{"id":217,"date":"2021-02-11T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/chapter\/publish-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T04:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T04:14:23","slug":"publish-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/chapter\/publish-2\/","title":{"raw":"Publish","rendered":"Publish"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\n\nOnce you have finalized your book and exported your files, you can upload your book to various ebook book retailers or send copies to print-on-demand providers to create physical copies of your book.\n\nIn this chapter, we will cover:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/draftguide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/publish\/#step_2\">Choosing an ebook retailer or print-on-demand service<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/draftguide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/publish\/#step_1\">How to add <b>Buy&nbsp;<\/b>links to your Pressbooks webbook in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish&nbsp;<\/strong>menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"step_2\" href=\"\"><\/a>Choosing an ebook retailer or print-on-demand service<\/h2>\nPressbooks allows you to export your book into formats compatible with different ebook retailers or those appropriate for print-on-demand services. While there are many options available to you, we have some recommendations on where to get started.\n<h3>Ebook stores<\/h3>\nOnce you have downloaded your files, you can either submit them to ebookstores yourself, or use a third-party distributor. Recommended self-serve ebookstores are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/\">Kindle<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/writinglife\">Kobo<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/press.barnesandnoble.com\/\">Barnes &amp; Noble Press<\/a>. Other ebook stores include Apple iBooks and Google.\n\nIf you do not wish to submit your ebooks yourself, we recommend using a third-party distribution service such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingramspark.com\/\">IngramSpark<\/a>, which can also make your books available online in print.\n<h3>Print-on-demand<\/h3>\nIf you wish to sell your printed books online, we recommend going through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingramspark.com\/\">IngramSpark<\/a>&nbsp;or Amazon's&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/\">CreateSpace<\/a>.\n<h2><a id=\"step_1\" href=\"\"><\/a>How to add&nbsp;<strong>Buy<\/strong> links to your Pressbooks webbook in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish<\/strong> menu<\/h2>\nIf you would like to add a&nbsp;<strong>Buy<\/strong> link in your Pressbooks webbook that sends readers to purchase your book from an online retailer, you can do so in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish<\/strong> menu in the left sidebar.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/132975\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-214\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"The interface of the Publish Menu\" width=\"1054\" height=\"583\"><\/a>\n\nDepending on which online retailers you have chosen to sell your book, you can add links to the published version in the online stores. These retailer links include Amazon, O'Reilly, Barnes &amp; Noble, Kobo, and iBooks, though if you have chosen a retailer not included in this list, you can use the final field to include a link to another service. Once you have added the links, click <strong>Save Changes.<\/strong>\n\nNow that you have added links to purchase your book, a&nbsp;<strong>BUY BOOK<\/strong> button will appear on the homepage of your Pressbooks.com webbook. Clicking this button will provide readers with links directing them to purchase the book from whichever retailers you have included.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/132975\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-215\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"The buy book button is shown on the home page of a webbook\" width=\"1104\" height=\"611\"><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/132975\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.43.05-AM.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-216\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.43.05-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"The Buy Book page showing links to online retailers\" width=\"1102\" height=\"610\"><\/a>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\n<p>Once you have finalized your book and exported your files, you can upload your book to various ebook book retailers or send copies to print-on-demand providers to create physical copies of your book.<\/p>\n<p>In this chapter, we will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/draftguide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/publish\/#step_2\">Choosing an ebook retailer or print-on-demand service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/draftguide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/publish\/#step_1\">How to add <b>Buy&nbsp;<\/b>links to your Pressbooks webbook in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish&nbsp;<\/strong>menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"step_2\" href=\"\"><\/a>Choosing an ebook retailer or print-on-demand service<\/h2>\n<p>Pressbooks allows you to export your book into formats compatible with different ebook retailers or those appropriate for print-on-demand services. While there are many options available to you, we have some recommendations on where to get started.<\/p>\n<h3>Ebook stores<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have downloaded your files, you can either submit them to ebookstores yourself, or use a third-party distributor. Recommended self-serve ebookstores are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/\">Kindle<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/writinglife\">Kobo<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/press.barnesandnoble.com\/\">Barnes &amp; Noble Press<\/a>. Other ebook stores include Apple iBooks and Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not wish to submit your ebooks yourself, we recommend using a third-party distribution service such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingramspark.com\/\">IngramSpark<\/a>, which can also make your books available online in print.<\/p>\n<h3>Print-on-demand<\/h3>\n<p>If you wish to sell your printed books online, we recommend going through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingramspark.com\/\">IngramSpark<\/a>&nbsp;or Amazon&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/\">CreateSpace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"step_1\" href=\"\"><\/a>How to add&nbsp;<strong>Buy<\/strong> links to your Pressbooks webbook in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish<\/strong> menu<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to add a&nbsp;<strong>Buy<\/strong> link in your Pressbooks webbook that sends readers to purchase your book from an online retailer, you can do so in the&nbsp;<strong>Publish<\/strong> menu in the left sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/132975\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-214\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"The interface of the Publish Menu\" width=\"1054\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-2048x1132.png 2048w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-65x36.png 65w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-225x124.png 225w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.40.43-AM-350x193.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Depending on which online retailers you have chosen to sell your book, you can add links to the published version in the online stores. These retailer links include Amazon, O&#8217;Reilly, Barnes &amp; Noble, Kobo, and iBooks, though if you have chosen a retailer not included in this list, you can use the final field to include a link to another service. Once you have added the links, click <strong>Save Changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that you have added links to purchase your book, a&nbsp;<strong>BUY BOOK<\/strong> button will appear on the homepage of your Pressbooks.com webbook. Clicking this button will provide readers with links directing them to purchase the book from whichever retailers you have included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/132975\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"The buy book button is shown on the home page of a webbook\" width=\"1104\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-11.42.52-AM-768x425.png 768w, 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