Store launch plan

Teachers, Educators, and Schools Early Access opens July 15.

The store will support physical books, PDFs, EPUBs, teacher resources, customer accounts, and educational-use license requests.

Coming soon

Planned Launch Products

Teachers, educators, schools, and education groups receive early access on July 15, 2026. General public purchasing opens August 1, 2026.

Embers and Gears An Interactive Story book cover

Interactive story | Ages 5-9

Embers and Gears: An Interactive Story

A future interactive entry in the Embers and Gears world, designed for adventure, creativity, and reader participation.

Physical Books

Physical book purchases should route through IngramSpark-connected retailers and bookstore/library distribution.

PDF Resources

PDF book versions, activity packs, coloring pages, teacher downloads, and classroom-ready resources can be sold directly through the L. Barken Books Hostinger store with Stripe checkout.

EPUB Editions

Standard ebook editions can route through IngramSpark-connected ebook retailers unless a direct-sale option is added later.

School Licenses

Single-classroom and school-wide license options with formal PDF permission documents.

Store workflow plan

Teachers, educators, schools, and organizations should request an approved educator account before purchasing early-access products or using classroom resources. Regular readers and families should use the customer account path.

PDF purchases will be sold directly through the Hostinger store with Stripe checkout when products become active. Physical books and standard ebooks can route through IngramSpark-connected retailers.

Request Educator Access