Readers
Borders theme · by Krown Themes
$38094% positive · 17 reviews
A dark, editorial Shopify theme built for a bookstore with author features, magazine-style category browsing, and large full-bleed imagery.
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Talk to Felltop- Released
- 3 January 2024
- Last updated
- 17 July 2026 · v3.0.0
- Updates
- 19 releases
IndustryBooks stationery
StyleEditorialDark modeMinimalBold maximalist
PositioningDtc modernMid market
LayoutEditorial blog heavyImage ledStorytellingWhitespace generous
CatalogueMedium 20 250
StageScalingEstablished
Features
51Cart and checkout7
- Cart notes
- Gift wrapping
- Pre-order
- Quick buy
- Sign in with Shop
- Slide-out cart
- Sticky cart
Customer accounts and sign-in1
- Account menu
Marketing and conversion18
- Age verifier
- Back-in-stock alert
- Cross-selling
- Customizable contact form
- EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
- FAQ page
- In-menu promos
- Press coverage
- Product badges
- Promo banners
- Promo popups
- Promo tiles
- Quick view
- Recently viewed
- Recommended products
- Right-to-left
- Stock counter
- Trust badges
Merchandising17
- Animation
- Before/after image slider
- Color swatches
- Combined listingPlus
- High-resolution images
- Image galleries
- Image hotspot
- Image rollover
- Image zoom
- Lookbooks
- Product options
- Product tabs
- Product videos
- Shipping/delivery information
- Size chart
- Slideshow
- Usage information
Product discovery10
- Back-to-top button
- Breadcrumbs
- Collection page navigation
- Enhanced search
- Mega menu
- Product filtering and sorting
- Recently viewed
- Recommended products
- Sticky header
- Swatch filters
4 other styles of Borders
Same theme and same licence — these are preset designs, not separate purchases.
Readers Shopify theme — common questions
- How much does the Readers Shopify theme cost?
- Readers by Krown Themes costs $380 USD (one-off) in the Shopify Theme Store.
- Who is the Readers theme best for?
- Bookstores, magazine/media shops, or curated-catalog retailers wanting a moody, editorial storytelling homepage with author/brand narrative sections.
- When should you not use the Readers theme?
- You run a large catalog needing heavy filtering, a bright/minimal aesthetic, or sell products where dark backgrounds obscure product imagery (e.g. jewellery, food).
- How many styles does Borders include?
- Borders ships 5 preset styles, including Readers. They share one licence, so buying the theme gives you all of them.
- When was the Readers theme released?
- Borders was first released on 3 January 2024, and was last updated on 17 July 2026 across 19 releases.
- Is there a live demo of the Readers theme?
- Yes — the official Readers demo store is at https://borders-theme-readers.myshopify.com/
