Scan the packets, tap the loose items. One bill, in seconds.
Most of what a kirana sells has a barcode on it: soap, biscuits, oil, noodles. Point the phone at each pack and it is on the bill with your price. Rice, dal and eggs sold loose are one tap each. Note supplier payments and rent, and see the day's real profit. No scanner machine, no computer, free to start.
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Your kirana store counter in Books
Two ways to bill, one bill. Loose items and things you make are one tap each; anything with a barcode on the pack is scanned with the phone camera. Both land on the same bill in seconds.
Tap these
Big buttons on the bill screen, one tap each.
Scan these
Point the phone at the barcode; the price comes from your list.
Note these costs
Your own expense categories, a few taps each.
Billing a basket, the kirana way
Most of what a kirana sells is packed, with a barcode on it. Books lets the phone camera do the typing.
Scan the packets
Point the phone at each barcode. A second identical packet counts after you move the first away.
Tap the loose items
Rice 1 kg, sugar 500 g, eggs: one tap each, in the same bill.
Find any product fast
Search the product list by name or barcode number while billing.
Phone or laptop
Use a USB or Bluetooth scanner at a laptop counter, or the camera on a phone.
Supplier payments as expenses
Note what you pay distributors and the rent, so the profit is real.
Day, month and year
See the day's profit free; Pro adds every past month, the year and exports for your CA.
Straight answers before you start
What Books does not do (yet)
- No stock counts and no low-stock alerts yet.
- No credit (udhaar) book.
- No weighing-scale connection: make products for fixed amounts instead.
- Books does not file GST returns or make e-invoices; GST bills themselves are part of Pro.
Questions shop owners ask
How do I bill packed goods?
Give each product its barcode once (scan it in Products). On a new bill, tap Scan and hold the packet up to the phone: it is added with your price, with a beep.
What about rice, dal or oil sold loose?
Make products for the amounts you sell, such as Rice 1 kg or Oil 500 ml, and tap them. Books does not connect to a weighing scale.
I already have a USB barcode scanner. Can I use it?
Yes. Plug it into the laptop at the counter, open a new bill and scan; Books picks up the code without any setup.
Can Books keep my customers' credit (udhaar)?
Not yet. Books tracks bills, expenses and profit. A credit book is not part of it today.
Does it reduce stock when I sell?
Not yet. Stock tracking is planned. Today Books keeps your product list and prices.
Do I get a GST invoice?
Yes, with Books Pro. Enter your GSTIN in Settings and choose regular GST or composition: bills then print as a Tax Invoice with CGST and SGST, or as a Bill of Supply. Each product carries its own GST rate, and prices stay GST-inclusive.
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