Your catalogue
Publish, archive or delete a book
Put a book on sale, take it off your store while keeping it for readers who bought it, or remove it.
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Every book has a status: Draft, Live (published), Pre-order (published with a release date still ahead) or Archived. You see it in the bar at the bottom of the book page and in the Books list.
Publish
A new book ends on the Review & publish step, with Publish at the bottom. For a book you already saved as a draft, open it: the bar at the bottom of the screen shows Publish once the book is ready, or how many things are left. Choose that to jump to the checklist, where each missing item has a Fix this button.
A book needs these before it can go on sale:
- a cover and a blurb,
- at least one format that says Ready to sell, and
- the file for every ebook or audiobook that is for sale (or untick For sale on that format). See editions and formats.
Readers can only buy once your Stripe account is connected. You can publish before that, and the checklist reminds you.
Unpublish
Open a published book and, under More actions at the bottom of the page, choose Unpublish. It goes back to being a draft.
Archive
Under More actions, choose Archive. Archiving hides the book from your store but keeps it for readers who bought it. They can still download it from their library.
Delete
Under More actions, choose Delete and then Delete book. This removes the book and all its formats from your store. Books with orders can only be archived, so readers never lose a book they paid for.