christian publishers such as Brunnen, Kawohl, Francke, Gerth Medien, SCM H\u00e4nssler, Adonia, Bibellesebund, Oncken or the German Bible Society. 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