Novel
The Long Table
A family novel about the seat nobody will claim and the winter they finally do.
$24
Independent publisher & bookseller
Buy the book from the house that printed it.
SveltePress publishes short-run editions and sells them direct. No marketplace middle, no mystery stock photo — the spring list is on the shelf below.
Pay by card with Stripe · Ships from the press desk · sales@svelte.systems
Printed in short runs. When a title is gone, we reprint or we don’t — we say which.
Sold by the house. Your note goes to the same desk that packed the last carton.
Kept, not flipped. Sewn or well-glued paperbacks meant to live on a shelf.
The catalog
Six books on the current list
Every title below is a finished SveltePress edition. Add copies to the cart and pay by card — Stripe takes the payment, we pack the stack.
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Essays
Orchard Hours
Twelve months in a hillside orchard — pruning, weather, and the work between harvests.
$20
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Handbook
Setting Type
A practical manual for putting words on a page — by hand, then on screen — without theater.
$28
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Stories
A Map of the River at Night
Linked stories along one river road: ferry lights, late shifts, and the towns that stay.
$22
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Practical
The Workshop Almanac
Seasonal notes for people who make things: tools, repairs, and when to leave a job alone.
$26
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Correspondence
Letters from the Bindery
A slim cloth book of notes between editor, binder, and reader — how a copy actually leaves the building.
$18
Digital access
Biblical References
The witness reader sits behind a SveltePress paywall. Stripe takes the subscription; this desk keeps the customer record.
Original-language corpora and a LiveView reader. $4.99 / month includes $2 of house Grok; overages are billed to the same Stripe card. Cancel any time in Stripe billing.
What you are paying for
Access is an entitlement on your SveltePress customer record. The reader uses the press Grok key — you do not paste an API key. Extra Grok is billed to the same card.
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The press
A small house. Finished books.
SveltePress is the publisher and the shop. We edit, print in short runs, and sell the copies ourselves.
If you want a book we made, add it to the cart and pay with Stripe. The charge is the list price plus media-mail postage. We still pack the carton at this desk.
The list is short on purpose. We would rather keep six books in print well than decorate a storefront with titles we cannot pack this week.
How to order
Add the stack. Pay on Stripe.
- Choose the books. Use Add to cart on any title. The header badge is the running count.
- Pay by card. Checkout opens Stripe. Postage is media mail, shown before you confirm. We never see the card number.
- We pack the copy. Most in-stock titles leave within three business days. If a book is between printings, we write before we ship.
Trade, library, or a dedicated copy? Still write sales@svelte.systems — those are not a checkbox.
The cart is the till
Stripe takes the card. We take the parcel. Open the drawer to change quantities or pay.
Need a trade invoice or a gift line? Email the press.
Before you write
Plain answers
- Do you sell ebooks?
- The printed list is paper. Biblical References is separate: a paid LiveView reader, billed on Stripe as a SveltePress subscription.
- Can I return a book?
- Yes, if it arrives damaged or we sent the wrong title. Write within 14 days with a photo. We replace or refund; you are not stuck with our packing error.
- How do I pay?
- Add titles to the cart and check out with Stripe. The charge is the list price plus media-mail postage. Trade and library accounts still go by email.
- Do you take trade or library orders?
- Yes. Put “trade” or “library” in the subject and the quantity in the body. We will answer with discount and ship date, not a generic catalog PDF.
- Will you sign or dedicate a copy?
- When the author is in reach, yes. Ask in the order note. If we cannot, we say so before you pay.
The desk
Pick a title. Pay on the way out.
The catalog is the shelf. The cart is the till. Stripe takes the card; we pack what was actually in the building.