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Updating A Book

Use the update book page to change information about the book. This page provides a form that allows you to change the book's title, byline, author contact email address, synopsis, or cover illustration. If you book currently has a cover illustration, it will appear on this page above the form.


Return To Book Overview

Click on this link to go back to the Book Manager Page for the current book.


Delete Cover Illustration

Click on this link to remove the cover illustration from your book.


Title

Use this box to change your work's name. Just change what's in the box labeled "Title". This is the title that will appear on the cover of the novel. Technically, this can be up to 48 characters long, but it looks best if you title is under 31 characters. Anything longer tends to run off the edge of the cover.


Byline

If you wish to change your name or pen name in the box labeled "Byline", change it in this box. Your byline will also appear on the title page as the author of the book. Don’t include the word “by”, it is automatically added. Also this name will appear at the bottom of each page in the contact link (e.g. “Contact Charles Dickens”) and in the copyright notice.


Contact

In the "Author Contact Email" box, put an email address where your fans can send you email. A link to send mail to this address will appear at the bottom of each page.


Synopsis

In the "Synopsis" box, you can enter a quick teaser for your novel. This will appear on the "About" page for your site. A link to the about page will be at the bottom of every page.


Cover Illustration

Also, if you would like, you can upload a jpg to act as a sort of cover illustration (it must be smaller than 2 megabytes). Just click on the browse button to find the jpg file on your hard drive. This image will appear on the cover of your book above the title. If you don't the orginial cover illustration will remain.


Finally...

Once you are done, click on the button labeled “Update”. This will update your novel in our database and return you to the Book Manager Page.