Help me find an ecommerce solution for digital products!

July 8, 2008 9:49 AM

I need an ecommerce solution for digital products - something that will email my customers a download link to their orders the instant the purchase is complete. What service or software can you recommend?

I'm creating a template site for those folks who dig my design work but can't quite afford my personalized services. The more automated the purchase process can be, the better. Other features I kinda need:

* Time and download limits: "Your order will be available for X days and may be downloaded X times."

* Quantities. Most of my templates will be unlimited, but there will be a premium selection that can only be ordered once.

This whole thing is a work in progress, so I'm flexible on payment methods at this time.

As for me, it would be awesome if what I'm looking for were free, but if you know of a good solution that will cost me, I'll check it out, too.

posted by katillathehun to computers & internet (3 comments total)

I've used share*it in the past for shareware projects; they take a commission on payments (I believe the options are a flat fee per transaction or a percentage). I think they offer the features you're looking for. Worth a look anyway.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 10:53 AM on July 8

Have a look at Ejunkie... I am currently running a small web store using their cart and scripts to offer both physical product sales (CDs) and downloads (MP3s). They will let you limit the amount of time a download is available for and how many times an item may be downloaded by a purchaser. They will let you track physical inventory and prevent folks from placing an order for a sold-out item, but I don't know if they let you offer limited quantities of a digital item. They offer a free trial period, so you could sign up and dig around in their admin pages to see what the options are...
posted by departure lounge at 2:53 PM on July 8

I believe that advanced levels of ProStores will do this, but it's not cheap.
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 3:23 PM on July 8