Three ways to sell digital content.
Pick the one that fits your catalog.

Drip almost always. Courses benefit from pacing — releasing modules over time builds anticipation and gives subscribers a reason to stay through the next billing cycle. Use library mode only if your students need to work at their own pace and reference past modules constantly.

Library gives active subscribers full access to every file in the catalog while their subscription is active — cancel and access stops. Content pass is a one-time payment that grants permanent access to a defined set of files; it's a digital download with optional updates rather than an ongoing relationship.

Yes. You can have multiple tiers within the same Content Vault subscription, each with its own delivery mode. A common pattern: a $19/mo drip tier for the structured course path, plus a $49/mo library tier that adds full back-catalog access.

On drip, files already delivered stay accessible until the customer purges their downloads — Content Vault doesn't claw back what's been sent. On library, access ends with the subscription. On content pass, access is permanent regardless of whether the original storefront keeps running.

No. One Shopify product can have multiple Content Vault tiers across modes. Customers choose at checkout — same Shopify SKU, different delivery experience based on the tier they pick.